Iran suspends Umrah Hajj pilgrimage after abuse case at Saudi airport
Iran suspended the Umrah (minor) Hajj pilgrimage on Monday in the wake of molestation of two Iranian teenage pilgrims at Jeddah airport, saying the situation will be normalized once Riyadh hands out the maximum punishment to the offenders.
Iran: West not allowed to speak with threatening voice in N. talks
A senior Iranian negotiator announced on Monday that the western members of the Group 5+1 (the US, Russia, China, Britain and France plus Germany) are not allowed to threaten Tehran at the negotiating table.
Zarif meets Kazakh counterpart in Astana
Irans Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif discussed issues of mutual interest with his Kazakh counterpart Yerlan Idrisov here on Monday.