News in Brief
Turkmenistan’s speaker due in Iran
MEHR – Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow, the chairman of the People’s Council of Turkmenistan and the country’s former president, will visit Tehran on Tuesday.
Mahdi Rahimi, an Iranian PR official at the president’s office, tweeted the news of the visit, stating that “other important guests will come soon.”
Minister calls Netanyahu’s claim ‘ridiculous’
The Iranian Minister of the Interior said the fact that the Zionists, who do not have the power to exercise their will in the slightest in a small area like Gaza, make threats against others is “the most ridiculous and ironic thing ever”.
“We constantly surprise Iran and all our enemies,” Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said.
Referring to the above statement, Ahmad Vahidi responded, “At the moment, Netanyahu himself is more than surprised with the recent developments and problems that have occurred in the occupied territories.”
No limit to military exports: Defense Minister
TASNIM – Defense Minister Brigadier General Mohammad Reza Ashtiani said Tehran places no restrictions on supplying weapons to countries that are committed to world peace and security including Venezuela.
Ashtiani added that the Iranian Defense Ministry, which coordinates the activities of the Iran-Venezuela Joint Economic Commission, organizes plans to provide the Latin American nation with various domestic capabilities such as in the security and defense spheres.