101.   Al-Sharaa and his delegation also will be discussing bilateral ties with senior Iranian officials, IRNA said.

102.   An Iranian military official told The Associated Press that during the games, an electronic warfare system capable of jamming enemy radar also would be tested.

103.   An Iranian official lashed out Tuesday against what he called renewed U.S. interest in war-ravaged Afghanistan.

104.   An Iranian military official told The Associated Press that an electronic warfare system capable of jamming enemy radar would also be put to the test.

105.   An Iranian official condemned the attack on a bus carrying American tourists, saying visitors to Iran were entitled to protection.

106.   An Iranian official said Iran was ready to mediate again between Uganda and Sudan, despite the failure last year of an Iranian-backed talks.

107.   An indictment of Iranian officials would raise the possibility of demands for military action or some other form of retaliation against the Islamic-led government.

108.   An Iranian Cabinet minister arrived Thursday in Baghdad on an undisclosed mission, a rare trip by a senior Iranian official to archenemy Iraq.

109.   An Iranian official denied U.S. claims Wednesday that his country has nuclear ambitions and said Tehran posed no threat to its Arab neighbors.

110.   An Iranian official denounced Washington on Tuesday for using human rights and terrorism as a political instrument, but said the economic embargo would not hurt Iran.