Part 3
Full Text of Iran's Reply to UN Human Rights Report
TEHRAN (FNA)- After the UN Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights in Iran, Ahmad Shaheed, field a biased report on Iran, Secretariat of Iran's Human Rights Headquarters presented a reply. ( 15:50:22 - 2013/03/12)

Part 2
Full Text of Iran's Reply to UN Human Rights Report
TEHRAN (FNA)- After the UN Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights in Iran, Ahmad Shaheed, field a biased report on Iran, Secretariat of Iran's Human Rights Headquarters presented a reply. ( 15:48:42 - 2013/03/12)

VP: Iran on Right Track towards Development
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian First Vice-President Mohammad Reza Rahimi lauded Iran's achievements in all arena, and underlined that there will be no place for concern in a country whose people are moving on the right path of all-out progress. ( 14:43:04 - 2013/03/12)

Iranian MP: EU Meeting on Syria Lacks Legitimacy
TEHRAN (FNA)- Member of the Iranian Parliament Seyed Ramazan Shojaei Kiasari said that European Union's ongoing meeting on Syria lacks the needed legitimacy due to the fact that the Syrian nation and government are not represented in the event. ( 18:33:08 - 2013/03/11)

VP: Hostility against Iran Yields No Fruit but Loss to West
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian Vice-President for International Affairs Ali Saeedlou advised the western powers to stop exercising hostile moves against Tehran, and said such enmity will merely damage their own interests. ( 17:00:09 - 2013/03/11)

Iranian Diplomat:
US Offer of Talks Aimed at Cooling down Atmosphere Created by Anti-US Moves
TEHRAN (FNA)- The US has offered direct talks with Iran in a bid to help improve its situation in the world which has been deteriorating after the recent economic crisis and Islamic Awakening (Arab Spring) moves in the region, Iran's former envoy to Baghdad, who led the Iranian team in negotiations with the US over Iraq, said. ( 14:43:37 - 2013/03/11)

European Diplomats Expect Partial Removal of Sanctions in Next Iran-G5+1 Talks
TEHRAN (FNA)- Diplomatic sources in Europe said that the grounds are ready now to lift part of the current economic sanctions on Iran in the next round of talks between Tehran and the six world powers. ( 14:20:48 - 2013/03/11)

Top Cleric Urges Empowerment of Political Parties in Iran
TEHRAN (FNA)- Director of the Iranian Expediency Council's Center of Strategic Studies Hassan Rouhani said political parties need to be strengthened in the country. ( 13:29:07 - 2013/03/11)

Iran's EC Hopeful about Results of Iran-G5+1 Upcoming Talks
TEHRAN (FNA)- Secretary of Iran's Expediency Council (EC) Mohsen Rezayee expressed hope that the talks between Iran and Group 5+1 (the five permanent UN Security Council members plus Germany) would achieve constructive results. ( 13:28:15 - 2013/03/11)

Report: Saudi Spy Agency Funds al-Nusra Terrorists in Syria
TEHRAN (FNA)- The Saudi intelligence agency has provided financial support for the terrorist al-Qaeda-linked group of al-Nusra Front in Syria, a report said. ( 16:52:47 - 2013/03/10)

Yemen Rejects Earlier Report on Detaining Iranian Ship Carrying Weapons
TEHRAN (FNA)- The Yemeni Interior Ministry rejected an earlier report posted on its official website about the seizure of an Iranian ship carrying a weapons cargo near Yemen's coasts. ( 18:03:38 - 2013/03/09)

Iranian MP Asks Human Rights Bodies to Break Silence over Zionists' Crimes
TEHRAN (FNA)- A member of the Iranian parliament condemned desecration of Islamic sanctities by the Zionist regime, and blamed Tel Aviv's aggressive moves on the silence shown by the UN and the international community. ( 14:47:07 - 2013/03/09)

Basij Commander Dismisses Iran-US Direct Talks as Naive Idea
TEHRAN (FNA)- Commander of Iran's Basij (volunteer) Force Brigadier General Mohammad Reza Naqdi dismissed fruitfulness of direct talks between Iran and the US, and added that speaking about talks with the US shows the fledgling nature of those who may raise such an issue since Washington has intensified its hostile policies against Tehran. ( 14:39:05 - 2013/03/09)

Iranian Seminarians Condemn Recent Massacre of Pakistani Shiites
TEHRAN (FNA)- Thousands of Iranian seminary students and teachers staged a protest gathering in the grand mosque of the holy city of Qom on Saturday to strongly condemn the recent bomb attacks and killings of the Pakistani Shiite community. ( 14:35:44 - 2013/03/09)