EghtesadOnline: The United States is refusing to withdraw its forces form Iraq despite a parliamentary resolution calling for their exit, as it pursues its own self-serving agenda, Iranian lawmakers said.

EghtesadOnline: Leader of Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei said on Wednesday Iraqi and Lebanese people should pursue their rightful demands through legal means, while accusing the US and its allies of stoking unrest in the region.

EghtesadOnline: An advisor to Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is set to visit Tehran later this week to pursue Tokyo's initiative of reducing tensions in the Middle East and helping settle the conflict between Iran and the United States.