Topic: Mohammad Ali Hosseini

The Treasury Department sanctioned multiple Iranian organizations and one individual Wednesday, to help curb that country's development of ballistic missiles, its Office of Foreign Assets Control said in a release.

An Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman says U.S. President George W. Bush's opposition will have no effect on Iran's nuclear program.

Iran has lashed out at Barack Obama, the apparent Democratic nominee for U.S. president, for pledging to eliminate the Tehran threat.

The Iranian government Friday blamed the United States and Israel for the new outbreak of violence in Lebanon.

Iran recalled its ambassador to Iraq in protest of Baghdad's support for a move by the United Arab Emirates to take ownership of three Persian Gulf islands.

A top official with the Shiite Supreme Islamic Iraqi Council said Tehran invited Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki for talks on Iraqi national security.

The Iranian Foreign Ministry said on its Web site it would participate in no more talks on Iraq while U.S. forces are fighting in Sadr City.

Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Mohammad Ali Hosseini said Monday Tehran would refuse any incentives meant to persuade Iran to halt uranium enrichment.

The contention by Iraq's national security adviser that Iran is backing Iraqi insurgents is not helpful, an Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman chided Sunday.

Representatives of countries mediating the Iranian nuclear dispute met in Shanghai Wednesday to discuss ways to induce Iran to suspend its program.