Tehran  - Iran welcomed Thursday the release of Lebanese prisoners freed by Israel Wednesday as part of a prisoner swap deal with the Hezbollah guerrilla group, the Khaber news network has reported.

"The happy news of the release of Lebanese prisoners by the Zionist regime (Israel) was part of the achievements of the Islamic resistance of the Hezbollah group and dear nation of Lebanon," Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki said in a press statement.

"This is the result of long and courageous resistance by Lebanon and regional states and we congratulate this great victory," he added.

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Tehran  - Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei joined the chorus against making concessions at nuclear talks with the major powers over the weekend.

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New Delhi - India on Monday expressed grave concern over reports that suggest the imminent use of military force against Iran, an External Affairs Ministry statement said.