Statement Regarding Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's Talk at Columbia University's World Leaders Forum.

Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki has won promises from Iranian leaders to support his efforts to restore security to Iraq. The pledges came as al-Maliki met in Tehran with Iranian President Mahmud Ahmadinejad, national security chief Ali Larijani, and other top Iranian officials.

Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki is in Iran on a three-day visit. It is al-Maliki's second visit to Iran since taking office in May 2006. Al-Maliki arrived in Tehran following a visit to Turkey. He is accompanied on his trip by several high-ranking officials, including Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari.

Iranian President Mahmud Ahmadinejad has said his country will never yield to international pressure to suspend its nuclear program. Appearing on state television, Ahmadinejad said any further UN resolutions would not prevent Iran from obtaining nuclear technology.

Iranian President Mahmud Ahmadinejad is scheduled to visit Syria today for talks reportedly aimed at reinforcing bilateral ties.

More than 50 Iranian economists have met with President Mahmud Ahmadinejad to personally express their criticism of his government's economic policies.

Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega has begun talks with Iranian leaders in Tehran, where he launched a two-day visit. Ortega was welcomed at Tehran's Mehrabad Airport by President Mahmud Ahmadinejad.

Afghan President Hamid Karzai has spoken with his Iranian counterpart, Mahmud Ahmadinejad, about the plight of Afghan refugees expelled from Iran, RFE/RL's Radio Free Afghanistan reported.

Iranian President Mahmud Ahmadinejad arrived in Belarus today for two days of meetings that will include talks with his Belarusian counterpart Alyaksandr Lukashenka. On at least one issue, Ahmadinejad and Lukashenka see eye to eye -- their mutual antipathy toward the United States.

Iranian President Mahmud Ahmadinejad said today that Tehran's response to any possible U.S. military attack would be "severe." Ahmadinejad made this comment at a news conference in the United Arab Emirates.

Iranian President Mahmud Ahmadinejad called Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki and told him that Tehran will take part in next week's international conference on Iraqi security.

Iranian President Mahmud Ahmadinejad says he's ready to hold direct negotations with U.S. President George W. Bush. Ahmadinejad was quoted on the website of Iranian state-run, Arabic-language Al-Alam television as saying he is ready to negotiate with Bush about U.S.-Iranian bilateral issues as well as regional and international issues.