“Even now, 32 years after the revolution, the development of Iran continues in spite of problems and sanctions,” Seyed Ali Saghaeyan said.

The factory, which employs 900 people and boasts production capacity of 120,000 vehicles a year, is part of Toyota's promise to keep "made in Japan" alive.

The mobile phone company is going to wait until a major release of the operating system, codenamed "Mango", is made available this coming October.

Turkish military mission has scheduled a visit to Azerbaijan to hold discussions on strategic partnership between the two countries.