Increasing the troop strength to 100,000 in Afghanistan, President Barack Obama has approved sending additional forces to support Operation Enduring Freedom.

"I have determined that it is in our vital national interest to send an additional 30,000 US troops to Afghanistan," said the President in his speech at West Point.

In a move that is another example of the new U.S. administration's optimistic approach to international relations, President Barack Obama has published Nowruz greetings to the people of Iran.