Police have detained 230 boys and girls at separate parties in the Iranian capital Tehran in which alcohol was involved, according to reports.

Iran’s foreign ministry has said the country is a committed signatory to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty and will continue co-operating with the UN nuclear watchdog agency.

IRANIAN authorities have freed 140 people detained in street protests over last month’s disputed election and the supreme leader ordered a jail closed amid opposition claims of prisoner abuse.