North Korean Foreign Ministr Ri Yong-ho says in his address to the UN General Assembly it will not abandon its nuclear weapons before Washington pushes with its sanctions against Pyongyang.

Syrian Foreign Minister Walid al-Muallem has criticized the US-led coalition for doing everything they could since the beginning of the war in Syria but fighting terrorism and militants.

US President Donald Trump has discussed oil market, Middle East and global developments and bilateral ties in a phone call to Saudi Arabia King Salman on Saturday.

Senior Iranian jurisprudent called Islam as the religion of love, peace and kindness and denounced Takfiri groups for providing an inverted image of the holy religion for world people.

Iran has for the first time released a video showing speedboats of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) closing in on a US aircraft carrier in the Persian Gulf.

Iran’s envoy to the UN General Assembly has rejected anti-Iran claims by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and said the Israeli leader - whose actions are reminiscent of those by Daesh and Nazi elements - has lying in his DNA.

Iran has dismissed "unjustifiable" claims made by the United States for shutting down its consulate in the southern Iraqi city of Basra, saying the move is part of a blame game played by Washington.

Iran has rejected recent unfounded and hackneyed allegations made by Saudi Foreign Minister Adel Ahmed al-Jubeir against Tehran, saying Riyadh is undoubtedly the most infamous sponsor of terrorism in the world.

ranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has said that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is desperately seeking to find a pretext to create a hype about Iran's nuclear program.