Commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Major General Mohammad Ali Jafari praised Iran’s defense might and said the Islamic Republic has become so powerful that the US administration dare not even speak of the military option against Iran.

The Russia-Turkey-Iran summit on Syria will be held in Russia in early 2019, a Russian diplomat announced Friday.

Iran's Foreign Ministry has welcomed the arrival of Syrian government forces for the first time in years in the strategic northern city of Manbij, previously held by Kurdish militants from the so-called Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF).

Ayatollah Arafi said, “The US has imposed oppressive sanctions on Iran but, by the ‎grace of God, the people of Iran and the oppressed people of the world will overcome ‎these enemies of humanity.”‎

An Israeli combat helicopter has carried out an overnight aerial attack on the southern parts of the besieged Gaza Strip, claiming that the airstrike was conducted in response to a purported rocket attack from the impoverished enclave.

The new Iranian Ambassador to Ukraine Manouchehr Moradi presented his credentials to President Petro Poroshenko in a meeting in Kiev.

Tehran's provisional Friday Prayers Leader Ayatollah Seyed Ahmad Khatami says that US spent 7 trillion dollars on the Middle East while its president has to secretly visit a country in the region.

Iran plans to sell 3 million barrels of crude oil to private companies in the third round of sales aimed at bypassing US sanctions, Minster of Petroleum Bijan Zangeneh says.

Iran’s top security official has confirmed that the country has been holding talks with the Afghan Taliban in coordination with Kabul to help relieve rampant insecurity in Afghanistan.

The Pentagon has acknowledged Iran’s key role in restoring peace and stability to war-torn Afghanistan, backtracking on Washington’s earlier claims that Tehran supports the local Taliban militant group.