Ayatollah Hashemi-Shahroudi has questioned how Saudi Arabia can be considered as “Servants of the Two Holy Shrines” with their black record throughout the region.

Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says the opportunity for achieving a nuclear deal between the Islamic Republic and the P5+1 group of countries “should not be wasted.”

Iran and South Africa engage in negotiations over the export of Iranian crude oil to the African country.

Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Marzieh Afkham has defended as legal Iran’s decision to impound a cargo ship in the Persian Gulf, saying the vessel was seized by Iranian Navy forces based on a court decision.

The Central Bank of Iran (CBI) has cut the country’s annual deposit interest rate to 20% following a markdown of inflation rate.

Top officials from Iran and the International Committee of the Red Cross have held talks on how to optimize aiding crisis-hit countries in the region including Syria, Iraq, and Yemen.