Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has rejected the US call for talks with the Islamic Republic as mere lie and stressed the country’s perseverance against the pressures imposed by Washington.

A senior Iranian diplomat described as successful a visit by the top Afghan diplomat on Sunday and Monday, saying the agreements made in his meetings in Tehran "poured cold water" on plans to damage Tehran-Kabul relations.

Over 30,000 Afghan immigrants residing in Iran's north-eastern Golestan Province are receiving social and medical support offered by the Iranian government amid the outbreak of the novel corona virus.

The British government is reportedly continuing arms sales to Saudi Arabia in breach of a court ruling which bans the arms deal amid the Arab kingdom war on impoverished Yemeni nation.

Hundreds of Palestinians have gathered in the city of Jerico, West Bank, to denounce the US-backed Israeli plan for annexation of parts of the West Bank and Jordan valley.

Iraqi holy city of Karbala has imposed curfew as the number of corona-infected patients has surged. The restriction is taking place from June 20-29 demanding the citizens to cooperate with security forces. All holy sites and shopping centers will remain closed during the period.

Since the outbreak of Syria war in March 2011, nearly 5.6 million civilians are refugees and another 6.2 million are displaced within the war-torn country with 12 million in need of humanitarian assistance. At least half of those affected by the refugee crisis are children.

Yemen's National Commission for UNESCO called on the UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres to undo his decision to remove Saudi Arabia from the body's black list of child killers.

Saudi Arabia this year will limit the annual Hajj pilgrimage to people living inside the country due to the COVID-19 pandemic, shutting the doors to pilgrims from abroad.

Saudi Arabia has announced on Monday that the annual Hajj pilgrimage will be held with “very limited” number of pilgrims due to the new coronavirus pandemic.

Palestinians in the Gaza Strip staged a protest on Monday to reject an Israeli plan to annex parts of the occupied West Bank.

The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) "upon the request of Pakistan" will hold an emergency meeting at the level of foreign ministers over the current situation in Jammu and Kashmir, according to the Turkish Foreign Ministry on Monday.

Secretary General of World Forum for Proximity of Islamic Schools of Thought counted the necessary phases for the new architecture of Islamic proximity and stressed avoiding dispersion and harassment of others among measures to be primarily avoided, in a meeting of deputies held on Sunday.

US analyst Robert Fantina says the ongoing pro-black protests in America are unlikely to lead to eradication of systematic racism in the country in the near future, since the US government is still unready to hear the voice of the oppressed minorities.

Rabbi Yehuda Garami, chief rabbi of the Jewish community in Iran, says Jews enjoy absolute freedom to practice rituals in Iran and the nation holds great respect for the community, unlike many other countries in the world where Jews suffer organized attacks and various types of harassment.

The IAEA's board of governors passed a resolution this Friday urging Tehran to allow IAEA inspectors to visit two nuclear sites. How will the resolution affect the course of developments concerning Iran's nuclear deal?

Senior Iranian security official has slammed hostile efforts to undermine Iran and Afghanistan relations based on the recent incident along the border between the two countries which has left a number of Afghan nationals dead.

People across Iran observe rare “ring of fire”, the last solar eclipse in 14th century also visible in western Africa, southeastern Europe and Asia. Partial eclipse began in Iran at 9:04 am Sunday June 21 with maximum eclipse visible at 10:16.

Senior Iranian cleric has warned of “tsunami of hatred” across the globe in a letter to the UN Secretary General praising the stance taken by the international body against the plague followed by the new coronavirus outbreak.

Ramzy Baroud said he believes Palestinians must take the opportunity to revitalize their long-running struggle to return to their home, since the Palestinian response to the annexation plan will most likely determine the course of developments in the conflict in the next years.