Indonesia says it will make a decision on jointly building an oil refinery with Iran amid rising consumption in the Southeast Asian country.

Iran is expecting a surplus of wheat this year, which it plans to release onto the regional markets, the country’s top body in charge of ensuring food security says.

Lieutenant Commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Brigadier General Hossein Salami warned that the Islamic Republic’s adversary has waged a cultural war against the country to make the Establishment passive.

Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister for Consular, Parliamentary and Expatriates’ Affairs Hassan Qashqavi said the United Arab Emirates has pardoned 29 Iranian nationals imprisoned in the Arab country.

Turkey's customs minister said Wednesday that the volume of trade exchanges between Tehran and Ankara has increased by 30 percent since the removal of sanctions against Iran.

Iran says it is determined to press ahead with the implementation of its future oil sector projects through the newly drafted format of contracts with one senior official saying that the new contracts could bring an investment of about $25 billion for the country’s oil projects within the next two years.

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani praised diplomatic efforts made by the country’s negotiators involved in the nuclear talks with world powers as a result of which the Iranian nation’s rights have been recognized by the international community.