A newly leaked report has revealed that Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan had threatened EU leaders with a flood of refugees unless Ankara was offered better funding to deal with the ongoing crisis.
Iran has warned against any foreign ground incursion in Syria without the approval of the Syrian government, saying the move would only intensify the crisis in the conflict-stricken country.
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has bestowed medals of honor on Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and a number of other senior officials for their services related to the historic nuclear deal.
"Our main duty is to protect the Islamic system in Iran and we should participate in elections to strengthen the foundations of the Revolution and prepare for the reappearance of Imam al-Mahdi," Ayatollah Nouri-Hamadani noted.
Iranian border guards have arrested 10 members of terrorist groups who were attempting to infiltrate into the country through eastern and western borders, Iran’s police chief Brigadier General Hossein Ashtari says.