US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order aimed at rolling back most of his predecessor’s climate change policies, promising that the measure would create jobs in the fossil fuel industry.

Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says Iran could, if necessary, allow Russia to use its military bases on “a case by case basis” for missions against terrorists in Syria.

Iranian Judiciary Chief Ayatollah Sadeq Amoli Larijani slammed the UN Human Rights Council’s move to renew the mandate of the UN special rapporteur on the human rights situation in Iran.

Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qassemi dismissed US vice president’s claim that Tehran is destabilizing the region, saying it is Washington’s support for the Tel Aviv regime that intensifies insecurity and instability.

Iran has dismissed recent allegations by a Saudi military official against the Islamic Republic, saying the extremist ideologies cultivated by Saudi Arabia are the root cause of terrorism in the Middle East.

Iran's ambassador to the UN Gholamali Khoshroo has called for the total eradication of nuclear weapons.

Ayatollah Nouri-Hamadani said, “Without doubt, the consumption of products from other countries, which causes harm to the Islamic economic system, isn’t permissible.”

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani says the Islamic Republic and Russia have been working closely together to fight terrorism and promote stability in the region.