Reacting to the recent wave of US sanctions, announced earlier in the day by the Treasury Department, Irans oil minister has asked OPEC to support his country against what he called illegal, unilateral and extraterritorial sanctions.
In separate letters to his counterparts, Irans Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has briefed them on the latest situation of the Iran nuclear deal.
The United States has imposed sanctions on several Iranian individuals and organizations, including Evin Prison and the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB), over human rights abuses and censorship. Netanyahu threatens Israel will act against Iran anywhere in Syria
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has threatened that the regime will hit Iranian targets anywhere in Syria, where Iranian military advisors have been giving effective assistance to the national army in its battles against Tel Aviv-backed terror groups.
Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said late Wednesday that Persian poems have always been full of wisdom and ethics, playing a role in producing and deepening thought and inspiring hope.
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian discussed Irans regional activities in a telephone conversation on Wednesday.
Irans Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qassemi has dismissed as untrue and politically-motivated the latest report by the US State Department about religious freedoms in Iran.
The latest figures released by Iran Meteorological Organization suggest the 30-day period between April 21 and May 21 has been the rainiest month in Iran over the past ten years.