Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei called on the country's judicial authorities on Wednesday to act with “Islamic mercy” with those who were involved in the recent riots that followed a sharp rise in petrol prices.

The Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has stressed that only qualified individuals should enrol for the next parliamentary elections.

Iraq's top cleric has warned that enemies of Iraq and affiliated groups in the country are plotting to create internal strife and bring the country back to the "era of dictatorship", an apparent reference to the former rule of Saddam Hussein.

Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has lauded the Iranian nation’s tremendous victory in thwarting a “dangerous” enemy plot to take advantage of the government's gas price hike as an opportunity to commit acts of violence and vandalism in line with a subversive agenda.

Grand Ayatollah Vahid Khorasani offered condolences to Dr Hassan Rouhani on the demise of his sister the late Sediqeh Fereydoun in a phone call.

Iran’s enemies’ plots were exposed during the recent violent unrest in the country, said a senior Iranian clergy on Thursday.

The revered source of emulation said that the Islamic Revolution ‎was a model for the nations of the world and said, “The Islamic Revolution has cut the ‎hands of looters from the country off and that is why the looters are hostile to us.”‎

The revered source of emulation emphasized upon the strengthening of the unity of the ‎Islamic ummah and said, “By uniting, Muslims can thwart the enemies’ conspiracies and ‎plots and pursue their noble goals.”‎

Iraq’s top Shia cleric Grand Ayatollah Sayyed Ali al-Sistani on Friday urged the politicians in Iraq have a chance to implement reforms, but warned against exploiting the protests by foreign and local powers.

AhlulBayt News Agency (ABNA): Grand Ayatollah Vahid Khorasani attends Imam Hasan al-Askari's mourning procession in Qom.

AhlulBayt News Agency (ABNA): Dimitri Alexandrakis, Greek Ambassador to Iran meet with Grand Ayatollah Javadi Amoli in Qom.

Senior Iranian cleric Ayatollah Nasser Makarem Shirazi highlighted the arrogant powers’ major role in the emergence of extremist and terrorist groups in the Middle East and described Takfirism as the most dangerous threat to the Islamic world.

Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has underlined the need for a ban on negotiation with the US, saying it is one of the ways to block the American infiltration.

The joint graduation, inauguration, and epaulette granting ceremony, for cadets of Islamic Republic of Iran's Army Academies, was held on Wednesday with Ayatollah Khamenei--the Commander-in-Chief of armed forces— in attendance, at Khatam al-Anbia Air Defense Academy.

AhlulBayt News Agency (ABNA): Grand Ayatollahs, clerics, officials visit Ayatollah Makarem Shirazi.