Secretary General of Pakistan Shia Ulema Council strongly believes that Pakistani society is fully aware of common enemies and their tricks to ignite sectarianism in the country adding some Zionist elements try to target unity and stability in Pakistan, however, their efforts are doomed to fail.

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif late on Sunday in separate telephone calls with his Azeri and Armenian counterparts invited them to exercise self-restraint, as tensions have risen between the two countries over Nagorno-Karabakh region.

Iran’s permanent ambassador to the United Nations office in Geneva has lashed out at European states for making baseless accusations about the human rights situation in the Islamic Republic, saying slandering others is in line with certain Western countries' colonial mentality and their delusions of grandeur.

Senior Iranian cleric has hailed the late advisor of Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Mohammad Ali Taskhiri, as a man of commitment, struggle for Islam and indefatigability who spent his life for promoting Islam.

The closing ceremony of the 6th Arbaeen International Award will be held on October 6.

President Hassan Rouhani has lashed out at the US administration over the imposition of inhumane sanctions and the so-called maximum pressure on the country, saying the White House is responsible for all the hostile measures and crimes against the Iranian nation.

French President Emmanuel Macron said on Tuesday the "maximum pressure" policy of US President Donald Trump on Iran has so far failed and he dismissed U.S. efforts to restore U.N. sanctions against Tehran because Washington had left the 2015 nuclear deal.

Ranking diplomats from Iran and Russia opposed the US administration’s “illegal” attempt to reinstate the UN sanctions on the Islamic Republic.

Iran has dismissed as ‘unacceptable, baseless and selective’ a joint statement by European countries on the situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic, saying it is in fundamental contrast with approaches to promote the issue globally.

With the start of the Iraqi imposed war in 1980, religious minorities of Iran rushed to help the people protect the country and defend their homeland, symbolizing the national solidarity and unity.

Imam Khamenei, the Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution, issued a message on the occasion of Sacred Defense Week and the Day of Honoring Martyrs and Veterans. The following is the full text of his message.

Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman rejected the recent anti-Iran reports published by the Guardian newspaper, saying it is quite clear why such custom-tailored reports try to blackwash the situation of human rights in the country, especially at this juncture.

The second-in-command of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) said the US has failed and will once again face failure in its attempt to form an anti-Iran alliance, warning Washington against any act of folly against Tehran.

The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) has opened a new naval base at Sirik, a coastal Iranian town east of the strategic Strait of Hormuz in the Persian Gulf.

Iran’s Defense Minister Brigadier General Amir Hatami says the Islamic Republic’s 1980-88 Holy Defense against an invasion by a Western-backed Iraq has resulted in "valuable" achievements.