Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Seyyed Abbas Mousavi has congratulated the nation and government of Mauritania on the successful holding of their presidential election, hoping for closer ties with the African nation under its new leader.

Iran cannot continue to honour the 2015 nuclear deal unilaterally anymore, the country’s ambassador to the United Nations has said.

Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for Political Affairs Seyyed Abbas Araqchi and his Iraqi counterpart Nizar al-Khairallah on Wednesday held a meeting in Tehran.

Foreign Minister of Iran Mohammad Javad Zarif has slammed the US sanction against Leader of Iran’s Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei as a violation of the constitutional right of freedom of religion for American Muslims.

The incoming chairman of the Iranian Parliament’s National Security and Foreign Policy commission has thrown his weight behind the Iranian political and military officials who have been recently blacklisted by the US, saying the tool of American sanctions is not functional anymore.

IFP has taken a look at the front pages of Iranian newspapers on Wednesday and picked headlines from 11 of them. IFP has simply translated the headlines and does not vouch for their accuracy.

The Teer Art Fair is a cultural event during which galleries from across Iran come together to showcase their art pieces in a single time and place.

Chief-Commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps has blasted the recent US sanctions against a number of IRGC generals and commanders as a “worn-out trick”, saying that such bans show the US’ frustration with Iran’s power.

The Governor of the Central Bank of Iran says the Islamic Republic has successfully conquered the peak of resistance and the exports of Iran’s oil is on the rise despite the US bid to bring them down to zero.

Leader of Iran's Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei says the US seeks to use negotiation as a "deceit" to achieve its goals after its failure to gain anything through pressures.