Paris has recalled its ambassadors from Washington and Canberra for consultations, citing the “unacceptable behavior” of the US, the UK and Australia in striking a nuclear submarine deal that scuttled a French shipbuilding contract.

Dutch Defense Minister Ank Bijleveld has resigned over the government’s handling of evacuations from Afghanistan. The move comes one day after the Netherlands’ Foreign Minister Sigrid Kaag stepped down regarding the same case.

There have been unspecified “threats” tied to the upcoming rally in support of some jailed rioters”, US Capitol Police chief stated, citing calls for National Guard backup.

Another convoy of tankers carrying Iranian fuel has crossed the border between Syria and Lebanon under an initiative to ease Lebanon’s energy crisis.

A US drone strike in Afghanistan last month killed 10 civilians – including seven children – and not Daesh extremists as first claimed, the Pentagon admitted on Friday.

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and his Tajik counterpart Emomali Rahmon have underlined the need to enhance relations and cooperation between the two countries.

Human rights groups accuse the European Union of failing to do enough to assist Afghans living in fear of Taliban rule.

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has no plan to meet with his new Iranian counterpart Hossein Amir Abdollahian next week at the annual gathering of world leaders at the United Nations in New York, U.S. Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield said on Friday.

Most Americans feel democracy in the United States is under attack, according to a poll, as 51% say it is likely that elected officials in the country will successfully overturn the results of a future election because their party did not win.

Iran, Russia, China and Pakistan have in a joint statement underlined the necessity of respect for the sovereignty, independence and territorial integrity of Afghanistan.

Yemen's Foreign Minister Hisham Sharaf dismissed US accusation that mentioned Yemen as a great terror threat, saying Washington should blame Riyadh for supporting terrorists in the region.

Australia’s new defense treaty with the US and UK will feature muscular defenses, courtesy of US deployment of military aircraft in addition to the agreed nuclear-powered submarines, officials stated after a meeting in Washington.

Covid-19 has killed 364 more people in Iran. Iran’s Health Ministry announced Friday, the deaths happened in the past 24 hours.

The hasty withdrawal by US and NATO-allied troops from Afghanistan looked more like an escape, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday.

The European Parliament has adopted a resolution calling for the EU to adopt targeted sanctions on Lebanese officials said to be engaged in corruption and obstructing the Beirut Port explosion investigation.

The US Department of State has approved a possible $500 million sale to Saudi Arabia to provide maintenance services to the country's helicopter fleet, according to a statement released Thursday.

China's President Xi Jinping said on Friday that external forces should never be allowed to interfere in the internal affairs of countries under any pretext.

Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi has said the Islamic Republic’s policy is to oppose unilateralism and support multilateralism based on justice and mutual respect.

The Islamic Republic of Iran has become the ninth full member of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO).

Tehran has reacted to Statement 149 of foreign ministers of the [Persian] Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) regarding Iran’s ownership of three Persian Gulf islands.