Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Iran Mohammad Javad Zarif has expressed the country’s readiness for talks with the neighbours to serve the regional interests after his Saudi counterpart said Riyadh was open to dialogue with Tehran.

The top executives of some 70 Iranian high-tech companies conferred with their Turkish counterparts on possible cooperation at a B2B meeting held in Istanbul on Wednesday.

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani says the United States’ pressure against the Iranian and Venezuelan nations and governments is an instance of crime against humanity.

Yusuf bin Alawi, the Omani foreign minister who has travelled to Tehran for a short visit within the framework of regular political consultations between the two countries, had a meeting with Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif on Tuesday.

Omani Foreign Minister Yusuf bin Alawi has arrived in Tehran for fresh talks with top Iranian officials.

Leader of Iran’s Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei says it is an “attractive” image for the world that Iran is standing up to the US’ bullying.

Foreign Ministry Spokesman Seyyed Abbas Mousavi says the Islamic Republic reserves the right to target any other country – including the friendly state of Iraq – if they are used for conspiracy and attack against Iran.

An Iranian deputy foreign minister has highlighted the strategic consequences of the American assassination of top Iranian commander Lt. General Qassem Soleimani, saying the tragic event has opened a new chapter in the history of the region.

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has travelled to the southeastern Iranian province of Sistan and Baluchestan to have a first-hand assessment of damages and people's conditions.

Leader of Iran’s Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei says the Western “gentlemen” who are waiting for Iran at the negotiating table are the same terrorists who assassinated senior commander, General Qassem Soleimani, in the Iraqi capital of Baghdad.