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Leader of Iran's Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei says the US president's so-called 'deal of the century' will perish before Donald Trump's death.

Iran’s Judiciary Spokesman Gholam Hossein Esmaeili said the death sentence for a man convicted of spying for the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) has been upheld.

The Iranian foreign minister has decried the United States for cashing in on the outbreak of the coronavirus in China, saying Beijing has had a more successful performance in containing the virus compared with that of the US in the 2009 H1N1 epidemic.

The director of Iran's Immigration Observatory says "brainwashing" and "visa-regime confrontation" are the reasons behind the United States' move to ban Chinese and Iranian students from entering the country.

Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says the transaction channel launched thanks to the “efforts” made by the Swiss government is by no means a sign of the US good will.

US President Donald Trump has added Africa’s biggest country, Nigeria, as well as Myanmar, Eritrea, Kyrgyzstan, Sudan and Tanzania, to his restricted travel list.

Iraq's prominent Shia cleric Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani has condemned US President Donald Trump’s so-called deal of the century on the decades-old Israeli-Palestinian conflict, stating that the “unjust” initiative seeks to legitimize further occupation of Palestinian territories by the Israeli regime.

Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Seyyed Abbas Mousavi says the US' desperate move to blacklist Iran's nuclear chief Ali-Akbar Salehi will have no impact on the progress of the country's peaceful nuclear program.

Western news outlets, particularly mainstream media, have kept surprisingly silent over the Taliban’s shoot-down of a US aircraft, which has reportedly killed dozens of CIA officers.

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani says bilateral relations between Iran and Russia are rapidly advancing despite the will and intention of the United States.

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says the international community’s passivity on Washington’s policies has encouraged the US president to pursue his bullying approaches more blatantly, noting that Donald Trump’s threats against the Iranian culture signify his “hatred stemming from lowliness”.

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has warned that the US administration is pursuing plans to destroy the ties between the Iranian people and establishment.

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has called on the US president to make his decisions based on facts, not the headlines of Fox News or his Persian translators.

Iran's Fars news agency says its website has been blocked after the US Treasury Department blacklisted the media group.

Iran’s Foreign Ministry Spokesperson has denounced the US Customs and Border Protection’s “illegal and inhumane” treatment of Iranian nationals as a brazen violation of human rights, saying a complaint could be lodged against such behaviour at human rights courts.

Iran's Foreign Ministry Spokesman says the remarks made by the US Special Representative for Iran and his threat to assassinate the new IRGC Quds Force commander are in fact an official publicizing of the US' state terrorism.

Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif urged Europe to exercise sovereignty in the face of US President Donald Trump's excessive demands and threats.

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

Venezuelan Foreign Minister Jorge Arreaza says the assassination of IRGC Quds Force Commander Lt. General Qassem Soleimani has left a great impression on the Venezuelan nation, especially the youths.

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.

Venezuelan Foreign Minister Jorge Arreaza is visiting Tehran at the head of a high-ranking delegation.

A top Iranian security official says Tehran has been probing into hacking or cyber-attacks as possible factors surrounding the January 8 crash of a Ukrainian passenger plane near Tehran.

Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif is to hold a rare meeting with his Canadian counterpart Francois-Philippe Champagne on Friday.

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.

Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani has lashed out at American officials for sympathizing with the Iranian nation, saying the murderers of hundreds of thousands of Iranians cannot use the language of sympathy towards them.