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The US aircraft carrier, USS Abraham Lincoln Carrier, which was en route to the Persian Gulf to counter what the US called increased Iranian thrrat, has stopped in the Arabian Sea, an Iranian military source said.

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has left the Indian capital of New Delhi for Tokyo at the invitation of his Japanese counterpart.

Iran is participating in an exhibition underway in the Chinese capital of Beijing dedicated to showcasing Asian Civilization.

Iran’s Cultural Heritage, Handicraft and Tourism Organization (ICHTO) says the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago is ready to deliver another batch of the remaining Achaemenid inscriptions in its possession to Iran.

European leaders who gathered in the Belgian capital Brussels on Monday to discuss relations with Iran have dealt a heavy snub to US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, who showed up at the meeting unannounced to muster support for Washington’s anti-Iran agenda.

The 11th Joint Consular meeting of Iran and India was held in New Delhi on Tuesday.

The Leader of the Islamic Revolution Seyyed Ali Khamenei has ruled out the possibility of a war between Iran and the US and said resistance is the definite option of the Iranian nation against the US.

Saudi Arabia says it has halted oil pumping on its major east-west pipeline following drone attacks claimed by Yemen’s Ansarullah movement.

Following the fifth exploratory patrol by the Persian Gulf Explorer vessel, one of the main habitats of the isolated coral reefs (Cup Corals) was discovered in the Persian Gulf.

Seven drones run by Yemeni armed forces have reportedly carried out attacks against vital Saudi facilities in response to the Riyadh regime’s ongoing acts of aggression against Yemeni people.

Iran's foreign minister has described the recent vessel explosions near the Emirati port city of Fujairah as ‘suspicious’, saying such moves in the Middle East are aimed at provoking tension in the region.

Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesman has rejected a report by Reuters regarding the country's condition for staying in the Iran nuclear deal, known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA).

Iran’s foreign ministry has described the Israeli regime as the real threat to the world and region’s peace and security, calling on the international community to take action to end Tel Aviv’s occupation of Palestinian territories.

The US Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asia Alice Wells says Washington has agreed with the request of Kabul to exempt Iran’s Chabahar port from the US sanctions, considering the significance of the strategic port city for the development of Afghanistan.

The B-52H Stratofortress bombers, sent to the Middle East amid the United States’ anti-Iran deployment, have carried out their first mission, says the US Air Forces Central Command.

The Chinese Foreign Ministry’s Special Envoy on the Afghan Affairs, Deng Xijun, and his entourage have held talks with Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister for Political Affairs Seyyed Abbas Araqchi in Tehran.

Iran has lauded the unilateral withdrawal of Yemen’s National Salvation Government troops from the three port cities of Hudaydah, Ras Isa and Saleef as a “constructive move”.

A senior commander of Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) says at the present time, US forces stationed in the Persian Gulf are in close range for the Iranian forces and “will be hit on the head” if they make a mistaken move.

Iran’s Judiciary sentenced an Iranian national to 10 years in prison for spying for Britain.

Turkmen Foreign Minister Raşit Meredow says his country has the political will to broaden its all-out relations with the Islamic Republic of Iran.

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has held talks with the president of Turkmenistan, Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow, in Ashgabat.

Iran’s foreign ministry spokesperson has described the Sunday explosions that hit several vessels in the Sea of Oman as “alarming” and “regrettable”, calling for a probe into the incidents.

The foreign ministers of France, Germany, and the UK, EU Foreign Policy Chief Federica Mogherini, and US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo are to hold an emergency meeting in Brussels later on Monday to discuss Iran’s recent nuclear announcement.

Iranian president Hassan Rouhani has said that Iran is facing an “all-out war” of economic and political pressures through sanctions imposed on the country.

The United Arab Emirates’ Foreign Ministry has confirmed that a number of vessels have been targeted by “sabotage operations” near the territorial waters of the Emirati port of Fujairah.