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A fact-finding team from the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons is on its way to Syria to investigate an alleged gas attack, while US President Donald Trump has already accused the Syrian government of being behind it and vowed retaliation against Damascus.

A senior Iranian commentator says Saudi Arabia has spent a hefty amount of money to purchase the US-made cutting-edge patriot missiles but what it has received cannot intercept the missiles fired by Yemen’s Ansarullah fighters at the Kingdom.

The American president has contradicted himself clearly by posting two quite different tweets at two points in time.

The US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) and the Pentagon are trying to interfere in Iraq’s upcoming parliamentary elections under the guise of the Arab country’s non-governmental organizations (NGOs), a former Iranian ambassador to Baghdad said.

An expert on US politics says Washington’s efforts to sign a nuclear cooperation accord with Saudi Arabia are aimed at tipping the balance of power in the Middle East to its favour and push back against Iran in the region.

An Iranian parliamentarian says statements by a US official expressing readiness for talks with the Taliban militant group are aimed not at settling the problem, but at exacerbating the 17-year conflict in Afghanistan.

At least five people have lost their lives as a strong storm system that included a tornado pushed its way eastward through the central United States, leaving demolished homes, damaged vehicles and uprooted trees in its wake, according to American officials.

Ali Akbar Velayati, an international advisor to Leader of Iran’s Islamic Revolution, has ruled out the US’ presence in eastern Euphrates, stressing that the resistance movement will not allow NATO to establish a base in West Asia.

At least 17 people have been killed after a 19-year-old former student opened fire at a South Florida high school on Wednesday afternoon, officials said.

A political commentator says the US plans to expand its presence in Afghanistan using the help of India, which has been asked to make more investment in Afghanistan in return for the assistance it receives from Washington.

At least three people died and two others injured after a helicopter crashed into a house in a Newport Beach, California, neighbourhood on Tuesday.

FBI deputy director Andrew McCabe, a frequent target of public attacks from US President Donald Trump, is reportedly stepping down immediately.

Thousands of people marched through Zurich on Tuesday in protest against US President Donald Trump’s participation at the annual World Economic Forum in Davos.

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has blasted the US president for his insulting and racist remarks against other nations, stressing that such words indicate Trump has a very little understanding.

Tehran’s Friday Prayers Leader says US President Donald Trump is a crazy person who creates problems for his country, nation, and the whole world.

US President Donald Trump’s decision to recognize Jerusalem al-Quds as the capital of the Israeli regime seems to be aimed at distracting public opinion inside and outside the US from the “Russiagate”.

A Turkish-language website has revealed that the US forces along with the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) militants are smuggling at least 17,000 barrels of oil out of Syria on a daily basis.

Iraq has summoned the United States’ ambassador to Baghdad to show anger at President Donald Trump's Wednesday recognition of Jerusalem al-Quds as the capital of Israeli regime.

A political commentator says sponsors of ISIS are furious that the terrorist group’s domination in Syria has come to an end.

A political analyst says Trump pretends to be a lunatic like Nixon while seeking a new cold war like Kennedy.

A top military advisor to Iran’s Leader says US President Donald Trump is pretending to be insane in politics as part of a larger plan in Washington to press ahead with America’s regional projects.

A political analyst believes Trump’s unusual words and deeds are a preamble to the collapse of the United States’ global power.

A top Iranian diplomat says Trump is left alone and extremely isolated as many of his Cabinet members are opposed to his policies.

An Iranian political analyst says the perpetrator behind the Las Vegas massacre was very similar to US President Donald Trump as both have caused bloodshed and killing.

An Iranian journalist and political commentator has argued that the US government deliberately portrays Donald Trump as a “stupid and unpredictable” person to take concessions by scaring the enemies and opponents of the United States.