Iranian president says asked India to ‘use all its capacity’ to end Israeli assault in Gaza
More than 10,000 people have been killed in the Gaza Strip since the war between Israel and Hamas began a month ago.
More than 10,000 people have been killed in the Gaza Strip since the war between Israel and Hamas began a month ago.
Both leaders emphasised on the need for preventing escalation, ensuring continued humanitarian aid and early restoration of peace and stability.
The deal is expected to see Shia-majority Iran and Sunni Muslim Saudi Arabia reopen their embassies and missions within two months and implement security and economic cooperation deals signed more than 20 years ago, Al Jazeera reported.
Eslami succeeds Ali Akbar Salehi, a US-educated scientist who was a key player during the years of intense international diplomacy that led to Tehran's now-tattered 2015 landmark nuclear deal with world powers.
Raisi met a special representative of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and put forward the idea of a joint mechanism to develop bilateral ties with Abu Dhabi.
A total of 57,918,000 people were eligible to cast their ballots.
The Iranian military also put out a statement earlier today stating that the plane was mistaken for a “hostile target” after it turned toward a “sensitive military centre” of the Revolutionary Guard. It also blamed the “highest level of readiness” resulting from tensions with the United States.
Zarif rejected false claims by American officials that they did not have time to process the application.
The sanctions are "meaningfully" targeting the revenue streams the Iranian government relies on, he further noted.
Tensions spiked last week when Iran shot down a US drone over sensitive Gulf waters following a series of oil tanker attacks that Washington blamed on Tehran, which the later has denied.
