Iran

In response to criticism voiced by the US, France and the UK about Tehran unveiling a hypersonic missile, Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Nasser Kanaani noted on Thursday that the activities are "completely legitimate based on international law", Xinhua news agency reported.

Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Alireza Bigdeli on Tuesday addressed the opening ceremony in the Saudi capital of Riyadh, highlighting the importance of the occasion for the relations between Saudi Arabia and Iran, Xinhua news agency reported. Bigdeli said that, with the re-hoisting of the flag of Iran in Saudi Arabia and vice versa.

Amir-Abdollahian made the remarks on Friday in a meeting with UAE Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan on the sidelines of the Friends of BRICS meeting held in Cape Town, South Africa, where they discussed the bilateral and regional issues of common interest. Noting a recent visit by the UAE Minister.

Speaking at the Friends of BRICS meeting in South Africa, Amir-Abdollahian noted that such a position will certainly be further enhanced if other like-minded powers would join the group, the Iranian Foreign Ministry said on Friday in a statement.Iran can be a "reliable" partner for BRICSin the future, the Minister said.

Making the remarks in an interview with Iran's IRIB news agency published on Thursday, Amir-Abdollahian added that following the approval from the Kyrgyz parliament, all SCO founding members have given Iran the greenlight toward permanent membership. Therefore, Iran's permanent membership will be finalised in the next.

Nasser Kanaani made the remarks in a statement published on the Iranian Foreign Ministry's website, in response to a recent call by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Tehran to stop "its supply of combat drones to Russia", Xinhua news agency reported.

Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, making the remarks in a meeting attended by the country's diplomatic personnel, expressed Tehran's dissatisfaction with the neighbouring country's failure to form an inclusive government, Xinhua news agency reported.

Acting on intelligence information, the IRGC forces tracked and busted the group in a surprise attack, foiling its attempts to plan any "terrorist" acts, the report quoted a statement by the Quds Base of the IRGC's Ground Force as saying on Wednesday as quoted by Xinhua news agency report. Two "terrorists" were killed and one arrested in.

The leader made the remarks on Saturday in a meeting held in Tehran with the Iranian Foreign Ministry's officials as well as the country's ambassadors, elaborating on Iran's foreign policy principles and priorities, according to the leader's website. He added that Iran has long borders with different countries, and the current Iranian.

"Instead of intervening in the internal affairs of other countries ... Western politicians had better listen to the voices of their own citizens' protests and meeting their demands," Nasser Kanaani said in a statement published on the Ministry's website on Saturday. Europe and the US do not have the legal, judicial and moral authority.