Commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Major General Hossein Salami confirmed downing of a US spy drone on the Southern coasts of Iran on Thursday, stressing that the move should alert Washington officials to stay away.

Iran’s top security official says there will be no war between Iran and the United States amid ongoing tensions between the two countries and Washington’s military buildup in the Persian Gulf.

Iran has categorically dismissed America’s claim of Tehran’s involvement in recent attacks against oil tankers in the Sea of Oman, saying the allegation is a “sheer lie” in line with “acts of sabotage” against the Islamic Republic.

Iran's Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the United Nations Majid Takht Ravanchi categorically denounced the US destructive role in Syria with illegally establishing military bases in the Arab country in violation of the international law, and urged Washington to quickly leave the war-ravaged country.

Commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Major General Hossein Salami underlined that the country's ballistic missiles play as a deterrence to enemy threats and have changed the equations.

Iran’s Intelligence Ministry details how it recently delivered an unprecedented destructive blow to an integrated network of operatives serving the US spy agency via the Internet.

Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani lashed out at the US destructive role in the region, adding that opium production in Afghanistan has sharply increased in the last 18 years since the US attack in 2001.

Iranian First Vice-President Eshaq Jahangiri described Iran as a peace-seeking nation, but meantime, said his nation does not fear military confrontation to defend itself against enemies.

Iran’s top security official has blasted the US for targeting the national identity and sovereignty of the world countries, calling for global resistance against Washington’s “illegal bullying.”

Chief of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces Major General Mohammad Hossein Baqeri said his country is strong enough to act in broad daylight if it intends to stop the flow of oil exports from the Persian Gulf, rejecting accusations about Iran's involvement in the recent sabotage attacks on 2 oil tankers in the Sea of Oman.

Iran says Saudi Arabia lacks true understanding of variables in the Middle East and is fomenting tensions through its "militarism and crisis-fomenting" policies.

Secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) Ali Shamkhani says the country’s intelligence apparatus has successfully discovered and dealt a serious blow to a cyber-espionage network, which was run by the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) and operated in a number of countries.

Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani says the United States may have carried out acts of sabotage against two oil tankers in the Sea of Oman to blame them on Iran and pressure Tehran.

Iran has lashed out at the UAE for insulting Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, saying the country of small emirates is in no position to question the credibility of Iranian officials.

Member of the Iranian parliament's national security and foreign policy commission Seyed Hossein Naqavi Hosseini on Friday the recent claims made by US Special Representative Brian Hook about Tehran's military achievements runs counter to Washington's claims about Iran's military might.

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said that his country values security in all over the world and specially in the Persian Gulf region as its top concern.

Advisor to the Iranian Parliament Speaker Hossein Amir Abdollahian, in a tweet on Friday, said that American and Israeli intelligence services are the main suspects behind the Thursday attacks on two oil tankers in the Gulf of Oman, adding that Saudis Arabia, the UAE, and Bahrain are worsening the situation in the region.

Iran has warned the US to stop playing a blame game through "suspicious" attacks on oil tankers in the Middle East, describing the American behavior as "worrying".

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, in a post on his Twitter page on Friday, reminded that the famous anti-Iran group of Bolton, Benjamin Netanyahu, bin Salman and bin Zayed Al Nahyan are sabotaging diplomacy to push the US further increase its hostilities against Tehran, adding that recent allegations by US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo are part of the same campaign.

The commander of the Iranian Army’s Air Defense Force has warned enemies against approaching Iran’s borders.