Riots by a small number who have taken advantage of legitimate public protests against the government's gas price hike plan in Iran are directed at sowing chaos through targeted attacks on public and private properties, forcing law enforcement to step in to stop saboteurs.

The statements of the Leader of the Revolution concerning the events following the implementation of the Fuel Consumption Management Program

Iranian Ambassador and Deputy Permanent Representative to the United Nations (UN) Eshaq Al-e Habib highlighted how cruelly indigenous inhabitants of North America were killed by European settlers of Canada, and said that a country with such a dark history in human rights is so unfit to accuse others of violating rights.

Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei blasted Israel for suppressing the Palestinian nation, and said Palestinian people, including Muslims, Christians, and Jews, should be able to determine their fate.

Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei issued a decree on Thursday, pardoning or commuting the jail sentences of 3,552 Iranian convicts on the occasion of the birth anniversary of Prophet Mohammad (PBUH).

The chief commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) says the country’s defensive might can neither be negotiated nor its progress can be stopped.

President Hassan Rouhani says the US and its allies have failed in their attempts to portray Israel as a “normal country” just like others in the region thanks to the vigilance in the Muslim world, praising Iran as the flag-bearer of struggles against the occupying entity.

The chief commander of Iran's Army says regional countries cannot rely on outsiders to provide security of the Persian Gulf and the Strait of Hormuz, stressing that false coalitions established by foreign countries will fail to keep the strategic region and the key waterway secure.

Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for Legal and International Affairs Gholam Hossein Dehqani rapped the UN Security Council for adopting a double-standard approach towards different regional and international issues.

Chairman of the Iranian parliament's National Security and Foreign Policy Commission Mojtaba Zonnour underlined preparedness of his country's companies to partner in Syria reconstruction efforts.

Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Seyed Abbas Mousavi welcomed the UAE officials' remarks that the country does not favor escalation of crisis in the region, stressing Tehran's pioneering role in resolving the regional problems through negotiations.

Senior Advisor to the Iranian Parliament Speaker Hossein Amir Abdollahian, in a meeting with Yemeni Ambassador to Tehran Ibrahim Mohammad Mohammad al-Deilami, praised the Yemeni nation’s resistance against the Saudi-led aggression, adding that there would be no better way to make Riyadh-led invaders stop their hostility in the war-torn country.

Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Seyed Abbas Mousavi strongly condemned Israel’s Tuesday attack on Gaza to assassinate Islamic Jihad commanders, describing the move as a terrorist act.

Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Seyed Abbas Mousavi categorically denounced the US meddling in the internal affairs of Bolivia, lashing out at Washington for acting in a coup d’état-style action against the South American country’s legal President Evo Morales.

Commander of the Iranian Army Ground Force Brigadier General Kiomars Heidari underlined that changes made in the nature of the forces under his command have increased their preparedness to confront all types of threats against the country.

Secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) Ali Shamkhani said that the Islamic Revolution has been able to mobilize supporters everywhere, spreading its influence and surprising Washington.

Chief of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces Major General Mohammad Hossein Baqeri underlined that Washington has become so much hated in the world that it is losing both its military and intellectual bases.

Iranian Defense Minister Brigadier General Amir Hatami dismissed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's allegations that Tehran has sent long-range missiles to Yemen, stressing that the Yemeni army enjoys the capability to produce different missiles itself.

Commander of the Iranian Border Guards Brigadier General Qassem Rezayee said that the presence of the trans-regional states, specially the US, in the region is the main cause of insecurity and tensions.

Secretary-General of Iran's Drug Control Headquarters Brigadier General Eskandar Momeni stressed that deployment of foreign forces in Afghanistan has not helped the fight against drug trafficking and terrorist groups.