Iranian security forces managed to dismantle a terrorist cell in Zahedan, the provincial capital city of the Southeastern province of Sistan and Baluchistan, where they intended to plant a bomb at a police station.

The strong ties between the two countries and nations of Iran and Iraq cannot be ruined, said Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) Rear Admiral Ali Shamkhani on Sunday morning, upon arriving in Baghdad.

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif called upon the international community to break its silence and inaction in regard to US President Donald Trump’s malevolent attempt to increase Iranians’ sufferings amidst a coronavirus outbreak in the country.

Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Seyed Abbas Mousavi lashed out at the so-called Arab Quartet Committee against Tehran, comprised of Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Bahrain, and Egypt, for their involvement in war crimes in Yemen, creating the ISIL terrorist groups, and violent crackdown on Bahraini people.

The Cultural Directorate of al-Mustafa International University has issued a statement of condolences on the passing of Hoseyn Sheykholeslam.

Commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Major General Hossein Salami expressed confidence that Iran will gain victory against the coronavirus epidemic, saying that the virus might be a biological offensive by enemies.

The Iranian foreign ministry voiced regret over the Bahraini government’s irresponsible behaviour in ignoring the situation of hundreds of its nationals in Iran, calling for Manama’s rapid action to repatriate them amid the coronavirus threat in the country.

The Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution, Ayatollah Sayyed Ali Khamenei, has warned the government of India against continued massacre of Muslims.