Iran's Foreign Ministry has issued a strongly-worded statement condemning wrong and unwarranted positions taken and remarks made by British officials after the US assassinated Iran's top general, Qassem Soleimani, and his companions in Baghdad.
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has congratulated Haitham bin Tariq al-Said over his appointment as the new ruler of Oman, expressing hope for the expansion of bilateral ties between Tehran and Muscat.
Several Iranian legislators blasted British Ambassador to Tehran Robert Macaire for participation in protest rallies, calling for his expulsion.
Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has ordered Iranian state-run bodies and nongovernmental organizations to provide more aid to people affected by severe flooding in several cities and villages in southern and southeastern Iran.
Ayatollah Khamenei:
Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei says ‘corrupt actions’ taken by the United States and its allies are the main cause of the current situation in the region, urging regional countries to boost cooperation to undo such actions.
Ayatollah Khamenei called on authorities to make all details about the accidental downing of a Ukrainian jet public after he heard about it.
Ayatollah Khamenei:
Following the results of an investigation, released by the General Staff of the Armed Forces concerning the Ukrainian passenger plane crash, Imam Khamenei issued a message.
Iran says a Ukrainian plane which crashed outside Tehran this week had flown close to a sensitive military site and been brought down due to human error “at a time of crisis caused by US adventurism.”
Iran’s top aviation official says the results of a probe into the crash of a Ukrainian passenger plane in Tehran will show what has happened, but Iran is certain no missile hit the aircraft.