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.