Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei says enemies have been struggling to drive a wedge between the Iranian and Iraqi nations but have failed as the two neighbors are bound together by commonalities, particularly faith.

Iranian Supreme Leader's top adviser for international affairs Ali Akbar Velayati underlined the need for restoration of security and peace to the region by regional states themselves without any foreign interference.

Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei says Iran will not engage in negotiations with the United States “at any level,” and that Washington's "maximum pressure" campaign against the Iranian nation has failed to achieve its goals.

Iran's Judiciary Chief Seyed Ebrahim Rayeesi blasted Ottawa for selling Tehran’s assets in the North American country, and warned Canada of reciprocal action.

Iran's President Hassan Rouhani says illegal presence of the United States in Syria poses a major threat to territorial integrity and sovereignty of the Arab country, calling for rapid withdrawal of all US forces from Syria.

The Iranian foreign ministry on Monday dismissed any possibility for a meeting between President Hassan Rouhani and his US counterpart Donald Trump on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly meeting in New York next week.

Head of Iran's Civil Defense Organization Brigadier General Gholam Reza Jalali said that the shooting down of the US spy drone over the country's territories in June showed that the Pentagon is too weak to launch war on Tehran.

Iran's President Hassan Rouhani says what is currently going on in the Middle East region is the result of US' plots and wrong plans, urging regional countries to resolve the existing crises through dialogue.