American Senator:
Senator Lindsey Graham stated that the relationship between the United States and Saudi Arabia cannot move forward until Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman (MbS) is "dealt with", without elaborating on what action he believes should be taken.
The deadly famine in Iran, which was caused by the British presence in the country during World War I, is ignored by almost all recent history books.
Marzieh Hashemi, a journalist and anchor working for Iran’s English-language Press TV television news network, has been detained and imprisoned in the United States for unspecified reasons.
Rights group:
A renowned Muslim preacher and a university lecturer has been declared brain-dead after Saudi officials injected poisonous substance into his body during brutal torture in prison as a crackdown led by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman against Muslim preachers and intellectuals widens in the conservative oil-rich kingdom.
Leader of the National Wisdom Movement of Iraq Ammar al-Hakim, in a meeting with Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, denounced the US’ unilateral sanctions against Iran, and said that Washington’s pressures make Baghdad more resolute to cement ties with Tehran.
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has been touring the Middle East to rally support against Iran, but Tehran is not impressed.
Commentator:
The fact that the United States has chosen Poland to host an anti-Iran summit next month proves that none of Washington’s major allies support its stance on the Islamic Republic, says a political commentator.
A prominent Egyptian politician lashed out at US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo for his recent comments against Iran, calling on Cairo officials to show their opposition to the stated stance.
Lebanon’s Druze Party leader Talal Arslan, in a meeting with Iranian Ambassador to Beirut Mohammad Jalal Firouznia, thanked Tehran for keeping the entire region safe from the devastating danger of terrorism.