Iran's President Hassan Rouhani says an inclusive and enthusiastic popular turnout in this Friday's parliamentary elections will enrage the United States, stressing the significant role of the legislative chamber in moving forward government efforts to thwart Washington’s sanctions.

Commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps Ground Force Brigadier General Mohammad Pakpour slammed state-sponsored terrorism against his nation, saying that a reactionary regional country has sent at least 3 planeloads of weapons and military equipment to the terrorists in Southeastern Iran.

Ayatollah Ahmad Jannati, the secretary of Iran’s Guardian Council (GC), which vets candidates for elections, has highlighted the importance of the upcoming parliamentary elections in the country, calling on observers of the votes to help executive committees hold “healthy and lawful elections” under close scrutiny and without interference in the voting process.

It was a necessary step taken by the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) to strike a US base in Iraq in January in response to the assassination of Lieutenant General Qassem Soleimani and his companions, says the spokesman for Iran's Foreign Ministry.

Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says the only viable solution to the decades-long Israeli-Palestinian conflict lies in taking the path of resistance and a popular vote, rather than the US-devised Middle East proposal that seeks to bolster Israeli hold on occupied land at the expense of Palestinian rights.

Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani said at a press conference in Beirut that the US and Saudi Arabia are not after helping Lebanon to solve its problems, underlining that Washington and Riyadh are plotting against the Arab country.

Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei said US President Donald Trump and other American officials' recent remarks against Iran and elections indicate that they have been stunned by the overwhelming reactions to their assassination of IRGC Qods Force Commander Lieutenant General Qassem Soleimani.

Commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Major General Hossein Salami said Iran destroyed Washington's awe by its missile attacks on the US airbase in Iraq.

Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani said on Monday that his country is still welcoming intra-regional dialogues, adding that Tehran sees talks as the only solution to problems with some Arab states of the Persian Gulf.

Christians, Jews, Zoroastrians, Armenians and Assyrians are getting ready to cast their ballots in Iran’s eleventh parliamentary elections. Under the Constitution, there are five reserved seats in the legislature for Iran’s religious minorities. Speaking to Press TV, voters said, their communities will take part in elections as it’s a national duty.