Representative of Assyrians and Chaldeans at the Iranian parliament Yonatan Betkelia praised the lifetime endeavors of martyred IRGC Qods Force Commander Lieutenant General Qassem Soleimani to liberate hundreds of Assyrians in Syria and Iraq from the ISIL terrorists, saying that the Assyrian society is indebted to him.

Iranian Ambassador to Italy Hamid Bayat renewed his country’s call for inclusive dialogue in the Middle East, saying Tehran believes intra-regional interactions based on mutual understanding is the sole way out of the current state of affairs.

Spokesman of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps Brigadier General Ramezan Sharif said that the Pentagon is trying to fool the Americans by reporting the death of its soldiers in the IRGC's retaliatory missile strikes on the US in Iraq's Ein Al-Assad airbase last month as traumatic brain injuries.

President Hassan Rouhani says the United States cannot tolerate being driven out of Iran by the 1979 Islamic Revolution and has been dreaming for 41 years of returning to this country, which is now the Middle East’s largest power.

Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has hailed the Iranian people’s massive turnout in rallies marking the 41st anniversary of the victory of the Islamic Revolution, saying it was time US President Donald Trump abandoned his delusions against the Islamic Republic.

Head of the Intelligence Department of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Hojjatoleslam Hossein Taeb warned that enemies have hatched plots to influence the mindset of people in Iran, but meantime said the Islamic Revolution ideology is powerful enough to beat such soft war schemes.

Millions of Iranians from all walks of life have thronged the streets across the country to celebrate the 41st anniversary of the Islamic Revolution, which toppled the US-backed Pahlavi regime in 1979.

Spokesman of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps Brigadier General Ramezan Sharif said Washington's awe was damaged by Iran's retaliatory missile attacks on the US base in Iraq.

President Hassan Rouhani says terrorist measures taken by the United States against Iran actually target the entire nation to make Iranians give in to US demands.

Iran’s top security official says the crash of a Ukrainian plane near the capital Tehran in January that occurred due to human error should not be allowed to turn into a political controversy under the influence of some "spiteful elements."