Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says further escalation of tensions in the war-torn Syria as a result of recent confrontations between the country’s military forces and their Turkish counterparts will only play into the hands of foreign-backed terrorists and their international sponsors.

Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has pardoned or commuted the sentences of a large group of Iranian prisoners on the occasion of the 41st anniversary of the victory of the Islamic Revolution.

Secretary of Iran's Expediency Council (EC) and former commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps Mohsen Rezayee called the US assassination of Lieutenant General Qassem Soleimani as a thoughtless move which has kicked off a global campaign against the US.

More than 6,000 reporters, photographers and journalists, including 300 foreigners, are in Iran to cover the nationwide rallies of February 11, which this year will mark the 41st anniversary of the Islamic Revolution in the country.

Commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Major General Hossein Salami said Iran should further reinvigorate its power to render the military option useless for enemies.

A senior adviser to Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei says US President Donald Trump’s so-called "deal of the century" is not a real deal, but a deception.

Secretary of Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) Rear Admiral Ali Shamkhani said that his country has sharpened its readiness in different areas of science and the vigilance and accountability have been promoted in a way that the hybrid war of Washington against Tehran will end in the US' defeat.

Iranian Judiciary Chief Ebrahim Rayeesi said that his country’s armed forces have proved their capability and competence in countering a military superpower like the US, cautioning that any move that poses threat to the Islamic Republic will be vehemently responded.

Leader of Iran's Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has called for a further strengthening of the country’s defense power to confront threats and avoid any possible outbreak of war.

Commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps Aerospace Force Brigadier General Amir Ali Hajizadeh warned the US not to use its MQ4 Triton drones against Iran as the IRGC now enjoys full familiarity with the codes and frequencies of that particular kind of drone.