Iranian Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the International Organizations Kazzem Qaribabadi once again repeated Tehran’s call for total elimination of all kinds of nuclear weapons, adding that the countries which own such weapons are responsible to abide by the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT).

A senior police official in Iran's Southern province of Fars declared detention of 15 ringleaders of the recent riots that ignited after people's peaceful protest rallies against the gasoline price hike.

Deputy Commander of Iran's Law Enforcement Police Brigadier General Ayoub Soleimani announced that his forces continue efforts to identify and arrest the remnants of the ringleaders of the recent riots in the country.

Iran's Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the United Nations Majid Takht Ravanchi lambasted the UN Security Council formation which mostly serves Westerners’ interests, adding that the current paradigm is facing a legitimacy and credibility crisis that has to be addressed through reforms.

Commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Major General Hossein Salami warned the US, Israel, Britain and Saudi Arabia that they will face a crushing response and annihilation if they cross Iran's redlines.

The Norwegian chargé d’affaires in Tehran was summoned to the Iranian Foreign Ministry ‎following a derogatory act of an extremist to set the Holy Quran on fire and he was notified ‎of Iran’s objection to the move in this regard.‎

Ayatollah Khamenei stated, “Both friends and foes should know that we have repelled the ‎enemy in the war in military, political and security issues.”‎

Hundreds of thousands of government supporters rallied across Iran on Wednesday, ‎swearing allegiance to the Islamic Republic and the Leader and voicing opposition and ‎condemnation of the recent riots.‎

Nearly 80 chain stores in Iran have been ransacked and destroyed from 50% to 100% by ‎the rioters who misused people’s peaceful protests against the government’s gasoline price ‎hike plan.‎

Riots by a small number who have taken advantage of legitimate public protests against the government's gas price hike plan in Iran are directed at sowing chaos through targeted attacks on public and private properties, forcing law enforcement to step in to stop saboteurs.