Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has slammed the United States’ aggressive behavior towards the Islamic Republic, as characterized by Washington’s economic war against Tehran through the re-imposition of tough sanctions, noting that Iranians cannot be brought to their knees through such pressures.

Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Deputy Commander Rear Admiral Ali Fadavi said on Sunday that his country is not at all concerned about anti-Iran threats voiced by some regional countries, reminding that the US has admitted incapability in the face of Tehran’s defensive power.

Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Seyed Abbas Mousavi strongly dismissed Saudi Arabia’s “repeated and baseless” accusations to implicate Tehran in attacks on the kingdom’s oil sites, and said that failures have pushed Riyadh to resort to blame-shifting.

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani will set off from Tehran for New York to deliver a speech at the 74th United Nations General Assembly session about the Islamic Republic's stance on the latest regional and international developments.

Iran's foreign minister says the invasion of the country by the former Iraqi dictator, Saddam Hussein, has knocked the entire region off balance ever since, emphasizing that Tehran seeks peace not war.

Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani said on Sunday that while Tehran is concerned about the interests of the region, Tel Aviv is acting as the main enemy of the countries of the Middle East.

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani says Iran will present at the United Nations this year an initiative for regional cooperation to ensure peace in the Strait of Hormuz.

Iranian Armed Forces have begun holding military parades across the country, including in the Persian Gulf, at the start of the Sacred Defense Week, which marks the anniversary of the 1980-88 Iraq-imposed war.

Iranian Defense Minister Brigadier General Amir Hatami praised the efforts of young experts of his country’s defense industry who managed to achieve know-how for manufacturing advanced military batteries in the time of sanctions.

Commander of Iranian Army Major General Seyed Abdolrahim Mousavi reiterated that Israel is too fearful of Tehran to have a military presence in the Persian Gulf and the Arabian Sea, warning that any wrong move by Tel Aviv will even shorten its life.