The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) dismantled a 4-member terrorist gang on Monday in the Northwestern province of West Azerbaijan near the border with Turkey.

Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says the United States is the main impediment to the global drug war due to sanctions it has imposed on Iran, as the main country curbing the flow of traditional narcotics to the West.

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says the Islamic Republic will never pursue a nuclear weapon based on its religious and strategic beliefs, stressing the importance of dismantling chemical arms across the world.

Senior Iranian military commander Major General Gholam Ali Rashid warned the US to stop its rhetoric against the Islamic Republic, and said Washington will suffer the most if any war breaks out in the region.

Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has dismissed America’s claim about seeking talks with Tehran as a “deception,” saying such an offer is merely aimed at stripping the Iranian nation of its “elements of power.”

Iran's Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the United Nations Majid Takht Ravanchi censured the recent move by the White House that on Monday declared sanctions against Tehran’s officials, underlining that the move further illustrates the United States' lack of commitment to international law.

Tehran says the new set of American sanctions targeting the country’s senior officials will permanently close any channel for diplomacy between the two sides.

Iranian Defense Minister Brigadier General Amir Hatami said the shooting down of a US spy drone by the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) over the country's territorial waters proved Tehran's firm stance in defending its national interests.

Iran's Judiciary chief says the Iranian people are currently facing “economic terrorism” as a result of the systematic violation of their rights by the United States.

The head of the National Security Commission said that the lives of the foreigners in the ‎Middle East are seasonal and will soon be destroyed and added, “The Islamic Republic of ‎Iran is the pillar of the reliance for the guarantee ‎of security in the region.”