Abu Dhabi warns it is imperative to preserve Jerusalem’s historical identity and maintain "maximum self-restraint to avoid the region slipping into new levels of instability in a way that threatens peace."
Iranian officials say the Indian variant of the disease is spreading in the country on the heels of the UK variant that arrived in Iran from Iraq in March.
In a leaked interview, Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif said he received information about more than 200 Israeli airstrikes against Iranian targets in Syria from then-Secretary of State John Kerry, who denies the report as "unequivocally false."
Commander of Iran's armed forces Mohammed Bagheri says, "The Zionists think they can attack Syria's soil and perform all kinds of tricks in the sea, and there won't be any response." "The Zionists cannot afford to rest easy," he warns.
London-based TV station Iran International leaks interview in which Javad Zarif tells journalist Saeed Laylaz that legendary Quds Force commander kept the Iranian Foreign Ministry out of the loop, and he learned from John Kerry that Israel was carrying out strikes against Iranian targets in Syra.
Syrian oil ministry says the suspected drone attack came from Lebanese territorial waters and caused a large blaze on the oil tanker near Syria's Baniyas port.
Saudi Arabia is recalibrating its regional position after losing an unflinching supporter in President Joe Biden's predecessor, Donald Trump. Iran, meanwhile, has calculated that a gradual detente with Riyadh, a long-time US ally, will work in its favor during renewed nuclear talks with Washington and world powers.
Iran, Egypt, Iraq and Saudi Arabia carried out 88% of the world's total known executions in 2020, says Amnesty International.
Spate of recent incidents have highlighted the "apparent ease" with which Israeli intelligence can penetrate Iran's most sensitive locations.
Damascus rejects claims by the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons over Lataminah attack in 2017, including the use of sarin gas.
