Libyans have described their fears of an emboldened Islamic State reasserting itself in vast swathes of lawless territory, as the group seeks to re-establish a new power base after the fall of Mosul in Iraq and ongoing operations to end its control of Raqqa and Deir Ezzor in Syria.

Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa — defended the accord, known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) amid attempts by the United States to undermine it.

Civilians in Yemen continue to bear the brunt of an "entirely man-made catastrophe" as the civil war in the country rages on, according to the UN.

The Secretary General of the United Nations, Antonio Guterres, has warned against risk of ethnic cleansing of Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar amid the sever crackdown of the government on the minority group.

"Preliminary talks have started with Russians to develop Farzad B but negotiations also continue with the Indians who have long coveted the giant gas field," Iran’s Ministry of Petroleum said.

The UN chief, Antonio Gueterres, on Tuesday called the Security Council members to avoid a “confrontational rhetoric” with North Korea and reach a unified strategy on the country.

Syrian government forces, backed by popular defense groups, have broken the three-year siege by Daesh terrorists on the eastern city of Dayr al-Zawr.

Iran's Defense Minister Brigadier General Amir Hatami says enemy threats and sanctions against the Iranian missile program are aimed at undermining the country's deterrence power.

Iran’s oil minister says cooperation by non-OPEC members, especially Russia, and OPEC members’ adherence to an agreement to cut oil output is helping the market stabilize.

A special aide to Iran’s parliament speaker sternly warned against the fallouts of a planned independence referendum in Iraq’s autonomous Kurdish region, noting it would give rise to a new crisis in the Arab country.

“The valuable results of the strategic cooperation among Iran, Syria, Russia and the resistance front in the genuine fight against terrorism are constantly emerging in the political spheres and battlefields,” pointed out Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council (SNSC).

Thousands of US citizens have staged rallies across the country to protest President Trump’s recent cancelation of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) which protected young immigrants.

"The Syrian army's breaking of a years-long siege by Daesh Takfiri group of the eastern city of Dayr al-Zawr is an "important victory" against extremist and terrorist groups," stressed Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif.