In a message shared on his social media account on X (formerly Twitter), Araghchi emphasized that Iran's military cooperation with Russia is not recent and predates the ongoing Ukraine conflict.

Dmitry Peskov, the spokesman of the Russian presidency, stated in response to the American media's claim on Friday that Tehran provides its short-range ballistic missiles to Moscow: "We have seen these reports, but such information does not always correspond to reality."

The US Treasury Department has slammed new sanctions against Tehran over Iran’s ballistic missile and nuclear programs.

An American cargo ship has been targeted by anti-ship ballistic missiles off Yemeni coast as the tensions intensifies in the Red Sea over US support for Israel’s killing campaign against Palestinians in the Gaza Strip.

Yemeni armed forces have launched large-scale ballistic strikes against the Israeli-occupied lands in support of the Palestinians in their resistance against most brutal onslaughts by Tel Aviv.

Iranian defense ministry has held ceremony to unveil the latest version of the long range ballistic missile “Khorramshahr-4” concurrent with the historical liberation of southern city of Khorramshahr in 1982.

Chief of the Staff of Iranian Armed Forces Major General Mohammad Baqeri announced that the country is capable of manufacturing ballistic missiles capable of intercepting, hitting moving marine targets.