Iran’s foreign minister says Tehran has not submitted any request for negotiations with the United States.

Qatar’s prime minister held a phone conversation with Iran’s Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council to discuss the latest regional developments and diplomatic approaches to current conditions.

The Ukrainian military should focus on inflicting the highest possible casualties on Russia, Vladimir Zelensky has said. The Ukrainian leader named a figure of 50,000 Russian losses per month as an “optimal level” the troops should strive for as he spoke at an event dedicated to the assessment of Ukrainian drone units’ effectiveness.

Iraq’s Foreign Minister says Iranians have acknowledged that they would not initiate any attack, but they are fully ready to defend the country.

Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi and Qatari Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani held a telephone conversation to exchange views on bilateral ties and regional developments.

Russia's permanent representative to international organizations in Vienna, Mikhail Ulyanov, says that Moscow is ready to mediate between Tehran and Washington.

ran has carried out the execution of Hamidreza Sabet, who was convicted of espionage and intelligence cooperation with Mossad.

Egypt’s foreign minister held separate phone calls with Iran’s foreign minister and the US special envoy, stressing the importance of diplomacy and creating conditions to resume Iran-US dialogue amid rising regional tensions.

Bahrain’s most senior cleric has warned that millions are prepared to sacrifice their lives for the Leader of the Islamic Revolution, Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, amid escalating US rhetoric against Iran and its spiritual and political authority.

A military drone expert has warned that Iranian drone swarms pose a “credible threat” to high-value US naval assets as the United States is reportedly attempting at enabling a military buildup in the West Asia region.

US President Donald Trump has said Washington would end its “support” for Iraq if former prime minister Nouri al-Maliki was reinstated, issuing his strongest warning yet over the composition of Iraq’s next government.

Intelligence Minister Esmail Khatib has said the Iranian nation would not allow the country’s territorial integrity to be undermined, stressing that unity remained the decisive factor in confronting external threats.

Iran has summoned Italy’s ambassador in Tehran following calls by Rome for the European Union to designate the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) as a terrorist organization.