NATO member Latvia has given Ukraine permission to use its territory for potential drone attacks against Russia, Moscow’s Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) has said.

The Chinese Ambassador to Tehran emphasized that Beijing is ready to play its role in supporting the Iranian side not only in bilateral relations but also on the international stage to defend justice, stating: "It is during these difficult times that we recognize our true friends."

Despite the U.S. president's attempt to frame regional Arab nations as the primary reason for "postponing pre-planned strikes against Iran," American media outlets cited sources from those very countries revealing they were entirely unaware of any "imminent attack on Iran."

Security sources in Islamabad have rejected Western media reports regarding the deployment of Pakistani troops and aerial assets to Saudi Arabia, labeling them as incomplete and aimed at projecting a false picture of the long-standing defense partnership between the two nations.

Pakistani Defense Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif stated in an interview that the resumption of aggressive attacks by the U.S. and the Zionist regime against Iran is unlikely due to the American public's opposition to it.

The Russian president will arrive in Beijing on May 19 at the invitation of his Chinese counterpart.

The Iranian Ambassador to Germany emphasized that achieving peace is impossible through the application of double standards.

A senior advisor to Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Mojtaba Khamenei has stated that the iron fist of Iran’s powerful armed forces and the resolute Iranian nation will compel the United States to retreat and surrender.

Iran’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has strongly rejected “baseless and selective accusations” leveled by German Chancellor Friedrich Merz against the Islamic Republic regarding a mysterious failed explosion incident near a nuclear power plant in the United Arab Emirates.

Pointing to the failure of Netanyahu's strikes against Iran, a Hebrew media outlet reported that the Zionist regime is currently facing a deep strategic crisis in its confrontation with Iran.