Both China and Iran have termed US sanctions illegal and a violation of its commitments under international law, demanding accountability of the US government.

Israel has repeatedly threatened to target Iran’s nuclear facilities with US support, while successive US administrations have expressed desires of regime change in the country

Iran seeks to revive JCPOA and criticizes nuclear-armed nations for modernizing and expanding their arsenals instead of pursuing disarmament.

The EU and the UK repeated allegations that Iran is supplying ballistic missiles to Russia, without evidence and despite a denial issued by the Ukrainian president himself

Iran’s president reiterated the country’s willingness to revive the JCPOA and demanded an end to all illegal unilateral sanctions imposed on Iran, while calling for accountability in Israel’s attacks on Palestine and Lebanon

Considered a moderate-reformist, Pezeshkian was declared a winner by the country’s interior ministry on Sunday

The adverse economic impacts of unilateral sanctions imposed by the US have emerged in the debates held among six presidential candidates

In an attempt to strengthen bilateral relations in West Asia, Russian president Vladimir Putin visited Saudi Arabia and the UAE on December 6.

With the waiver, banks in Europe (Switzerland, Ireland, and Germany) will be able to convert the money received from South Korea and transfer it to a bank in Qatar without being subjected to US sanctions. The money will be kept in Qatar for use by Iran to buy non-sanctioned goods from the international market

BRICS has decided to invite six countries to join the bloc — Argentina, Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE. The leaders also agreed on a future plan of expansion and called for increased use of local currencies in trade as opposed to the dollar

The US has been opposed to Iranian attempts to create a regional maritime security alliance in the region, even as it maintains its own naval command base in Bahrain

The New Delhi declaration signed by SCO members declared Central Asia to be its core region and emphasized that resolution of the conflict in Afghanistan is significant for its security and stability