Iran urges the UN Security Council to deploy effective and comprehensive sanctions against the Israeli regime as a means of stopping its deadly atrocities.

Ayatollah Khamenei says the enemy has always sought to polarize the Iranian nation, calling on the country’s student community to adhere to the principles of realism in its demands.

The AEOI spokesman says IAEA’s demands from Iran are “excessive”, adding that they cannot be implemented them due to sanctions.

Iraqi Shia cleric Muqtada Sadr has called on his supporters to continue a sit-in inside the parliament until his demands are met, days after they breached Baghdad's heavily fortified "green zone" and occupied the country's legislature.

Iran’s foreign minister says the US should set aside its extravagant demands and take realistic steps toward reaching an agreement to revive the 2015 Iran deal.

Putin says the military operation in Ukraine is going according to plan and that Moscow would only halt its offensive if Kiev stopped fighting and the Kremlin’s demands were met.

China has urged the US to refrain from actions that fuel tensions over Ukraine, stressing that Russia’s security concerns in Europe should be "taken seriously.”