An influential German member of the European Parliament says strained ties between France and Germany are holding-up key decisions in the EU, including a trade deal and military aid to Ukraine.

Former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has warned that British soldiers training Ukrainian troops in Ukraine would be legitimate targets for Russian forces along with German companies building Taurus missiles.

A group of US senators have asked the UK, France and Germany to take action to prevent the expiration of anti-Iran UN bans set to end next month.

The German government is set to impose police checkpoints on the borders with Poland and the Czech Republic in a bid to curb an influx of asylum seekers.

Iran is commemorating Sacred Defense Week when the Iraqi Baathist regime and its foreign backers in September 1980 launched a no-holds-barred war against the Islamic Republic.

Thousands of German demonstrators march through the city of Schweinfurt in protest at the ruling coalition's policies.

The Foreign Ministry denounces European trio's decision to retain their anti-Iran sanctions in violation of the JCPOA.