Iranian President Ebrahim Raeisi has congratulated Saudi leaders on the Arab country’s national day.

Here are Press TV's top stories at 10:00 GMT, August 18, 2023.

The Saudi embassy in Tehran resumes work, five months after normalization of ties between Iran and Saudi Arabia.

A Lebanese analyst says Israel cannot put up with a possible rapprochement between Iran and Bahrain as such a development will hamper the establishment of a military base by the occupying entity in the Persian Gulf Arab country.

The reopening of Iranian diplomatic missions in Saudi Arabia gives a "signal of peace and cooperation" to the region and the world, says a foreign affairs analyst and a seasoned diplomat.

The United Arab Emirates has rejected the “mischaracterization” of the country’s talks with Washington over Persian Gulf security.

The head of Russia’s Foreign Intelligence Service says the US and the UK should leave Iran alone and mind their own business.