Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says he has exchanged views with his Japanese counterpart, Toshimitsu Motegi, on a range of issues, including “the catastrophic US-engineered situation in Afghanistan.”

Iran says the US and NATO have to compensate for the losses they imposed on the Afghan people.

The Iranian foreign minister says violence, and war, like occupation, have never solved problems in Afghanistan.

Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein is in Tehran to hold talks on bilateral talks as well as regional issues with high-ranking Iranian officials.

Iran and Nicaragua have hailed their common struggle against the US which has imposed sanctions on both countries, pledging to expand their mutual cooperation.   

The Omani foreign minister says Muscat will continue its close interaction with Tehran under the new Iranian administration.

Foreign Minister Zarif rebukes the US and three European parties to the nuclear deal for trying to blackmail Iran into renegotiating the deal.