Iran’s Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian says the United States is involved in the expansion of the scope of the Israeli war on Palestinians in the besieged Gaza Strip to other fronts across the West Asia region.

Iranian Foreign Minister Amir-Abdollahian met with his Sri Lankan counterpart Ali Sabry in Colombo on Tuesday.

Iran’s foreign minister says economic relations between Tehran and Beirut must reach a “desirable level.”

Major General Hossein Salami says Iran will continue to expand its naval power to respond to potential threats.

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has arrived in China, marking his first official trip to the East Asian country in almost two decades

Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu has arrived in the Iranian capital of Tehran to hold talks with the Islamic Republic’s senior officials on the expansion of bilateral ties and counter-terrorism cooperation.

President Raeisi says Iran and Saudi Arabia are two influential countries in the West Asia region and the Muslim world.