Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian says bolstering relations with Iran’s neighboring states and those in the region is top on the agenda of the country’s new administration.

Iran has reiterated that talks in Vienna between the Islamic Republic and the remaining parties to the 2015 nuclear deal are simply aimed at bringing the United States back to full compliance with the accord.

Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman says top diplomat Hossein Amir-Abdollahian will travel to New York to attend the 76th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA).

A funeral procession has been held for senior Iraqi Shia cleric Grand Ayatollah Seyyed Muhammad Saeed al-Hakim