Biden extends a national emergency against Iran for another year in yet another act of bad faith, after the chief Iranian diplomat said the window for the JCPOA revival won’t remain open forever and the US must stop its deceptive conduct.

Iran’s Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian says the Islamic Republic has managed to move forward despite the unlawful sanctions of the United States and certain Western countries to impede the country’s progress.

The UN secretary general has praised Iran’s significant contribution to the establishment of peace and stability in the Middle East region.

The Saudi foreign minister says his country certainly intends to establish positive relationship with Iran.

Iranian President Ebrahim Raeisi says while the rhetoric has changed in Washington, there has been no practical shift in the United States’ policies toward Iran.

Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid is in Germany in his latest bid to coax Western countries to ditch efforts aimed at reviving the nuclear deal with Iran.

Here are Press TV's latest top stories at 0018 GMT, August 21, 2022.