The president was addressing the representatives of the Justice and Development Party in parliament.

Finland could reconsider its joint bid with Sweden to join the NATO military alliance, the country's top diplomat said Tuesday, after Stockholm faced fresh resistance from Turkey in the wake of the desecration of the Quran in the Swedish capital. 

The Iranian FM says the West's unchecked flow of weapons to Ukraine has further complicated the situation in the country.

A top advisor to Ukraine's beleaguered president Volodymyr Zelensky has claimed that as many as 13,000 Ukrainian soldiers have been killed since Russia launched its military operation in the country nine months ago. 

Russia's foreign ministry said on Wednesday that Sweden and Finland joining NATO could accelerate the militarisation of the Arctic region.

The US State Department approves the sale of bombs and missiles to would-be NATO member Finland.

Finland says it plans to build a separating fence on its border with Russia.

A United Nations rights watchdog has rebuked Finland for violating the rights of Finnish children who were abandoned in Syrian prison camps.

Iran denounces the rioters and terrorists, who tried to hijack recent peaceful demonstrations across the country.

Iran's President Raeisi says the country has managed to make great success in various fields despite the US's illegal and oppressive sanctions.