Russia vetoed Monday a UN draft resolution presented by Britain and strongly backed by the United States that would have pressured Iran over its failure to block supplies of missiles to Yemen's Huthi rebels.

Tens of thousands participated in the funeral procession of the three Bahraini “martyrs of freedom” in the Iranian city of Qom, beginning their march from the shrine of Lady Fatima Al-Ma’sumah.

Iran has fired a diplomatic warning shot at Washington by raising the prospect of building nuclear reactors for ships while staying within the limits set by its atomic deal with major powers, a U.N. nuclear watchdog report showed on Thursday.

Iran will withdraw from the landmark 2015 nuclear deal if there is no economic benefit from it and major banks continue to fail to do business with the Islamic Republic, Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi said on Thursday.

Former US Secretary of State John Kerry said that the late Saudi King, Abdullah Bin Abdulaziz, asked the United States to bomb Iran.

Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani said on Saturday it would adhere to commitments under its 2015 international nuclear agreement, signed with six world powers to limit its disputed nuclear program.

US Defense Secretary James Mattis accused Iran of standing behind Bahrain’s protests and other regional crises.

Bahrain Defence Force Commander Marshal Khalifa bin Ahmed Al Khalifa severely attacked Qatar and Iran during a press meeting with Al-Ayam newspaper.

The West must ensure the Iran 2015 nuclear deal succeeds before trying to negotiate other issues, a senior Iranian official said in a rare public suggestion.

The West must ensure the Iran 2015 nuclear deal succeeds before trying to negotiate other issues, a senior Iranian official said in a rare public suggestion Tehran could discuss matters such as its regional activities or missile program with world powers.

France will encourage its firms to do business in Iran despite uncertainty over a landmark 2015 nuclear deal putting the business environment in “limbo”, a senior French finance official said on Thursday.

Iran severely condemned the claim raised by Bahrain’s Interior Ministry on Iran’s role in an oil pipeline blast last year, calling on Manama to stop raising worn-out claims, bringing up old and ineffective scenarios and to establish dialogue with people.

Iran rejected an accusation by Bahrain that it was involved in an oil pipeline bombing in the Sunni-ruled kingdom, accusing its rival of making "false claims".

Iraqi forces launched a security operation along a planned oil transit route to Iran on Wednesday, saying it was clearing and “destroying sleeper cells” in the mountainous border area where two armed groups operate.

An Iranian Revolutionary Guards commander said on Monday that U.S. vessels patrolling the Gulf had changed behaviour and now abided by international regulations.Iran cites change in U.S. navy behaviour in Gulf

A tweet posted by former MP hardliner Mohammed Khalid led to an outburst of rage among tweeters and activists for what they considered to be an insult towards their Imam Mahdi (the twelfth Shia Imam).

Iranian warplanes warned off two "coalition vessels" during military drill in waters off the country's southeast, a senior naval officer said, in the latest confrontation between Iranian and western forces that patrol the Gulf.

Hossein Amir-Abdollahian said that despite sending official invitations to Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates to participate in PUIC conference held in Tehran, the Gulf states did not send delegates to represent them in this meeting.

Iran's foreign minister said on Friday that U.S. President Donald Trump's latest decision on a nuclear deal between Iran and major powers undermined the solid multilateral agreement.

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday he would waive nuclear sanctions against Iran for the last time to give Washington and its European allies a chance to fix the "terrible flaws" of the 2015 nuclear deal.