The Russian foreign minister denounced the assassination of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei as another unacceptable manifestation of coercive diktat.

The Iranian president says Tehran has lost faith in negotiating with the United States as previous rounds of talks were followed by attacks and sanctions.

Iran’s top security body says there is no plan to attack airports in neighboring countries in response to new flight restrictions.

The vice speaker of the Iraqi Parliament says bans on Iranian flights disrupt Iraq’s economic recovery, and seriously affect its key business sector.

Pezeshkian says Iran is ready to engage in talks with the United States over its nuclear program and monitoring mechanisms.

The Secretary-General of the Iraqi Kata’ib Sayyid al-Shuhada resistance group has urged the government and parliament to reject the “unjust siege” on Iran and not to submit to the “evil will” of the United States.

Masoud Pezeshkian has left New York for Tehran after addressing the 81st United Nations General Assembly.