Iran has reduced the level of Australia’s diplomatic presence in Tehran in response to Canberra’s decision to downgrade diplomatic relations, the spokesperson for Iran’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs says.

Iran has condemned as “unjustified” Australia’s recent decision to sever ties with the Islamic Republic.

The Iranian president says Tehran will never give up the nation’s rights to use nuclear energy for peaceful purposes.

US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee has expressed deep concern over new visa restrictions affecting evangelical and Christian organizations that support tourism and pilgrimages in the occupied territories.

The Iranian foreign minister leaves Tehran for Islamabad to hold talks with senior Pakistani officials.

An Iranian diplomat says the Beijing meeting among Iran, Russia and China will provide a clear path to countering the US unilateralism.

Iran’s ambassador to Riyadh says the Islamic Republic and Saudi Arabia have been expanding their mutual cooperation since two years ago.