Here are Pres TV's latest top stories at 16:00 GMT, on August 23, 2026.

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi told his Greek and Austrian counterparts that the European Union has no “moral standing” to lecture Iran on human rights.

Iran’s Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi has held separate telephone conversations with his counterparts from Pakistan and Oman.

Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi has described the Arbaeen pilgrimage as a massive demonstration of the unbreakable unity between the peoples of Iran and Iraq.

Araghchi has held a series of high-level telephone conversations with his Saudi counterpart and Pakistan’s army chief as part of ongoing regional consultations aimed at preserving security and stability in West Asia.

Donald Trump has announced the cancellation of declared attacks on Iranian civilian infrastructure after Tehran warned that any aggression would trigger a decisive response.

Iran says Ukraine’s attack on its commercial vessel in the Caspian Sea aims to drag Europe into Israel’s war in the West Asia.