The ceremony will likely take place at the end of Dhu al‑Hijjah and the beginning of Muharram.

If Iran’s enemies launch another military action against the Islamic Republic, the response will be unlike anything they have seen before, says a senior military official.

Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf calls on Islamic nations to strengthen cooperation and build their own power without external interference.

“The enemy fired 2,100 projectiles at Abu Musa island and nearly 300 surface-to-surface missiles at the island,” Naqdi said. “But our fighters’ response put the crews inside American warships under such psychological pressure that they even dismissed their own naval commander.”

A medical journal maintains that the damage to Iran's Pasteur Institute poses a risk to regional health security.

Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova says the Iranian nuclear issue can only be resolved through political and diplomatic means.

The United States and Israel must take responsibility for the war they started and find their own way out of the quagmire, Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman says.