Venezuelan has begun three days of military exercises in Caribbean waters amid increased US military activity in the region.

The Iranian foreign minister dismisses direct talks with the US as “meaningless,” reiterating Tehran’s openness to diplomacy and indirect negotiations.

Over 300 Iranian civil society activists condemned the United States’ threats of military action against their country, vowing all-out defense against any foreign aggression.

The US special envoy to West Asia says President Donald Trump is “open to an opportunity to clean it all up with Iran" after his military threats were rebuffed by the Islamic Republic as getting them nowhere. 

Iran’s permanent ambassador to the UN says the country will not be frightened by threats as the US ratchets up its anti-Iran rhetoric.

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has firmly warned to respond to US threats with nuclear weapons amid Washington’s ramped-up military activities in the region, including joint exercises with Seoul and Tokyo.

A US-based analyst has derided President Joe Biden's threat of using "force" against Iran, saying Americans and Israelis are aware of the “catastrophic” consequences of such threats