EghtesadOnline: US President Donald Trump’s so-called “deal of the century” on the Palestinian-Israeli conflict is a unilateral proposal that is detrimental to global peace and security and sets a dangerous precedent in international relations, Iran’s former envoy to the Organization of Islamic Cooperation said.

EghtesadOnline: Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Saturday that Tehran was closely following U.S. activities, but would never initiate a conflict in the region.

EghtesadOnline: The Iranian Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday that the deal between Turkey and Russia to end the conflict with Kurdish fighters in northern Syria is a "positive step" toward restoration of peace and stability in the region.

EghtesadOnline: Tehran opposes Turkey's military offensive in north Syria and believes that the dispute can be addressed through dialogue in multilateral meetings with the participation of mediating countries, the spokesman for Majlis National Security and Foreign Policy Commission said.

EghtesadOnline: European countries are not a key player in the current conflict concerning the 2015 nuclear deal and their call for Iran's continued compliance is, therefore, of secondary importance, a lawmaker said.

EghtesadOnline: UAE Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Anwar Gargash said the UAE and Saudi Arabia prefer a political approach to their problems with Iran.

EghtesadOnline: In a letter to United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and the UN Security Council, Foreign Minister Mohammed Javad Zarif warned that the United States' recent designation of Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps as a foreign terrorist organization would heighten tensions to a "confrontational and uncontrollable level".