EghtesadOnline: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said the world “cannot live with” a major confrontation in the Persian Gulf.

EghtesadOnline: Saudi and Emirati officials are signaling rapprochement with Iran because they want to limit the scope of their confrontation with Iran to the political field, says a former diplomat, who maintains that Iran's response could determine the future of ties.

EghtesadOnline: Foreign Minister Mohammed Javad Zarif said the United States is trying to "bring Iran to its knees" and overthrow its government by seeking to thwart its international oil trade.

EghtesadOnline: Iran favors peace and is not seeking confrontation but will exercise its right to defense, Foreign Minister Mohammed Javad Zarif said in New York, while proposing "a serious dialogue" with the United States on a possible prisoner swap.