EghtesadOnline: Member of presiding board of Assembly of Experts Qorbanali Dorri-Najafabadi said Takfiri groups and terrorists are behind escalation of all insecurities in the region.

EghtesadOnline: The presence of military forces in the Persian Gulf from countries outside the region would be considered a source of insecurity by Iran, Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said, in reference to the United States' proposed maritime security mission in the strategic waters.