The deputy foreign minister for legal and international affairs says Iranian citizen, Mehdi Kiasti will return to Iran within hours.

Iran has called on the United Nations Security Council to slap effective and comprehensive sanctions against the Israeli regime as a means of stopping its deadly atrocities across the West Asia region.

EghtesadOnline: Iran is determined to further reduce its commitments under the 2015 nuclear deal, if the remaining signatories fail to uphold their side of the bargain, Tehran's ambassador to the United Nations' nuclear watchdog says.