Iraqi state television has aired footage of what it said was a raid in Syria that reportedly killed Daesh leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi.

Commander of Iran's General Staff of the Armed Forces Major General Mohammad Bagheri said on Wednesday that Iran is very interested in maintaining the security of the Persian Gulf and the Strait of Hormuz and strongly avoids any conflict with any country in any part of the world.

Iran's minister of energy said on Wednesday that the country has a three-year period to change its temporary membership in Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) to a permanent one.

The memorial postage stamp 'The Symbol of Peace' marking the 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi was unveiled in Tehran, Iran on October 2.

Moscow, Sept 28, IRNA – Iran's Petroleum Minister Bijan Zangeneh is scheduled to pay an imminent visit to Russia during the Energy Week, the Russian media said.

Tehran, Sept 28, IRNA – Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for Political Affairs Abbas Araghchi criticized the US inhumane act to prevent Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif from visiting Iran envoy to UN Majid Takht Ravanchi at hospital.

European Union foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini says the remaining parties to the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, officially known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, have expressed their commitment to preserving the agreement, stressing, however, that there are increasing difficulties ahead.

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani says the US has no business and is not welcome in the region and must leave it, stressing that the security of the Persian Gulf can be ensured only by neighbors not outsiders.