The Israeli regime has rejected calls by the United Nations chief to boost protection of Palestinians against persisting Israeli atrocities on protesting civilians in Gaza Strip and the occupied territories, demanding action against Palestinian leaders instead.

American senators are awaiting an explanation from the US Army about lead poisoning of children at its bases.

US President Donald Trump has defended meeting with foreign leaders, suggesting that he has “nothing to lose.”

Munitions experts have confirmed that a bomb used by Saudi Arabia in last week's attack on a school bus in Yemen that killed dozens of children had been supplied by the US.

Palestinians in the besieged Gaza Strip have held a funeral ceremony for two men killed by Israeli forces along the fence between the coastal enclave and the occupied territories.

For the first time, an Iranian destroyer has been equipped with an indigenously-produced version of Phalanx, a close-in weapon system (CIWS), which is used to engage targets at close range.

Yemeni army troops, backed by allied fighters from Popular Committees, have fired a domestically-manufactured ballistic missile at a military base in Saudi Arabia’s southern border region of Najran in retaliation for the Riyadh regime’s devastating military campaign against their impoverished country.

Iraqi Prime Minister Haidar al-Abbadi announced in connection with Iran's embargo on the Islamic Republic of Iran, while Iraq opposes these sanctions, but inevitably follows the sanctions and ordered the Central Bank of Iraq to refrain from selling dollars to Iran.

TEHRAN, Aug. 18 (MNA) – Deputy Defense Minister for Parliamentary Affairs Brigadier General Reza Talaei-Nik said Fri. that new military achievements that will be unveiled next week will upset the enemies.

Russia and China have reiterated that they will continue their commitment to the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), and will maintain their cooperation and relations with Iran in the face of new US sanctions.

Yemeni people took to the streets of the capital Sana'a to condemn an ongoing war led by Saudi Arabia and its allies against their country. The demonstrators also expressed anger at the current economic crisis which the war has created in their country.

Tehran Provisional Friday Prayers Leader Mohammad Hassan Aboutorabifard said that 8 years of Holy Defense made Iran climb to the political, scientific, economic and military summit.