TEHRAN(Basirat): Saudi Arabia’s King Salman has telephoned Donald Trump, voicing appreciation for the aggressive speech that the US president delivered against Iran on Friday night, the official Saudi Press Agency reported.

TEHRAN(Basirat): Former Lebanese President Amine Pierre Gemayel termed Iran a regional power, and said the US President seems to be confused in his policies towards Tehran.

TEHRAN (Basirat) : Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi said Thursday he did not want an armed conflict with his country's Kurds, days after the autonomous Kurdistan region voted for independence in a referendum.

TEHRAN(Basirat): Israel has arrested 14,000 Palestinians in the occupied Palestinian territories since October 2015, according to a rights group.