TEHRAN (Basirat): As the US is going to hit Iran with a wave of new sanctions on August 6, an Iranian official said Europe needs to take an outright measure before imposition of the sanctions if it is really willing to make up for the US withdrawal from the Iran nuclear deal.

TEHRAN (Basirat): An American researcher at the Columbia University said Saudi Arabia has encouraged Tajikistan to break its ties with Iran in an attempt to undermine the Islamic Republic's position in the region.