Iranian Minister of Defense Amir Hatami voiced confidence that the US plans to drive Iran’s oil exports to zero will fail, saying the country’s many advances in defense industry took place under sanctions.

The head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) Ali-Akbar Salehi announced on Saturday that domestic nuclear industry is improving mightily despite the US sanctions.

Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani said that Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates cannot increase their oil production despite what they claim.

Joe Biden will have a great chance to reach the final round of presidential elections next year. Surveys in the United States show Biden has been able to surpass his rivals at public levels. He is the first Democrat now! However, the presidential elections in 2020 is based on the state and the electoral structure. In the 2016 presidential election, Hillary Clinton won 3 million more votes than Donald Trump, but eventually Trump became president of the United States! Although the credibility of polls in the United States can not be verified now, it appears that US President Donald Trump and his entourage are preparing themselves for a tough competition with Joe Biden.

Chief of General Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces Maj. Gen. Mohammad Hossein Bagheri said that Iran and Iraq are two highly influential countries in the Islamic world and West Asia, whose joint cooperation can contribute a lot to regional peace and stability.

Governor of the Central Bank of Iran has outlined six strategies to counter and neutralize the US economic pressures and rein in inflation.

An especial-purpose vehicle and mechanism for facilitating the trade or financial interactions between small businesses of Iran and EU was established in January 2019 by France, Germany and the United Kingdom but so far no serious measure has been taken by EU to operationalize the mechanism.

Qatari Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman al-Thani spoke out against Washington’s decision not to extend sanctions waivers on exports of Iranian oil, saying the US’ unwise move hurt the countries that rely on the supplies.

Emergency teams acted out a nuclear radiation accident at the Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant south of Iran.

Iran’s mission to the United Nations lashed out the US government for violating the UN Security Council Resolution 2231 and pressuring other UN member states to breach it as well.