Iran’s security chief says the United States and its coalition allies must be held accountable for the myriad of crises Afghanistan is facing today, adding the “least responsibility” they bear is to compensate for all the damage they have inflicted on the Afghan people over the past two decades.

Minister of Roads and Urban Development Rostam Qassemi says according to agreements, it was decided the transit route between Iran and Finland to be launched and with this route that some part of it is rail, consignments can be shipped from Iran to Finland in 21 days while currently it takes three months.

Iranian President Ayatollah Seyed Ebrahim Raisi has addressed the state of affairs in the country, saying the enemy’s strategy against Iran rests on creating despair and hopelessness among the Iranian people.

Foreign Ministry Spokesman says the United States must remove all sanctions against the Islamic Republic and provide firm assurances that it sincerely intends to return to the 2015 Iran nuclear agreement.

The Iranian Army has started large-scale military exercises in an area stretching from the eastern sector of the strategic Strait of Hormuz to the northern tip of the Indian Ocean and parts of the Red Sea, with the participation of airborne units, special forces, and rapid reaction brigades.

The Army on Sunday staged a massive military exercise in Iran’s southeastern coastal areas and naval zones in the Sea of Oman with the involvement of all of airborne units, special forces, and rapid reaction brigades.

The adviser to the Prime Minister on Commerce and Investment of Pakistan Abdul Razak Dawood says his country seeks free trade, adding that this meeting will be the beginning for resolving problems in the trade between the two states.

The Iranian ambassador to Kabul has promised that his country is ready to cooperate to reconstruct and restore historical monuments in Ghazni province.

The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC)’s chief says the United States is accustomed to suffering defeat after defeat from Iran but has yet to learn a lesson, a day after the elite military force released details of a recent counter-piracy operation that foiled a U.S. attempt to steal Iranian oil at sea.

Emphasizing that the 13th government will pursue the fight against corruption vigorously and seriously, President Seyed Ebrahim Raisi said, "People may endure poverty and hardships and livelihood difficulties, but they will not tolerate corruption."