The head of Iran's Strategic Council on Foreign Relations says the Islamic Republic will likely increase the range of its missiles, warning that the country can change its entire military doctrine if it faces an existential threat.

Former Iranian acting foreign minister Ali Bagheri Kani named as secretary of Iran's Strategic Council on Foreign Relations.

Kamal Kharrazi is the head of Iran’s Strategic Council on Foreign Relations. He gave an interview to the British daily Financial Times.

A senior Iranian official says Tehran supports promotion of security and stability in Iraq.

Iran says its advisory military presence in Syria is at the request of Damascus and any change in its state depends on the situation in the country.

The head of Iran's Strategic Council on Foreign Relations says the apartheid Israeli regime is surrounded by the resistance front and doomed to collapse.

A senior Iranian official says Tehran will respond in kind to any measure against its national security.