Iran hands down a protest note to the Kuwaiti ambassador over his country’s unilateral claims over the Arash natural gas field in the Persian Gulf waters.

China rebukes the Philippines, saying Manila "stirs up trouble" in the South China Sea by holding joint air patrols with the help of “extraterritorial countries”, namely, the United States.

Venezuela vowed a "forceful response" if oil drilling begins in disputed waters off neighboring Guyana, as announced by US oil giant ExxonMobil this week.

Venezuela says the US intends to establish a military base on a disputed territory between Venezuela and Guyana called Essequibo.

Azerbaijan and Armenian-backed separatists in Karabakh have agreed to a Russian proposal for a ceasefire, a day after Baku launched a military operation there.

Nasser Kana’ani has called on Armenia and Azerbaijan to comply with the provisions of the ceasefire agreement and resolve the issues through dialogue following the recent escalation of tensions in the disputed the Nagorno-Karabakh region.

A senior diplomat says dispute with Kuwait over a Persian Gulf gas field is not a big deal.