Russia provided at least 1.8 tons of gold bars, worth a total of about $104 million, to an Iranian company as payment for Shahed-136 strike drones.

The invading Israeli military and intelligence structures are preparing to attack Iranian nuclear facilities if the Tehran-Washington talks fail.

Representatives of China, Iran, Turkey, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan reached an agreement in Tehran to coordinate rail freight rates. The agreement will serve to improve a transport corridor aimed at increasing the flow of goods from China to Europe via Central Asia and the Middle East.

According to the country's Central Command, the second aircraft carrier in the region, the USS Carl Vinson, has begun operations. It is now conducting daily strikes against Yemeni Houthi positions in the Red Sea, along with the USS Harry Truman.

The occupying powers - Israel and the United States - want to confront Iran's nuclear ambitions and "aggressive actions" in the Middle East.

The Washington Post, citing its sources, reported that Israel is planning to strike Iran's nuclear facilities in the coming months.

Syrian television, citing Turkish sources, reported an Iranian plan to eliminate President Ahmed al-Shar' and stage a coup.

Iran's president is about to sign a law banning women from uncovering not only their hair, but also their wrists and necks. Violators and those who criticize the new law will be fined up to 155 euros. Taxi drivers or apartment complex managers who do not report this may be fined even more.

Iranian officials have denied reports that Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is seriously ill and released a video showing his meeting with the ambassador in Beirut, who was injured in a pager blast in Lebanon.

Various mass media reports that the supreme leader of Iran, Ali Khamenei, is in a coma and his condition is considered serious. Against the background of the news, Khamenei's possible successors are also being actively discussed. The country's government has not officially responded to the rumors.