Syrian Observatory for Human Rights: Two Iranian ships carrying fuel for Lebanon arrived in Syria this week

Leaders of the BRICS countries, including Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa, issued a joint statement Thursday supporting the UN Security Council, stressing the need to "resolve the Iranian nuclear issue through peaceful and diplomatic means in accordance with international law."

Rasool Falahati, Khamenei's representative in Gilan province, called the people "obedient" to the leader and said that one of the reasons for the backwardness and defeat of the uprisings in some Middle Eastern countries was the lack of "conscious, brave and powerful leadership" like Khomeini and Khamenei.

Kazem Gharibabadi, Iran's representative to international organizations based in Vienna, wrote on Twitter که that he hoped wisdom and "cooperation, goodwill and reciprocity" would prevail at next week's meeting of the IAEA Board of Governors. He added that any unconstructive action would disrupt the negotiation process

Robert Mali, the US special envoy for Iran, called his meetings with Russia's deputy foreign minister "good and constructive" and said they discussed the US-Russia common goals of returning to talks and reviving the UN Security Council.

"Trump has asked the Pentagon to reject and delay reports of brain damage from Iran's missile strike on Iraq last year," Alyssa Farah, a former Pentagon spokeswoman, told the Guardian. "Almost 80 percent of American casualties were able to return to work after a few days," he said.