Iranian officials on Saturday vowed a "crushing response" against their targets in response to a major joint military strike by Israel and the United States, according to Tasnim News Agency.
The United States military has carried out another strike in the Caribbean Sea targeting alleged drug smugglers, killing three people, the US Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) said.
The United States Army has carried out a series of retaliatory strikes against Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) targets in Syria, escalating its ongoing campaign against the remnants of the extremist group following a deadly ambush that killed two American service members and a US
Speaking to RT's Rick Sanchez in Tehran on Tuesday, Araghchi said, "There is no solution but a diplomatic solution," arguing that military strikes and threats cannot halt a country's technological progress. He added that recent events have deepened Tehran's mistrust of Washington.
Former US Army officer, foreign policy analyst and commentator Daniel L Davis has warned that a "danger window" for possible US-Israel military strikes against Iran could open around the 26th of this month.
US Central Command (CENTCOM) forces, along with partner forces, conducted large-scale strikes against multiple ISIS targets across Syria as a part of Operation Hawkeye Strike.
China on Tuesday strongly criticised the US over its military strike on Venezuela's capital of Caracas, warning against pressure or any future intervention in other South American countries, noting that no nation should act as the "world's police or judge".
The UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Saturday that he was deeply alarmed by the recent escalation in Venezuela and expressed his concern over international law not being respected.
Pakistan's Foreign Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar, who, during the year-end press briefing on Saturday, confirmed that India had targeted its Nur Khan Air Base in Rawalpindi's Chakala, damaging their military installation as well as injuring personnel posted there.