Islamic Republic of Iran

NEW YORK - Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic met with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian during the 79th UN General Assembly session in New York to discuss the most important aspects of Serbia-Iran cooperation and global geopolitical affairs, and the difficult situation of Serbs in Kosovo-Metohija was a special topic of the meeting.

Donald Trump said Wednesday there were "big threats" on his life posed by Iran after the Republican presidential candidate's campaign team said U.S. intelligence warned him of "real and specific" threats from Tehran.

"Big threats on my life by Iran. The entire U.S. Military is watching and waiting," Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform.

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has met with several world leaders ahead of his U.N. General Assembly address to discuss the worsening humanitarian crisis in Gaza.

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan expressed Türkiye's readiness to enhance its "deep-rooted" relations with Germany during his meeting with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz at the Turkish House, in line with the 79th UN General Assembly in New York.

Intense aerial bombardment by Israeli armed forces against Hezbollah killed at least 492 people in Lebanon on Monday, including 35 children, according to authorities in the country, which experienced its bloodiest day in nearly a year of border firefights alongside the war in the Gaza Strip.

The situation in the Middle East remains highly volatile and appears increasingly grim. In Western capitals, there is significant concern about a potential escalation of Israel’s conflict with the terrorist organizations Hamas in Gaza and Hezbollah in Lebanon. Iranian involvement cannot be dismissed either.

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has announced that he will pay a visit to Türkiye "soon" and extend an invitation to Turkish politicians, praising the relationship between Ankara and Tehran.

The United States is set to impose new sanctions on Iran following the delivery of ballistic missiles from Tehran to Moscow, despite repeated warnings from the West. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, during a visit to London, announced the move, noting that Russia is expected to use the missiles in its war against Ukraine in the coming weeks.

Western powers on Tuesday announced fresh sanctions on Iran for supplying Russia with short-range missiles for imminent use against Ukraine, calling it a dangerous escalation of the conflict that threatened European security.

The European Union said Monday its allies had shared intelligence Iran had supplied Russia with ballistic missiles, a claim that Tehran rejected but that the Kremlin did not explicitly deny.

U.S. media outlets reported last week that Washington believed Iran had transferred the weapons to Russia for use on the battlefield in Ukraine, citing anonymous sources.