The former CIA director who was sworn in as Rex Tillerson's replacement on Thursday was greeted by Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir and other Saudi officials at King Salman Air Base in Riyadh

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo meets Saudi leaders on first leg of Mideast trip

Turkish Foreign minister Mevlut Cavusoglu added that any military solution in Syria would be illegal and unsustainable

Russia, Turkey and Iran need to help clear Syria of terrorists: Russian Foreign Minister

Trump has said that unless European allies fix the 'terrible flaws' in the Iran nuclear deal by May 12, he will refuse to extend U.S. sanctions relief for oil-producing Iran.

Iran's Zarif says Trump demands on nuclear deal are unacceptable

The 2015 Iran Nuclear agreement, which Israel's government vehemently opposed, is in danger of unravelling should Trump decide by May 12 to restore US economic sanctions against Iran

Israel says 'denuclearized' Korean peninsula helpful versus Iran

Russia has recently expressed concerns over America's and France's stance on the Iran nuclear deal JCPOA

Russian, Iranian diplomats to discuss Iran nuclear deal this Saturday

Brent crude oil futures were at 74.42 per barrel at 0135 GMT, up 42 cents, or 0.6 percent, from their last close.

Oil prices rise on Iran sanctions worries, falling Venezuelan output

Iran's top authority criticised Trump for saying on Tuesday some countries in the Middle East "wouldn't last a week" without US protection

Iran's Khamenei urges Muslim nations to unite against US: State TV

News of the Justice Department probe follows a series of US actions aimed at stopping or reducing access by Huawei and Chinese smartphone maker ZTE Corp to the US economy amid allegations the companies could be using their technology to spy on Americans.

US probing Huawei for possible Iran sanctions violations: Sources

'If Iran threatens us in any way, they will pay a price like few countries have ever paid,' Trump said at joint news conference with French President Emmanuel Macron who is trying to get Trump to agree to a new deal on Iran's nuclear programme

Will pay a price few countries have: Trump threatens Iran with retaliation if it restarts nuclear programme

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Hassan Rouhani spoke after French President Emmanuel Macron flew to Washington to try to persuade Trump not to scrap the 2015 agreement - under which Iran curbed its nuclear programme in return for the lifting of sanctions

Iran pours scorn on nuclear talks, dismisses 'tradesman' Trump

Trump had earlier termed the Iran nuclear deal brokered by the previous Obama administration as a "terrible deal", "insane" and "ridiculous".

'Wish to work on new nuclear deal with Iran,' says Macron after meeting Trump

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said however deemed major escalation as unlikely

Further Israeli sorties in Syria will have consequences: Iran

Trump has given the European signatories a May 12 deadline to "fix the terrible flaws" of the 2015 nuclear deal, or he will refuse to extend US sanctions relief on Iran

It is either all or nothing, says Iran foreign minister over nuclear deal

Israeli media ran satellite images and a map of five Syrian air bases allegedly used to field Iranian drones or cargo aircraft

Israel hints it could hit Iran's 'air force' in Syria

Trump will decide by May 12 whether to restore US economic sanctions on Tehran

As US, North Korea plan to meet, Iran warns against Trump deals

Acting Secretary of State John Sullivan also singled out Syria, Myanmar, Turkey and Venezuela as nations with a poor human rights record

US calls China, Russia, Iran, North Korea 'morally reprehensible' on rights

The US State Department on Friday labelled China, Russia, Iran and North Korea as 'morally reprehensible' governments it said violated human rights within their borders on a daily basis, making them 'forces of instability as a result.'

US labels China, Russia, Iran and North Korea 'morally reprehensible' over rights

Assad, backed by Russia and Iran, is seeking to wipe out the last few rebel enclaves near Damascus

Syrian rebels withdraw from enclave northeast of Damascus

We are not living in a normal region, and we see invading powers have built bases around us, said Rouhani

Iran will make or buy any weapons it needs: Rouhani

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