Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan and Russian President Vladimir Putin met in Ankara on Monday (September 16) for a trilateral summit on Syria.

Leaders of Turkey, Iran and Russia gather for Syria talks

Iranian President Rouhani slams Trump administration over sanctions Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on Tuesday lashed out at the sanctions reinstated by the Donald Trump-led United States administration, saying that they amounted to "economic terrorism" and "economic war", while speaking at the ongoing 73rd session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA).

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The first phase of the Chabahar port was opened today after it was inaugurated by Iranian President Hassan Rouhani

First phase of Chabahar port inaugurated in Iran

Iraqi forces on Friday captured the border town of Rawa, the last remaining town under Islamic State control, signalling the collapse of the group's 'caliphate'

Iraqi PM: Islamic State defeated militarily, final victory after they're routed in desert