Iran has declared a “historic and crushing defeat” of the United States and Israel after 40 days of war, claiming that Washington has been forced to accept a 10-point Iranian proposal that includes a permanent ceasefire, the lifting of all sanctions, and the withdrawal of US combat forces from the region.

A leadership council will assume the duties of Iran’s supreme leader until a successor to the slain Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is elected, said Ali Larijani, Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council.

A ceremony was held in Berlin on Friday to commemorate Azerbaijan's National Leader Heydar Aliyev and honour his legacy.

Former US National Security Advisor John Bolton said that Donald Trump's refusal to rule out the use of military force against Greenland plays into the hands of Russian leader Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping, News.az reports citing Gazeta.Ru.