Iran told the United Nations Security Council on Monday that US President Donald Trump and other US officials had made "reckless and provocative statements" that leveled "baseless accusations" and threatened the use of force against Tehran."Iran strongly and categorically rejects any accusation on the violation of relevant Security Council resolutions on arms embargoes in Yemen or involvement in any destabilizing activities in the region," Iran's UN Ambassador Amir Saeid Iravani wrote in the letter, seen by Reuters.

A US spy drone retreated from near Iranian airspace after encountering Iranian F-14 fighter jets and reconnaissance drones, Iran’s Nournews quoted the country's Army Air Force as saying on Monday.

US President Donald Trump said that Russian President Vladimir Putin has agreed to "many elements of a Final Agreement" regarding the Ukraine-Russia War in a Monday announcement on Truth Social. The two leaders will be speaking tomorrow over the phone. Trump noted that he is looking "very much forward to the call," with Putin.