Germany's Lufthansa extended a suspension of its flights to Tehran on Thursday with the Middle East on alert for Iranian retaliation for an Israeli air strike on Iran's consulate in Syria.
Entering its eighth consecutive day, the strike by Ahvaz National Steel Group workers has escalated as they took control of all entry and exit points of the company.
As a significant winter gas shortage looms in Iran due to increased household usage, officials are once again highlighting the nation's substantial gas consumption.