Qatar's foreign minister visited Iran this week to meet with Iranian officials and discuss joint work on infrastructure projects.
Iran's President Raisi visited Africa last week after no Israeli prime minister has visited sub-Saharan Africa in three and a half years.
The Islamic Republic of Iran has executed 4,000-6,000 gays and lesbians since 1979.
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi arrived in Zimbabwe on Thursday for the last visit on his tour of Africa.
Iran is looking to build closer economic ties with non-Western countries in Africa, along with China and Russia.
The meeting focused on issues such as the fight against terrorism and also global food security. This is an irony since Iran backs extremist groups in the Middle East.
Calls with Middle Eastern heads of state represent how Vladimir Putin continues to view the Middle East as a key player in Russia's policy goals.
Dissident hackers leaked a letter from the IRGC asking Iran's president for help suppressing protests in universities.
This week Israel announced a huge success in defense exports - in 2022 those exports were more than $12 billion.
In Venezuela, he spoke about the need to confront the US and create a “new world order” that would overturn the US-led world order that has existed since the end of the Cold War.