Iran files UN protest against US using territory of five Arab states in attacks

Amir Saeid Iravani, Iran's permanent representative to the United Nations (UN), had lodged a formal protest with the UN, accusing five Middle Eastern countries of allowing the United States to use their territory and airspace for military strikes against Iran, according to Iranian media reports on Thursday.

In a letter addressed to UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and the UN Security Council, Iravani strongly protested against the U.S. use of the territory and airspace of Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia.

Iran strongly demands that these countries adhere to the principle of good-neighborliness and prevent their territory and airspace from continuing to be used for U.S. military operations against Iran, he said.

Iran files UN protest against US using territory of five Arab states in attacks

The central parity rate of the Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan, weakened 15 pips to 6.865 against the U.S. dollar Thursday, according to the China Foreign Exchange Trade System.

In China's spot foreign exchange market, the yuan is allowed to rise or fall by 2 percent from the central parity rate each trading day.

The central parity rate of the yuan against the U.S. dollar is based on a weighted average of prices offered by market makers before the opening of the interbank market each business day.

Chinese yuan weakens to 6.865 against USD Thursday