A recording was made public, which seems to show him trying to derail a corruption investigation at the state oil company.

Iran exported jet fuel to Afghanistan, Armenia and Iraqi Kurdistan in 2015, while Tajikistan joined the list this year, an official said.

Tensions have run high in the region after Pyongyang's fourth nuclear test in January and numerous missile tests.

This is expected to further disrupt a transport network already suffering from a shortage of fuel.

The verbal agreement on a ceasefire was observed along the entire line of contact on the night of May 30-31.

An elite military unit, the Rapid Response Team, seized the district's police station at midday, state TV reported.

Saudi Arabia intervened in Yemen in March last year mainly with air strikes to try to restore President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi.