Sources at Libya's electricity company said some generating units at the Harsha power plant went offline after an explosion.

Iran Oil Minister Mohsen Paknejad met Tajikistan Transport Minister Azim Ibrohim and Energy and Water Resources Minister Daler Juma on Saturday; talks focused on cooperation in the energy sector.

Press TV quoted Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps commander Major General Ahmad Vahidi on Saturday saying Iran’s offensive and defensive operations under heavy fire have forced "the most heavily armed army in history" to submit. Vahidi thanked the armed forces for six months of "unprecedented holy war," and described Iran’s conduct against what he called "the most bloodthirsty enemy in human history."