Iran declares end of IS

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has declared the end of Islamic State in an address broadcast live on state TV on Tuesday.

Today with God's guidance and the resistance of people in the region we can say that this evil has either been lifted from the head of the people or has been reduced, Rouhani said.

Of course the remnants will continue but the foundation and roots have been destroyed.

A senior commander of Iran's Revolutionary Guards, Major General Qassem Soleimani, also declared the end of IS in a message sent to the country's supreme leader which was published on Sepah News, the news site of the Guards.