In response to an ongoing, unprecedented heatwave and rising electricity consumption, several Iranian provinces have declared public holidays on Tuesday and Wednesday to reduce pressure on the national power grid.
A 5.4 magnitude earthquake struck the border area between Iran’s southeastern provinces of Sistan-Baluchestan and Kerman early Tuesday morning, with no immediate reports of casualties or damage.
Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, the Speaker of Iran’s Parliament, marked the anniversary of the Constitutional Revolution over a century ago by emphasizing the nation’s historic resistance to despotism and foreign domination.
The Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) reported that armed groups linked to the country’s security forces attacked several of its positions in northern Aleppo province, at a time when Syria’s fledgling government is facing setbacks in its efforts to unify the nation.
Ukranian President Volodymyr Zelensky has claimed that Russian forces fighting near the town of Vovchansk in Kharkiv Oblast include foreign mercenaries from China, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Pakistan, and several African countries, citing front-line reports from Ukrainian troops.
President Donald Trump has threatened to hike US tariffs on goods from India over its purchases of Russian oil -- a key source of revenue for Moscow's war against Ukraine.
Former IRGC commander during the Iran-Iraq War and current member of Iran's Expediency Council Mohsen Rezaii has said there is an essential link between national security and military preparedness.
The head of the Iranian Parliament National Security and Foreign Policy Commission has firmly announced that no physical access will be granted to the country’s nuclear facilities during the upcoming visit of International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) representatives.
Iran's Supreme Council of the Cultural Revolution has held a meeting led by its Secretary, Hojjatoleslam Abdolhossein Khosropanah, where the proposed presidents of 11 universities were confirmed.
The Kremlin announced on Monday that everyone should be careful about nuclear rhetoric, in its first response to a statement by U.S. President Donald Trump that he had ordered a repositioning of American nuclear submarines.
The executive deputy to the Iranian president has disclosed new details about an Israeli missile strike targeting a session of Iran's Supreme National Security Council during the 12-day conflict in June.
Hamas has announced it is open to the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) delivering aid to Israeli captives in the Gaza Strip after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stated he requested the Geneva-based international organisation to step in.
Hossein Shariatmadari, editor-in-chief of the Kayhan newspaper, has strongly criticized recent remarks by an Iranian deputy foreign minister regarding continued cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), accusing him of misrepresenting a binding parliamentary law.
A top aide to US President Donald Trump has accused India of effectively financing Russia's war in Ukraine by purchasing oil from Moscow, after American leader escalated pressure on New Delhi to stop buying Russian oil.
A shipwreck off Yemen has killed at least 68 people, the United Nation's migration agency announced Monday, with dozens still missing after the boat carrying mostly Ethiopians sank.
U.S. President Donald Trump has stated that his special envoy, Steve Witkoff, may travel to Russia on Aug. 6 or 7 — just days before a deadline for Moscow to reach a peace deal with Ukraine or face secondary tariffs targeting its oil exports.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky signed a decree on Sunday imposing sanctions against 94 individuals and five legal entities, primarily targeting the captains of Russia's so-called "shadow fleet" vessels.
Iran has submitted an official letter to the UN Secretary-General and members of the Security Council declaring the reactivation of the “snapback” mechanism to unleash sanctions as illegal and lacking legal basis, according to senior Iranian officials.
Iran’s Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) has approved the formation of a Defense Council as part of major structural changes to the nation's strategic defense policies.
