Friday, December 26, 2025

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Israeli actions in Gaza not to avert its demise: Iranian spokesman

Iranian foreign ministry spokesperson has strongly condemned Israeli onslaught against the Gaza Strip which has so far killed almost 24,000, mainly children and women, and stressed that the regime's heinous crimes in the besieged enclave during the past 100 days will not save it from collapse.

Iranian Journalists Niloufar Hamedi, Elaheh Mohammadi released on bail

Niloufar Hamedi, a reporter with the Shargh Daily, and Elaheh Mohammadi, head of the social issues desk at the Hammihan newspaper, have been released from prison on bail after 17 months in detention following the 2022 unrest and riots in the Islamic Republic.

Police chief: Perpetrators behind terror attack in southeast Iran arrested

The perpetrators behind a terrorist attack on a police station in the town of Rask in southeastern Iranian Sistan-and-Baluchetan province have been apprehended.

Iran: Natural gas exports to Iraq underway as planned

Iran says exports of natural gas to neighboring Iraq continue as planned, denying reports of a halt in the process.

Iran President: Israel must leave occupied Palestine as occupation does not bring legitimacy

The Iranian president says occupation does not bring legitimacy, lashing out at the Israeli regime for having occupied Palestinian land for 75 years.

Court issues final ruling against officers convicted in Iranian citizen’s murder case

A Tehran court has issued its final verdict in the case of Mohammad Jamebozorg, who was murdered in a nighttime raid by security forces on his house in the town of Malard in Tehran province.

Iranian atomic chief: IAEA director general failed to report Israeli nuke threats to UNSC

The head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran Mohammad Eslami has criticized the director general of the UN atomic oversight body, IAEA, for failing to report the Israeli regime’s nuclear threats to the UN Security Council.

Dolphin jumps into tourist boat off Hengam Island, southern Iran 

A video goes viral on social media showing a dolphin jumping into the boat of tourists of Hengam Island in southern Iran.

Environment body: Afghanistan construction of dam dries Hamun Wetland in Iran

The construction of Kamal Khan Dam by Afghanistan has caused the Hamun Wetladn on the border with Iran in the province of Sistan and Baluchestan, to dry.

Iran-based African lion cub turns 1

Sana, an African lion cub born in December 2022, turns 1. Sana is held at the Shahid Chamran Zoo of the Iranian city of Karaj, near Tehran.

Iranians gather outside British embassy in Tehran to slam Yemen attack

A number of people gathered outside the British Embassy in Tehran on Friday evening to protest the military raids by the United States and 9 other countries, including the UK, against the positions of the Yemeni Ansarullah movement.

Analyst: U.S. strikes on Yemen come with go-ahead from Saudi Arabia

An Iranian foreign policy expert says the United States’ recent attacks on Yemen were carried out with the green light from certain regional countries, particularly Saudi Arabia.

Iranians filled with joy after much-coveted snow plasters cities

Iranians mainly in western and northern cities of the country are cheerful after seeing snow in a dry winter which is characterized by very low rates of precipitations.

Afghan migrant dies, four wounded in mine blast on Iran-Iraq border 

A mine explosion on the border between Iran and Iraq claimed the life of an illegal Afghan migrant and injured four others, the governor of the western Iranian town of Mehran said on Friday. 

Iran condemns US, Britain’s bombing of Yemen as ‘arbitrary move’

The Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Nasser Kanaani has strongly slammed the military strikes by the US and Britain on several Yemeni cities early on Friday as an arbitrary move, saying it clearly breached Yemen’s sovereignty and territorial integrity, and was against international laws and regulations.

Iran urges ICJ to impartially handle Zionist regime’s war crimes accusations

Nasser Kanaani, Spokesperson for Iran's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, has called upon the International Court of Justice to handle accusations against the Zionist regime in the Gaza war with impartiality.

Iranian navy seizes oil tanker in retaliation for oil theft by U.S.

In a move retaliating against the theft of Iranian oil by the United States, the Navy of the Iranian Army announced the seizure of the Nicholas ST oil tanker in the Sea of Oman.

Iran’s Hamedan designated as Asian Capital of Tourism in 2024

The ancient city of Hamedan in western Iran has been chosen as the Asian Capital of Tourism in 2024.

Iranian city of Sarakhs hit by dust storm, schools shuttered

Sand and dust storms continue to plague the northeastern Iranian city of Sarakhs which have closed the schools and disrupted railway transit.

Official: Iran caught in ‘critical’ population trap, has only 5 years to extricate itself

Iran has been caught in a ‘very critical’ population ageing trap as life expectancy has risen but fertility rates have plummeted, an official warned, adding the future does not bode well if the country does not come up with a solution to make the population younger in 5 years.

Iran voices full support for South Africa move against Israel at ICJ

Iranian Foreign Ministry has, in a statement, thrown Tehran's full support behind the South African government's action against Israel at the International Court of Justice, over its "crimes in Gaza and the West Bank."

Iranian security force killed in terror attack in Sistan and Baluchestan

An on-duty member of the Iranian police force has been killed in a shootout with terrorists at a police station in the town of Rask in southeastern Iranian Sista and Baluchetan Province.

Two killed in plane crash near Tehran

A tragic incident has unfolded in Alborz Province, near Tehran, as a Piper 28 training plane departed from Azadi Airport in Nazarabaad city on Tuesday evening, only to lose contact with the control tower after two hours. Two on board were killed.

Ex-Pres. Rouhani challenges Iranian parliament’s efficacy, elections disqualifications

Former Iranian President Hassan Rouhani criticized the current Iranian parliament, stating that an alternate assembly could have resolved the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) and lifted the anti-Iran sanctions.

Flogging Iranian woman who defied wearing hijab stirs controversy

The social media in Iran is abuzz with a torrent of outrage as well as appreciation after an Iranian woman was flogged on Wednesday, concurrent with Women’s Day, for refusing to wear hijab.

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