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Report: Around 6,400 people died of air pollution in Tehran in 12 months

Reports show air pollution in the Iranian capital, Tehran, claimed thousands of lives in the year ending March, 2022.

Iranian trade firm embroiled in $3bn fraud case on tea imports, said to be the largest embezzlement case

Probes by the General Inspection Organization of Iran indicate that “a certain company” that had received billions of dollars to import tea and machinery, sold the forex on free market at a higher exchange rate, marking “the largest fraud” in the country.

Iran’s top general visiting Iraq for talks 

The chairman of General Staff of Iran’s Armed Forces is visiting the Iraqi capital Baghdad for talks with the country’s officials. Upon his arrival in Baghdad on Saturday, General Mohamad Bagheri was welcomed by Iraqi General Hamid Mohammad Gamar, deputy Iraqi army general staff.

Iran-based Asiatic cheetah cubs doing well one year after birth

"Azar" and "Tooran" are among the five cheetahs kept at a breeding site in Tooran National Park in Shahrood, in the north central Iranian province of Semnan.

Iran tourism: Taq-e Bostan in autumn                                                   

Taq-e Bostan or Bostan Arch is one of the most valuable historical monuments of in the western Iranian city of Kermanshah, bordering Iraq.

Bloody hostage-taking ends in Iran’s Shiraz following police intervention

Two people were killed in a hostage-taking incident in the southern Iranian province of Fars.

Report: Two IRGC members killed in Syria 

An Israel attack in Syria has killed two members of the Islamic  Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) in Syria.

Iran roundly rejects U.S. report on terrorism, citing lack of credibility

The Iranian Foreign Ministry has scorned the U.S. State Department's annual report on terrorism, stressing such a one-sided story lacks international credibility.

Iran leaves COP 28 summit in protest against Israel’s participation 

The delegation of the Islamic Republic of Iran, led by Energy Minister Ali Akbar Mehrabian, voiced objections to the presence of Israeli officials at the 2023 United Nations Climate Change Conference in Dubai aaqqon Friday and left as a form of protest. 

Iran FM: Stop Gaza strikes before it’s too late

The Iranian foreign minister has called for the continuation of the truce in the Gaza Strip and massive delivery of humanitarian aid to the besieged territory and a prisoner swap deal between Palestinians and the Israeli regime.

Iran slams resumption of Israeli raids on Gaza

The Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman has blasted the Israeli regime for resuming its “US- atrocities against Palestinians in the Gaza Strip on Friday after a temporary truce. 

Yemen’s Ansarullah warns will continue to target Israeli ships

The Ansarullah movement in Yemen has renewed its warning that Israeli ships are legitimate targets in the Red Sea in retaliation for the Israeli regime’s resumption of attacks on the Gaza Strip. 

Iran FM calls on Islamic states to pressure Israel into stopping “war crimes” in Gaza 

The Iranian foreign minister, in a telephone conversation with his Emirati counterpart, has called for more united efforts aimed at stopping Israeli crimes in Gaza.

Iranian rapper rearrested for “spreading falsehoods”

Iranian rapper Tomaj Salehi, recently released following a Supreme Court decision to re-examine his case within the Judiciary, was rearrested on charges of spreading falsehoods and causing public unrest.

Top cmdr.: Iran ready to improve military ties with Saudi Arabia

The Chairman of the Chiefs of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces says Iran is ready to upgrade its military relations with Saudi Arabia.

Iranian interior min. backs hijab protectors in public places 

Iran’s Interior Minister Ahmad Vahidi has underlined the need for authorities to support those who promote good and prevent vices in the country’s public places like subway stations.

Iranian interior minister: Hundreds of thousands of refugees deported

Iran’s Interior Minister Ahmad Vahidi says Tehran has deported some 400 thousand illegal migrants to their own countries.

Famous Iranian actress Parvaneh Masoumi laid to rest in Tehran 

A group of people on Wednesday held a funeral ceremony for famous Iranian actress Parvaneh Masoumi in Tehran’s Emamzadeh Aboutaleb cemetery.

Iran Leader: US’ New Middle East scheme completely failed

Iran’s Islamic Revolution Leader Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei said the US failed to implement its “New Middle East” plot amid the recent developments in the Gaza Strip.

Iran asks IAEA to deal with Israeli regime’s nuclear threats

Iran has written a letter to the United Nations’ atomic agency to verify Israel’s possession of nuclear weapons after several Israeli regime officials openly made threats to nuke the Gaza Strip.

Iran calls on ICC to prosecute Israeli officials over Gaza war

Iran's Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian penned two letters to the International Criminal Court's president and prosecutor, emphasizing the need for the ICC to initiate judicial proceedings for the recent Israel's crimes in the besieged Gaza Strip.

Scholar: Hijab bill approved by parliament flies in face of Iran’s Constitution

Iran’s Guardian Council stonewalled the formation of an experienced parliament in the country and now its decisions have come home to roost in the form of a highly controversial Hijab and Chastity bill, a religious scholar and researcher says.

Iranian federation head sacked over female runner without hijab

Iran’s Sports Minister Kioumars Hashemi on Tuesday relieved the president of the sports federation for the hearing-impaired athletes Mehran Tisheh-garan of his duties after a female runner took part in an even without observing the Islamic hijab, mandated by the country’s Constitution.

Autumn in Hyrkanian Forests, northern Iran

The forests of northern Iran are among the most beautiful ones in the world, where there are more than 80 species of trees and shrubs.

Taliban say living up to watershare treaty with Iran if there is rain

A spokesman for the Taliban has claimed Afghanistan is grappling with a drought and that all Afghans are facing water shortages, making Iran’s right to the Hirmand River water conditional on the existence of water.

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