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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.

Famous Iranian actress Parvenh Masoumi dead at 79 

Famous Iranian theater, cinema and television actress Parvane Masoumi has died of an illness in a hospital in northern Iran.

Iranian mom gives birth to huge 6.9 kg baby, the heaviest ever recorded in Iran

A mother gave birth to her 6.9-kilogram (15.2-pound) baby in the northeastern Iranian city of Mashhad, the heaviest ever recorded in Iran.

Deylaman destroyer joins Iran’s Caspian fleet

The Iranian Navy’s northern fleet is equipped with the Deylaman destroyer in a ceremony on Monday attended by military top brass, including Chairman of Iran’s Joint Chiefs of Staff General Mohammad Bagheri.

Leopard spotted in north central Iran

A rare Iranian leopard has been spotted hunting in Semnan Province, in north central Iran.

Tehran prosecutor office files criminal case against Etemad newspaper for publishing confidential document

The Tehran Prosecutor's Office has initiated legal action against Etemad newspaper for the alleged unauthorized disclosure of a profoundly confidential document.

Iran defense chief urges U.S., other Western countries to leave region

The Iranian defense minister has urged Western countries to leave the region and avoid fueling tensions there.

Tehran air quality ‘unhealthy, dangerous for sensitive groups’

The air quality index in the Iranian capital, Tehran, stood at 134 on Sunday, like in previous days, falling into the Orange Category, that is dangerous for sensitive groups, on the national color-coded classification system.

Report: Iranian cleric sentenced to jail for insulting Imam Khomeini 

Ensafe news, an Iranian online media outlet, says Hojatoleslam Shahabeddin Haeri Shirazi, has been sentenced to several years in jail by a court designated for clerics.

Report: Iranian striker Taremi in radar of a Saudi soccer club 

Reports say a Saudi soccer club has offered to pay Iranian international footballer Mehdi Taremi 13 million euros for his transfer to the club.

Iran confirms mediation for release of Thai nationals by Hamas

Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Nasser Kanaani has confirmed reports that Tehran mediated the release of Thai hostages by the Palestinian resistance movement Hamas.

Iran has solar panel production plant in Yazd

Iran has its first and largest factory for the production of photovoltaic panels in the central province of Yazd.

IAEA declines to issue resolution against Iran 

The Board of Governors of the UN atomic oversight body, the IAEA, has ended a session inconclusively after Western governments, in a u-turn, backtracked a decision to issue a resolution against Iran over its nuclear program.

Famous Iranian actress Bita Farahi dies aged 65

Famous Iranian actress Bita Farahi has died of a heart and renal disease at Dey Hospital in Tehran. Farahi’s family confirmed the news.

Iran crowned champs in 2023 Junior World Weightlifting Championships

Iranian athletes have been crowned the champions in 2023 Junior World Weightlifting Championships held in the Mexican city of Guadalajara.

Iran tourism: Mohtasham Garden’s statues in Rasht, northern Iran

City Park or Mohtasham Garden is the oldest park of the northern Iranian city of Rasht, the capital of Guilan Province. Statues made out of trees and reshaped by artists have been put in the park.

Iranian FM: Time not on Israeli regime’s side 

Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian says the 6-week resistance of Gaza heroes against Israel showed that time is not on the Zionist regime’s side.

Iran foreign minister calls for prosecution of Israeli officials over their “crimes in Gaza”

Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian called on the international community to hold “Israeli war criminals” to account over the ongoing conflict in the besieged Gaza Strip. At least 14,000 people, mainly women and children, have been killed in the blockaded enclave since early October due to Israel's relentless military campaign.

Iran’s UN envoy dismisses European accusations on nuclear deal commitments

Iranian permanent envoy to the United Nations Amir Saeed Iravani has dismissed accusations by three European countries, known as the European Troika, that Iran has “failed to abide by” its commitments under the landmark 2015 nuclear deal with the West as “baseless”.

Tehran’s Valiasr Street: A verdant chronicle of transformation

Valiasr Street, hailed as the Middle East's longest and a historic testament in Tehran, traces its origins from an uninhabited expanse to its current bustling grandeur.

Over 10 million Iranians sign up to go to Gaza to fight Israel

In a striking show of solidarity with Palestine, over 10 million Iranians have come forward, announcing their readiness to go to the Gaza Strip to fight Israel, according to recent statistics.

Minister: Iran to increase oil production to 3.6mn barrels per day in months

Iran’s oil minister says the country is planning on increasing its crude production to 3.6 million barrels per day by the end of the current Iranian year, on March 20, 2024, and aims to hit the 4 million mark next year.

Daily slams Iranian pro-‘purification’ official as ‘deviant’

The secretary general of a powerful political party in Iran who has been a fervent advocate of the so-called “purification” move, said to be seeking to monopolize power to government loyalists a few months ahead of the parliamentary elections in the country, has been branded as a “deviant” from the path of the Islamic Revolution.

Funeral held in Tehran for famous Iranian literary figure Mohammadali Eslami Nodooshan

A group of people in Tehran have held a funeral ceremony for renowned Iranian poet, writer, critic and lawyer Mohammadali Eslami Nodooshan.

Top Iran military commander: Israel losing 15 tanks daily in Gaza

The commander of Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) says Israel loses at least 15 tanks and several armored vehicles in Gaza each day.

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