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In Mashhad, a funeral and a sea of lights for victims of Shiraz terrorist attack

Thousands of people in Mashhad have held a vigil for the victims of the Wednesday terrorist attack by Daesh that killed 13 people at a Muslim site in south-central Iran.

Neither Washington nor Tehran ready to sit at negotiating table at this point: Commentator

A George Washington University professor says neither Washington nor Tehran is in a position to sit at the negotiating table and engage in an exchange of concessions given their domestic issues.

Iran General: U.S., Israel, Saudi Arabia behind recent plots

A top Iranian military commander says the United States, the Israeli regime and Saudi Arabia are behind the recent conspiracies in Iran, reiterating that the Islamic Republic “will take revenge for all the riots and acts of terror in the country.”

Iranian photographer Tafreshi wins scientific imaging award

Iranian photographer Babak Tafreshi has been awarded by the Royal Photography Society, one of the oldest and most prestigious organizations of its kind in the world.

Funeral procession held in Iran for victims of Shiraz terror attack

A funeral procession has been held in the southern Iranian city of Shiraz for victims of a recent terror attack on a local holy shrine. Thousands of mourners turned out for the funeral service on Saturday.

Iran slams US for scrambling to hold anti-Iran meeting at UNSC

Iran’s Permanent Mission to the United Nations has censured the United States for trying to hold an informal UN Security Council meeting against the Islamic Republic, saying the politically-charged move is in breach of international rules and regulations.

Informed source denies reports of border shootout between Iranian, Afghan forces

An informed Iranian security source has denied rumors that a firefight broke out between Iranian and Afghan forces on Iran’s eastern border.

Iran FM, talking to Ukraine counterpart, rejects sending drones for use in war

Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian held a phone conversation with his Ukrainian counterpart, reaffirming that Tehran has not provided Russia with drones for use in the Ukraine war.

Iran’s intelligence arms shed light on US role in designing, fueling riots

In a first-ever joint statement, Iran’s Intelligence Ministry and the Intelligence Organization of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) have shed light on multiple aspects of the role played by the “mafia regime” in the US in devising a multi-dimensional plot for instigating riots in the Islamic Republic and directing the wave of violence.

Iranians rally countrywide to condemn deadly terror attack in Shiraz, unrest and deadly riots

Iranians have held mass rallies countrywide to condemn a Daesh massacre at the holy shrine of Shah Cheragh, urging authorities to bring the perpetrators to justice and seriously deal with recent unrest and deadly riots that have set the stage for insecurity in the country.

Iran intelligence forces foil bombing in Shiraz after shrine bloodshed

Iranian intelligence forces thwarted a terrorist bomb explosion on a crowded street in Shiraz, arresting the element planning to denote the explosives, media reports said on Friday, two days after a deadly armed attack against a holy shrine in the southern city.

Police confiscate 80 weapons from smugglers in NW Iran

Security forces in Iran’s West Azarbaijan Province have confiscated 80 weapons of war and hunting arms from a number of elements planning to destabilize the northwestern region.

Two Iranian security forces critically injured during riots in western city

Armed rioters have shot and critically wounded two members of Iran’s security personnel during a violent gathering in the western border city of Baneh, Kordestan Province.

Single surviving West Siberian crane, Omid, migrates back to Iran for winter

The single surviving West Siberian crane, Omid (Hope), flies thousands of kilometers back to Iran for the 15th consecutive year to spend the winter in Fereydoonkenar in the Iranian northern province of Mazandaran.

Iran soccer head coach: We want to convey message of peace to world

The Portuguese head coach of Iran’s national soccer team says Team Melli wants to get across the message of peace to the world during the 2022 World Cup in Qatar and make Iranians feel proud of their culture and history.

Two members of Basij Force shot dead in northern Iran

An unknown gunman fatally shot two young members of Iran’s volunteer Basij Force in the northern city of Amol, Mazandaran Province.

Iran Army says resolved to avenge blood of martyrs of Shiraz terror attack

The Iranian Army says it is resolved to avenge the blood of the martyrs of a terror attack at a Shia shrine in the city of Shiraz, and that it stands prepared to crush the enemies with “an iron fist” in any location.

Popular Iranian voice actor, TV presenter Jalal Maghami dies at 81

Former Iranian voice actor, actor and TV presenter Jalal Maghami has passed away due to cardiac arrest at the age of 81.

Ayatollah Khamenei: Perpetrators of Shiraz terror attack will definitely be punished

Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei says the perpetrators of a fatal terrorist attack at a holy shrine in Shiraz will definitely face punishment, urging everyone to join hands in the face of enemies and their agents.

German ambassador summoned to Iran foreign ministry over ‘meddlesome stance”

Iranian deputy foreign minister for political affairs on Thursday morning, summoned German ambassador to Tehran in reaction to the “meddlesome stance of the German foreign minister” vis-à-vis the recent unrest and deadly riots in Iran.

Ground broken for research reactor in Iran

Ground is broken for a 10-megawatt research reactor in central Iran.

Raisi: Enemies sparked unrest in Iran to sour administration’s success

Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi suggests that the recent unrest in the country has been instigated by enemies to mar his administration’s success.

Iran terror attack draws condemnation from several countries

Condemnations are pouring in over the recent terrorist attack on a holy shrine in southern Iran.

Iranian university students hold protest rally outside UK embassy

Hundreds of university students accompanied by large numbers of ordinary people and business owners have gathered outside the British embassy in Tehran to protest "London’s hostile acts against Iran’s national security."

Iran’s rights chief slams intl. rights organizations for silence on Shiraz terror attack

Iran’s human rights chief has criticized international human rights organizations for remaining tight-lipped in the face of the bloody terrorist attack that targeted a holy Shia shrine in the Iranian city of Shiraz.

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