Abadan’s Metropol remains collapse; one killed, two injured

One person was killed and two were injured on Wednesday after another part of the Metropol building in southwestern Iranian city of Abadan collapsed, media reported.

Four die in blast at oxygen generating factory in southeast Iran

Four people have lost their lives in an explosion that ripped through a factory generating oxygen for medical purposes near the southwestern city of Ahvaz.

Iran president: Terrorists to regret attacking holy shrine

The Iranian president has expressed condolences on the deadly terror attack on a holy shrine in southern Iran, saying the perpetrators will regret having committed the crime.

At least 15 dead as terrorists open fire on Shah Charagh shrine in Shiraz, southern Iran

At least 15 people have been killed in a terrorist attack on a famous shrine in the south-central Iranian city of Shiraz.

Migration Observatory: Iran facing mass migration

Iran Migration Observatory, which offers statistics on the rate of migration from the country, says emigration from Iran is currently just limited to the elite.

Report: Sporadic clashes in Iran Kurdish city 40 days into Mahsa Amini’s death

Sporadic clashes are reported in the western Iranian city of Saqqez, Kordestan Province, as thousands of people gathered to mark 40 days since the death of 22-year-old local, Mahsa Amini, whose death led to widespread unrest and deadly riots in Iran.

President Raisi: Independent nations should work together to offset sanctions

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi says sanctions can be neutralized through expansion of ties among independent nations.

Nigerian ambassador says Iran to build refinery in the African country

The Nigerian ambassador to Tehran says Iran is planned to construct a refinery in his country as part of economic agreements signed with western African nations.

Iranian foreign ministry imposes new sanctions on EU individuals, institutions

The Iranian foreign ministry has imposed new sanctions on some European individuals and institutions, following the council of the EU’s bans on Iran.

Iranians observe last solar eclipse in 2022

People across Iran observed on Tuesday afternoon a partial solar eclipse, which was the last of its kind in 2022.

Head of Iran’s Food and Drug Administration resigns after Raisi rebuke

Head of the Food and Drug Administration of Iran (FDAI)Dr. Bahram Darayi has resigned, following criticism by the country’s President Ebrahim Raisi of recent shortages of medicine.

Iran Health official: Some 30k visiting hospitals daily for respiratory complications

An Iranian health official says around 30,000 patients are currently visiting hospitals countrywide on a daily basis to seek medical care for respiratory complications, more than half of whom are diagnosed with influenza.

‘Shower-averse’ man dies in Iran after bath

Amoo Haji had managed to go without a shower for fifty years. Once, when fellow villagers in Dezhgah, in Iran’s Fars Province, attempted to throw him a good old bath and were taking him almost discreetly to a nearby river, he jumped out of the car as soon as he found out about their intentions.

Analyst: Russia tries to take Iran’s foreign policy hostage by dragging it into Ukraine war

A political observer says Russia sought from the start to drag Iran into its own war on Ukraine so that it will not have to endure all the pressure alone, but the Islamic Republic’s national interests require the Tehran administration to maintain neutrality in the conflict.

Russia seeking to carve out in Iran a partner to its aggression against Ukraine: Former MP

A former Iranian parliamentarian says Russia has sought to carve out a partner in Iran to its military aggression against Ukraine and that the Islamic Republic has been “duped.”

Two IRGC forces shot dead in Iran’s Zahedan

Two members of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) have been shot dead by unknown assailants in Zahedan, the capital of the southeastern province of Sistan and Baluchestan.

Over 120 large cyber attacks targeted Iran’s infrastructure in 20 days: Senior cmdr.

The head of Iran’s Passive Defense Organization says the country has dealt with more than 120 large-scale Distributed Denial of Service (DDos) cyber attacks against its infrastructure over the past 20 days, amid a wave of what is largely viewed as foreign-sponsored riots in different locations.

Strategic data obtained from French spies arrested in Iran: Judiciary spox

The spokesman for the Iranian Judiciary says “strategic data” has been obtained from the French spies recently arrested in the Islamic Republic, and that the two face accusations of “assembly, collusion against Iran’s security and espionage.”

Iranian dailies: Blocking internet to silence protests ineffective, irrational

Two Iranian dailies have questioned the government’s move to put a chokehold on the internet following the protests and deadly riots over the death of a young Iranian woman in police custody over a month ago.

Tehran-based Etemad Daily: Ukraine war worryingly pivoting against Iran

Iranian daily Etemad, in an article, has raised concerns about how “the war in Ukraine is pivoting against Iran.”

Atomic chief: Iran indigenizing reactors, set to turn into nuclear hub

The head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) says the Islamic Republic has kick-started the process of indigenizing designing and the construction of nuclear reactors with an eye on the high capacity of the country in the field.

Iran says ready to hold technical meeting with Ukraine over drone use allegation

The Iranian foreign minister says Tehran is ready to hold a technical meeting with Ukraine over the claim of Russia’s use of Iranian-made drones in the Ukraine war.

Iran FM says Tehran serious in reaching good, lasting nuclear deal

Iranian foreign minister Hossein Amirabdollahian reaffirmed Tehran’s seriousness about reaching a good, strong and lasting agreement with the remaining parties to the 2015 nuclear deal, JCPOA.

Iranian authorities give back famous singer’s passport

Iranian singer Homayoun Shajarian’s passport has been reportedly given back to him.

Iran Atomic Energy Organization confirms hacking of its email server

The information office of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran has confirmed reports of the hacking of its email server that are making the rounds on social media, saying the move is aimed at attacking the public’s attention and are part of a propaganda campaign.

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