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British envoy summoned to Iran’s foreign ministry over ‘meddlesome remarks’

The Iranian foreign ministry says in response to the meddlesome remarks by British Foreign Office officials, British Ambassador to Iran Simon Shercliff was summoned to the the Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Iran’s judiciary launches probe into suspicious death of teen girl Nika Shakarami

Iran’s judiciary has opened a case to investigate the death of a 17-year-old girl who went missing two weeks ago and whose dead body was recovered days later in the Iranian capital, Tehran’s prosecutor has announced.

Belgian court gives green light to extradition of jailed Iranian diplomat

A court in Belgium has authorized the government to extradite Iranian diplomat Assadollah Assadi, who has been jailed in the European country in violation of international law on diplomatic immunity, to the Islamic Republic.

Iranian soccer player Mahini released on bail

Iranian soccer player Hosseini Mahini, who had been arrested for ‘instigating unrest’ following the death of a young woman in police custody, was released on Tuesday evening after posting bail.

Raisi: Govt. must work to raise hopes at home, frustrate enemies

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi says government officials should work “day and night” to raise hopes among the people and frustrate the enemies of the country.

Iranian newspaper: Authorities should address root cause of dissent in Iran

Iran’s Jomhuri-e-Eslami Newspaper has said in an editorial that ending the unrest in Iran does not mean eradicating its root cause.

Zarif: It would be wrong to think we can force people into following us

Iran’s former foreign minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says Iranian authorities are definitely mistaken if they think they can ignore people.

Iran launches test tug into suborbital space

Iran has launched a space tug capable of shifting satellites between orbits.

Iranian singer arrested over protest song released from custody

Shervin Hajipour, a young Iranian musician who was arrested for composing a viral protest song following the death of Mahsa Amini, has been released from custody.

‘Terror bases in north Iraq hit by IRGC’s drones, artillery fire’

Reports say the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) keeps striking the strongholds of anti-Iran separatist terror groups holed up in Iraq’s semi-autonomous Kurdistan region.

Iraq PM: Collapse of talks on Iran deal revival to negatively impact entire region

The Iraqi prime minister says a failure of the talks on reviving the 2015 Iran nuclear deal will negatively impact the entire region, urging all relevant parties to keep up the diplomatic process toward achieving final results.

Iran registers 10 coronavirus deaths in 24 hours

The Iranian Health Ministry said on Tuesday 380 people have tested positive for Covid-19 and 10 individuals lost their lives to the deadly disease over the past 24 hours.

Iranian expert: Israel cannot derail sanctions removal talks

An Iranian expert on Middle Eastern affairs says Israel is a second-hand player regarding the issue of the Iran nuclear deal and cannot affect the agreement largely.

President Raisi: Million-man rallies in Iran failed enemies’ plots

Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi says the massive rallies across the country in support of the government and the establishment amid the recent unrest in the country dashed the enemies’ hopes to achieve their goals.

Iran’s parliament rejects president Raisi’s proposed labor minister

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi’s candidate to take the helm of the Ministry of Labor, Cooperatives and Social Welfare, was voted down at the parliament on Tuesday.

Students in Tehran’s Amir Kabair University hold gathering, demand release of detainees

Dozens of students reportedly gathered Monday on the campus of Tehran’s prestigious Amir Kabir University to call for the release of fellow students who have been detained in recent protests.

Azerbaijan defense minister: Baku not after occupying Armenian territory

The Defense Minister of the Republic of Azerbaijan has asserted that Azerbaijan does not intend to occupy any part of Armenia.

Iran FM: Nuclear negotiations on right track

The Iranian foreign minister has sounded optimistic about Iran’s talks with the world major powers to save a 2015 nuclear deal, saying the negotiations are “on the right track."

Iran rejects reports of drone delivery to Russia for use in Ukraine war

Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Nasser Kanaani has rejected reports of Tehran providing Russia with drone aircraft to be used in the Ukraine war.

Mahsa Amini’s family: We’ve chosen legal path

The family of the young Iranian woman, whose death in police custody over two weeks ago sparked deadly protests in several cities, have announced that they want to pursue the case through legal channels.

Iran Covid: 435 new cases, 9 deaths

The Iranian health ministry reported on Monday that 435 people had tested positive for the Covid and 9 patients died of the disease over the past 24 hours.

Iranian dailies spar over ways to tackle unrest

Principlist Iranian newspaper Kayhan says the security forces who deal with protests over the death of an Irabian woman in police custody have to be decorated with medals of gratitude.

Iran Leader says feeling deeply sorry for death of young girl, reactions preplanned

Iran's leader Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has expressed deep sorry for the recent death of an Iranian girl in police custody, warning the reactions to the bitter event, were preplanned.

Analyst: Prisoner swap with US green light for JCPOA revival talks

An Iranian US affairs analyst says the issue of the release of American prisoners in Iran and their swap with Iranian nationals could pave the way for the conclusion of stalled talks for the revival of the 2015 nuclear deal, JCPOA.

IRGC commander: Targets in Iraqi Kurdistan hit with 99% accuracy

The commander of the ground forces of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC), Brigadier General Mohammad Pakpour, says 40 enemy targets in Iraqi Kurdistan region were recently hit with 70 missiles and dozens of drones with 99 percent accuracy.

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