Tuesday, December 23, 2025

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Study: Gaza war showed Israel has to pay double price for any future adventurism

A research by Iranian parliamentarians underscores the Palestinian resistance movement’s firm military response to Tel Aviv’s latest onslaught on Gaza, saying the regime found out during the flare-up that it will have to pay “a double price” for any act of adventurism in the future.

Ayatollah Khamenei: Iran will continue standing by Palestine

The leader of Iran’s Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has told the secretary general of the Palestinian resistance movement Islamic Jihad, “You proved that any part of the resistance is capable of defeating the enemy in a humiliating way," reitrating that the Islamic Republic will stand by Palestinians.

“Oil rig in Persian Gulf to blame for pollution off Iran coasts”

The director general of the Environmental Protection Department of Iran’s Bushehr Province says leakage from an oil rig in the Persian Gulf is probably to blame for oil spills off the Kangan and Asalooyeh coasts in southern Iran.

Sandstorm hits Iran’s southeastern city of Zabol

A sandstorm hit the Iranian city of Zabol, in Sistan and Baluchestan Province in southeastern Iran on Thursday morning that decreased visibility to 200 meters in the airport there.

Iranian minister in Kabul for Hirmand water right talks

Iran’s energy minister has called for the implementation of the 1972 Hirmand River treaty with Afghanistan over the water rights of the two countries.

Newest COVID wave in Iran may have reached peak: Health official

An Iranian health official says the latest wave of the coronavirus pandemic in Iran may be at its peak and daily caseloads could hopefully start to plunge soon.

Expert: Two scenarios possible for US’s green light to Iran nuclear deal

Speculations are rife about the United States’ quick agreement to return to a 2015 nuclear deal with Iran based on a text presented by the European Union’s coordinator for the talks during the latest round of negotiations in the Austrian capital Vienna earlier this week.

‘EU advancing US anti-Iran agenda in Vienna instead of facilitating talks’

Iran’s official news agency has criticized the European Union for rushing to announce the achievement of what it called a “final text” following the latest round of negotiations in Vienna aimed at reviving the 2015 nuclear deal.

Marandi: No progress possible in Vienna unless Iran-IAEA issues resolved

An advisor to Tehran’s negotiating team in Vienna says no progress will be achieved in the talks on a potential revival of the 2015 nuclear deal unless the so-called Safeguard issues between Tehran and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) are resolved.

Iranian MP optimistic about nuclear deal revival

An Iranian parliamentarian says he is upbeat the outstanding issues between Iran and the West over restoration of a nuclear deal will be resolved.

Analyst rejects ‘concerns’ over Iran-Russia cooperation as propaganda

A former Iranian diplomat and senior political analyst has taken a swipe at the West for its smear campaign against Iran and its cooperation with Russia, saying the move is aimed at creating a negative atmosphere against the Islamic Republic.

Raisi: Iran accepts no change to political geography of Caucasus

President Ebrahim Raisi says that Iran stands ready to make use of all at its disposal to help establish stability in the Caucasus, and that the Islamic Republic accepts no change to the region’s political geography.

Report: Iran reviewing Vienna proposals at expert level

Iran has been holding expert-level meetings to assess proposals by the European Union’s coordinator for talks to revive a 2015 nuclear deal with the West, immediately after the return of the Iranian negotiating team from the Austrian capital Vienna to the country on Monday, according to a report.

Iranian official denies VP made faux pas on Johnny Depp look-alike

An Iranian official denies media claims that First Vice President Mohammad Mokhber recently mistook an Iranian man participating in Ashura ceremonies for American actor Johnny Depp.

President Raisi offers condolences over passing of Iranian poet Ebtehaj

Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi has offered condolences over the passing of famous Iranian poet Amir Houshang Ebtehaj to his families and the cultural and artistic society as well as the Iranian people.

Iran reports 58% increase in transit of foreign goods

The spokesman for Iran’s customs organization says since President Ebrahim Raisi took office in late August 2021, 151,496mn tons of goods worth $101,820bn have been traded between Iran and foreign countries.

Iranian expert: West should prevent IAEA from intervening in Iran nuclear case

An Iranian expert on international affairs says the existence of a will in the West to end safeguards issues regarding the Iran nuclear case is the most important issue for resolving the stalemate in the Vienna talks.

Iran records 90 more deaths, 5,635 new infections from Covid

Iran’s Health Ministry confirms 90 more deaths from the coronavirus pandemic over the past 24 hours as the national taskforce against the Coronavirus warns the country is quickly moving toward a new peak in infections.

Woman planning to carry out terror attack arrested in SE Iran

Iranian security forces have arrested a female terrorist who planned to carry out a terrorist suicide bombing at a mourning ceremony during the ongoing month of Muharram near the Pakistani border.

Iran navy thwarts attack in Red Sea, piracy foiled

Iranian navy forces have repelled an attack on an Iranian ship in the Red Sea, a high-ranking commander says.

President Raisi: Iran airspace industry to gather steam

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi has hailed the launch of Iran-made Khayyam satellite into orbit as a major achievement in the country’s airspace section, saying his administration is planning on pushing the industry forward with more investment.

Military chief: Defense achievements enable progress in Iran’s other sectors

Iran’s top military official hails the country’s numerous defense achievements and says the defense sector is a multi-faceted industry that can facilitate progress in a series of other fields, such as medicine, nuclear program, and cyber security, among other things.

Iran says to build new versions of Khayyam satellite, fresh launching ahead

Iran’s minister of information and communications technology says the Islamic Republic will make new versions of the newly-launched Khayyam satellite in a joint collaboration with Russia.

Dozens diagnosed with cholera in Iran

62 cholera-infected cases have been identified in Iran, almost all of them in Western provinces and two-thirds of them male, an official with the Iranian health ministry reported.

Health official: Iran to reach peak of 7th wave of Covid-19 infections in weeks

An Iranian health official says the country will reach the peak of the seventh wave of infections with coronavirus in around two weeks, predicting a further rise in the number of patients and fatalities.

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