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Russia describes Tehran summit as “successful”

Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova has said at a news briefing that the three-way summit between the presidents of Iran, Russia and Turkey in Tehran was positive and successful.

Police members disciplined for Tehran detention incident

Iranian police have been criticized for ignoring a woman’s appeal to not take away her daughter who had been detained in the capital Tehran for failing to observe Islamic dress code.

Military chief: Iran seeking highest level of deterrent power against enemies

Iran’s military chief says the country’s Armed Forces are working to achieve the highest level of deterrence in the face of the threats posed by enemies to rid them of even the dream of launching an act of aggression against the Islamic Republic.

Iran warns to retaliate against killers of border guards

The Deputy Commander of the Iranian Police’s Border Guard says Iran will give a crushing response to the killers of two border guards who died in a clash with terrorists on the country’s western border.

Iran slams lethal air raid in northern Iraq

The spokesperson of the Iranian foreign ministry has condemned the Wednesday shelling of the Iraqi city of Zakho, which resulted in the death and injury of a number of civilians.

Top diplomat: Bright future ahead for Iran-Russia-China alliance

Iran’s ambassador to Moscow says the Iran-China-Russia alliance is the major coalition of the future world.

Iran and Russia to gradually ditch dollar in foreign trades

Iran and Russia have prepared the ground to do away with the dollar in their bilateral trade and cushion their economies against ‘unjust’ US-speared Western embargoes, the governor of Iran’s Central Bank says.

Iraq declares natl. day of mourning after bloody raids on Kurdistan region

Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi has declared Thursday a national day of mourning after nine civilians lost their lives in an artillery attack on a park in the Kurdistan region blamed on Turkey.

Belgium parliament OKs prisoner swap treaty with Iran

The Belgian parliament approves a treaty with Iran that would allow prisoner exchanges between the two countries, in a move that could possibly set the stage for the release of an Iranian diplomat unlawfully imprisoned in the European country on fabricated claims.

Raisi: US pullout fundamental solution to West Asia crises

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi says withdrawal of American forces from West Asia, and more specifically east of the Euphrates flanking Iraq and Syria, is the fundamental solution to the crises in the region.

Health minister: Covid booster jabs receive warm welcome in Iran

As Iran is on the verge of a new wave of coronavirus surge, Health Minister Bahram Einollahi says a remarkable number of Iranians have flocked to vaccination centers to ward off the disease.

Advisor to Iran Leader: Foreign forces must leave region

An advisor to Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, the Leader of Iran’s Islamic Revolution, has reiterated the need for foreign troops to leave the West Asia region.

Iranian nuclear chief: Tehran will not get permission from anyone for pursuing its goals

The director of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran has said the Western governments have changed their language vis-à-vis Iran and that the Islamic Republic now has the upper hand.

Syrian FM: Era of US hegemony over; US should leave Syria

Syria’s foreign minister, who is visiting Tehran, says the era of the United States’ hegemony is over.

Fish die in northern Iranian lagoon due to hot weather

A heat wave in the northern Iranian Anzali lagoon, Guilan Province, has led to the growth of a highly aggressive species of fern known as Azolla as well as common water hyacinth across the wide swathe of the wetland, reducing oxygen concentration in the water.

Uzbek tech firms welcome Iran’s scientific capabilities; cooperation to continue in the form of joint projects

A business meeting between Iranian creative and knowledge-based companies and technology firms and businessmen of Uzbekistan is underway with the aim of helping Iranian-made products enter the markets of this country and beyond in Eurasia.

Iran’s VP describes Uzbekistan as an intact market for Iranian-made products

Iranian Vice-president for Scientific and Technological Affairs Sorena Sattari has travelled to Uzbekistan at the head of a 40-member delegation involving people from knowledge-based companies.

Two Iranian border guards killed in clash with terrorists

Two Iranian border guards have been killed by members of a terrorist cell on the country’s western border.

Rally outside Swedish Embassy in Tehran to condemn court verdict against Iran national

A group of Iranians held a rally outside Sweden’s Embassy in Tehran on Tuesday, July 19, to protest a life sentence given to Iranian national Hamid Nouri by a Swedish court.

COVID cases increasingly rising in Iran

Almost 7,100 people have been diagnosed with COVID-19 in Iran in the past 24 hours, marking a rapid upward trajectory in the daily caseloads, as the country experiences its seventh wave of the pandemic.

Tehran’s 3-milion-strong celebrations trigger heated debate in Iran

A heated debate has been underway in the Iranian press over the holding of a massive public gathering in the capital, Tehran, attended by millions of people, to celebrate the joyous occasion of Eid al-Ghadir earlier this week.

Iran’s central bank governor upbeat about rial-ruble trading

Iran’s move to launch trading in the Iranian rial-Russian ruble in its foreign exchange market can further bolster its economic relations with Russia and diminish other foreign currencies’ role in the Iranian market, according to the governor of the Central Bank of Iran (CBI).

Iran sees ground for nuclear agreement ‘in near future’

A spokesman for Iran’s Foreign Ministry says there is ground for a nuclear agreement in the near future if the United States makes up its mind firmly.

Iran signs largest foreign investment MoU in its oil industry

Iran’s national oil company and Russia’s energy giant, Gazprom, have signed a major memorandum of understanding worth billions of dollars for a joint investment in oil and gas projects, despite sanctions on both countries.

Putin calls for guarantees over JCPOA revival

Russian President Vladimir Putin says Iran’s 2015 nuclear agreement with the West has to be restored with guarantees on equal rights from all parties to the deal.

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