Security source: BBC report on Mossad interrogation inside Iran ridiculous

Iran’s Nour News website, affiliated with the country’s Supreme National Security Council, has rejected as a “preposterous fabricated story” a report by BBC Persian claiming the Zionist regime’s spy agency Mossad interrogated a member of Iran’s Quds Force on the Islamic Republic soil.

Official: 17 Iranian provinces hit with flooding over past week

Iran’s Red Crescent Society says 17 provinces were hit with flooding over the past week and hundreds of people were rescued from floodwaters by the organization over the period.

Health Ministry: Removal of face masks would unleash new Covid wave

Iran’ Health Ministry says the National Taskforce Against the Coronavirus is not considering ending mandatory face masks or vaccinations, for fear of a surge in cases.

President Raisi invited to visit Oman

The sultan of Oman and Qatar’s emir have in separate telephone conversations congratulated Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi on the occasion of Eid al-Fitr.

Swedish envoy recalled to Iran foreign ministry

Swedish ambassador to Tehran was summoned to the Iranian foreign ministry over the continuation of the detention of an Iranian in the European country.

Iran declares Tuesday as Eid al-Fitr

The office of the Leader of Iran’s Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has declared Tuesday as Eid al-Fitr.

Family of Iranian jailed in Sweden decry ‘political vendetta’ against him

The family of an Iranian national on trial in Sweden for alleged rights abuses has issued a statement to protest what they call the unfair proceedings.

Heavy traffic in Iran’s northbound roads ahead of Eid al-Fitr holidays

Heavy traffic has been reported in the roads leading to Caspian Sea resorts in northern Iran, a highly popular tourist destination among Iranians, in the run-up to the Eid al-Fitr holidays.

Teachers hold peaceful rallies in Iran

A number of Iranian teachers on Sunday held peaceful rallies in some provinces across Iran to demand higher salaries and better working conditions. The protesters said they will not retreat from their rights.

Iran says ready to resume talks with Kuwait on disputed Persian Gulf gas field

A senior Iranian diplomat says Tehran is ready to resume negotiations with Kuwait on the disputed Arash natural gas field in the Persian Gulf, praising “positive” relations between the two neighbors.

Ghalibaf: US fueling Afghan insecurity as part of ethnic-religious plot

Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf says the United States is using Daesh terrorists to create insecurity in Afghanistan as part of an ethnic-religious plot.

Iran’s trade with SCO member states grew 33% last year: Official

Iran’s bilateral trade with the member states of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) grew 33 percent in the last Persian-calendar year (ended March 20), the Islamic Republic of Iran Customs Administration says.

No red zones in Iran Covid wise

The Iranian Health Ministry says no cities or towns in the country are marked red now due to a downward trend in Covid deaths and infections across the country.

Iran stands among world’s top 5 in nanotechnology

An Iranian official highlights the significance of the findings of an international study in 2020 that ranked Iran among the world’s top five in the area of nanotechnology, attributing the achievement to the country’s progress in eco-technology.

Accidents caused by floods kill 7 people in Iran

The Iranian Red Crescent Society says it has put 1,000 of rescuers on alert in the wake of floods that inundated parts of Iran.

Iranian intelligence denies having made anti-Afghan statements

Iran’s Intelligence Ministry has denied social media reports that it has made comments against Afghan nationals.

Funeral procession, burial ceremony held for Iranian filmmaker Nader Talebzadeh

A funeral procession was held for Iranian media personality Nader Talebzadeh in Tehran on Sunday and he was buried at the Behesht-e Zahra Cemetery in southern Tehran.

All Iranians present at this year’s Cannes Film Festival

The 75th edition of Cannes Film Festival will host several Iranian film-makers and actors and actresses this year.

US needs Iran deal, should agree to Iran’s demands to revive it: Iran paper

An influential Iranian daily says the United States would benefit strategically from rejoining the Iran nuclear deal and should thus agree to the Islamic Republic’s demands in order to see it revived.

Removal of sanctions not sole solution to Iran’s economic woes: President Raisi

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi says his administration does not view the removal of the sanctions on Iran as the sole solution to the country’s economic woes.

Iran ambassador rejects accusations of “water war” against Iraq

Iran’s ambassador to Iraq has dismissed accusations that Iran is to blame for lower water-levels in common rivers with Iraq.

Iran’s Leader condoles over death of media figure Nader Talebzadeh

Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has offered condolences over the passing of Iranian media figure Nader Talebzadeh.

Iran says concerned about safety of its Afghan missions

Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian, in a phone conversation with the acting Afghan foreign minister, has expressed concern over the security of Iran’s diplomatic missions in Afghanistan.

Former senior official Abdullah Abdullah leaves Afghanistan

Afghanistan’s former Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah, who remained in the country after its takeover by the Taliban, has left for an unknown location for the upcoming Eid al-Fitr holidays.

Ayatollah Khamenei pardons many prisoners on occasion of Eid ul-Fitr

Iran’s leader Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has pardoned or commuted prison terms of over 1,500 convicts on the occasion of Eid ul-Fitr, which marks the end of the holy month of Ramadan.

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