Iranian atomic chief: IAEA director general failed to report Israeli nuke threats to UNSC

The head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran Mohammad Eslami has criticized the director general of the UN atomic oversight body, IAEA, for failing to report the Israeli regime’s nuclear threats to the UN Security Council.

Dolphin jumps into tourist boat off Hengam Island, southern Iran 

A video goes viral on social media showing a dolphin jumping into the boat of tourists of Hengam Island in southern Iran.

Environment body: Afghanistan construction of dam dries Hamun Wetland in Iran

The construction of Kamal Khan Dam by Afghanistan has caused the Hamun Wetladn on the border with Iran in the province of Sistan and Baluchestan, to dry.

Iran-based African lion cub turns 1

Sana, an African lion cub born in December 2022, turns 1. Sana is held at the Shahid Chamran Zoo of the Iranian city of Karaj, near Tehran.

CIA giving Israel intel on Hamas leaders, hostages in Gaza: Report

The CIA has been providing intelligence to Israel on senior Hamas leaders and captives held in the Gaza Strip, according to a New York Times report quoting unnamed US officials.

Iranians gather outside British embassy in Tehran to slam Yemen attack

A number of people gathered outside the British Embassy in Tehran on Friday evening to protest the military raids by the United States and 9 other countries, including the UK, against the positions of the Yemeni Ansarullah movement.

Analyst: U.S. strikes on Yemen come with go-ahead from Saudi Arabia

An Iranian foreign policy expert says the United States’ recent attacks on Yemen were carried out with the green light from certain regional countries, particularly Saudi Arabia.

Houthi’s radar site targeted in new US strikes in Yemen: Official

Washington conducted more strikes in Yemen on Friday night, targeting a Houthi-operated radar facility, according to a US official, one day after launching a coordinated multi-nation attack on nearly 30 Houthi positions.

Iranian football player Taremi AFC best goal scorer of 2023

The 31-year-old Iranian striker Mehdi Taremi has become the best goal-scorer of 2023 among the players from the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) states.

Biden administration reevaluating designating Yemen’s Houthis as terrorist entity

US President Joe Biden has stated he believes the Houthis are a “terrorist group”, a designation his administration lifted on the Yemeni organization but is considering reapplying.

US supports seizure of $300 billion in Russian assets

The White House supports the idea of confiscating Russian assets that have been frozen since the outbreak of the Ukraine conflict, Bloomberg has reported, citing a US National Security Council (NSC) memo.

Iranians filled with joy after much-coveted snow plasters cities

Iranians mainly in western and northern cities of the country are cheerful after seeing snow in a dry winter which is characterized by very low rates of precipitations.

Afghan migrant dies, four wounded in mine blast on Iran-Iraq border 

A mine explosion on the border between Iran and Iraq claimed the life of an illegal Afghan migrant and injured four others, the governor of the western Iranian town of Mehran said on Friday. 

Iran condemns US, Britain’s bombing of Yemen as ‘arbitrary move’

The Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Nasser Kanaani has strongly slammed the military strikes by the US and Britain on several Yemeni cities early on Friday as an arbitrary move, saying it clearly breached Yemen’s sovereignty and territorial integrity, and was against international laws and regulations.

Iran urges ICJ to impartially handle Zionist regime’s war crimes accusations

Nasser Kanaani, Spokesperson for Iran's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, has called upon the International Court of Justice to handle accusations against the Zionist regime in the Gaza war with impartiality.

Iranian navy seizes oil tanker in retaliation for oil theft by U.S.

In a move retaliating against the theft of Iranian oil by the United States, the Navy of the Iranian Army announced the seizure of the Nicholas ST oil tanker in the Sea of Oman.

Iran’s Hamedan designated as Asian Capital of Tourism in 2024

The ancient city of Hamedan in western Iran has been chosen as the Asian Capital of Tourism in 2024.

Iranian city of Sarakhs hit by dust storm, schools shuttered

Sand and dust storms continue to plague the northeastern Iranian city of Sarakhs which have closed the schools and disrupted railway transit.

Official: Iran caught in ‘critical’ population trap, has only 5 years to extricate itself

Iran has been caught in a ‘very critical’ population ageing trap as life expectancy has risen but fertility rates have plummeted, an official warned, adding the future does not bode well if the country does not come up with a solution to make the population younger in 5 years.

UN Security Council adopts resolution calling for halt to Houthi attacks in Red Sea

The United Nations Security Council has passed a resolution demanding Yemen’s Houthis end strikes on ships in the Red Sea and free the Japanese-operated Galaxy Leader that was seized last year.

Hamas deplores Blinken remarks ‘justifying genocide’

The Palestinian movement Hamas has condemned US Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s claims that Hamas fighters hide behind civilians in the Gaza Strip, stressing the unfounded claims are an attempt to justify Israel’s crimes of genocide against Palestinians in the besieged enclave.

Iran voices full support for South Africa move against Israel at ICJ

Iranian Foreign Ministry has, in a statement, thrown Tehran's full support behind the South African government's action against Israel at the International Court of Justice, over its "crimes in Gaza and the West Bank."

Analysis shows US media’s pro-Israel bias in Gaza war reporting

An analysis by The Intercept of major media coverage, including that of The New York Times, Washington Post, and Los Angeles Times, has revealed a persistent bias against Palestinians in their reporting on Israel's conflict in the Gaza Strip.

UK sending warship to Red Sea for anti-Houthi patrols

British Defence Secretary Grant Shapps has stated the warship HMS Richmond is “on its way to the Red Sea to ensure the UK maintains a formidable presence in the face of attacks by the Iranian-backed Houthis”.

Iranian security force killed in terror attack in Sistan and Baluchestan

An on-duty member of the Iranian police force has been killed in a shootout with terrorists at a police station in the town of Rask in southeastern Iranian Sista and Baluchetan Province.

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