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Fake quake alerts on cell phones briefly scare Iranians

Many Iranians temporarily panicked as they received fake earthquake warnings on their cell phones which called for “calm” and urged people to find shelter.

Mehrdad Bazrpash named Iran’s minister of roads and urban development

Former Iranian lawmaker Mehrdad Bazrpash has been appointed as Iran’s minister of roads and urban development after securing a vote of confidence from the country’s Parliament.

Iran’s president visits iconic Tehran University on Natl. Student Day

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi pays a visit to Tehran University, delivering a speech to mark the country’s National Student Day at the iconic school.

Iranian Judiciary chief says he accepts many criticisms against govt.

Iranian Judiciary Chief Gholamhossein Mohseni Ejei has said he accepts many criticisms that citizens direct against the government.

Iran to give residence services to eligible Afghan refugees

The Iranian Interior Ministry says Tehran will give residence services to the eligible Afghan refugees who took part in the 2016 and 2017 censuses.

Iran interior minister: Rioters can’t have representative at fact-finding body

Iran’s Interior Minister Ahmad Vahidi says those who had a hand in the destructive riots in the country cannot have a representative in the newly-formed fact-fighting committee tasked with investigating different aspects of the recent developments.

Report: 3.3 percent of Iranians migrated in a single year

The Iranian principlist newspaper Javan has said some 2.8 million Iranians migrated to foreign countries in the past year. The figure accounts for 3.3 percent of the total population.

Judicial official: No kids sentenced to death over Iran protests

The general and revolutionary prosecutor of Iran's Sistan and Balouchestan Province denies reports that two children have been sentenced to death for participation in the recent protests and deadly riots in the province.

MP: Iran’s fact-finding mission on protests won’t help unless it’s all-inclusive

An Iranian lawmaker says the formation of a fact-finding mission by the Interior Ministry over the recent wave of unrest in the country cannot be helpful unless the body is all-inclusive and hears the demands of the protesters.

Informed source rejects “secret bulletins” attributed to IRGC as “fake”

An informed source in Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) has rejected a claim that the commander of the IRGC gets reporters or the media to produce bulletins for him.

Raisi: All elements behind insecurity, murders during Iran riots to face justice

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi pledges that all those behind insecurity and the murder of ordinary people and security forces during recent riots in the country will be identified and brought to justice.

Sudani: Iraq will never forget Iran’s support for its anti-terror fight

New Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani says his country will never forget Iran’s support in its fights against terrorism, and that Baghdad will not allow any party to pose a security threat to its eastern neighbor from Iraqi soil.

Ayatollah Khamenei urges Iraqis to stand up against “enemies of Iraq’s progress”

Iran's leader Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has urged Iraqis to stand up to the enemies of their country's progress by relying on people and the youth. Ayatollah Khamenei was speaking at a meeting with Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia' Al Sudani in Tehran on Tuesday.

Iran’s Leader stresses need for stronger naval presence in intl. waters

Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has ordered the all-out promotion of combat capabilities of Iran's Navy. He stressed the need for the naval force to continue its presence in international waters and high seas.

IRGC chief: Iran will turn ‘great sedition into graveyard’ for US, other enemies

The chief commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) says the US and its allies are using their media to destabilize the country, stressing, however, that the Islamic Republic will “turn the great sedition into a graveyard” for them.

Iran’s Fars News Agency says origin of recent hacking attack detected

Iran’s Fars News Agency explains different aspects of the latest cyberattack that recently hit its website, saying the origin of the assault was quickly determined and an operation is underway to neutralize it.

Iranian daily: Protesters used compulsory hijab as pretext to voice greater demands

An Iranian daily says the issue of compulsory hijab in Iran served as “a pretext” for many protesters to take to the streets in the past weeks and voice three major demands, among them economic improvement, urging authorities to heed the calls.

IRGC chief warns Israel: No assassination will go unanswered

The chief commander of Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) says the military force will exact revenge for the assassination of its every single member, days after Israel killed an IRGC military advisor in Syria.

Iranians hold funeral for IRGC member assassinated in Syria

The Iranian people hold a funeral procession for a member of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC), who was recently assassinated in a bomb attack by “Israeli agents during an advisory mission in Syria.”

Iran’s IRGC says member killed by roadside bomb in Syria, blames Israel

Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) says one of its forces on an advisory mission in Syria has lost his life in a roadside bomb explosion, blaming the Israeli regime for the atrocity.

Iran’s Transport Minister Rostam Qassemi steps down, caretaker appointed

Iran’s Minister of Transport and Urban Development Rostam Qassemi steps down from office over “deteriorating health issues.”

7 killed as terrorists open fire at people in southern Iran

Unknown gunmen opened fire at people and law enforcement forces in the town of Izeh, in Iran’s southern province of Khuzestan on Wednesday night. At least 7 civilians, including a woman and a child, have been killed, according to the latest reports.

Raisi: Riots part of enemy agenda to regain dominance over Iranian nation

President Ebrahim Raisi says the recent wave of riots and unrest in Iran is part of the enemy’s agenda to regain the dominance that they had on the country and its nation prior to the 1979 Islamic Revolution.

Norwegian ambassador to Tehran summoned to Iran Foreign Ministry 

Norway’s ambassador to Tehran was summoned to the Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs in protest at the statements by the country’s parliament chief against the Islamic Republic.

Iran makes 26 arrests over Shiraz terror attack, identifies gunman as Tajik citizen

The Iranian Intelligence Ministry says its forces have detained 26 people — all foreign nationals — in connection with a bloody terror attack at a holy shrine in Shiraz late last month, identifying the gunman who carried out the carnage as a citizen from Tajikistan.

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