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The head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) says the first phase of constructing a new power plant in the southern province of Khuzestan has been completed.
Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has slammed Muslim heads of state for failing to cut their relations with the Israeli regime.
The Iranian government mouthpiece “Iran Newspaper” has dismissed criticism against President Ebrahim Raisi for keeping silent on the upcoming general elections in the country.
Former Iranian president Hassan Rouhani, in a letter for the third time, has asked Iran’s electoral vetting body to publicly announce the reasons for disqualifying him as a candidate for the upcoming parliamentary and Assembly of Experts polls.
Iran’s Navy has dispatched its domestically designed and manufactured Dena destroyer to India to participate in the Milan 2024 multinational naval drills. The exercises hosted by New Delhi will feature over 50 countries, including the US, UK, France, Germany, Japan, Australia, South Korea, Vietnam, and Indonesia, as well as Iran, Russia, Yemen, Qatar, and Iraq.
Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian says the US move to veto a United Nations Security Council draft resolution calling for a ceasefire in Gaza must be called “the diplomatic catastrophe of the century”.
The Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman says the US move to veto a UN Security Council resolution calling for the stoppage of the Israeli war on Gaza proves Washington is the key factor in the persistence of the crisis and paves the way for the spillover of the conflict.
Washington decision to veto yet another UN Security Council draft resolution that demanded an immediate ceasefire in the Gaza Strip indicates US is responsible for the continuation of war crimes against Palestinians, Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi has stressed.
The head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) has stated that the country ranks among the top five worldwide in the nuclear industry despite years of sanctions imposed by the West.
The head of Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) says Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Rafael Grossi is likely to visit Iran.
The Iranian foreign minister has sent a letter to United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres, once again reminding the organization of its onerous task in the face of the Israeli regime’s "genocide" in the Gaza Strip.
Iran's Foreign Ministry Spokesman Nasser Kanaani has stated that Israel’s genocidal war on the Gaza Strip plucked the mask from the face of self-proclaimed champions of human rights. More than 29,000 Palestinians have been killed in Israel's military campaign in Gaza.
The chief of staff of the Iranian Armed Forces says the country’s deterrence has created a ‘stable shield for the national security and national defense’, asserting that the Iranian armed forces seriously deal even with smallest threats.
After the death of Russian opposition leader and government critic Alexei Navalny in an Arctic penal colony on Friday, the country’s President Vladimir Putin is once again in the spotlight for the incident.
The spokesman for Iran's Foreign Ministry has deplored the US Senate's approval of a $14-billion aid package to Israel, stressing the decision shows Washington rewards the regime for massacring Palestinian civilians amid the conflict in Gaza.
Iran’s former foreign minister, Mohammad Javad Zarif's recent speech has sparked controversy as he asserted: “The missile [power] is important…but people are more important."
Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has called for massive turnout in the upcoming elections across the country. He stressed that the path of reform passes through elections.
The Iranian deputy foreign minister for political affairs has reiterated that the US should withdraw its forces from the region, but added the precondition for that is an ‘unbreakable, friendly, and fraternal bond’ between the neighboring countries.
Iran’s former foreign minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has once again defended the 2015 nuclear deal, known as JCPOA, under which Iran accepted some restrictions on its atomic program in exchange for sanctions removal.
The Iranian police spokesman announced that the force has detained two individuals for involvement in a terrorist attack last December on a police headquarters in the southeastern province of Sistan and Baluchestan.
The Iranian and Saudi foreign ministers have called for an emergency meeting of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation's council of ministers aimed at stopping Israel's war on Gaza.