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Iran: Gaza tents main targets of Israel’s bombardments

Iran has strongly condemned Israel’s attack on another school-turned-shelter in the Gaza Strip, which killed at least 18 people, warning that refugee tents in the besieged enclave have turned into the main targets of the regime’s daily strikes.

Chinese FM urges strategic alliance with Iran, Russia to counter challenges

China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi called for the strengthening of the strategic alliance between Iran and China.

Iran President Pezeshkian, Iraqi Kurdish leader Barzani meet in Erbil

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian held talks with President of the Kurdistan Region of Iraq Nechirvan Barzani in Erbil on key bilateral issues on the second day of his trip to Iraq.

UK, Netherlands summon Iranian envoys over “missiles given to Russia” 

The Netherlands and Britain have summoned the Iranian envoys to the two European countries in protest at what they describe as Iran’s move to give missiles to Russia for use against Ukraine.

Iran president urges Iraq to fully implement security pact

Iranian President Massoud Pezeshkian has called on Iraq to fully implement the March 2023 security agreement between the two neighboring countries to combat the terrorists and enemies "who have previously targeted regional stability and security".

Iran’s president calls for creation of Islamic coalition to root out Israeli terrorism

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has urged the formation of a joint union among the world’s Muslim states, describing their unity as crucial to confronting “Zionist terrorism".

Video of Iranians sympathizing with 9/11 victims goes viral after 23 years

A video footage has resurfaced on the internet after over two decades showing Iranians in a protest rally on a street in the Iranian capital Tehran in a display of sympathy with the victims of the 2001 terror attacks on the Twin Towers in New York.

Iran urges formation of ‘BRICS-specific security mechanism’

A senior Iranian security official has called for the creation of a "BRICS Security Commission" as a dedicated security structure for the grouping of world economies in order to combat terrorism and extremism within its domain.

Iran says to take reciprocal measures in response to West’s Ukraine-related sanctions

Iran’s Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Nasser Kanaani has warned that Tehran will take reciprocal measures after the US and the three European states imposed sanctions against Iran over the alleged missile delivery to Russia.

Iran President Pezeshkian scheduled to visit Iraq Wednesday

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian is scheduled to visit Iraq in Wednesday, September 11 at the official invitation of Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia' Al-Sudani.

Iran rejects PGCC’s stances on trio Persian Gulf islands, nuclear activities

The Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman has refuted a recent statement by the Persian Gulf Cooperation Council (PGCC) Ministerial meeting regarding the three Iranian islands, and the Arash gas field in the Persian Gulf as well as Tehran’s nuclear program.

Police chief: Iran to repatriate two million illegal Afghan migrants in six months

The head of Iran’s police force says two million undocumented Afghan migrants in Iran will be deported to their own country by the end of the current Iranian year, on March 20.

Anti-Iran terrorists relocated under Tehran-Baghdad security pact: Report

All terrorists affiliated with the anti-Iran Komala separatist group have been forced to relocate from their previous camps in Iraq’s semi-autonomous Kurdistan region under a security agreement between the two countries, according to a report.

IAEA head hopes to hold talks with Iranian president by November

The United Nations nuclear watchdog chief Rafael Grossi has stated that he hopes to hold talks with new Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian by November on "improving Iran's cooperation with the atomic agency".

Iranian interior minister tells Afghan nationals to leave Iran 

Iran’s Interior Minister Eskandar Momeni says all Afghan nationals must return to their own country.

Ukraine summons Iranian diplomat over alleged missile supply to Russia 

The Ukrainian Foreign Ministry has summoned the chargé d'affaires of the Islamic Republic of Iran in protest at the alleged move by Tehran to provide missiles to Russia for use in the Ukraine war.

Iran says ball in West’s court regarding JCPOA

Iran has announced that it has never left the negotiation table, however, the revitalization of the 2015 nuclear deal—officially known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action—hinges upon the US and three European countries returning to their commitments under the agreement.

Iran vice president slammed for saying subsidized gasoline price ‘unreasonable’

Iranian Vice President Mohammadreza Aref has been the subject of criticisms for saying on Sunday that importing gasoline price at high prices and selling it at heavily-subsidized prices is ‘unreasonable.’

Iran rejects Israeli claims of targeting Tehran-related base in Syria

Iran's Foreign Ministry Spokesman Nasser Kanaani strongly condemned Israel's deadly strike on Syria, denying the regime's claim that a Tehran-affiliated center was hit in the raid.

IRGC chief says Israel to taste bitterness of Iran’s revenge for its “vicious acts”

The chief commander of the Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) Major General Hossein Salami has warned that the Zionist regime will taste the bitterness of Tehran’s revenge for its vicious acts.

Report: Iraq extradites banned Kurdish party member to Iran

A member of the banned so-called Democratic Party of Iranian Kurdistan (PDKI), who was living in Iraq’s Sulaymaniyah, has reportedly been arrested and handed over to Iran, according to informed sources.

Armenia vows to maintain territorial connection with Iran amid corridor dispute

Armenian National Security Council Secretary Armen Grigoryan has stated that no force can sever the territorial connection between Armenia and Iran.

Brother: Iranian political activist Abdollah Momeni released after Supreme Court overturns ruling

Abdollah Momeni, a well-known Iranian political activist, has been released from prison following a Supreme Court decision that overturned his original sentence, says his brother.

Baloch Sunni scholar appointed as Iran’s deputy minister of tech

In a recent appointment by Iran’s Minister of Science, Research, and Technology, Mohammad Nabi Shahiki, a prominent Baloch and Sunni academic, has been named the Deputy Minister of Technology and Innovation.

Fmr. Iranian lawmaker raps declared ballistic missile sales to Russia

Heshmatollah Falahatpisheh, former head of National Security and Foreign Policy Committee of Iran's parliament, criticized the public declaration of Iran's sale of ballistic missiles to Russia, calling it "the dirtiest form of Russophilia."

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