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The Iranian air force has showcased its domestically-produced Shahab unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) for the first time in the Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force (IRIAF)’s air show, considered a major milestone in its arsenal.
Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian keeps up diplomatic contacts on the sidelines of the 77th session of the UN General Assembly, meeting a number of his counterparts from Africa, Asia and Europe as well as UN officials.
Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Rafael Grossi says the agency has started talks with Iran to iron out differences over the outstanding safeguards issues.
Director of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran Mohammad Eslami has strongly denied allegations that undeclared nuclear activities or material existed in the country.
The Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson says the West left no stone unturned to create upheaval in Iran amid the recent unrest, adding the rally in the Iranian capital Tehran in support of the government proved that their plot failed.
Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) has launched a new round of artillery and drone attacks on the positions of terrorist groupings in Iraq’s northern Kurdistan region.
Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian had a flurry of diplomatic meetings on the fringes of the 77th annual session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York mainly to bolster and expand the Islamic Republic’s ties with other countries and discuss the regional and international developments.
The police in the northwestern Iranian province of West Azarbaijan say they have discovered and seized 142 unlicensed military and hunting guns, which officers say was meant to be used to create insecurity by such social crimes as murder and intimidation.
Counterprotesters took to the streets in the Iranian capital Tehran to show support for the government and slam angry protests in several Iranian cities following the death of a young Iranian woman in police custody.
A news website affiliated with Iran’s Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) says American meddling in the country’s domestic affairs by overtly and covertly fuelling violent riots in different cities is nothing “negligible” and will definitely be faced with the necessary reaction from Tehran.
The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) launches artillery attacks on positions of the notorious Komola terror group based in northern Iraq, amid reports of the anti-Iran terrorists’ involvement in the recent deadly riots in some parts of the country.
Iran’s Interior Ministry has issued a statement in reaction to the recent unrest in the country following the death of an Iranian woman in police custody, advising people to stay away from violent rioters.
Iran’s interior minister says definitive medical evidence suggests Mahsa Amini, who died in the custody of morality police last week, had not been subjected to beating by those in charge of the detention facility.
The Iranian president says his government will listen to the complaints of the protesters who took to the streets after the death of a young Iranian woman in police custody, but will not yield to civil commotion and acts of vandalism by rioters.
The Austrian foreign minister has expressed his country’s readiness to play a constructive role in resolving the remaining issues with the International Atomic Energy Agency in line with efforts to conclude the Vienna talks.
The Iranian foreign minister says the verdict issued by a Swedish court against former Iranian official Hamid Nouri lacked any credibility and legal qualifications.
The Iranian foreign ministry has summoned the Swedish charge d’affaires in Tehran following the attack on the embassy of the Islamic Republic in Stockholm on Friday.
Upon returning home, Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi says his participation in the 77th session of the UN General Assembly (UNGA) provided an opportunity to present the Islamic Republic’s views to the world body and shed light on the problems facing human societies.
Iranian intelligence forces have thwarted an attempt by terrorists to carry out bombings in the northwestern city of Tabriz amid a series of violent riots gripping several provinces in recent days.
Iran’s Army condemns the recent acts of vandalism against public property and disruption of public security by rioters, pledging that it stands by its comrades in the Police Force to help foil the enemy plots and restore calm.
Iranians hold demonstrations across the country to condemn the recent deadly riots that have hit several cities, with elements behind the violence launching attacks on security forces, public property, and sanctities.
President Raisi of Iran, in a meeting with Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan in New York on Thursday, emphasized that the sovereignty of countries must be respected and any changes in the political geography of the region should be barred.
