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The Iranian president’s deputy chief of staff for political affairs says Ebrahim Raisi’s upcoming visit to Beijing is focused on getting the comprehensive cooperation agreement with China implemented.
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi is set to pay an official visit to the Chinese capital, Beijing, as China and Iran work to strengthen their strategic partnership.
An anti-Iran cyber group has hacked the internet channel of the Iranian television known as Telewebion while it was showing mass rallies marking the 44th anniversary of the Islamic revolution’s victory.
The director of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran says all claims about Iran seeking to make nukes, secret goals and undeclared nuclear sites in the country are a lie.
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi says the enemies resorted to an abortive plot to incite riots and unrest in Iran after they failed to bring the nation to its knees via a military action and a campaign of sanctions and “maximum pressure.”
Millions of Iranians take to the streets countrywide to mark the 44th anniversary of the 1979 Islamic Revolution, which toppled the US-backed Pahlavi monarchy.
Iran’s Intelligence Ministry and the Intelligence Agency of the IRGC have issued a joint statement, saying a number of people have been arrested in connection with the recent failed terrorist attack on a military facility in the city of Isafahan.
An Iranian lawmaker slams the restrictions in place against Internet access, saying the government used the recent unrest in the country as a pretext to execute the so-called Internet Protection Bill, which had been shelved in the Parliament months earlier due to widespread criticism.
Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian and Ms. Mirjana Spoljaric Egger, new President of the International Committee of the Red Cross, have exchnaged views about the latest state of efforts to get relief aid to quake-hit people in Turkey and Syria.
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi says the US and the European troika made miscalculations despite that Iran was prepared to finalize the talks aimed at restoring the 2015 nuclear deal, JCPOA.
Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian has criticized Western media for “overstating” the number of those arrested during a recent wave of unrest and deadly riots in Iran and “playing up” the number of fatalities.
The head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) has criticized the UN nuclear watchdog for the leakage of information about the country’s nuclear program to the opponents of diplomatic efforts to revive the nuclear agreement, JCPOA.
The director of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran says Tehran expects the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to keep acting professionally. Mohammad Easlami warned the IAEA against involvement in the campaign to exert pressure on the Islamic republic of Iran.
Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei expresses sympathy with those affected by a horrific earthquake that wreaked havoc in Turkey and Syria earlier this week, promising more humanitarian aid to both brotherly nations.
Iran’s Judiciary begins the process of reviewing the cases of inmates found guilty of involvement in the recent wave of unrest in the country and releasing those whose cases are compatible with the conditions set in the clemency granted by Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei.
Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council Ali Shamkhani warns against attempts by the US to fuel insecurity in Afghanistan, saying the meddling of extra-regional parties in Afghanistan will spread insecurity to the entire region.
The United States has renewed a series of sanctions waivers that will allow Iran and Russia to cooperate on civilian nuclear work at Iranian uranium enrichment sites. It comes amid stalled talks to bring Washington back into full compliance with the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, JCPOA.
Iran’s Army has unveiled the country’s first underground air force base, called “Eagle 44”. This is a tactical airbase and is capable of operating various fighter jets and bombers as well as drones belonging to the Iranian Air Force.