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Iran’s Army set to launch large drills from Hormuz Strait to Indian Ocean

Iran’s Army is set to start annual large-scale military drills featuring various divisions of its forces and strategic weapons across a zone stretching from the eastern side of the Hormuz Strait in the Persian Gulf to the northern part of the Indian Ocean.

Former President Rouhani says preservation of Islam in Iran now hinges on restoration of republicanism

Iran’s former President Hassan Rouhani says in order to “preserve” Islam in Iran, the republican aspect of the state has to be “restored.”

Iran pursuing border diplomacy with Pakistan, Afghanistan: Interior minister

The Iranian interior minister highlights the strategic significance of the country’s southeastern frontiers, saying the Tehran administration is pursuing an agenda to promote border diplomacy with neighboring Pakistan and Afghanistan.

Iranian ambassador to Muscat: 73% rise in mutual trade

Iran’s Ambssador to Oman  has said trade between the two countries has increased by 73 percent.

Iranian FM says terrorism, narcorafficking major regional threats

Iranian Foreign Minister has warned about the threats posed by the expansion of terrorism and narcotrafficking in Afghanistan to regional countries.

Nuclear chief: IAEA officials to visit Iran soon

Iran’s nuclear chief says preparations are underway for a visit by officials of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to the Islamic Republic in the near future upon a demand by the UN nuclear watchdog.

Iran MP: Deal on JCPOA revival at hand, depends on opposite sides’ realistic approach

An Iranian lawmaker says the Islamic Republic believes a revival of the 2015 nuclear deal is close at hand, but achieving a conclusion depends on a realistic approach by the opposite sides of the bargain.

Iranians hold mass funeral for unidentified martyrs

The Iranian people hold a funeral procession for 200 unidentified martyrs who fell during the eight-year Iraqi-imposed war on Iran in the 1980s.

President Raisi: Enemies sending messages to Iran for talks despite role in riots, unrest

President Ebrahim Raisi says the US and its Western allies are trying, on the surface, to show Iran as “weak” and “on the verge of destruction” in their propaganda, but at the same time, they have been asking the Islamic Republic for negotiations in messages delivered through various channels.

Former Iranian footballer Ali Daei criticizes removal of wife, child from Dubai-bound flight

Iran’s former footballer Ali Daei has criticized a move by authorities to return his wife and child to the Iranian Island of Kish while they were en route from Tehran to the United Arab Emirates.

Iran says agreement to revive JCPOA within reach, needs western action

Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kanaani says Tehran has always kept the window of diplomacy open for the revival of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA). He added an eventual agreement on the restoration of the accord is still within reach if the Western side exhibits genuine willingness.

IRGC says has arrested 7 members of a UK-linked counterrevolutionary cell

Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps(IRGC) says its forces have dealt a heavy blow to a counterrevolutionary cell linked to Britain.

Iran’s top general warns country will give firm response to any aggression

The chairman of Iran’s Joint Chiefs of Staff says the Islamic Republic has joined the club of the world’s drone powers.

Official: Cyberattack on Iranian messaging apps foiled

The CEO of Iran’s Infrastructure Communications Company says the country has managed to foil a massive cyberattack on Iranian instant messaging apps.

Iranian FM says has welcomed Iraqi PM offer for  talks with Egypt

Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian says that at the Baghdad II Conference in Jordan, the Iraqi prime minister offered him talks between Iran and Egypt at political and security levels.

Iranian Foreign Ministry says Afghan girls allowed to study in Iran 

An aide to Iran’s foreign minister says Afghan girls can study at Iranian universities through distant learning system and using the existing infrastructure in Iran.

Had Iran been after nukes, it could’ve built them by last year: Iranian team advisor

An advisor to the Iranian negotiating team says the Islamic Republic would have produced nuclear weapons by last year if the country had really been after developing such arms.

Top EU diplomat: No alternative to JCPOA

The European Union’s Foreign Policy Chief Josep Borrell says there is no alternative to the 2015 nuclear deal, which was unilaterally abandoned by the United States in 2018.

Biden’s Iran envoy: JCPOA not dead 

The US special envoy on Iran, Robert Malley, has stated that the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, officially known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) is not dead. This contradicts President Joe Biden's earlier remarks about the nuclear deal.

Blinken says US prefers diplomacy with Iran over nuclear deal

Secretary of State Antony Blinken says the United States prefers diplomacy with Tehran in dealing with the Iran nuclear deal, but if that fails, Washington is willing to consider other options. Tehran says JCPOA revitalization is contingent upon a Washington decision.

Iran condemns Ukraine president’s anti-Tehran accusations, rejects drone claim

Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman has condemned the Ukrainian president’s repeated accusations and "rude remarks" against the Islamic Republic of Iran at the US Congress, rejecting claims that Tehran has provided Russia with drones for use in Ukraine war.

Iran says has dismantled Mossad-affiliated terror teams

Iran’s Intelligence Ministry announced that the country's security forces have identified and arrested the members of four terror teams linked to the Israeli regime’s Mossad spy agency.

Any attack on Iran by Israel, its allies to face crushing response: Army chief

Iran's Army chief Major General Abdolrahim Mousavi has warned Israel and its allies that Tehran’s response to any hostile action will be devastating.

Beijing’s envoy: China firmly backs Iran’s efforts to protect territorial integrity

China’s Ambassador to Iran Chang Hua praises friendly ties and growing cooperation between the two states, reaffirming Beijing’s support for the Islamic Republic’s efforts to safeguard its territorial integrity.

Iran slams US over ‘shedding crocodile tears’ for Iranians on Yalda Night

The Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman slams the United States for taking the occasion of Yalda Night celebrations to “shed crocodile tears” for the Iranian people while maintaining draconian economic pressure on the nation and supporting "violent riots" in the country.

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