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Iranian security forces have uncovered a workshop for producing explosive vests and homemade bombs in the city of Iranshahr, in the southeastern province of Sistan and Baluchestan, a senior police official confirmed Thursday.
The head of the Iranian Government Information Council, said on Wednesday discussions on lifting the ban on Telegram and other platforms may soon resume after being delayed due to recent conflicts with Israel.
Iranian lawmaker Alaeddin Boroujerdi says no permission has been granted for the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to inspect Iran’s nuclear facilities.
The spokesman for the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran says the International Atomic Energy Agency's inspectors visit Iran to oversee the fuel replacement process at the Bushehr nuclear power plant.
Iran’s Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi has said in an interview that the recent visit of International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) inspectors to Iran was conducted under the decision of the Supreme National Security Council and in accordance with Iranian law.
Iran's Foreign Ministry Spokesman Esmail Baqaei, referring to Tuesday’s meeting between Iranian and European officials in Geneva, said that it was agreed the contacts between the two sides would continue in the coming days, expressing hope that this process would safeguard Iran’s rights and national interests.
The Russian Ministry of Defense announced that Deputy Defense Minister Alexander Fomin met with Kazem Jalali, Iran’s Ambassador to Moscow, for talks on bilateral military cooperation and key international and regional security issues.
Iran has condemned Australia’s decision to expel its ambassador, describing the move as “an action against diplomacy and the relations between the two nations.”
Iran’s Foreign Minister Seyyed Abbas Araqhi has urged all Muslim countries to immediately sever all relations with the Zionist regime which is engaged in the murder of the Gaza residents and yet entertains the absurd dream of a “Greater Israel”.
Iranian President Massoud Pezeshkian on Monday visited the cemetery of senior military commanders killed during the recent 12-day conflict with Israel, paying tribute to the “Martyrs of Power.”
A senior commander of Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) Quds Force said on Monday that disarming Lebanon’s Hezbollah is an “American-Zionist plan” that “will never be realized.”
Iran and the European trio, Germany, France, and the UK, are set to hold a new round of nuclear talks in Geneva on Tuesday, according to Iranian media reports.
The Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) has stressed that synergy between the Iranian government, people, and the Armed Forces is a key to building a strong and advanced country.
Iranian Government Spokeswoman Fatemeh Mohajerani, outlining the administration’s approach to foreign policy, said diplomacy is a key instrument and stressed that “war and negotiation are both strategic tools that must be employed in their proper place.”
Iran’s Leader Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei said on Sunday that the US seeks to make Iran “obedient,” stressing that the Iranian nation will never bow to such demands.
Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi has warned that Israel’s expansionist agenda poses an “existential threat” to the Islamic world and international peace, urging collective action from Muslim countries.
Iran’s top security official, Ali Larijani, has reaffirmed Tehran’s commitment to diplomacy while warning that meaningful talks can only progress if the United States and Europe recognize that pressure and threats of war will not intimidate the Islamic Republic.
The head of Iran’s Reformist Front has criticized state broadcaster IRIB for a “biased and one-sided approach,” calling on the organization to grant reformist representatives a platform to present their views, particularly following the group’s recent national reconciliation statement.
A senior Iranian lawmaker has warned that Iran will seriously consider withdrawing from the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) if European powers attempt to activate the so-called “snapback” mechanism aimed at reinstating UN sanctions against Iran.
Iran has accused Afghanistan of failing to comply with the Hirmand River water-sharing treaty, which obligates Kabul to deliver 820 million cubic meters of water to Iran annually.
Iran’s Defense Minister, Brigadier General Aziz Nasirzadeh, has disclosed new details about the country’s missile advancements and strategic lessons learned from the recent 12-day conflict with the US-Israeli alliance, in which, he revealed, his office was hit by a missile strike.
The Iranian and Russian foreign ministers have pointed out that the European trio lacks the legal and moral authority to invoke the JCPOA dispute resolution mechanism with the aim of reinstating previously annulled UN Security Council resolutions.
Flights have resumed over western Iran after a temporary closure of the country’s airspace in the region overnight, aviation authorities confirmed on Friday.
The commander of Iran’s Army reaffirmed the country’s readiness to deliver a “strong and decisive” response to any potential act of aggression, as Iran marked its National Defense Industry Day on Friday.
