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The Islamic Revolution Guards Corp (IRGC) hits out at US Central Command (CENTCOM) chief Michael Erik Kurilla over his “ridiculous” claim of an attempt by Iran’s naval forces to “illegally seize” an American unmanned vessel in the Persian Gulf.
The EU foreign policy chief said on Wednesday he was hopeful the Iran nuclear deal would be revived “in the coming days” after receiving “reasonable” responses to his proposed draft agreement from Tehran and Washington.
Iran’s Interior Minister Ahmad Vahidi says some countries are trying to create misunderstanding between Iran and the Republic of Azerbaijan. He made the comment after meeting with Azerbaijan’s prosecutor general in Tehran.
Iran’s Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian says the Islamic Republic is still studying the US proposals for reviving the 2015 nuclear deal, JCPOA, but warned Tehran wants a stronger text.
An official with Iran’s presidential office has broken the news on the request by the French leader for Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi to mediate in the war between Russia and Ukraine.
The Russian envoy to Vienna talks to salvage Iran’s nuclear deal has rejected Western accusations over Iran’s nuclear activities, saying no unauthorized nuclear activity takes place in Iran’s atomic energy plants.
A news website close to Iran’s Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) releases details of the brief seizure and release of an unmanned surface vessel (USV) belonging to the US military by the naval forces of the Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) in the Persian Gulf waters.
Head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) Mohammad Eslami says the country managed to build more than 1,000 new-generation IR-6 centrifuges within a single year.
Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian arrived in the Russian capital Moscow on Wednesday morning at the head of a delegation for talks with Russian officials to help put an end to the months-long conflict in Ukraine.
The Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ has in a statement, expressed pleasure that Iraq has weathered a ‘great sedition’ in the country following the recent deadly clashes in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad.
The Iranian Judiciary says sentences have been handed down to 21 people found guilty in the case of a tragic building collapse in the southwestern city of Abadan, which claimed the lives of 43 people.
Iran has resumed its flights to the Iraqi city of Najaf hours after officials announced the reopening of land borders to the country, as calm returns to the Iraqi capital following a wave of deadly violence there.
Iran’s leader Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has offered condolences to the family, students and followers of Hojatoleslam Seyyed Hassan Mostafavi over the Iranian cleric’s passing.
Iran reopens its land borders to Iraq, allowing Karbala-bound pilgrims to enter the Western neighbor as calm begins to return to the Iraqi capital of Baghdad, following two days of deadly protests.
Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi says the country is keen to improve relations with Malaysia, which he says has a special place in the Islamic Republic’s foreign policy.
The spokesman for the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) says the demands that the UN nuclear watchdog is making from Iran are beyond the scope of the Safeguards agreement and are thus considered excessive.
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi says re-establishment of diplomatic relations between Iran and Saudi Arabiaand enhancing ties between the two regional powerhouses will bolster security in the region.
The Iranian deputy interior minister for security affairs and the head of the Arbaeen committee says the border with Iraq has been closed after unrest gripped the Iraqi capital Baghdad.
Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian, and his Iraqi counterpart exchanged views on border security, as well as necessary measures to counter hostile, separatist and terrorist groups in Iraq and the Kurdistan region.
Uzbekistan’s national coordinator for the Shanghai Cooperation Organization whose country is to host the grouping’s summit in September says Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi will attend the meeting.
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi says his government is focused on domestic potential rather than other countries to solve existing problems, stressing that foreigner will solve none of Iran’s problems.
The head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) has echoed his previous remarks that talks with world powers to save a landmark 2015 nuclear agreement, known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), are aimed at clearing ambiguities against Iran and lifting sanctions against the Islamic republic so the country can reap the economic benefits of the agreement.
Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Nasser Kanaani says Iran is still studying the US response to its proposals regarding the revival of the 2015 nuclear deal.
