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Over 200 kilograms of explosives, and equipment for 23 drones, launchers, as well as other equipment were seized from two Mossad operatives, according to an Iranian Police spokesperson.
The spokesperson for the Iranian Foreign Ministry Esmaeil Baqaei has highlighted the US’ complicity with the Israeli regime in attacking Iran, saying the Zionist regime has taken the act of aggression using American arms.
Tehran announced that the Iranian authorities raided a three-story residence on the outskirts of the capital, uncovering a covert Mossad-operated facility for assembling drones and explosives.
Iran’s Parliament has approved Seyed Ali Madanizadeh as the country’s new Minister of Economic Affairs and Finance, making him the second person to hold the position in President Masoud Pezeshkian’s administration.
Following Iran’s missile attacks on Israel, the Armed Forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran warned residents of the occupied Palestinian territories to leave the area, stating that it will no longer be habitable in the future.
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has condemned the violation of Iraqi airspace by Israel to conduct airstrikes on Iran, describing it as a clear indication of the regime’s criminal behavior and lack of respect for international law.
Tehran has hit out at Berlin and Paris for supporting Israel’s blatant onslaught against Iran and distorting facts about the Islamic Republic’s peaceful nuclear activities.
Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi, in a meeting with foreign ambassadors and heads of diplomatic missions in Tehran, condemned Israel’s recent military aggression against Iran, warning of serious regional consequences and accusing the US of complicity.
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has stated that the Israeli regime’s nature is linked with committing crimes and massacres, adding that the Zionist regime’s onslaught against Iran is indicative of the need for Islamic countries to strengthen defense capabilities.
The Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) has announced it has struck the Israeli regime’s fighter jet fuel production facilities and energy supply lines with a massive barrage of missiles and drones.
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman says that Israel is focusing all its efforts on escalating tensions in order to draw the US into a conflict with Iran, however, the wise and measured response of the Islamic Republic will deny them that opportunity.
Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian has stated that the recent crimes committed by Israel against Iran shows the Zionist regime’s inherently aggressive nature and utter disregard for human lives. He added that the United States is supporting Israel’s attacks against Iran and thinks that it can impose its demands on Tehran through pressure.
It makes no sense to proceed with the indirect nuclear talks between Iran and the US amid Israeli attacks against the Islamic Republic, Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi has stated.
The Iranian parliament's national security and foreign policy commission has formally submitted a letter to senior officials, underlining the need to restrict the International Atomic Energy Agency’s inspections in Iran under the safeguards agreement.
Iran’s Army Air Defense Force has reportedly shot down another Israeli F-35 fighter jet over western Iran, according to a statement released by the Iranian Army’s public relations office and reported by ISNA.
Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has appointed the successor to the late commander of the Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) Aerospace Division, who was assassinated in an Israeli attack against the Iranian capital Tehran on Friday.
Iran’s nuclear sites in Fordow and Isfahan were not extensively damaged in an attack by Israel, the spokesperson of Atomic Energy Organization of Iran has stated.
Iran’s state broadcaster, IRIB, has reported that 20 children were killed in an Israeli missile strike on a building in a residential complex in the capital Tehran, with some of the victims as young as six and nine months old.
Two other high-ranking officials of the General Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces have been confirmed killed in the military strikes launched by the Israeli regime on Tehran in the early hours of Friday.