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Iranian President Massoud Pezeshkian said on Wednesday that his two-day visit to Kazakhstan offers a significant opportunity to expand cooperation across economic, industrial, mining, cultural and transport sectors.
Iranian Foreign Minister, Seyed Abbas Araqchi, citing the Trump administration’s destabilizing and unilateral policies and the Israeli regime’s dangerous adventurism in West Asia, stressed that under such circumstances, the vigilance of Iran and the Republic of Azerbaijan in safeguarding mutual interests depends on maintaining stable, tension-free relations.
Iranian President Massoud Pezeshkian strongly condemned the US for deploying a military fleet to the Caribbean and Venezuela’s coastline, calling the move “a dangerous precedent” that threatens global peace and security.
An official ceremony was held in Tehran on Wednesday to mark Women’s Day – a day ahead of the nationwide ceremonies on the occasion – attended by President Massoud Pezeshkian.
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has said Tehran pursues a "strong region" free from "disruptive interference" by certain extra-regional powers. He made the remarks in Tehran on Tuesday, meeting with senior envoys from Beijing and Riyadh.
The Third Joint Meeting of the Islamic Republic of Iran, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and the People’s Republic of China concluded with the release of an official press statement, in which Beijing reaffirmed its readiness to continue supporting the development of Tehran–Riyadh relations.
Iranian authorities have arrested Mehdi Arabloo, a man accused of performing cosmetic surgeries without any medical qualifications after years of evading law enforcement.
Iran’s Foreign Minister has emphasized that Tehran is determined to expand its relations with Baku in all dimensions, and that no party should be allowed to undermine the ties between the two countries.
Approximately 1.8 million Afghan nationals have left Iran through the Dogharoon border, according to the deputy for security and law enforcement of Khorasan Razavi Province.
An Iranian military official says that Iran carried out multiple strikes on strategic sites in Israel during the recent 12-day conflict, including two missile attacks on the Haifa oil refinery and an operation targeting a Mossad facility.
Iranian President Massoud Pezeshkian attended a ceremony on Sunday at Shahid Beheshti University in Tehran to mark Students Day, using the occasion to urge respectful dialogue, tolerance of differing views and collective efforts toward addressing the country’s challenges.
Reacting to the contents of the US National Security Strategy and Washington’s actions in West Asia, Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson, Esmail Baqaei, has stated the document makes no reference to Palestinian rights — a fact that shows it is essentially “Israel’s security document."
Iran’s Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf on Sunday strongly condemned a recent statement by the Persian Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) that reiterated claims over the Iranian islands of Greater Tunb, Lesser Tunb and Abu Musa.
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has stated that the United States has yet to demonstrate readiness for “real, serious negotiation”, stressing that Washington must first acknowledge Tehran’s right to peaceful nuclear energy under the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT).
The Intelligence Department in Iran's Mazandaran Province has announced the arrest of three more individuals linked to an anti-security Telegram channel, as part of the ongoing security operations against organized networks accused of incitement in the northern region.
A former senior adviser at Iran’s Ministry of Roads and Urban Development has been handed a prison sentence and barred from public service after being found guilty of selling government positions, according to the final court ruling.
The Public and Revolutionary Prosecutor of Pardis, in eastern Tehran, announced the arrest of an armed operational team affiliated with the anti-Iran terrorist group Mojahedin-e Khalq (MKO) by the Intelligence Organization of the Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC).
New footage has been published from the second day of a large-scale naval exercise conducted by the Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) Navy across the Persian Gulf, the Naze'at islands, the Strait of Hormuz and the Gulf of Oman.
The Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman says the United States must be held accountable for committing crimes against humanity by imposing illegal and inhumane unilateral coercive measures on the peoples of developing countries, including Iran.
In the second phase of the IRGC Navy's "Power" exercise, a multitude of long-range precision ballistic and cruise missiles were launched, destroying their targets.
Iranian Army Commander-in-Chief, Major General Amir Hatami, said the country’s armed forces remain steadfast in defending the Islamic Republic under any circumstances, stressing that even the slightest harm to the Islamic system is viewed as a direct blow to Iran’s independence and territorial integrity.
Iran’s Ambassador to the United Nations, Amir Saeid Iravani, told the UN General Assembly that unilateral coercive measures — including sanctions — blatantly breach international law, the UN Charter, and core principles such as sovereign equality and non-intervention.
Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson, Esmail Baqaei, condemned the Persian Gulf Cooperation Council for persisting with the United Arab Emirates’ baseless and inaccurate assertions regarding the Iranian islands of Abu Musa, Greater Tunb, and Lesser Tunb in the Persian Gulf.
The Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) Navy said it has delivered firm warnings to US warships operating off Iran’s southern coasts, instructing them to keep clear of the area where a major naval exercise is currently underway.
