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The newly recovered sacred bodies of 130 Iranian martyrs of the Iraqi imposed war (1980-88) were brought back into the country via Arvand River in western Iran, some 29 years after the end of the war.
Iranian and Russian presidents in a phone conversation conferred on a range of issues, including the development of bilateral ties and mutual cooperation on Mideast security.
In separate messages to heads of Muslim countries, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani offered his congratulations on the advent of Ramadan, the holiest month of the Islamic calendar, and called on Muslim nations to take action against the spread of Islamophobia.
Iran has denounced an armed attack on a bus carrying Coptic Christians in south of the Egyptian capital, Cairo, saying the criminal act was a clear example of sectarianism supported by certain powers.
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says unlike Saudi Arabia, the Islamic Republic of Iran is looking for a political solution to the ongoing crises in Syria and Iraq.
A member of Iran’s Parliament says the Islamic Republic seeks to cement its ties with the regional countries, particularly the UAE, and is ready to establish a joint parliamentary friendship group with the Arab country.
An Iranian official says an online system has been launched to provide Iranian citizens with free access to the information of public and private organizations and institutes.
Leader of the Islamic Revolution stressed the valuable impacts of the Sacred Defense --an 8-year Iraqi imposed war in the 1980s-- on keeping alive the revolutionary morale in Iran, saying the country, with its steely resolve and trust in God, can now rise to all challenges.
Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qassemi rapped Trump’s recent anti-Iran remarks as ‘delusive and worn-out’, stressing that Iranophobia is a failed and futile policy.
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says the US president’s visit to Saudi Arabia and his "cozying up" to despots in the Arab country has emboldened the Bahraini regime to intensify its crackdown on its citizens.
Iranian Parliament speaker says Saudi Arabia has turned into a centre for exporting terrorism, and the US should stop it from sponsoring extremists so as to prevent another 9/11 from happening.
Iranian and Russian top security officials in a recent meeting in Moscow highlighted their firm determination to work together closely in combating terrorism.
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani says the people of Saudi Arabia have never seen a ballot box, while their country can be much stronger than today if it is not ruled by a hereditary government.
Iran’s Armed Forces in a statement warned that the ignorance which existed before the advent of Islam is rearing its ugly head again due to efforts by reactionary Arab rulers in the Middle East.
French President Emanuel Macron in a phone conversation congratulated his Iranian counterpart Hassan on his re-election, and highlighted the significant role the Islamic Republic plays in the fight against terrorism in the Middle East.
Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qassemi strongly denounced the deadly terrorist attack on Manchester Arena, and stressed that the roots of terrorism are the same anywhere in the world.
Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf, the Mayor of Tehran who dropped out of Iran’s presidential election in favour of a fellow right-winger, has felicitated the re-elected president Hassan Rouhani on the Iranian nation’s massive and epic turnout in the votes.
Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman slammed as “interfering, repetitious and baseless” the recent allegations that US President Donald Trump made against Tehran in a Saudi visit, describing the US policy of fomenting Iranophobia as a tactic to sell more arms to the regional states.
Iran’s Foreign Ministry on Sunday denounced a court ruling sentencing the spiritual leader of Bahrain’s Shiite majority Sheikh Isa Qassim to one year in jail, warning the Manama regime that intensified policing policy would only complicate the situation further in the kingdom.
