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Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian and Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim have held a telephone conversation over bilateral ties between Tehran and Kuala Lumpur as well as some other issues of mutual interest.
Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Nasser Kanaaani told reporters on Monday that the inaction of the international community, particularly the United Nations Security Council, has emboldened Israel to continue its crimes against the people of Palestine.
Spokesperson for the Iranian Foreign Ministry Nasser Kanaaani has abhorred Israel's crimes in the besieged Gaza Strip, saying such heinous atrocities and violation of the international law mark an eternal shame in the apparently civilized world of today.
The lawmakers in the Iranian parliament convened for third day on Monday to vet the qualifications of the cabinet ministers proposed by President Massoud Pezeshkian.
Abbas Araghchi, the Iranian President's pick for foreign minister emphasized that the new administration will continue to pursue a robust policy of good neighborliness, aiming to maximize the political and economic opportunities with neighboring countries while seeking to expand ties with China and Russia and all other nations that stood by Iran in the face of the US-led sanctions.
Iranians marked Sunday the anniversary of the US-, UK-aided coup that toppled the first democratically-elected government of then Prime Minister Mohammad Mosaddegh in Iran in 1953.
Spokesperson for Iran's Foreign Ministry Nasser Kanaani has emphasized that the role of Washington and London in the coup of August 1953, in Iran, which led to the overthrow of an elected government and the return of dictatorship to the country, will forever remain a stain on the foreheads of the two countries.
The Iranian Parliament's vote on the proposed cabinet ministers of President Masoud Pezeshkian will take place publicly on Wednesday, Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf, the Speaker of the Iranian Parliament, has stated.
A senior Iranian military advisor with Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC)’s Aerospace Unit on Thursday succumbed to his injuries sustained in an airstrike by the US-led coalition in Syria.
Iranian security forces have rescued four Tajik nationals who were kidnapped by human smugglers in the Iranian capital Tehran to ask for ransom in return for their release.
Leader of Iran's Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has warned that the country's enemies and ill-wishers are using psychological warfare in the military sphere to instill fear and force the Iranian nation to retreat in various areas.
Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian has emphasized the importance of national unity and consensus in the country as a means of interacting with other nations. He stated that developing cooperation with all countries, especially neighboring ones, is a priority of his government's foreign policy.
The secretary of Iran’s High Council for Human Rights and deputy head of the Judiciary has asked the Iranian Foreign Ministry to push efforts for the extradition of Sasha Sobhani, an Iranian national from Spain, on a variety of charges including child abuse and money laundering.
Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Nasser Kanaani has stated that Tehran is determined to defend its national security and sovereignty, stressing the Islamic Republic does not get permission from anyone to use its recognized rights.
Iran has the legitimate right to retaliate after the Israeli regime violated its territorial integrity and assassinated top Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran on July 31, a senior analyst says.
Iran's President Massoud Pezeshkian, in a phone call with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, said the inaction of the international assemblies towards the unprecedented crimes by the Zionist regime, and also some Western states' support for the regime, have emboldened it to continue its crimes and jeopardize regional and international peace and security.
Iranian Acting Foreign Minister Ali Bagheri told Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi in a phone call that Israel’s terrorist activities, including raids on war-torn Yemen, Beirut and Tehran have expanded the scope of the Gaza war beyond the occupied territories.
A senior Iranian military commander has notified that illegal immigrants in Iran, mostly from neighboring Afghanistan, have until the end of the current year on the Persian calendar, March 20, to leave the country.
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, in a phone call with the head of the European Council, has stated double standard policies of the US and some European states have emboldened Israel to commit further heinous crimes in the Gaza Strip and across West Asia.
