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IRGC dismantles terror cell in northwest Iran

Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps says its forces have dismantled an armed terrorist cell in the northwest of the country.

Iranian Navy cmdr.: Iran maintains presence in open seas to defend its interests

The commander of the Iranian Navy says the force is at the forefront of defending the Islamic Republic of Iran and maintains a presence 2,000 kilometers into opens seas to safeguard the country’s interests.

Report: Jalali’s execution verdict now sure to be carried out

According to Tehran-based Eslahatpress website, the defense attorney of Ahmadreza Jalali, a Swedish-Iranian national convicted of spying for Israel, says they are told that the ruling for his execution will surely be carried out.

MP: Iran’s drone capability non-negotiable

An Iranian lawmaker says the Islamic Republic’s drone capability is non-negotiable.

Iranian interior minister: Ongoing census mandatory for all Afghans

The Iranian interior minister says it’s mandatory for Afghan nationals living in Iran to take part in an ongoing census in the country.

Russian ambassador: No hurdle to Tehran-Moscow armaments cooperation

Russia’s ambassador to Iran Levan Dzhagaryan has underlined the necessity of expansion of ties with Tehran, stressing there is no obstacle to mutual armaments cooperation.

Report: Convicted Israeli spy Jalali to be executed by May 21

Iran will carry out the execution of Ahmadreza Jalali, a Swedish-Iranian national convicted of spying for Israel by May 21, media reports say, after his execution was approved by the Supreme Court of Iran.

Hamid Nouri’s son speak out about his father’s trial in Sweden

The son of retired employee of the Iranian judiciary Hamid Nouri, who is being tried by a Swedish court, says his father has faced a grossly unfair trial.

“Questions, ambiguities rife in Hamid Nouri’s case”

Retired employee of the Iranian judiciary Hamid Nouri is facing life imprisonment after 90 court sessions in Sweden where he was arrested in 2019.

Iran police seize 3.5 tons of illicit drugs

3.5 tons of illicit drugs were confiscated on the South-Eastern borders of Iran, according to the Iranian border police commander.

Security source: BBC report on Mossad interrogation inside Iran ridiculous

Iran’s Nour News website, affiliated with the country’s Supreme National Security Council, has rejected as a “preposterous fabricated story” a report by BBC Persian claiming the Zionist regime’s spy agency Mossad interrogated a member of Iran’s Quds Force on the Islamic Republic soil.

Family of Iranian jailed in Sweden decry ‘political vendetta’ against him

The family of an Iranian national on trial in Sweden for alleged rights abuses has issued a statement to protest what they call the unfair proceedings.

Ghalibaf: US fueling Afghan insecurity as part of ethnic-religious plot

Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf says the United States is using Daesh terrorists to create insecurity in Afghanistan as part of an ethnic-religious plot.

Iranian intelligence denies having made anti-Afghan statements

Iran’s Intelligence Ministry has denied social media reports that it has made comments against Afghan nationals.

Iran says concerned about safety of its Afghan missions

Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian, in a phone conversation with the acting Afghan foreign minister, has expressed concern over the security of Iran’s diplomatic missions in Afghanistan.

Irani Interior minister questioned at parliament over border events

The spokesman for the Iranian parliament’s National Security and Foreign Policy Commission has said MPs on Saturday asked questions from the interior minister regarding the security of borders and also the recent events along the country’s border with Afghanistan.

Iran warns extremists will show no mercy to Shia, Sunni Muslims

Iran’s Embassy in Kabul has warned that neither Sunni nor Shia Muslims are safe in the face of criminal acts committed by extremist groups.

IRGC commander warns Israel against any “foolish act”

The commander of Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps has said the Israeli regime is on the verge of collapse. Major General Hossein Salami said all people witnessed how a young Palestinian defeated the entire security apparatus of the Zionist regime in the heart of occupied Palestine.

Iran to register all Afghan refugees

Iran’s Interior Minister Ahmad Vahidi says all Afghan refugees in the country will be identified and registered.

IRGC: Israel’s days numbered

Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps has said in a statement that the Zionist regime’s days are numbered and the regime is nearing its end. The IRGC issued the statement on the occasion of the International Quds Day on Friday.

Iran’s SNSC chief meets Iraqi parliament speaker

The Iraqi parliament speaker Mohammed al-Halbusi has met with Iran's Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) secretary Admiral Ali Shamkhani in Tehran on Wednesday.

Amir Abdollahian: Iran enemies should not find safe haven in Iraq

Iran’s Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian says counterrevolutionary elements and those who support partition of Iran should not be allowed to find a safe haven in Iraq to threaten the Islamic Republic.

President Raisi says Tehran pursuing strategic ties with China

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi has said Iran will pursue its strategic relations with China regardless of international developments and only based on political trust.

Iran, Afghanistan deny reports of critical situation on border

The director of the information and culture department of Afghanistan’s Herat Province has said the situation at the Islam Ghaleh border with Iran is normal. Naeem al-Haq Haqqani made the comment in a tweet, adding traffic is also normal along the border.

Iran forces put on Afghan border to prevent Taliban encroachments: Minister

Iran’s Interior Minister Ahmad Vahidi says Iranian military forces have been deployed to the country’s northeastern border with Afghanistan to prevent territorial encroachments by the Taliban.

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