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Iran says al-Aqsa Mosque must be protected under intl. law

Iran’s ambassador to the United Nations (UN) has strongly condemned the latest Israeli desecration of the al-Aqsa Mosque and warned Tel Aviv of the consequences of its actions. He stressed that the holy site must be protected under international law.

Official says 98 cases of measles detected in Iran

The director of Iran’s Center for the Management of Infectious Diseases says 98 people have contracted measles in the country. Dr. Gouya told the IRB that the patients include 70 foreign nationals.

Iran Covid: Deaths and infections jump

The number of Covid deaths in Iran has jumped compared to Sunday’s tally. Figures released by the Health Ministry on Monday showed that 21 people had died of Covid in the past 24 hours.

Iran’s leader offers condolences over passing of Shia cleric’s wife

Iran’s leader Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has offered condolences over the passing of Ayatollah Javadi Amoli’s wife in a message to the cleric and his family.

President Raisi congrats Iranian wrestlers on crowning in 2022 Asian championship

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi has congratulated the championship of Iran's national freestyle wrestling team in the Asian Wrestling Championships in Mongolia.

Official: Covid Delta variant could re-enter Iran from other countries

The scientific secretary of Iran’s Taskforce Against the Coronavirus says Iran is not facing new outbreak of the deadly delta variant of the virus, but there are concerns that the variant could re-enter the country through such countries as Turkey.

Iran becomes Asia’s freestyle wrestling champion with 6 golds

Iran’s freestyle wrestlers have won the Asian championship in Mongolia with six gold medals.

Iran Covid: 13 deaths, the lowest in over two years

The number of Covid deaths and infections in a single day has hit its lowest level in over two years in Iran, as official figures show 13 people have died of the disease from Saturday to Sunday.

Leopard dies after going on rampage in urban area northern Iran

A panicked leopard, seeking food in a northern city in Iran, has died after a police officer fired a tranquilizer at it.

Iranian teacher goes to school every day on boat

An elementary school teacher every day goes to school on a boat to teach children of an underprivileged village in iran’s Khuzestan province.

22 more people die of Covid in Iran

Official figures released on Sunday by Iran’s Health Ministry showed that 22 people died of Covid in the past 24 hours. This pushed the total death toll from the virus to 140,962.

Iran’s top court suspends death penalty against ranger convicted of murder

Iran’s Supreme Court has put on hold a death sentence handed down to a wildlife ranger who was found guilty of premeditated murder last year.

Ramadan highlight: Iranians mark 2nd ‘Night of Destiny’ with prayers till dawn

As the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan nears its end, Iranians stayed awake all night for a second time to mark ‘Laylat al-Qadr’ or ‘the Night of Destiny,’ when, according to Islamic scriptures, the Holy Qur’an was revealed to Prophet Muhammad some 14 centuries ago.

Taliban say committed to Iran’s share of Helmand water

A Taliban official says the acting Afghan government remains fully committed to providing Iran with access to its share of water from the Helmand River under a 1973 treaty signed between the two neighbors.

Bodyguard of IRGC Zahedan commander shot dead

The bodyguard of an Islamic Revolution Guards Corps commander has been shot dead in Zahedan in the southeastern Sistan and Baluchestan Province.

Number of red cities in Iran plummet as Covid abates

The Iranian Health Ministry has said the number of cities marked red in terms of Covid risk has decreased from 55 to 2 and that of orange cities has fallen to 48 from 84.

Covid downward trend holds in Iran

according to Iranian Health Ministry tally on Friday. The deaths push the total kill count from Covid since the start of the pandemic to 140,940.

Breeding chickens by the world’s rarest birds in Huweizeh Marches

An Iranian official says some ducklings, known as the rarest in the world, have been spotted inside and on the margins of the Huweizeh Marches in southwestern Iran.

Health Ministry: Iran ready to treat Afghans injured in bombings

Iran’s Health Ministry says it’s ready to offer services to people who were injured in the recent bombings in Afghanistan.

Daily: Iraq refuses to issue visa for Iranian pilgrims

The Iranian state-run newspaper Iran has in an editorial criticized the Iraqi government for failing to keep its word to waive visa for Iranian pilgrims willing to visit the Arab country’s religious sites.

Sattari in Russia to promote Iran’s knowledge-based products

Iran’s Vice President for Science and Technology Sorena Sattari is in Russia at the head of a delegation of knowledge-based companies to promote their products.

23 killed by Covid in Iran

Covid has killed 23 people in Iran in the past 24 hours. That’s according to Iranian Health Ministry figures released on Thursday.

First Qadr night marked at Imam Khomeini mausoleum in Tehran

Iranian officials and ordinary citizens mark the first of three nights in the month of Ramadan known as laylatul-qadr, or Qadr Night, at the mausoleum of Imam Khomeini in southern Tehran, on Wednesday. Here are photos of the event.

Iran comes second in Asian Greco-Roman wrestling competitions

The Islamic Republic of Iran’s Greco-Roman wrestling team finishes in second place in the 2022 Asian Wrestling Championships.

Iran’s Covid deaths hit lowest in nearly two years

The Covid deaths in Iran have hit a record low in nearly two years. Iranian Health Ministry figures on Wednesday showed that the disease killed 19 people in the past 24 hours, pushing the total fatalities from the Coronavirus since the pandemic started to 140,896.

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