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Iraqi forces, tribal fighters liberate strategic district in Anbar

IFP Media Wire -
Iraqi army soldiers, backed by fighters from pro-government tribal units, have fully liberated a strategic district in the western province of Anbar from Takfiri Daesh terrorists.
Crisis

ISIS Selling Iraqi Sex Slaves in Saudi Arabia

IFP Editorial Staff -
The ISIS terrorist group is trafficking dozens of sex slaves ‘to be sold in horrifying auctions to the UK ally Saudi Arabia’.
Security

Top Officer Says No Slowdown in Iran’s Military Tests and War Games

Golrokh Askarieh -
Chief of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces Major General Mohammad Hossein Baqeri stressed that there will be no delay or slowdown in Iran’s military tests and war games.
Middle East

IRGC Chief Urges US to Stop Costly, Harmful Presence in Persian Gulf

Golrokh Askarieh -
Commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Major General Mohammad Ali Jafari advised the US to quit wasting the American people’s assets by ending “malicious and harmful” naval presence in the Persian Gulf, the Iranian nation’s home.
Crisis

ISIS Leader al-Baghdadi Shows Up in Mosul, Iraq

IFP Editorial Staff -
The exact location of the ISIS “caliph” Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi has been a subject of speculation. However, a recent sighting shared by Al Sumaria claims that al-Baghdadi is in Mosul, Iraq.
Foreign Policy

Iran Raps PGCC’s ‘Recurring, Baseless’ Allegations

IFP Media Wire -
Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman on Monday shrugged off recent allegations made by the (Persian) Gulf Cooperation Council (PGCC).
Foreign Policy

Iran Condemns US Airstrike on Syrian Troops

IFP Editorial Staff -
Iranian officials in separate remarks strongly denounced the US airstrikes on Syrian troops amid an ongoing ceasefire in the war-torn Syria.
Foreign Policy

Iran Rejects Saudi Claim on Yemen Arms Transfer

IFP Media Wire -
Iran has dismissed Saudi Arabia’s “unfounded and undocumented” allegation that the Islamic Republic is funneling arms into Yemen.
Middle East

Saddam Hussein Revealed Phobia of Iran at the Gallows

IFP Editorial Staff -
Saddam Hussein had revealed his secret fear of Iran and Iranians before being executed.
Middle East

Al Saud Implementing US Policies: Iranian Official

IFP Media Wire -
There is no distinction between the policies of the US and Saudi Arabia’s conduct, a member of Iran’s Expediency Council deplored, saying the Al Saud regime is part of a puzzle the White House is playing in the region.
Middle East

Iranian Cleric Calls Saudi Regime “Enemy of Islam”

IFP Media Wire -
Tehran's Provisional Friday Prayers Leader Ayatollah Ahmad Khatami slammed the Riyadh regime for its continued hostilities against Muslims in the Middle East region, Yemen in particular, describing the Saudi rulers as the enemies of Islam.
Foreign Policy

Extremism Threatening World Peace: Iran’s FM

Golrokh Askarieh -
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has warned that interference in the domestic affairs of other countries, occupation and extremism constitute serious threats to the world peace, security and development.
Media Wire

Iran Reaffirms Support for Afghan Prosperity

IFP Media Wire -
Iran’s Ambassador to the United Nations Gholam Ali Khoshroo voiced support for UN development plans in Afghanistan, saying the Islamic Republic continues to provide health care and schooling for Afghan refugees and help them overcome challenges after returning home.
Foreign Policy

Iran Denies Report of US Contact on Syria

IFP Media Wire -
Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qassemi quashed reports that Tehran and Washington have had high-profile diplomatic contacts about the recent ceasefire in Syria.
Foreign Policy

Iran’s FM Zarif: Let Us Rid the World of Wahhabism

IFP Editorial Staff -
In an op-ed in the New York Times, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif harshly criticizes Saudi rulers and their Wahhabi ideology, saying that such terrorist groups as Al-Qaeda and ISIS are inspired by Wahhabism.
Foreign Policy

Syria Truce Mustn’t allow Terrorists to Rearm: Iran

IFP Media Wire -
Iranian Defense Minister Brigadier General Hossein Dehqan has warned that supporters of terrorist groups in Syria may use the ceasefire agreement in the country to rearm the militants.
Foreign Policy

Iran Concludes ‘Historic’ Border Pact With Oman

IFP Media Wire -
Iran says it had concluded a “historic” accord with Oman that demarcates the Islamic Republic’s maritime border with the fellow Persian Gulf littoral state.
Religion

Iranian Administration Seriously Pursuing Mina Tragedy Case: Spokesman

IFP Media Wire -
Spokesman for the Iranian administration expressed the cabinet’s determination to relieve the pains of those who lost their loved ones in a fatal crush of pilgrims in Saudi Arabia during last year’s Hajj.
IFP Exclusive

ISIS Terrorists Afraid of Letter ‘M’

IFP Editorial Staff -
A source in the Iraqi city of Mosul says members of the ISIS terrorist group are afraid of the ‘M’ letters written on the walls of their houses, as it apparently shows they will be the next victims of resistance groups.
Middle East

Iranian Deputy FM in Moscow for Talks on Syria

IFP Editorial Staff -
Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister for Arab and African Affairs is scheduled to meet with his Russian counterpart Mikhail Bogdanov on Tuesday in Moscow to confer on various regional issues.
Religion

Iran Denies Reports of Ayatollah Khamenei’s Fatwa on Hajj, Karbala Pilgrimage

IFP Media Wire -
Iran’s interests section in Egypt denied reports on a religious fatwa attributed to Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei alleging that Iranians could go on pilgrimage to Iraq’s holy Shiite shrines, as in Karbala, instead of Hajj in Saudi Arabia.
Foreign Policy

Iran Welcomes Ceasefire in Syria: Spokesman

IFP Editorial Staff -
Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qassemi announced that Tehran hails the cessation of war in Syria, but the borders should be controlled to prevent the arming of terrorists during the truce.
Crisis

ISIS Suffers Severe Economic Blow

IFP Editorial Staff -
Following a military operation to liberate Qayyarah district in southern Mosul, the ISIS terrorist group lost control of its oil wells, losing $1m in oil revenues per month.
Middle East

Iran Will Never Give Up Mina Tagedy Follow-up: Official

Fatemeh Askarieh -
An Iranian official says the Islamic Republic will not give up pursuing the rights of the victims of a deadly crush during last year’s Hajj rituals in Mina, near the holy city of Mecca in Saudi Arabia, until justice is achieved.
Iran in Pictures

Iran Commemorates Victims of Mina Tragedy

Fatemeh Askarieh -
A mourning ceremony was held in Behesht-e Zahra Cemetry in southern Tehran on Thursday in commemoration of the victims of the last year's deadly crush of people in Saudi Arabia's Mina, which led to the death of more than 7,000 people, including 465 Iranians.
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