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Yemeni forces make huge gains in country’s northwest

A Yemeni military source says the country’s armed forces including Ansarullah fighters have scored new victories in battles that killed dozens of Saudi forces and its allies in Yemen’s northwestern regions.

Iran FM advisor censures UN approach to Yemen ‘as biased’

An advisor to the Iranian foreign minister has criticized the UN Security Council’s ‘biased approach’ to the Yemeni crisis.

Iranian president condemns West’s silence on mass execution in Saudi Arabia

Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi has condemned the West’s silence toward Saturday’s mass execution in Saudi Arabia.

Advisor to Iran’s leader condemns Saudi executions as “carnage”

Ali Akbar Velayati, a senior advisor to Iran’s leader has strongly condemned the recent mass execution of people including teens in Saudi Arabia as a crime and blatant carnage.

Iran says Saudi mass executions against basic principles of human rights

Iran’s Foreign Ministry Spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh, in reaction to the mass execution of people in Saudi Arabia, has said the move contravenes the basic principles of human rights and international law, violated humanitarian principles and accepted legal procedures, and was carried out without observing fair judicial proceedings.

‘All Saudi refineries on list of Yemen’s targets’

The Lebanese newspaper Al-Akhbar’s website has quoted informed sources in Yemen’s capital Sana’a as saying that Yemeni forces have put all refineries and oil installations of Saudi oil giant Aramco on their list of targets.

Iraqi politician: Riyadh’s recent execution of Shiites a terror act

The spokesman for the Iraqi Al-Nujaba Movement says the execution of Shiites in Saudi Arabia by the Al-Saud regime is a combination of terrorism and chicanery.

Report: Rockets hit Mossad Bases in Iraq’s Kurdistan Region

Rockets have hit two Mossad bases in Iraq’s northern Kurdistan region, reports say, with projectiles also landing near a US military base and the US consulate in the regional capital Erbil.

Report: Iran unilaterally suspends talks with Saudi Arabia

According to Nournew website, affiliated with Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, Tehran has unilaterally suspended negotiations with Saudi Arabia.

Iran FM: Tehran seeks robust and lasting deal

Iran's foreign minister says the Islamic Republic of Iran keeps making efforts to reach a good, robust and lasting deal in the Vienna talks.

Iraq says to host next round of Iran-Saudi talks

Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein has said his country will host the fifth round of talks between Iran and Saudi Arabia on Wednesday.

Iranian diplomat: Saudi Arabia’s claim of Iran’s interference totally baseless

The head of the Interests Section of the Islamic Republic of Iran in Egypt has responded to the Saudi ambassador’s accusations against Tehran, saying repeating baseless allegations against Iran will not resolve any of Saudi Arabia’s or the region’s problems.

Yemen Oil Company: U.S., Britain leading acts of piracy against fuel ships

The Yemeni Oil Company’s executive director says Britain and the United States are orchestrating acts of piracy against Yemeni fuel ships to achieve their military and political purposes.

Iran dismisses latest ‘absurd allegations’ by Arab League foreign ministers

Foreign Ministry Spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh has strongly criticized a meeting of Arab League foreign ministers, and the so called Arab Quartet Committee for their latest ‘absurd’ anti-Iran allegations.

Two Iranian forces killed in Israel’s airstrike outside Damascus

Two Iranian forces have been killed in an airstrike by the Zionist regime on the outskirts of the Syrian capital Damascus.

Iran Foreign Ministry official’s take on Raisi Qatar visit, Tehran-Riyadh talks

Director-General of Iranian Foreign Ministry for Persian Gulf Affairs Alireza Enayati has expounded on the achievements of President Ebrahim Raisi’s recent visit to Qatar, and also the negotiations between Iran and Saudi Arabia.

Iraq’s Soleimanieh governor invites Iranians to invest in regional projects

The governor of Iraq’s Soleimanieh province has invited Iranian investors to participate in 264 projects in the autonomous region in northernIraq.

Morning prayers held in Saudi Arabia without social distancing

For the first time after two years, mass prayers have been held in Mecca’s Grand Mosque and in Medina’s Mosque of the Prophet without observing social distancing related to the Covid pandemic.

Iran FM: Tehran wants good ties with all neighbors including Saudi Arabia

Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian says Tehran welcomes the recent comments by the Saudi crown prince that Riyadh is willing to have ties with Iran.

Iraq’s top Shia authority slams Peshawar mosque bombing

Iraq’s top Shia authority Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Sistani has issued a statement following the Friday bombing in a mosque in the Pakistani city of Peshawar that killed a number of Shia Muslim worshippers.

Saudi-led coalition seizes another Yemeni fuel ship

Yemen’s oil company says the Saudi-led coalition has confiscated a ship carrying a cargo of gasoline, before its arrival at the country’s Hudaydah port city.

Syrian president, Iran FM aide meet in Damascus

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad held talks with Ali Asghar Khaji, Senior Advisor for Political Affairs to Iran’s Foreign Minister, in Damascus on Tuesday. They have discussed a range of issues including the Astana process, the nuclear talks in Vienna and Russia-Ukraine war.

Iran says UNSC resolution against Yemen hinders peace process

Iran has denounces the United Nations Security Council’s extension of an arms embargo against Yemen’s Houthi. Tehran has warned it will have negative implications for the peace process.

President Raisi: Iran-Syria alliance unbreakable

The Iranian president stressed that the alliance between Iran and Syria is unbreakable, calling for the expansion of bilateral ties in all fields.

Iranian FM advisor: Tehran to remain beside Syria

The senior advisor to the Iranian foreign minister underlined that Iran will remain beside the government and people of Syria and that the policy of isolating Syria has failed.

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