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An Iranian lawmaker says the Embassies of the Islamic Republic of Iran and the Arab Republic of Egypt will resume activities in both countries in the near future, following a historic reconciliation deal between Iran and Saudi Arabia.
Tehran has summoned the Iraqi ambassador to criticize Baghdad for inviting elements of separatist anti-Iran terror groups to an official meeting in the Arab country’s semi-autonomous Kurdistan region.
Alireza Tangsiri, the commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Navy, says vessels in the force have received cruise missiles with a range of 2,000 kilometers.
Iranian security forces arrest a member of the Daesh Takfiri terror group in the southeastern border province of Sistan and Baluchestan thanks to a meticulous intelligence operation.
Iranian Minister of Economy and Financial Affairs Seyyed Ehsan Khandouzi, at the head of an economic delegation, has arrived at the Jeddah airport in Saudi Arabia, and was welcomed by the kingdom’s officials, directors of the Saudi-based Islamic Development Bank, and staff members of the Iranian Consulate in the Saudi city.
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces Major General Mohammad Baqeri has vowed that Tehran will help further strengthen the Syrian army in face of Israeli raid on the Arab country.
The Iranian foreign minister has called for the withdrawal of foreign troops, including Turkish and US forces, from Syria to help resolve issues related to the Middle Eastern country.
The Iranian permanent ambassador to the UN Amir Saeid Iravani has reiterated Iran’s right to respond to any act of aggression by the Israeli regime against Tehran’s nuclear program, warning that Iran will hold the US accountable for explicitly supporting such terrorist moves.
Beijing’s ambassador to Iran says China is open to joint efforts with Iran and other countries with the goal of facilitating development and confronting the challenges facing the global community.
A top Iranian general has called for closer military ties among regional countries aimed at establishing security in the Strait of Hormuz, the Sea of Oman and the northwest of the Indian Ocean.
Tehran’s Prosecutor General Ali Salehi has summoned Iranian MP Ahmad Alireza Beigi for questioning over the lawmaker’s recent remarks about an alleged bribery case involving his colleagues.
The Chairman of Iran’s Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Mohammad Bagheri, says signs of the decline of the US clout are obvious more than ever before and “we are confident that the new world order will no longer be unipolar."
A principlist Iranian lawmaker says Parliament Speaker Mohammad-Baqer Qalibaf knew about a scheme in which a number of MPs received luxury vehicles to take back their votes for the impeachment of a minister.
The spokesman for the Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has called on the Islamic countries to take immediate, effective, deterrent and coordinated action to stop the Israel’s “killing machine and crimes.”
Iran and Egypt have been holding talks in Iraq's capital Baghdad since March to discuss normalising relations between the two regional powerhouses, Egyptian and Iraqi officials told The National. They added that Tehran and Cairo are also exploring the possibility of a meeting between Iranian and Egyptian Presidents Ebrahim Raisi and Abdel Fattah El Sisi.
European Union Foreign Policy Chief Josep Borrell says the Iran nuclear deal, JCPOA, is important to Europe, and urged all parties to the deal to return to their commitments under the agreement.
Iranian security forces have dismantled a terrorist cell affiliated with foreign-backed terror group calling itself Jaish al-Adl in the southeastern province of Sistan and Balouchestan.
Iran’s Tasnim News Agency has said, in an exclusive report, that former Iranian parliament speaker Ali Larijani is preparing to run for the next legislative elections and plans to release a list of allies for the vote.
Iran’s Defense Minister General Mohammadreza Ashtiani has said now the time has come to rebuild Syria after the end of the foreign-backed militancy in the country, adding Tehran is ready to provide Damascus with weaponary.
