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An Iranian lawmaker and former military official reacts to reports of “blasts” at a base belonging to the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) in the southeast of Tehran, saying the incidents were caused by two weak improvised explosive devices (IEDs) and cannot thus be called “explosions.”
Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister and top nuclear negotiator Ali Bagheri Kani says Israel would not dare attack the Islamic Republic despite its saber-rattling.
A recent report by a pro-government daily regarding the welfare of Iranians and the performance of President Raisi administration, has provoked backlash by Tehran-based Jomhouri-e Eslami Newspaper.
The director of Iran’s Strategic Council of Foreign Relations says the Islamic Republic is fully ready for talks with the Saudi government over all bilateral and regional issues.
A newspaper affiliated to the Iranian government rejects as a lie an opinion poll’s result that says the popularity of President Ebrahim Raisi has plummeted to 28%.
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi has said history will never forget the US crimes in Vietnam. He was speaking at a meeting with Vietnam’s new ambassador to Tehran who presented his credentials to the Iranian president.
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi has once again criticized the US and the European trio for pushing a resolution against Iran at the UN atomic body’s board of governors, calling the move irresponsible.
The French foreign minister says, the window of diplomacy regarding the revival of the Iran nuclear deal and the lifting of anti-Tehran sanctions remains open.
Interior Minister Ahmad Vahidi says it is illegal for foreign nationals to remain on Iranian soil, and that those foreigners who do not possess the required legal documents must return to their home countries.
Fa’ezeh Hashemi Rafsanjani, an Iranian politician and ex-lawmaker, has been indicted in a legal case brought against her over her comments deemed insulting to Islam’s Holy Prophet Muhammad as well as accusations of propaganda activities against the country’s Islamic establishment.
Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi has called for a focus on efforts to enhance the activities of knowledge-based companies to pave the way for more jobs and products based on science.
Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian says Tehran and Cairo have had no direct talks, so far, however, Egypt is “an important country in the Muslim world” and that mutual ties will benefit both nations.
Iran’s Kayhan newspaper blasts Reformist figures inside the country for what it describes as backing the West in its attempts to pressure the Iranian government, saying the pro-Western camp tries to blame the deadlock in talks on the revival of the 2015 nuclear deal on Tehran’s negotiating team while it is in fact the US that is hindering the process.
Iran’s top military commander says the region is currently enjoying lasting security thanks to the efforts made by different units of the Islamic Republic’s Armed Forces.
An Iranian oil tanker has reportedly reached a port city in eastern Syria days after the two regional allies were said to have finalized a credit line worth $1 billion, as the two countries step up efforts to deepen economic ties under harsh sanctions.
The Iranian foreign minister has warned that the known enemies of Syria’s territorial integrity and sovereignty are trying to disrupt the situation in the country.
Former Iranian Central Bank governor is going to be put on trial again for "squandering millions of dollars in public funds" during the tenure of former president Hassan Rouhani.
The head of the Russian delegation to Vienna talks says it is still possible to revive the 2015 Iran nuclear deal known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), calling on the United States to show more flexibility for that to happen.
The Iranian foreign minister says Tehran understands Turkey’s security concerns but it is strongly opposed to any military action under any pretext against sovereign nations.
Iran’s Kayhan daily says the United States neither seeks to remove the sanctions it imposed on the Islamic Republic nor provides Tehran with guarantees that it won’t violate its legal commitments again under the nuclear deal.
Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian says he is visiting Damascus later on Saturday to help Syria and Turkey restore peace and security in their volatile border region.
