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Int'l Relations

Iran urges UN to condemn terror attack in Zahedan, calls for firm stance against all forms of terrorism

IFP Editorial Staff - July 29, 2025

Iran’s Ambassador to the United Nations has called on the UN Security Council and Secretary General to strongly condemn a deadly terrorist attack in southeastern Iran and to adopt a firm, principled position against all forms of terrorism, regardless of perpetrators' identity or affiliation.

Security

Iran’s Intelligence Ministry: Multiple terrorist plots foiled in 12-day covert operation

IFP Editorial Staff - July 28, 2025

The Iranian Intelligence Ministry has issued an official statement outlining a 12-day covert operation against various terrorist groups, during the recent Israeli and US aggression against Iran, detailing ten key actions taken to safeguard national security.

Local

Daily: President Pezeshkian orders expert panel on ‘false content’ bill, outcome to decide its fate

IFP Editorial Staff - July 28, 2025

Iranian President Massoud Pezeshkian has ordered a high-level meeting between legal scholars, political experts, and the minister of justice to assess the controversial bill on “combatting false content in cyberspace,” Etemad daily reported on Monday.

Foreign Policy

Iran: Europeans have no authority to trigger snapback mechanism

IFP Media Wire - July 28, 2025

Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesman, Esmail Baqaei, has stressed that the European parties to the nuclear deal, the JCPOA, have no authority to invoke the so‑called snapback mechanism to reinstate anti‑Iran sanctions, and that this has been officially communicated to them.

Parliament

Iranian lawmakers urge withdrawal of “false content” bill amid free speech concerns

IFP Editorial Staff - July 28, 2025

Nineteen Iranian lawmakers have called on President Massoud Pezeshkian to immediately withdraw a controversial bill aimed at combatting the spread of “false content” online, warning it could severely restrict freedom of expression and independent journalism.

Foreign Policy

Israel’s attack on Gaza-bound aid ship blatant example of ‘piracy’: Iran

IFP Media Wire - July 28, 2025

Tehran has strongly condemned as piracy the violent seizure by Israeli soldiers of a Gaza-bound ship, carrying aid and activists in international waters.

Healthcare

Iran’s health minister urges immediate global intervention to stop Gaza humanitarian catastrophe

IFP Editorial Staff - July 27, 2025

Iran’s Minister of Health, Mohammad Reza Zafarghandi, has issued an urgent letter to international organizations calling for coordinated humanitarian intervention to halt a “deliberate annihilation of life” in the Gaza Strip.

Nuclear

Iranian Parliament speaker: Any IAEA moves must follow domestic law

IFP Editorial Staff - July 27, 2025

Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf emphasized on Sunday that any new developments regarding easing restrictions on the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) inspections must strictly adhere to national legislation.

Security

FM Araghchi rejects criticism, says Iran won the 12-day war with Israel

IFP Editorial Staff - July 27, 2025

Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi addressed key developments during the 12-day conflict between Iran and Israel in an interview with a documentary filmmaker.

Foreign Policy

Iranian Deputy FM: Messages being exchanged with US via mediators

IFP Editorial Staff - July 26, 2025

Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Majid Takhte Ravanchi has said in an interview with Turkey’s Haber Türk TV that messages are currently being exchanged between Iran and the US through several intermediary countries. He noted that these countries are in contact with both Tehran and Washington.

Foreign Policy

Iran’s president vows to focus foreign policy on regional outreach, ties with Russia, China

IFP Media Wire - July 26, 2025

President Masoud Pezeshkian has pledged to prioritize regional outreach in Iran’s foreign policy, while also strengthening relations with key international partners such as Russia and China.

Middle East

Ayatollah Sistani urges Islamic world to act against humanitarian crisis in Gaza

IFP Editorial Staff - July 26, 2025

Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani has called on the Islamic world and the international community to break their silence and act urgently to end the escalating humanitarian crisis in Gaza.

Security

Ayatollah Khamenei: Iran will grow stronger than ever

IFP Editorial Staff - July 25, 2025

The Leader of Iran’s Islamic Revolution, Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, has said that the nation will press ahead on its path despite the recent aggression by the Zionist regime and the US.

Foreign Policy

Iranian, Saudi FMs discuss regional developments, Gaza crisis

IFP Editorial Staff - July 25, 2025

Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi and his Saudi counterpart Faisal bin Farhan have discussed regional and international developments during a telephone conversation.

Foreign Policy

Iran–E3 Talks Conclude in Istanbul; Sides Agree to Continue Dialogue

IFP Editorial Staff - July 25, 2025

Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister for Legal and International Affairs said during the meeting in Istanbul with the three European countries, serious and frank discussions were held, and that Iran presented its principled positions, including on the so-called snapback mechanism. It was agreed that consultations would continue.

Science and Technology

Iran’s Telecommunications Satellite Successfully Placed in Orbit

IFP Editorial Staff - July 25, 2025

Iran's telecommunications satellite, named Nahid-2, launched into space on Friday morning, has been successfully placed in a 500-kilometer orbit.

Foreign Policy

Iran urges Europe to reconsider stance on nuclear deal at Istanbul meeting

IFP Editorial Staff - July 25, 2025

Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Esmail Baqaei has called the meeting in Istanbul between Iran and the three European signatories of the JCPOA, Germany, France, and the UK, a “valuable opportunity” to reassess Europe’s position on Iran’s nuclear program.

Security

Military spokesman: Israel surrendered on ninth day of war

IFP Editorial Staff - July 25, 2025

The spokesman for the General Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces stated that on the ninth day of the recent 12-day imposed war, Israel raised its hands in surrender and could no longer continue fighting. All of the enemy’s security and military centers, along with its advanced equipment, were destroyed.

Sport