Iran’s Vice President and head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI), Mohammad Eslami, said on Thursday that Western opposition to Iran is fundamentally aimed at stopping the country’s scientific and technological progress, not concerns over nuclear weapons.
Fourteen countries, including the UK, Canada and Germany, have condemned the Israeli security cabinet’s approval of 19 new settlements in the occupied West Bank, warning that they violate international law and risk fuelling instability.
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky has used his Christmas Eve address to wish for a certain unnamed man, presumably Russian President Vladimir Putin, “to perish”, before urging Ukrainians to pray for a greater wish – peace for the country.
Syrian authorities have captured a senior Islamic State group militant in the Damascus region in a joint operation with a US-led international coalition, a security official claimed on Wednesday.
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has hit out at a new nuclear submarine agreement between the United States and South Korea, describing it as a threat to the stability of the Korean Peninsula as he toured his country’s submarine production facility, according to North Korean state media.
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has rebuked the US gesture of diplomacy at the United Nations Security Council, stressing that openness to dialogue does not entail bombing the other side during negotiations.
Esteghlal Tehran booked their place in the knockout stage of the AFC second-tier club competition with a convincing 3–0 victory over Bahrain’s Al-Muharraq in the second leg played in Manama.
Kyiv won some concessions in the latest version of a US-led draft plan to end the Russian invasion, revealed by Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky, though key questions remain over territory and whether Moscow could accept the new terms.
Four senior former army officers have written to the UK prime minister urging a full arms embargo on Israel and a suspension of involvement with any Israel-linked defence firms.
Nearly 50 Democratic members of Congress have urged US President Donald Trump to address Israeli ceasefire violations in Gaza and to withhold US assistance if attacks continue.
The recent appearance of Faezeh Hashemi Rafsanjani, a daughter of former president Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, on a city street has attracted public attention due to her distinctive outfit.
Iran’s Ministry of Health has reported a decline in the overall number of respiratory infections nationwide, while warning that influenza activity remains elevated in several provinces.
The Commander of Iran’s Aviation Protection Corps, Brigadier General Mollanouri, says several serious security threats against civil aviation have been successfully neutralized in recent months due to the vigilance and preparedness of security personnel.
Syria’s foreign and defence ministers met Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow and held discussions on expanding “strategic cooperation in the military industries sector”, Syrian state media reported.
Health system in the Gaza Strip is on the brink of an unprecedented collapse, with thousands of patients facing death or disability amid a harsh Israeli siege on the enclave, a top health official has warned.
The deputy head of Israel’s Shin Bet security agency has resigned over a “crisis of trust” with the agency’s newly appointed chief from outside the service, David Zini, local media has reported.
Reacting to recent remarks by the Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) on Tehran’s nuclear program, the head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) said the statements show that Rafael Grossi is “playing on the enemy’s ground.”
Iran has firmly denied any form of coercion, intimidation, or political pressure regarding its nuclear program, calling on Western powers to reverse their current approach and adopt concrete, credible measures aimed at rebuilding trust and confidence.
Iran has unveiled the Paya (Tolou-3) satellite, a domestically built Earth observation satellite that represents a significant advancement in the country’s space imaging capabilities.
Over the past year, the amount of US aid to Ukraine has dropped by a whopping $45 billion, with Kiev’s European supporters so far unable to make up for the difference, ZN.UA media outlet has reported.
Public opinions in countries which are closely allied with Washington have shifted sharply against the US amid President Donald Trump’s ongoing foreign policy overhaul, according to a poll published by Politico.
