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Iran condemns ‘illegal and unjustified’ US sanctions on energy sector

The Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman has strongly condemned the new US sanctions on the country’s energy sector, which were imposed under the pretext of Tehran's missile attack against Israel, saying the move was "illegal and unjustified".

EU joins criticism of Israel’s attempts to ban UNRWA

The European Union has announced it is deeply concerned about draft Israeli legislation that would ban the United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees from operating in the occupied territories and likely scale back aid distribution across the war-ravaged Gaza Strip.

Top diplomat: Some European countries participating in war against Iran by supporting Israel

Iranian Foreign Minister Seyyed Abbas Araghchi stated that some European states have supplied the Israeli regime with advanced weaponry, thereby actively participating in military operations against Tehran.

Iran tells US, regional states it will retaliate against any new Israeli attack

Iran has informed the United States that it will retaliate for any new Israeli strikes, CNN reported on Saturday, citing a source in Tehran.

90% of children in Gaza suffered from food poverty: Report

Over the past 12 months, 90% of children in the Gaza Strip have suffered from “food poverty", according to the Palestine Red Crescent Society (PRCS).

Dozens of countries that contribute to UN peacekeeping force in Lebanon strongly condemn Israel’s attacks

Forty countries whose soldiers serve as United Nations peacekeepers in Lebanon say they “strongly condemn” recent attacks on peacekeepers by Israel, in a joint statement released on Saturday.

Israel threatens to attack ambulances in Lebanon

The Israeli army has threatened to hit ambulances in southern Lebanon, claiming they are being misused by Hezbollah. The Lebanese group has dismissed the claim.

Iran’s Ardabil produces 29,000 tons of grapes for domestic, int’l markets

The northwestern Iranian province of Ardabil has produced and harvested 29,000 tons of grapes, supplied to both domestic and international markets.

Iran’s UN mission responds to Israel’s ‘secret documents’ linking Tehran to Oct. 7 Attack

Iran's permanent mission to the United Nations has dismissed US media reports claiming that Tehran had foreknowledge of the military operation launched last year by Hamas against Israel.

Trump leads Harris on handling Ukraine and Middle East wars: survey

Former Republican President Donald Trump has an edge over Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris on who would better navigate the United States through the Ukraine and Middle East wars, a Wall Street Journal opinion poll of seven battleground states showed.

Huge fire causes massive material damage in southwestern Tehran 

A huge fire has caused heavy material damage in an iron bazaar in southwestern Tehran.

Iran set to launch two satellites into orbit soon

Iran has sent two satellites to Russia where they are going to be put into orbit soon.

‘Complaint against journalists, media banned’, Iran issues new directive to streamline gov’t communications

The Iranian government has issued a new directive to standardize and enhance the effectiveness of communication activities within executive bodies.

Iran’s speaker visits Beirut’s neighborhood destroyed in Israel attack

Iran's Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf has visited ruins of buildings demolished by Israeli airstrikes in southern suburbs of Beirut.

Lawyer: Iran’s Supreme Court overturns death sentence for female labor activist

The Supreme Court of Iran has annulled the death sentence previously issued against labor activist Sharifeh Mohammadi, Shargh online website reported.

Lebanese army says Israeli strike killed 2 soldiers and injured 3 others

An Israeli raid on a Lebanese army center in Kafra, south Lebanon, killed two soldiers and wounded three, according to the army.

Nicaragua severs relations with Israel

Nicaragua has formally severed diplomatic ties with Israel, saying the regime is committing “genocide” and military aggression in the Palestinian territories.

Over 100 states sign letter of support for UN chief after Israeli travel ban

More than 100 United Nations member states have signed a letter condemning Israel’s recent declaration of UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres as “persona non grata”.

Over 100 medics and emergency workers killed in Lebanon since October 2023: UN

The United Nations human rights office has announced that more than 100 medics and emergency workers have been killed in Lebanon since a conflict between Israel and Hezbollah began a year ago.

Iran calls on intl. community to adopt concerted action against Israeli atrocities in West Asia

Iran's Foreign Ministry has strongly condemned the Israeli regime’s military attack on the peacekeepers of the UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL), urging the international community to stand up against the regime.

Iran’s former MP slams proposal to change nuclear doctrine, questions Russia, China support

Amid regional tensions, the news of a letter from a group of Iranian Parliamentarians to the country’s Supreme National Security Council has sparked significant domestic and international reactions.

Israel targets UN peacekeepers in Lebanon, second raid in days

The United Nations peacekeeping force in southern Lebanon confirms that its headquarters in Naqoura, southern Lebanon, was hit by explosions for the second time in 48 hours, a day after Israeli soldiers struck the same position.

Iranian Red Crescent says to set up another Hospital on Syria-Lebanon border after Israel attack

The Iranian Red Crescent Society announced that following the recent attack by Israel on the Red Crescent's field hospital on the Syria-Lebanon border, which resulted in its destruction, the organization will establish a new hospital on the border to continue providing services to the war-affected people of Lebanon.

Iran writes letter to the UN to blast Israeli attack on Iranian Red Crescent field hospital in Syria-Lebanon border

Iran’s ambassador and permanent representative to the United Nations in New York has sent letters to the United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and the UN Security Council president, slamming an Israeli strike on Iran’s makeshift hospital and medical warehouse on the Lebanese-Syrian border on Wednesday.

Iran’s Hormozgan welcomes Siberian birds

Over 90 species of aquatic and shore birds from Siberia have arrived in Iran’s southern Hormozgan province with the onset of autumn, ready to spend the winter in the wetlands and coastal habitats of the region.