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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.

Iran says recovered body of senior commander killed alongside Nasrallah in Lebanon

The Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) announced Friday the discovery of the body of Brigadier General Abbas Nilforoushan, a senior IRGC military advisor, who was killed during Israeli attacks against the Lebanese capital Beirut late last month.

US expands sanctions on Iran’s oil sector over missile attack on Israel

The United States has imposed sanctions on companies and vessels that are allegedly engaged in trading and transporting Iranian oil, following Tehran's recent missile attack on Israel.

Persian Gulf states close off airspace to Israel for anti-Iran move: Report

Several Persian Gulf countries, including Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and Qatar, will not allow Israel to use their airspace for any attack against Iran and have informed the United States of this decision, according to a report.

UN inquiry accuses Israel of ‘extermination’, ‘war crimes’ in Gaza

A United Nations inquiry has found Israel guilty of "extermination" and war crimes over its destruction of medical system in the Gaza Strip.

Brown bear filmed in Ramsar forests, northern Iran

A nature enthusiast has captured footage of a brown bear roaming the forests of Ramsar in northern Iran, indicating the well-being of the species in the heart of the Hyrcanian forests, IRNA news agency reported.

Iran’s president meets Russian leader, calls ties strategic

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian emphasized the expansion of joint cooperation between Iran and Russia, saying, "Our relationship with Russia is sincere and strategic."

Iran parliament chief: Israel cannot compensate for strategic defeats through assassinations

The Iranian parliament speaker emphasized that the Israeli regime must understand that it cannot compensate for its strategic defeats through airstrikes and assassination operations, stating that this regime is powerless against the peoples of Palestine and Lebanon.

Israel bombs Iranian Red Crescent field hospital in Syria, draws condemnation

An Iranian Red Crescent field hospital on the Syria-Lebanon border was targeted by Israeli fighter jets, receiving condemnation from Iranian authorities.