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Ex-diplomat: Israel seeking to drag Iran into confrontation with US

A former Iranian diplomat has blamed Israel for a bloody terrorist attack in southeastern Iran on Wednesday, saying the Israeli regime is seeking to put Tehran and Washington on a confrontational path.

People in Iran’s capital hold gathering to condemn Kerman terrorist act

People in the Iranian capital Tehran gathered in the early hours of Thursday to condemn terrorist blasts a day earlier in the southeastern city of Kerman that claimed scores of lives.

Russia, Ukraine exchange record number of prisoners of war

The Russian Defense Ministry has announced that 248 of its service members have been released from Ukrainian captivity. Kiev also says that 230 of its personnel have returned home.

Interior minister: Terrorists should be afraid of Iranian nation’s wrath

Iran’s interior minister has sought to assure that perpetrators of terrorist attacks in southeastern Iranian city of Kerman on Wednesday which left dozens killed and scores more injured will be caught by the country’s security forces and brought to justice, adding the “terrorists and their supporters should be afraid of the Iranian people’s anger.”

US says had no role in Iran terror attack

The US State Department has insisted that Washington played no role in the twin bombings that killed nearly 100 people in Iran on Wednesday or in the drone strike that took out a Hamas leader in Lebanon on Tuesday.

Iran UN envoy: Tehran to use all available mechanisms to ensure accountability for Kerman bombings

Iran's UN envoy has stressed the country will use all available mechanisms to ensure accountability for the perpetrators of fatal terror attacks that targeted the southwestern Iranian city of Kerman.

UN Maritime Organization calls for enhanced security measures in Red Sea amid rising attacks

The United Nations International Maritime Organization (IMO) underlined the importance of ensuring the safety of global supply chains, particularly in the Red Sea, during a UN Security Council meeting on Wednesday.

UN says totally against forced displacement of Palestinians in Gaza

The United Nations is "completely" against forced displacement of Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, stressed a UN spokesperson on Wednesday.

UN voices concern over possible escalation after Israeli assassination of top Hamas official in Lebanon

The UN peacekeeping force in Lebanon has voiced deep concern over possible escalation of hostilities after the assassination of Hamas' deputy chief Saleh al-Arouri in Beirut.

Hebozllah leader threatens fighting ‘with no limits’ if war breaks out with Israel

The secretary general of Lebanon’s Hezbollah movement, Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, reasserted that the killing of Hamas leader Saleh al-Arouri will not go without punishment, warning Israel against attacking Lebanon.

General strike held across West Bank over Israel’s assassination of senior Hamas leader

A general strike was observed across the occupied West Bank on Wednesday to mark the assassination of the senior Hamas official, Saleh al-Arouri, who was killed in a targeted Israeli drone attack in Lebanon on Tuesday.

Iranian president: Iran will go after perpetrators of Wednesday bombings in Kerman 

Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi, in reaction to the Wednesday’s terrorist attacks in the Iranian city of Kerman, said Iran’s enemies committed yet another inhumane crime by carrying out the bombings in Kerman.

Iranian interior minister vows revenge after Kerman deadly bombings 

Iran’s Interior Minister Ahmad Vahidi said the Islamic Republic will give a firm response to those behind the deadly bombings in Kerman.

Iran’s Leader promises powerful response to terrorist attacks in Kerman

Iran’s leader Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has vowed a powerful response to those behind Wednesday’s terrorist attacks in the Iranian city of Kerman.

IRGC warns Israel of flared up struggle after assassination of Hamas leader

The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) has cautioned Israel that it will have to encounter more vigorous backlash from the Palestinian combatants, particularly in the West Bank, in the aftermath of assassination of Deputy Chief of the Political Bureau of Hamas Saleh al-Arouri.

American troops attacked over 118 times in Iraq, Syria since mid-October: Report

American forces stationed at military facilities in Iraq and neighboring Syria have come under attacks more than 118 times, according to a US military official, amid rising anti-American sentiments across the region over Washington’s unconditional support for Israel’s war against the Gaza Strip.

Over 103 killed, scores injured in inblasts in Iranian city of Kerman 

Terror blasts have killed at least 103 people during a ceremony marking the martyrdom anniversary of General Qassem Soleimani in the southern Iranian city of Kerman.

Iranians mark 4th martyrdom anniversary of General Soleimani in his hometown

Thousands of Iranians have flocked to the southeastern city of Kerman to pay homage to the top anti-terror commander Lieutenant General Qassem Soleimani, who was assassinated in a 2020 US drone attack just outside the Iraqi capital of Baghdad.

Iran Leader: Gaza resisting against tyrannical world

Iran’s Islamic Revolution  Leader Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei says the people of Gaza are resisting not only against the Zionist regime, but also against the atheistic, tyrannical and colonialist world as well as the United States.

US quietly reaches deal with Qatar to keep operating largest military base in West Asia

The United States has quietly reached an agreement that extends its military presence at a base in Qatar for another 10 years, three US defense officials and another official familiar with the agreement told CNN.

Iranians mark US assassination of General Soleimani

A memorial service was held for slain Iranian anti-terror commander Lieutenant General Qassem Soleimani at the marytrs’ cemetery in southeastern Iranian Kerman city, the assassinated general’s hometown.

Iran’s defense chief: Hamas leader assassination to backfire on U.S.

Iran’s defense minister, in reaction to the assassination by the U.S.-backed Israeli regime of Saleh Arouri, the deputy chief of Palestinian resistance movement Hamas, said, “There is no end in sight to the United States’ animosity, and this enmity will be to their own detriment.”

Hezbollah vows retaliation over Israel’s assassination of senior Hamas leader in Lebanese soil

The Lebanese Hezbollah movement has vowed to respond to Israel's killing of Hamas deputy leader Saleh al-Arouri in a drone raid in Beirut. Hezbollah has described the Israel raid a “dangerous aggression against Lebanon and its people, security, sovereignty and resistance.”

US slams Israel proposal for Gaza ethnic cleansing

The US State Department has condemned Israeli proposals to remove the Palestinian inhabitants of Gaza en masse in a post on X (formerly Twitter) on Tuesday. The US remains Israel’s main supporter militarily and diplomatically.

Iranians mark National Mother’s Day

January 3 marks National Mother’s Day in Iran. Mother’s Day in Iran falls on the birthday anniversary of Hazrat Fatemeh Zahra, the daughter of the holy Prophet Mohammad, peace be upon him.