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Two fires hit trade buildings in Tehran, one fireman killed

Two fires on Saturday happened separately in the Iranian capital Tehran killing one fireman.

Iran lifts travel ban on football legend Ali Daei

Iranian authorities have lifted a ban on football legend Ali Daei and his wife.

IRGC commander says Iran has expanded strategic depth to faraway waters

Commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps Major General Hossein Salami says Iran's strategic depth has gone beyond regional waters and now reached the Mediterranean and the Red Sea.

MP urges Iran Foreign Ministry to play more active role in FATF case

An Iranian lawmaker has urged the Foreign Ministry to play a more active role in the case of Iran’s possible accession to the Financial Action Task Force (FATF).

Iran’s popular cheetah cub Pirouz in unstable health condition

Iranian Asiatic cheetah cub Pirouz is reportedly transferred to a veterinary hospital because of health complications.

Israel OKs new settlements in al-Quds, biggest in years

Israel has approved plans for the construction of thousands of new settler units in the occupied West Bank including al-Quds, defying international outcry.

Death toll from Turkey, Syria quakes tops 50k

The death toll from the recent earthquakes in Turkey and Syria has surpassed 50,000, according to the latest figures from both countries.

Iranian actor Shahram Abdoli passes away at 46

Iranian actor Shahram Abdoli passes away at a hospital in Mashhad, days after he slipped into a deep coma due to cerebral hemorrhage.

IRGC commander says Iran has developed new long-range cruise missile

The commander of the Aerospace Division of Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC), announced operationalization of a new long-range cruise missile, that can travel as far as 1,650 kilometers (1,025 miles).

MP: There was ‘Sinophobia’ in Iran under ex-administration

An Iranian lawmaker accuses the previous administration of “Sinophobia,” saying it had distanced itself from the Eastern bloc in favor of ties with the West.

Iran’s envoy to Intl. Maritime Organization dies in London

The Iranian Embassy in the UK says Tehran’s envoy to the International Maritime Organization (IMO) passed away in London.

US says Russia may send fighter jets to Iran

The US believes Moscow might provide Tehran with fighter jets and other military equipment in exchange for its "support for Russia’s war in Ukraine", according to John Kirby a White House spokesperson on national security issues.

Live Update: Russia’s “Special Operation” in Ukraine; Day 367

Russia, wary of NATO’s eastward expansion, began a military campaign in Ukraine on February 24, 2022, after the Western-leaning Kiev government turned a deaf ear to Moscow’s calls for its neighbor to maintain its neutrality. In the middle of the mayhem, Moscow and Kiev are trying to hammer out a peaceful solution to the conflict. Follow the latest about the Russia-Ukraine conflict here:

Iran President says IRGC registered brilliant record in anti-terror fight

Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi has said that the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) has registered a brilliant record in the fight against terrorist groups.

Houthis say US prolonging Yemen war to reap profits from weapons deals

The leader of Yemen’s Ansarullah movement says the US is deliberately prolonging the world's worst humanitarian disaster in Yemen to reap huge profits from arms sales to Saudi Arabia and its regional allies, which are engaged in the devastating war on the country.

Iran’s FM to visit Russia soon for talks on closer cooperation

Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian is set to pay an official visit to Russia in the near future as the two partners make efforts to bolster their cooperation in various sectors.

UN calls on Russia to withdraw troops from Ukraine; Iran abstains

The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) has once again condemned Russia over its invasion of Ukraine, calling for Moscow’s immediate withdrawal and an end to the fighting. Iran, China and India have abstained from voting.

AEOI: Iran will openly declare , if it seeks to enrich uranium beyond 60% purity

The spokesman of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) slams the UN nuclear watchdog for leveling “never-ending” baseless allegations against Tehran’s nuclear program, saying Iran will openly declare it if it sees the need to produce highly-enriched uranium.

Live Update: Russia’s “Special Operation” in Ukraine; Day 366

Russia, wary of NATO’s eastward expansion, began a military campaign in Ukraine on February 24, 2022, after the Western-leaning Kiev government turned a deaf ear to Moscow’s calls for its neighbor to maintain its neutrality. In the middle of the mayhem, Moscow and Kiev are trying to hammer out a peaceful solution to the conflict. Follow the latest about the Russia-Ukraine conflict here:

Iranian FM says Kurdistan-based separatist groups threaten Iran, Iraq security

The Iranian foreign minister has warned against the presence of anti-Iran separatist groups in the Iraqi Kurdistan region.

IRGC commander says Europe at war with Iran

The commander of Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps says today Europe has officially waged a non-hard war on Iran.

Iranian Defense Ministry hails IRGC fight against Takfiri terrorists

Iran’s Defense Ministry says it will do its best to provide Iranian armed forces, especially the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps, with its most advanced military hardware.

Iranian sports minister severely injured in helicopter crash

Iran’s Sports Minister Hamid Sajjadi has been severely injured in a helicopter crash in the southetn province of Kerman which killed one of his colleagues.

Iran’s Leader blames West for hijacking liberal democracy to dominate world

Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei blasted some Western states for using liberal democracy to dominate the world, emphasizing, however, that Tehran brings democracy and freedom along with religion.

Israel bombs Gaza following West Bank killings

Israel has bombed the Gaza Strip one day after its raid on the West Bank city of Nablus that killed at least 11 Palestinians and injured dozens more.