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Iran’s Leader urges IRGC to build up military, moral power

Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has urged Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) to double its efforts to strengthen its military and moral power with the goal of protecting the ideals of the 1979 Islamic Revolution.

UN court orders Azerbaijan to ensure free movement to Nagorno-Karabakh

International Court of Justice has ordered Azerbaijan Republic to ensure free movement through the Lachin corridor to and from the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh, as an intermediate step in Azerbaijan’s ongoing disputes with Armenia.

MP: Iran will cut IAEA’s access to nuclear sites if US, EU activate ‘snapback’ mechanism

An Iranian lawmaker says Tehran will end the access of inspectors with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to its nuclear facilities if the US and Europe trigger the so-called snapback procedure against Iran.

US says return to JCPOA not on agenda

The United States has announced that reviving the 2015 Iran nuclear deal is not its focus right now. Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian has earlier said that Tehran is ready to consider plan B in case Washington continues to create obstacles in the course of the nuclear negotiations.

Official says quake death toll in Turkey surpassed 43,500

The death toll from the twin earthquakes in Turkey's southeast has reached 43,556, Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu has confirmed.

Atomic chief: Iran to give no excuse for possible hostile resolution at IAEA

Iran’s nuclear chief says Tehran will give no excuse for another hostile resolution by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) against the Iranian nuclear program next week.

Palestinians vow retaliation after Israeli deadly attack on West Bank city

Palestinian resistance factions and officials have vowed revenge for Israel’s Wednesday “carnage” in the occupied West Bank city of Nablus, in which at least 10 people were killed and over a hundred injured.

Live Update: Russia’s “Special Operation” in Ukraine; Day 365

Russia, wary of NATO’s eastward expansion, began a military campaign in Ukraine on February 24 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 calls on the UN to stop Israel killing of Palestinians

The Iranian foreign ministry spokesman has called on the international community to take immediate action to stop the killing of Palestinians by Israel.

Germany declares 2 Iranian diplomats “persona non grata” over death sentence

Germany on Wednesday declared two Iranian diplomats “persona non grata” in response to Tehran’s death sentence to the German Iranian ringleader of the terrorist group, Tondar (thunder), based in the US.

Israeli soldiers kill 10 Palestinians in Nablus raid

At least ten Palestinians have been killed and more than 100 others wounded during an Israeli military raid on the northern West Bank city of Nablus.

Iran FM says Tehran will resort to Plan B if nuclear talks fail

The Iranian foreign minister says if the American side acts to impede the process in the negotiations over the revival of the Iran nuclear deal, Tehran will move to activate its Plan B and all other options.

Iran nuclear chief: Ambiguities with IAEA being resolved, inspectors visiting sites

Iran’s nuclear chief says inspectors of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) are currently visiting nuclear facilities of the country, and that the recent points of ambiguity with the UN nuclear watchdog have either been or are being resolved.

Iran ups oil prices for Asia: Report

Iran has raised the official selling price (OSP) of its Light crude oil grade for Asian buyers, a report says.

UK diplomat summoned to Iran Foreign Ministry

Iran’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) has summoned Ms. Isabelle Marsh the interim chargé d’affaires of the British Embassy to protest “the continuation of baseless allegations against the Islamic Republic of Iran.”

Iran sanctions several EU, UK officials, organizations

The Iranian Foreign Ministry has published a new list of sanctions against a number of European Union (EU) and British individuals and entities for sponsoring terrorism and encouraging violence against the Iranian people.

Live Update: Russia’s “Special Operation” in Ukraine; Day 364

Russia, wary of NATO’s eastward expansion, began a military campaign in Ukraine on February 24 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 official: Natural to find 84% particles during uranium enrichment

A spokesman for the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran, AEOI, says it’s natural to find 84% atomic particles in an enrichment process.

Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman calls anti-Iran channel’s relocation to US “puppetry”

The spokesman of Iran’s Foreign Ministry has dismissed the relocation of Saudi-funded anti-Iran television channel Iran International to the US as “puppetry”, a “new show” and “division of work” among intelligence services of several countries.

“Omani king to visit Iran with good news”

An Iranian lawmaker has said Oman’s king is going to visit Tehran in the near future for the purpose of mediating between Iran and the US over the deadlocked JCPOA revival talks.

Iran-China cooperation at turning point: President Raisi

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi has said that the relationship between Tehran and Beijing has reached a turning point.

Coronavirus cases rising rapidly in Iran

More than 350 people have been diagnosed with COVID-19 in Iran over the past 24 hours, marking a rapid upward trajectory in the daily caseloads.

Ringleader of US-based terror group sentenced to death for deadly attacks inside Iran

A court in Iran has sentenced the ringleader of a US-based terrorist group to death for committing terror attacks and counterrevolutionary operations against the Islamic Republic.

Russia says west concerns about Iran nuclear program ‘crocodile tears’

A senior Russian diplomat says the Western states’ concerns about Iran’s nuclear program are no more than “crocodile tears” as the issue can be resolved diplomatically.

Iran seizes vessel smuggling US-made arms in southern waters

The Iranian border police commander says a vessel carrying over 5,000 US-made arms has been seized in the waters off the country’s southern port city of Bushehr.