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Iran: Israel responsible for abduction of Iranian diplomats

The Iranian foreign ministry has in a statement held the Israeli regime responsible for the abduction of four Iranian diplomats 40 years ago in Lebanon.

‘MKO terrorists detonated weak IEDs at IRGC base for propaganda purposes’

An Iranian lawmaker and former military official reacts to reports of “blasts” at a base belonging to the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) in the southeast of Tehran, saying the incidents were caused by two weak improvised explosive devices (IEDs) and cannot thus be called “explosions.”

Car collision kills brown bear cub in Iran’s Karaj

A brown bear cub has died after reportedly sustaining wounds in a collision with a vehicle in Iran’s Karaj near the capital Tehran.

“Iran and Russia agree on transit of 10mn tons of goods via Iranian territory”

Iran’s deputy minister of roads and urban development says the country and Russia have reached an agreement on the details of carrying 10 million tons of goods from Russia via the north-south corridor of the Islamic Republic.

Iran’s Center of Commerce and House of Innovation and Technology inaugurated in Sulaymaniyah

 Iran’s Center of Commerce and House of Innovation and Technology was launched in Sulaymaniyah before noon on Tuesday, July 5, 2022, in a ceremony attended by Iranian and Iraqi Kurdish officials as well as representatives of the private sectors of the two sides.

Tehran: Uzbekistan stability important for Iran, region

The Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman says Iran is closely monitoring the recent events and unrest in the central Asian Republic of Uzbekistan.

3 people die of Crimean Congo Haemorrhagic Fever in Iran

The head of Iran’s zoonotic diseases control group announced 3 people have died of Crimean Congo Haemorrhagic Fever in the country. Behzad Amiri added that Iran has so far logged 45 CCHF cases.

Production line of Iran’s Cov Pars vaccine against coronavirus shut down

Iran’s Razi Vaccine and Serum Research Institute says the production line of its Cov Pars vaccine against COVID-19 has been shut down after the Health Ministry reneged on a pledge to buy millions of doses of the pre-ordered product.

Experts warn: Coronavirus cases in Iran raging

A new wave of the Covid-19 outbreak is on its way, Iranian medical experts have warned, blaming lax health protocols for the surge in the number of cases.

Egypt offers condolences to Iran over deadly quake

Egypt has expressed condolences to Iran over an earthquake that jolted the southern Iranian province of Hormozgan on Saturday and left five people dead and dozens injured.

Deputy FM: Zionists can’t even dream of attacking Iran

Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister and top nuclear negotiator Ali Bagheri Kani says Israel would not dare attack the Islamic Republic despite its saber-rattling.

Ex-diplomat: Taliban’s new manifesto fuels domestic, foreign radicalism

The recent grand assembly in the Afghan capital Kabul that rubber-stamped the Taliban’s rule over Afghanistan shows the movement is sticking to its totalitarian policy, a former Iranian diplomat says.

Iran says supports peaceful settlement of Karabakh conflict based on intl. law

Iran’s Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian has reiterated Tehran’s support for the peaceful settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict based on principles of the international law.

Daily: Or maybe 200% of Iranians relish high prices!

A recent report by a pro-government daily regarding the welfare of Iranians and the performance of President Raisi administration, has provoked backlash by Tehran-based Jomhouri-e Eslami Newspaper.

Thanks to trade diplomacy, Iran’s exports rise across board

Official figures show Iran’s exports to neighbors and beyond grew last year despite harsh US sanctions on the country.

Major Iranian oil field to become operational with $7bn in domestic investment

Iran’s oil minister says the project for development of Azadegan joint oil field in the Persian Gulf, will become operational with a 7-billion-dollar funding by a consortium of mostly private sector investors.

Russia’s “Special Operation” in Ukraine; Day 132: Finland, Sweden one step closer to NATO membership

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-Kurdistan Region Trade and Technological Conference held in Sulaymaniyah

The trade conference of Iran and Iraq’s Kurdistan region was held on Monday, July 4, 2022, at Sulaymaniyah’s Titanic Hotel with the participation of 33 Iranian knowledge-based companies and over 100 companies and merchants from the Kurdistan region.

US says Israeli shot “likely responsible” for death of Al Jazeera journalist

The US State Department said that independent investigators could “not reach a definitive conclusion” regarding the origin of the bullet that killed Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh. But it added Israeli military gunfire was “likely responsible” for her death.

Iran authorizes injection of 4th shot of Covid vaccine

Iranian health ministry has authorized the injection of the fourth dose of Covid vaccine to people who last got their third shot at least six months ago.

Former FM: Iran ready for talks with Saudi Arabia

The director of Iran’s Strategic Council of Foreign Relations says the Islamic Republic is fully ready for talks with the Saudi government over all bilateral and regional issues.

Iranian foundation supporting Inmates through agriculture

A cooperative foundation in northeastern Iran is financially supporting inmates through selling crops of a farmland dedicated to this charity work.

Iranian president Calls for finding new areas of cooperation with Azerbaijan

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi has underlined the need for finding new areas of cooperation between Iran and the Republic of Azerbaijan.

Iranian daily rejects poll claiming Raisi’s popularity has plunged 

A newspaper affiliated to the Iranian government rejects as a lie an opinion poll’s result that says the popularity of President Ebrahim Raisi has plummeted to 28%.

Iranian president: History will never forget US crimes in Vietnam

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi has said history will never forget the US crimes in Vietnam. He was speaking at a meeting with Vietnam’s new ambassador to Tehran who presented his credentials to the Iranian president.