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Iran Covid: Red cities on the rise

Iran’s Health Ministry is warning that the number of cities declared as coronavirus red zones with very high risk of transmission of the disase is going up.

MP: Vienna talks in line with Iran’s policies, national interests

A member of the Iranian Parliament’s National Security and Foreign Policy Committee says negotiations between Iran and the P4+1 group have been held in accordance with the establishment’s policies, national interests and guidelines of the Supreme National Security Council.

IRGC condemns Israel’s crimes against Palestinians

Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) has in a statement strongly condemned the crimes of the Zionists in al-Aqsa Mosque.

Live Updates: Russia’s “Special Operation” in Ukraine; Day 52

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 FM: Al-Aqsa Mosque desecration implication of normalization with Israel

ran’s Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian says the Zionist regime’s aggression against Palestinian worshippers and the desecration of al-Aqsa Mosque are among the bad results of normalization of ties between some Islamic Arab countries and Israel.

‘Stabbing attack in Mashhad enemy plot to divide Iran, Afghanistan’

A high-ranking Iranian cleric says the recent stabbing attack in the city of Mashhad, which killed two clerics and wounded another, was an act of sedition by Iran’s enemies and meant to drive Iran and Afghanistan apart.

Video goes viral of Iranian teacher cutting students’ hair, causes outcry

Video footage has appeared of an Iranian teacher cutting tufts of hair on the heads of several students with a pair of scissors, causing an outpouring of anger and criticism.

Khatibzadeh: Crime of beating Palestinian worshippers, violation of human rights

Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh has strongly condemned the Zionists’ desecration of the sacred places in Palestine during the holy month of Ramadan and their raid on fasting worshippers in the al-Aqsa Mosque.

Iran records 33 daily deaths from Covid, 1994 new infections

The Iranian Health Ministry said on Friday 1994 people have tested positive for Covid-19 and 33 individuals lost their lives to the respiratory disease over the past day.

In ‘great stride,’ Iran starts making centrifuge parts at new Natanz workshop

In a “great stride,” Iran has started production of spare parts for uranium enrichment centrifuges at a newly-opened workshop in the central city of Natanz using machines moved there from a site near Tehran, a report says.

IRGC seizes ship smuggling fuel in Persian Gulf

The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps’ Navy has seized a vessel carrying 250 thousand liters of smuggled fuel in the Persian Gulf.

UAE official: Emirates want to resolve differences with Iran

A senior diplomatic advisor to the United Arab Emirates president says the Persian Gulf sheikhdom wants to resolve its differences with Iran.

Iran has definitive evidence of Saudi crimes in Yemen: Quds Force cmdr.

A senior commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) says Iran possesses “definitive evidence” of the crimes perpetrated by the Saudi regime during its aggression against Yemen, advising Riyadh to end the war that will have no benefit for the kingdom.

Israeli forces storm al-Aqsa Mosque, scores of worshipers injured

Israeli military forces raided the Al-Aqsa Mosque in occupied East Jerusalem on Friday. Medics confirmed at least 150 Palestinians have been injured in stepped-up violence in the holy fasting month of Ramadan.

Live Updates: Russia’s “Special Operation” in Ukraine; Day 51

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 says IAEA has no access to cameras at Natanz before nuclear deal revival

Iran says the International Atomic Energy Agency, IAEA, will have no access to surveillance cameras installed in Natanz nuclear site before Tehran’s return to the 2015 nuclear deal, JCPOA.

Khatibzadeh rejects US Iran report as baseless, biased and meddlesome

Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh has rejected the baseless claims about Iran in the annual report of the US Department of State, calling it meddlesome and biased.

Iranian filmmaker to contest Cannes Film festival with “Leyla’s Brothers”

The director of the Iranian movie “Just 6.5” will attend the Cannes Film festival’s competition section with his new film “Leyla’s Brothers”.

IRGC vows to continue to support anyone who fights Israel

The commander of the Quds Force of Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) says it supports and will continue to support anyone who is fighting the Zionist regime of Israel.

Iran Covid: 33 more deaths, vaccination underway

Covid-19 has killed 33 people in Iran in the past 24 hours. That’s according to a tally released by the Iranian Health Ministry on Thursday.

President Raisi says Iran favors strong, united Iraq

Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi has said the Islamic Republic wants a strong and united Iraq and it hopes to see a political breakthrough there as a result of cooperation and solidarity among mainstream political factions in the country. Raisi made those comments in a meeting with visiting Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein on Thursday.

Israeli forces kill four Palestinians in WB

Israeli troops have gunned down four more Palestinians in the occupied West Bank, bringing to ten the number of Palestinians killed by the troops since the weekend.

Iran president congratulates election of Shehbaz Sharif as Pakistan PM

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, in a message, has congratulated election of Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif as Pakistan’s new Prime Minister.

Iran defense minister: Foreign forces presence disruptive to regional security

Defense ministers of Iran and Japan have held a video call where they called for expansion of cooperation between Tehran and Tokyo.

Iran-Oman trade sets new record high of roughly $1.34bn

The volume of trade between Iran and Oman has registered a record high of $1.336 billion for the year ending March, 2022.