Iranian Defense Minister General Mohammad Reza Ashtiani had blamed the catastrophic situation in West Asia and the rising tensions there on the destabilizing moves of the US and its support for the Zionist regime. 

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi says Iran and African countries are set to boost their relationship in several areas, adding both sides need a timeframe to achieve their objectives.

Iran has succeeded in becoming a pole in the separation of stable isotopes by using artificial intelligence and relying on its indigenous knowledge, the deputy head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) says.

Six Iranian border guards who were detained by the Taliban in Iran’s eastern border with Afghanistan on Thursday evening have been released, the headquarters of the Iranian border guard in East Khorasan province confirmed on Friday.  

Iranian Interior Minister Ahmad Vahidi says preparations have been made to hold the runoff parliamentary elections in two weeks.

Tehran is exporting more oil than at any time for the past six years, giving its economy a $35bn-a-year boost, the Financial Times has reported.

The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) says Iran took the lead among oil producers in March 2024 when it produced 3 million 188 thousand barrels per day (bpd) of crude, 28,000 bpd more that its output in February.

The deputy head of Iran’s Association of Truckers Trade Unions says Afghanistan has limited the traffic of the Iranian trucks by bullying and imposing very strict rules for the movement of Iranian trucks in the country.