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Saturday, 18 January, 2025

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Iranian president arrives in Russia to ink partnership treaty

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian arrived in Russia on Friday for the signing of a broad cooperation treaty as his country grapples with growing economic problems and other challenges. After laying a wreath at the Unknown Soldiers Tomb at the Kremlin Wall, Pezeshkian was to hold talks with...

Putin to meet with Iranian president on Jan 17

Russian President Vladimir Putin will hold talks with his Iranian counterpart Masoud Pezeshkian who will arrive in Russia on an official visit on January 17, the Kremlin press service said, Russian state-owned news agency TASS reported. It is planned to discuss the prospects for further...

Iran adds 1,000 high-tech drones to combat fleet

Irans Army has reinforced its combat forces by incorporating 1,000 state-of-the-art drones, designed for strategic missions and long-range operations. On Monday morning, 1,000 strategic drones with advanced anti-fortification and stealth capabilities were added to the combat organization of the...

Iran launches drills to protect nuclear facilities

Iran has launched new exercises in the countrys western and northern air defense zones including Fordow and Khondab which host uranium enrichment and heavy water facilities. The drills dubbed Eqtedar or might in Farsi - began on Sunday in completely real battlefield environments, with the air...

Iran plans to move capital from Tehran to Makran

Reeling under a crisis due to water scarcity, overpopulation and power shortage, Iran is planning to shift its capital from Tehran to a city in the coastal Makran region and develop a sea-based economy, a government spokesperson has said. The new capital will certainly be in the south,...

Italian journalist Cecilia Sala released from Iran

An Italian journalist detained in Iran for three weeks, whose fate became intertwined with that of an Iranian engineer wanted by the United States, was freed Wednesday and is heading home, Italian officials said. A plane carrying Cecilia Sala(29), left Tehran after intensive work on diplomatic...

Iran builds two more units at Bushehr Nuke Power Plant

Mohammad Eslami, head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) has said the country was pursuing establishment of the second and third units of the Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant, which is located in southern Iran. Based on existing laws and in light of the assertions that have been made by...

Iran, Russia to sign comprehensive cooperation deal

The presidents of Iran and Russia will sign a comprehensive agreement for long-term cooperation in Moscow in mid-January. Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei confirmed the development. Speaking to reporters at his weekly press conference in Tehran on Monday, Baghaei said the...

Saudi Arabia launches attack on Yemen, leaving 1 injured

At least one person has been injured in an attack launched by Saudi Arabia on Yemen, according to reports from Irans Mehr News Agency on Thursday. The assault targeted a border region of Yemen on Thursday evening, local sources confirmed. Initial reports indicate that a Yemeni citizen was...

Iran slams US, UK strikes on Yemen

The Iranian Foreign Ministry vehemently condemned the fresh attacks that the American and British military forces have launched against Yemens capital Sanaa, Tasnim News Agency reported. In comments on Wednesday, the director general for the Persian Gulf Department at the Ministry of Foreign...

Iran summons Saudi Arabia’s envoy over execution of 6 Iranians

Iran has summoned Saudi Arabias ambassador in Tehran to strongly protest the execution of six jailed Iranian nationals in the Arab kingdom over alleged drug trafficking, Press TV reported. While announcing the news on Wednesday, the Director General of the Consular Affairs Office at the Iranian...

Sanctions enacted against Iranian-Russian interference in US elections

The United States has imposed sanctions on individuals and organizations linked to Iranian and Russian interference in the 2024 general election. The action of Tuesday (Washington local time) targets efforts to undermine democratic institutions and sow sociopolitical discord. Among those...

Iran says 2025 'important year' for nuclear issue

Iran, bracing for a possible re-imposition of incoming U.S. President Donald Trumps maximum pressure policy, said on Saturday that 2025 would be an important year for its nuclear issue. Trump in 2018 reneged on a deal struck by his predecessor Barack Obama in 2015 in which Iran agreed to curb...

Israeli military’s torching of Kamal Adwan Hospital a ‘war crime’: Iran

Irans Foreign Ministry has condemned the barbaric aggression of Israels military against the Kamal Adwan Hospital in north Gaza, describing the attack on the facility as the latest example of a war crime, crimes against humanity, and an egregious violation of international law and its norms,...

Iran lifts ban on WhatsApp, Google Play Store

Iranian authorities have officially removed the ban on WhatsApp and the Google Play Store, marking a major change in the countrys internet restrictions, according to the Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA). The decision, made after a meeting with top government officials, marks a new step in...

Syria's new leader says all weapons to come under 'state control'

Two weeks after seizing power in a sweeping offensive, Syrias new leader Ahmed al-Sharaa on Sunday said weapons in the country, including those held by Kurdish-led forces, would come under state control. Sharaa spoke alongside Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan, after earlier meeting with...

Iran slams US strikes on Yemen

The Iranian Foreign Ministrys spokesperson Esmaeil Baqaei strongly condemned the air strikes that the US conducted on Yemens capital Sanaa. In a statement on Sunday, he denounced the recurrent aggressive US attacks on Yemen as a blatant violation of the principles and criteria of international...

Iran protests US arrest of nationals over technology export

Tehran has formally protested the arrests of two Iranians in Italy and the United States accused of transferring sensitive US technology to Iran, local media reported. US prosecutors on Monday charged Mahdi Mohammad Sadeghi and Mohammad Abedininajafabadi with conspiring to export sophisticated...

Iranian embassy staffer assassinated in Syria

The spokesperson for the Iranian Foreign Ministry Esmaeil Baghaei has condemned the shooting death of its local embassy staffer in the Syrian capital of Damascus, when terrorists opened fire on the vehicle he was in. While speaking on Saturday, Esmaeil Baghaei extended his condolences to the...

US imposes new sanctions on Iran over oil trade, proxy support

The United States has announced new sanctions targeting Irans oil trade, support for proxy groups, and human rights violations on Thursday (Washington local time). The Department of State is imposing sanctions on four entities involved in transporting Iranian oil and identifying six vessels as...

Iran won’t impede IAEA inspection: AEOI Head

Irans Atomic Energy Organization (AEOI) head has reaffirmed Tehran has not and will not impede inspection of its nuclear facilities by the IAEA, reports Press TV. Mohammad Eslami told reporters after visiting a nuclear achievements exhibition on Saturday: The relationship between Iran and the...

Zionist forces will be buried in Syria: IRGC Chief

Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) chief warns Zionists of heavy price, saying: Israeli forces will be buried in Syria, reports IRNA. The commander-in chief of the Irans IRGC Hossein Salami made the statement on Sunday, adding: Irans presence in Syria is not for territorial expansion, but...

Iran confirms increase in IAEA nuclear inspections in Tehran

Iran confirmed Saturday that it has allowed nuclear watchdog the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to increase the number of inspections it carries out into Tehrans nuclear programme. We have increased capacity-- it is natural that the number of inspections should also increase, said...

Iran, UAE urge to halt Israeli attacks on Syria

Iran and the United Arab Emirates called for an immediate end to the Israeli regimes military strikes against Syria. In a telephone conversation on Thursday, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi and his Emirati counterpart Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan talked about the latest...

‘Terrorists’ could turn Syria into safe haven for their factions: Iran

Irans Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi writes in an op-ed for the Lebanese-based Al-Akhbar newspaper that Syria is now faced with a difficult test after the fall of Bashar al-Assad, reports Al Jazeera. The threats emanating from movements of terrorist factions like Al-Qaeda and Daesh [ISIL or...

Khamenei claims US-Israel plan behind fall of al-Assad

Irans Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei claims Tehran has evidence that what happened in Syria was the product of a joint plan by the US and the Zionist regime, reports Al Jazeera. He said this in his first comments since the fall of Bashar al-Assad. Yes, a government neighbouring Syria...

Iran’s armed forces ready to counter any threat: Army chief

Chief Commander of the Iranian Army Major General Abdolrahim Mousavi says the Islamic Republics Armed Forces maintain constant readiness to face any threat, reports Press TV. Mousavi made the remarks during a ceremony held at Irans Army University of Command and Staff on Monday after militant...

Only Syrian people must decide Syria’s fate: Iran

Iran says only the Syrian people can make decisions about the countrys fate without any destructive foreign meddling, Press TV reported. The Iranian Foreign Ministry issued a statement on Sunday following the fall of the Syrian government after militant groups led by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS)...