Navy commander stresses Iran’s spoecial, influential role in world
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian Navy Commander Rear Admiral Habibollah Sayyari underscored the country’s special and influential role in the region and the world.…
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Police chief stresses law enforcement forces’ good conditions
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran’s police chief Brigadier General Esmayeel Ahmadi Moqaddam underlined preparedness of the Law Enforcement Force to thwart any threat to…
MP hails Syria, Iraq’s resistance to foreign-backed terrorism
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – An Iranian lawmaker lauded the Syrian and Iraqi nations for their resolute resistance to the plots hatched by the…
Rafsanjani calls for Saudi-Iranian effort against extremists
Ayatollah Hashemi Rafsanjani, the Chairman of Iran’s Expediency Council, has called on Iran and Saudi Arabia to cooperate in the fight against…
Palestinian teen burned to death, autopsy shows
RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — An autopsy showed an Arab teenager who Palestinians say was killed in a revenge attack was burned…
Rafsanjani: ISIL terrorists reminiscent of pre-Islam era
TEHRAN (FNA)- Chairman of Iran’s Expediency Council Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani lashed out at the Takfiri terrorists for creating a havoc in the…
No secret talks with Saudi Arabia over Iraq: Iran
Iran has dismissed reports about having sent a delegation to Saudi Arabia to discuss the latest political developments in neighboring Iraq. In…
Iran news agency reports death of Iranian pilot In Iraq
Iran’s official IRNA news agency says an Iranian pilot has been killed while fighting in Iraq. The news agency said Colonel Shoja’at…
Iraqi nation will never accept disintegration: Afkham
Tehran, July 5, IRNA – Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Marziyeh Afkham said on Saturday that Iraqis will never accept disintegration of their homeland.…
Ayatollah Sistani urges accelerated formation of Iraqi Gov’t
TEHRAN (FNA)- The Iraq-based Muslim religious leader, Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, called for faster steps by the Iraqi officials to form a…
Iranian lawmaker: US not sincere in fighting terrorism
TEHRAN (FNA)- A senior Iranian legislator underlined that Washington is not sincere in its claims about war on terrorism, specially in the…
Iran condemns Israel’s crimes against Palestinians
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Marziyeh Afkham strongly condemned Israel’s crimes in the Palestinian territories. Several Palestinians have been killed in…
Kermani: Anti-Islamic ISIS approach threatening global security
Tehran, July 4, IRNA – Interim Friday prayers leader of Tehran condemned terrorist acts of Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS)…
US warship downed Iran airliner, killed 290, today 1988
In 1988 today, 290 people were killed in a US missile cruiser’s attack on an Iranian passenger plane. Carrying 274 passengers and 16 crew…
Iraqi Kurdish leader urges independence referendum
BAGHDAD (AP) — With large parts of Iraq in militant hands, a top Kurdish leader called on regional lawmakers Thursday to lay…
U.S., Iran not seen discussing Iraq at Vienna nuclear talks
(Reuters) – U.S. and Iranian officials said on Thursday they do not plan to discuss the growing crisis in Iraq on the…
Iranian deputy FM: Terrorist operations in regional states to backfire on supporters
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Morteza Sarmadi asked the masterminds and the states sponsoring the terrorist operations in Iraq and Syria…
Increasing numbers of militants killed in Syrian army operations
TEHRAN (FNA)- Units of the Syrian army on Thursday killed militants in several provinces and destroyed their weaponry and hideouts. A military…
Iran’s Sunni clerics urge Islamic states to fight Takfiri groups
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iran’s senior Sunni clerics have strongly condemned the crimes of ISIL terrorist group in Iraq and called on Muslim…
Saudi Arabia deploys 30,000 soldiers to border with Iraq – al-Arabiya TV
(Reuters) – Saudi Arabia has deployed 30,000 soldiers to its border with Iraq after Iraqi soldiers withdrew from the area, Saudi-owned al-Arabiya…
Iran’s judiciary chief blasts US for double-standard behavior in Iraq
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran’s Judiciary Chief Sadeq Amoli Larijani lashed out at the US and other western states for their double-standard policies on…
Gov’t spokesman: Iran will extend agreed aid to Iraq’s fight against terrorism
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian Government Spokesman Mohammad Baqer Nobakht underlined close and brotherly relations between Tehran and Baghdad, and said the Iranian government…
US, Israel behind Takfiris’ crimes: Iranian MP
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – A senior Iranian lawmaker said that terrorist groups such as the so called Islamic State in Iraq and the…
Iran calls on Iraqi nation to keep vigilant against enemies’ plots
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian Parliament Vice-Speaker Mohammad Hassan Aboutorabi Fard extended Tehran’s full support for Iraq’s territorial integrity, and called on the country’s…
UNICEF, HRW urge ISIL to free Syrian schoolchildren
TEHRAN (FNA)- The UN children’s agency and Human Rights Watch (HRW) called for the release of more than 100 Kurdish schoolboy and…
Iranian envoy warns against plots to weaken Palestinian resistance movement
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian Ambassador to Beirut Mohammad Fathali underlined the importance of the axis of resistance to confront any warmongering of the…
Ambassador: Iraqi holy sites enjoy full security
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iraq’s ambassador to Iran said the holy sites in different Iraqi cities enjoy full security, especially after millions of…
Iran blasts on Israeli attacks on Gaza Strip
TEHRAN (ISNA)- Iranian Foreign Ministry condemned Israeli attacks on Gaza Strip and attacking fasting people in the West Bank. “The brave nation…
Iran could provide Iraq with arms if requested: deputy minister
(Reuters) – Tehran has not received any request from Iraq to supply it with weapons but would be ready to do so if asked,…
Iran’s EC secretary: Some regional media helping Israel to create Shiite-Sunni rift
TEHRAN (FNA)- Secretary of Iran’s Expediency Council (EC) Mohsen Rezayee said the Western and Zionist intelligence services and media are trying to…
Bahraini teenage protester sentenced to 65 years in Jail
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – A Bahraini court has sentenced a teenage protester to 65 years in prison for taking part in anti-regime protests…
Persian Gulf dictatorships intolerant of democracy
TEHRAN, July 1 (MNA) – Parliament speaker international adviser has said Persian Gulf Arab dictatorships would not tolerate democracy in the region.…
Iran’s Ababil-3 drone enjoys night-vision capability
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran’s hi-tech drone, Ababil-3 (Swallow-3), is capable of flying a top speed of 200 kilometers per hour and enjoys a…
Iraq continues counterattack, ISIL declares ‘Caliphate’
Iraqi forces have been pressing with a counteroffensive to retake the northern city of Tikrit as Sunni-led jihadists who captured large swaths…
ISIL, US excuse for return to Iraq: MP
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – An Iranian legislator accused the US of trying to retake control of Iraq by fueling ISIL insurgency in the…
Iran urges punishment for ISIL war crimes
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) terrorist group and its sponsors should be brought to justice…
Iran vows to continue support for Syria
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran’s First Vice-President Eshaq Jahangiri said Tehran will continue its support and humanitarian aids to Syria, although he stressed the…
Deputy FM: Iran supports sovereignty of Iraq
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iran believes that Iraq should remain a sovereign state, Iranian deputy foreign minister said, cautioning against the consequences of…
Commander: ISIL killing Muslims in region on behalf of US
TEHRAN (FNA)- Lieutenant Commander of Khatam ol-Anbia Air Defense Base General Shahrokh Shahram said the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant…
Hamas asks for Iran’s support for Palestinians against Israeli aggression
TEHRAN (FNA)- The Palestinian resistance group, Hamas, in a letter to Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani asked for Tehran’s support against the…