Rafsanjani slams US support for Israel atrocities
A senior Iranian official has slammed US President Barack Obama for backing Israel’s atrocities against the Palestinians as the regime keeps up…
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Rouhani orders: Urgent dispatch of aids for Palestinians, injured
Tehran, July 24, IRNA – President Hassan Rouhani on Wednesday ordered his cabinetˈs foreign and health ministers to urgently forward medicine, medical…
Iranian FM blames UNSC for ignoring Israeli crimes against Palestinians
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif condemned the harrowing crimes committed by the Zionist regime against the Palestinian people, and…
Israeli air strikes and gun battles with Hamas shatter Gaza frontline village
Less than two miles from Israeli border Zanna residents mourn the dead and dig out bodies from homes reduced to rubble A…
Israel says offensive to continue as Kerry seeks truce
Israel doesn’t plan to stop its Gaza Strip offensive as long as the Palestinian territory’s Hamas rulers continue to pose a threat, Justice…
International flights to and from Israel suspended over security concerns
Move likely to alarm Israeli government as Ban Ki-moon says end to fighting in Gaza could be ‘very near’ International airlines halted…
Kerry lands in Israel on Gaza truce mission
Washington’s top diplomat said global efforts to end 16 days of bloodshed in Gaza were progressing Wednesday as the fighting raged on…
Iran president blames Muslim disunity for Israeli crimes
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iran’s president Hassan Rouhani said lack of unity among Muslims has emboldened Israel to commit crimes against the people…
Iran, Lebanon FMs discuss human tragedy in Gaza over phone
Tehran, July 23, IRNA – Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and his Lebanese counterpart Gebran Basil, in a phone conversation on Wednesday…
Israel is in direct and indirect war with Muslims: Iran
TEHRAN –Secretary General of the World Assembly of Islamic Awakening Ali Akbar Velayati has condemned the Zionist regime’s attack on the Gaza…
Iran, Qatar, Turkey parliament speakers urge Rafah reopening
Parliament speakers of Iran, Qatar and Turkey have called on Egypt to reopen Rafah border crossing with the Gaza Strip amid the…
Gaza bloodshed deepens, airlines shun Israel
(Reuters) – Gaza fighting raged on Wednesday, displacing thousands more Palestinians in the battered territory as U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry…
Israeli soldiers deserve Nobel Peace Prize: US envoy
The Nobel Peace Prize should be given to Israeli forces for their “unimaginable restraint” in their offensive against the blockaded Gaza Strip,…
Iranian speaker: Palestinians need weapons
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani voiced concern about the Palestinian people’s dire conditions, and said they need basic necessities and…
Kerry: More time needed for Gaza truce
As the bloodshed against Palestinians continues in the Gaza Strip, US Secretary of State says there is still work to be done…
Iranians march to protest Egypt’s closure of Rafah
A rally has been held outside the Egyptian Interests Section in Tehran to protest Cairo’s move to close the Rafah border crossing…
Leader’s aide asks Egypt to open Rafah crossing to Gaza aid cargoes
TEHRAN (FNA)- Supreme Leader’s top Advisor for International Affairs Ali Akbar Velayati asked the Egyptian government to open the Rafah border crossing…
Iran urges Int’l, regional bodies to help halt Israeli aggressions against Gaza
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian strongly condemned the recent Israeli attacks on the Palestinians in the Gaza Strip,…
U.N. rights chief: Israel may be committing war crimes in Gaza
GENEVA – Israel may have committed war crimes by killing civilians and shelling houses and hospitals during its two-week-old offensive in the…
Manipulation of terrorism to impact Iraqˈs political structure, Afkham
Tehran, July 23, IRNA – Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Marziyeh Afkham on Wednesday warned that manipulation of terrorism will impact Iraqˈs political structure.…
Iran urges collective intl. act against Israel war on Gaza
Iran has called on the international community to take “swift collective” action to put an end to Israel’s relentless attacks on the…
Israeli rabbi says killing civilians in Gaza is allowed
An Israeli rabbi has issued a ruling that allows the killing of innocent civilians in the besieged Gaza Strip. Dov Lior, an…
Iran calls on security council to stop Gaza massacre
Nasim—Islamic Republic of Iran’s Ambassador to the United Nations, Gholam-Hossein Dehqani slammed Zionist Regime’s attacks on the People of Gaza, calling on…
Israel blatantly violating human rights in Gaza: Iran FM
Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says the Israeli regime has blatantly violated international human rights regulations in the Gaza Strip. The…
Palestinians exposed to Israel’s brutality: Rouhani
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani emphasized that Iran would support the Palestinian people and all oppressed nations with full might. Rouhani also said…
PUIC troika meeting kicks off in Tehran
TEHRAN (FNA)- A troika meeting of the Parliamentary Union of Islamic Cooperation (PUIC) opened in Tehran on Tuesday to discuss ways to…
President: Iran ready to treat injured Gazans
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iran’s president voiced the country’s preparedness to provide medical services to the people of Gaza injured in the Israeli…
Palestine envoy calls for Muslim support
The Palestinian ambassador to Iran has called on all Arab and Muslim countries to throw their weight behind Palestinian resistance groups against…
Gaza war shows Israel’s frustration: Iran’s defense minister
Iran’s defense minister says Israel’s fresh aggression against the Palestinians in the Gaza Strip shows the Tel Aviv regime’s frustration in face…
Kerry puts onus on Hamas as he seeks end to Gaza fighting
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry put the onus on the Gaza Strip’s Hamas rulers to halt two weeks of fighting with Israel that…
6 Iranian MPs due in Gaza
Tehran, July 22, IRNA – Spokesman for Majlis National Security and Foreign Policy Commission Hossein Naqavi Hosseini said on Tuesday that six…
Iranian Cmdr. urges anti-Israel groups to sign defense deal
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – A senior Iranian commander condemned Israeli atrocities against the defenseless people of the Gaza Strip and called on anti-Zionist…
Islamic Propagation Coordination Council calls for Quds Day demonstrations
TEHRAN, July 22 (MNA) – The Islamic Propagation Coordination Council has called for public ‘epic’ demonstrations on International Quds Day. The call…
Bloody scenes haunt children as bombs fall in Israel-Gaza fight
Instead of enjoying his summer holiday, 10-year-old Mohammed Bakker is grieving for two brothers and two cousins he saw die on a…
‘I no longer talk to Obama’: Turkey’s Erdogan
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said he has stopped talking to US President Barack Obama on the phone, amid growing strains…
IRCS to send humanitarian aids to Gaza
TEHRAN, July 22 (MNA) – Iran’s Red Crescent Society (IRCS) has announced an account number to call people for monetary help for…
President Rouhani calls for high turnout in Intˈl Qods Day rallies
Tehran, July 22, IRNA – President Hassan Rouhani on Tuesday called for high turnout in the International Qods Day rallies to be…
Rouhani expresses concern over Gaza condition
TEHRAN, July 22 (MNA) – Iran’s president has expressed concern over humanitarian conditions going on in Gaza Strip. Hassan Rouhani, who was…
PUIC Troika meeting to open in Iran capital
A meeting of the Parliamentary Union of the Organization of the Islamic Cooperation Member States’ (PUIC) Presidential Troika is set to open…
Iran ready to open skies to passing flights: Official
An Iranian aviation official says the Islamic Republic is ready to open its skies to the passing international flights heading from northern…