Shahcheraghi had previously said that around 60,000 polling stations have been set up for Friday’s presidential elections. He added that equipment and facilities have been dispatched to the country’s provinces and necessary measures have been taken to ensure a smooth voting process. Meanwhile, the elections headquarters said in a statement released on Thursday evening that […]

Speaking in a radio interview on Thursday a day after the Iranian National Gas Company (NIGC) and the Russian company Gazprom signed a memorandum of understanding for gas transfer from Russia to Iran, the Iranian oil minister said that the deal with Moscow will sharply increase Iran’s share in the international gas market. “With this agreement, […]

Iran will be aiming to progress to a fourth World Cup in a row – and seventh in total – after appearing in 2014, 2018 and 2022 and take on a Qatar side attempting to qualify for the tournament for the first time, Tehran Times reported. The Qataris, who won a second consecutive Asian Cup […]

The US officials visit to the West Asia region was announced by a US official and two other sources with direct knowledge of the matter. Burns is expected to arrive in Doha on Tuesday, Axios reported. McGurk will arrive in Cairo on Wednesday, it added. Qatar and Egypt are the two key mediators in the […]

“I bow to the people’s verdict for this affection and assure them that we will continue the good work done in the last decade to keep fulfilling the aspirations of people,” TRT reported, citing Modi’s remarks on his X account. “I also salute all our workers for their hard work. Words will never do justice […]

Over 80 people have been nominated including one former president, one former Parliament speaker, 38 former and current lawmakers, 13 ex-ministers, and three current ministers. At least four women are among the registered candidates. The election’s winner will replace Ebrahim Raisi, who embraced martyrdom during a helicopter crash in Iran’s northwestern mountainous region on May […]

Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of a cabinet session on Wednesday, Ali Bagheri Kani said the IAEA is a technical agency and all countries, including the member countries of the IAEA Board of Governors, are expected to act based on the agency’s technical approach. “The non-constructive approach of some member countries in exploiting the […]

In a phone conversation on Wednesday, Mokhber and the president of Azerbaijan discussed issues of bilateral importance. President Aliyev said that the martyrdom of President Raisi was a big loss not only for Iran but also for all Muslim nations. He said that he and President Raisi had agreed about the reopening of Azerbaijan’s embassy […]

Issuing a statement, the Iranian Foreign Ministry  strongly condemned the passage of the anti-Iranian resolution, stressing that such moves would not have any negative effect on to undermine the country’s nuclear development plans. Passage of the resolution will have no effect on the Islamic Republic’s resolve to continue its peaceful application of the nuclear energy […]

Israeli forces bombed a United Nations-linked school in central Gaza, killing at least 32 displaced Palestinians and injuring dozens more, according to officials and local media, Al Jazeera reported. The attack on the school sheltering displaced people in the Nuseirat refugee camp comes amid an “insane escalation of violence” in central Gaza that has overwhelmed […]

Meysam Salehi scored 20 points for Iran and Nishida, Ran and Ishikawa collected 14 points each for Japan, Tehran Times reported. Team Melli are scheduled to play Brazil on Thursday. 16th-placed Iran will also take on both 14th-placed Bulgaria on Friday and 15th-placed Turkey on Saturday. The VNL Preliminary Phase features three competition weeks per […]

The forces’ spokesman Brigadier General Yahya Saree made the announcement on Monday, according to Press TV. He identified the new projectile as the “Palestine ballistic missile,” which he said was fired against a “military site” in the city of Um al-Rashrash, which is also known as Eilat. The missile “is being unveiled for the first […]