“During various maneuvers, we had exercised attacking the Zionist regime’s bases and we were fully prepared to respond to the Zionist regime because they had made a strategic mistake in attacking [Iran’s] consulate,” Brigadier General Ramezan Sharif said on Saturday, according to Press TV English website. He added that Iran’s retaliatory missile and drone strikes […]

“Rescuers have pulled nine people out of the sunken bus. Two are in serious condition, four are in a state of clinical death. Resuscitation measures are being carried out. Unfortunately, three people have died,” the press service told TASS. The Ministry of Emergency Situations added that diving rescue work has been finished at the accident […]

Leader Kim Jong Un on Friday oversaw a live-fire test of the “technically updated” rocket system, Pyongyang’s official Korean Central News Agency said. Pyongyang in February said it had developed a new control system for its 240mm multiple rocket launcher that would lead to a “qualitative change” in its defense capabilities, and last month executed a […]

A disaster management official in the northern province of Baghlan said heavy seasonal rains sparked the flooding, and residents were unprepared for the sudden rush of water. “The number of dead in today’s flood in Baghlan province has risen to 62,” Hedayatullah Hamdard, the head of the provincial natural disaster management department, told AFP. The […]

Amir Saeed Iravani told the UN General Assembly that the recently approved resolution correctly emphasizes that Palestine is eligible for the membership in accordance with Article 4 of the UN Charter. The Iranian diplomat emphasized that the Islamic Republic approves and supports the decision of the General Assembly, which he caked a small yet vital […]

The quality of the heavy water produced in Iran is so high that it is ranked first in the world, Eslami said during a visit to the city of Qom on Friday. Only a few countries are capable of producing heavy water, he added. The official noted that Iran uses heavy water and its derivatives […]

The decision came as students across Spain began camping out on university campuses this week, as part of a wider global wave of pro-Palestine student protests. In a nod to the protests, CRUE also vowed to intensify cooperation with Palestinian research and higher learning institutions and expand cooperation, volunteer and refugee aid programs, Anadolu Agency […]

The first round of the 12th parliamentary elections was held on Friday, March 1st. Of the country’s 87 million people, more than 61 million were eligible to vote in the polls. Voters were taking part in the parliamentary elections to choose 290 legislative body members from over 15,000 candidates. Elected members will serve for a […]

Thon Maker came back after missing Game 2 due to an injury and proved to be the difference anew, scoring 10 of his 23 points in the second quarter alone to lead the breakaway. He also collected 12 rebounds and 4 blocks to win his first title in the pan-regional tilt, Tehran Times reported. Elmedin […]

“The goal of a group of representatives of the US Congress and the US Senate is to threaten and pressure the prosecutors and judges of the International Criminal Court, to provide immunity for war crimes and genocide by the officials and military commanders of the Zionist regime, and this is a shameful and worrying action,” […]

Following a five-day encampment at the campus of Ireland’s prestigious Trinity College Dublin TCD in solidarity with Palestinians in the war-torn Gaza Strip, students on Wednesday ended their rally when university administration announced that it had agreed with their demand of divesting from Israeli companies, Press TV reported. “An agreement was reached” after “successful talks […]

“We have no decision to build a nuclear bomb but should Iran’s existence be threatened, there will be no choice but to change our military doctrine,” said Kamal Kharrazi, an adviser to the Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Ali Khamenei told Al Jazeera on Thursday. “In the case of an attack on our nuclear […]