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Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif slammed French President Emanuel Macron for insulting Muslims and their sanctities, saying that such moves only fuel extremism. “Muslims are the primary victims of the ‘cult of hatred’—empowered by colonial regimes & exported by their own clients. Insulting 1.9B Muslims—& their sanctities—for the abhorrent …

Numerous Muslim states and peoples have denounced French President Emanuel Macron’s persisting support for blasphemy in his country against Prophet Muhammad (PBUH). “We will not give in, ever,” Macron tweeted on Sunday. The tweet served to back up his earlier support for a French teacher’s displaying of cartoons insulting of …

Iran condemns ‘heinous’ terrorist attacks in Afghanistan Iran has strongly condemned the “heinous” bomb attacks in the Afghan capital of Kabul, which killed a dozen of civilians, including women and children. “Dear Afghanistan once again was injured by blind terrorism. Afghan students fell victim to ugly violence and an endless …

TEHRAN (IQNA) – The Lebanese resistance movement Hezbollah condemned the publication of derogatory cartoons depicting Prophet Muhammad (PBUH), saying that an affront to Muslim sensibilities and Islam’s most revered figure cannot be justified as a right to free speech and opinion.   In a statement published on Sunday, Hezbollah expressed …

The Iranian Foreign Ministry strongly condemned the obstinate insistence in France on insulting the Prophet of Islam, Muhammad [PBUH]. In a statement on Saturday, Foreign Ministry Spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh vehemently condemned any offensive action against or disrespect for the divine messengers of God, particularly the seal of the prophets, the …

TEHRAN (FNA)- Foreign Ministry Spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh announced that Iran has blacklisted the US Ambassador to Iraq Matthew Tueller and two other diplomats over their key role in carrying out acts of terror, violating the fundamental principles of human rights and imposing ‘cruel and illegal sanctions’ against the Iranian nation. …

Hemmati made the remarks on Wednesday, addressing the governors of the central banks of the member-states of the Middle East and Northern Africa (MENA) via video conference. “It is expected from the IMF to quickly and without any discrimination and without being influenced by political lobbying or pressures from other …

Russia’s President Vladimir Putin suggests that, what he calls, the era of the United States’ “absolute dominance” throughout the international community is far over as the world’s power relations are undergoing important changes. “The United States, which at some point absolutely dominated, can hardly claim to be exclusive,” Putin told …

Iran’s Air Defense units launched a large-scale military exercise covering more than half of the country’s territories. The joint air defense exercise, codenamed ‘Guardians of Velayat Sky-99’, kicked off on Wednesday morning, attended by air defense units from the Army and the Islamic Revolution Guard Corps [IRGC]. Various types of …

The Iranian ambassador to the United Nations has reiterated the country’s sovereignty over three Persian Gulf islands, saying those territories have always been and will always remain Iranian. Speaking at a virtual meeting of the UN Security Council on Tuesday, Majid Takht-Ravanchi reacted to some unsubstantiated accusations raised against Iran’s regional role …