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TEHRAN, Aug. 30 (MNA) – Syria’s permanent representative to the UN, Bashar al-Jaafari, said on Thursday that the attempts of some countries that support terrorist organizations to “recycle them” and present them as “moderate armed opposition” will not affect Syria’s stance in defending its citizens and fighting terrorism. Al-Jaafari, speaking ...

TEHRAN, Aug. 29 (MNA) – Iran expects to conclude a preferential trade agreement with India this year that will allow the two countries to cut tariffs on each other’s products, Iran’s ambassador to India Ali Chegini said on Wednesday. He said the move will also help the two countries to ...

TEHRAN, Aug. 10 (MNA) – “US pressure is because of the strength of Iran but not its weakness,” Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said on Saturday. In his meeting with Iranian Parliament members, Zarif said “the US is concerned with its failure in diplomacy while Iran has been victorious ...

Head of the Islamic Revolution Guard Corps Public Relations Department Brigadier General Ramezan Sharif said downing of a US spy drone and seizure of a violator British oil tanker showed Iran’s might and power. General Sharif made the remarks, addressing a ceremony in the Northeastern city of Mashhad on Wednesday. ...

Tens of people in the town of al-Basireh in Eastern Deir Ezzur attacked a military base of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) in Eastern Deir Ezzur, destroying the center after clashes, local sources reported on Thursday. The sources said that the residents attacked the SDF positions after one of the ...

Iranian researchers in Amir Kabir University of Technology manufactured a robot which can assist the medical team in the surgery of beating heart in patients with cardiovascular diseases. “The robot can concurrently move with the heart beats to help the surgeon in precise surgery and pave the ground for her/him ...

Commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Major General Hossein Salami dismissed the US claims about shooting down Iranian drones in the Persian Gulf, calling on the American officials to prove their allegations with evidence. “I officially declare that no Iranian or IRGC drone has been downed,” General Salami ...

The handout picture, provided by the UK’s Royal Navy, shows Type 23 frigate HMS Montrose performing a series of tight turns during exercise Marstrike 05 off the coast of Oman March 22, 2005. (Via Reuters) Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) has dismissed a claim by US officials that its ...

Iraqi fighters from pro-government Popular Mobilization Units (PMU) have launched the second phase of a military operation to purge the vast desert in the country’s western province of Anbar along the border with Syria of Daesh terrorist group members. The media bureau of the voluntary forces – better known by the Arabic ...

TEHRAN (FNA)- Chief of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces Major General Mohammad Hossein Baqeri warned of his country’s strong and painful response to any enemy offensive. “Undoubtedly, a hard and crushing response will be waiting for those who intend to harm Iran and its borders’ security,” General Baqeri said ...