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Chief of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces Major General Mohammad Hossein Baqeri blasted the US-sponsored ‘Deal of the Century’ plan, saying that the International Quds Day rallies will foil all plots against the Palestinians.  Chief of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces Major General Mohammad Hossein Baqeri blasted the …

Chairman of Yemen’s Supreme Revolutionary Committee lashed out at Saudi Arabia for violating the previous ceasefire agreements and for refusing to lift a blockade on al-Durayhimi district in Yemen’s Hudaydah province. In comments about the recent developments in Yemen, Mohammed Ali al-Houthi said members of the Saudi-led military coalition conducted …

The annual Quds Day demonstration will take place in London on Sunday 2nd June 2019 at 3pm. Details are available on the poster below:    

Governor of the Central Bank of Iran Abdolnaser Hemmati says the country’s foreign exchange reserves are robust despite tightening US sanctions which seek to stem the Islamic Republic’s hard currency stream. Last month, the United States demanded that buyers of Iranian oil stop purchases or face sanctions. The US reimposed …

Lebanese President Michel Aoun says even though the country’s economy is in the doldrums, economic reforms and austerity measures envisioned in the 2019 state budget will help the economic future look certain. “There are protests and complaints by members of the public. Nevertheless, we would have plunged into the abyss if had not followed …

Yemeni armed forces have launched another retaliatory drone strike against an airport in Saudi Arabia’s southwestern Najran region, this time targeting hangars housing the regime’s warplanes. Yemen’s al-Masirah television network reported the counter-strike on Wednesday morning, without giving details about possible casualties or material damage. A day earlier, the network …

The chief commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) says Iran does not seek war but is not afraid of one either. Making a speech on Sunday, Major General Hossein Salami said that Iran was currently facing a threat close to its territory and thus the IRGC had operationalized …

An undated image shows members of Iraq’s Harakat Hezbollah al-Nujaba, a movement known for its active cooperation with the national army in counter-terrorism operations, performing a public march. Iraq’s Harakat al-Nujaba Secretary General Akram al-Kaabi says Iraq will remain part of the “axis of resistance” despite foreign-backed attempts to detach …

TEHRAN, May 17 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Abbas Mousavi severely condemned recent Saudi-led air raids on Yemen’s capital of Sanaa on Thursday which claimed lives of six civilians, including children. In a Friday statement, Mousavi expressed sympathy to the families of victims, urging the international community to shoulder …

TEHRAN (IQNA) – Pakistan’s Ambassador to Iran Riffat Masood hailed the Tehran International Quran Exhibition as an important event for all Muslims.   Addressing the opening ceremony of the expo’s international section on Monday evening, she said mounting such an exhibition is even more important given the political, economic, social …