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Iranian Army Airborne Commander General Yousef Qorbani announced that the Iraqi Army has demanded Iran to sell and mount its indigenous night vision systems on the Arab country’s helicopters. “The Iraqi airborne officials visited Iran recently and we also decided to pay a reciprocal visit and the Iraqi side was …

A senior Iranian military commander says the Islamic Republic will accept no change in the region’s geographical and geopolitical status, amid fighting between forces of Azerbaijan and Armenia over the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region and near the Iranian border. “Preserving the geopolitics of the region is… our red line. No power …

The European Union has imposed sanctions on eight more ministers recently appointed to the Syrian government, in what is the latest round of economic bans that the bloc has slapped against 280 businesses, individuals, and other entities affiliated with President Bashar al-Assad’s administration. The EU’s official journal on Friday added …

US President Donald Trump has pledged to continue his legal fight as his Democratic rival Joe Biden who inches closer to 270 votes he needs to win the presidency. “We will pursue this process through every aspect of the law to guarantee that the American people have confidence in our …

Joe Biden was spending the morning with his family at his home in Delaware when he saw the news that he was projected the winner of his native Pennsylvania and will be the 46th president of the United States. Biden will address the nation tonight, an official tells CNN. A …

TEHRAN (IQNA) – UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres expressed hope that the November 8 general elections in Myanmar would open the door for the return of hundreds of thousands of Rohingya Muslim refugees “in safety and dignity.”     In a statement issued on Friday, he also hoped that the elections …

President of Cuba Miguel Díaz-Canel says Iran is entitled to use peaceful nuclear energy, adding that Havana is against US sanctions on the Iranian nation. Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif discussed a host of issues with President Díaz-Canel. The Iranian minister who is in Havana as part of his …

As the US elections dances on the edge of abyss awaiting the results of its presidential elections, many top officials are trying to escape the bottom. US Donald Trump’s war secretary, Mark Esper has reportedly prepared his letter of resignation. NBC News reports that Esper prepared the letter “because he …

The US State Department gave Congress notification it plans to sell 18 sophisticated armed MQ-9B aerial drones to the United Arab Emirates in a deal worth as much as $2.9 billion, people briefed on the notification said. The move comes on the heels of last week’s notification of a potential …

CHABAHAR, Nov. 05 (MNA) – Leading a high-ranking delegation, Road Min. Eslami made a 2-day trip to Chabahar Port to implement and break the ground for 24 development projects to pave the way for the Port to become a regional trade and transit hub. Road Minister Mohammad Eslami arrived at …