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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 …

The Iranian Foreign Ministry says any attempts by the “sanctions-addicted” US to impose unilateral restrictions on Iran will fail as the move is in violation of international law. “The sanctions-addicted United States is not far to once again compensate for some of its blatant failures in the [United Nations] Security …

The world is waking up to a new reality post the devastating pandemic that brought everything to a grinding halt. One of them is the rise of China as the undisputed new economic superpower. According to the IMF’s World Economic Output 2020 released recently, China has now overtaken the US …

Mossad Chief Yossi Cohen believes that the relationship between Saudi Arabia and the “Israeli” entity “should not be an obstacle nor a condition for continuing contact with them in order to establish bilateral relations between us and the countries of the region”. This comes as the Saudi authorities allege that …

Iran’s Foreign Ministry says the UN Security Council’s arms restrictions against Tehran have all been terminated in defiance of the United States’ efforts. “As of today [October 18, 2020], all restrictions on the transfer of arms, related activities and financial services to and from the Islamic Republic of Iran, and all prohibitions regarding the …

Amnesty International has warned against passing “deeply dangerous” legislation into law, saying the proposed law would give devastating power to undercover agencies to authorize torture and murder in the United Kingdom (UK) and overseas. Responding to news that the controversial Covert Human Intelligence Sources (Criminal Conduct) Bill has passed its third …

The Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman says Moscow will consider military technical cooperation with Iran in line with mutual interests after the expiration of a United Nations arms embargo on Tehran. “We are convinced that all possibilities stemming from the expiration of the provisions of United Nations Security Council Resolution 2231 …

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif in a telephone conversation with his Azeri counterpart Jeyhun Bayramov voiced his country’s readiness to help achieve sustainable peace and solution to the dispute and clashes between the two neighboring countries of Azerbaijan and Armenia within the framework of a regional initiative by Iran, …

The Zionist entity’s military establishment is concerned that a war could break out with Hezbollah along the northern border of the ‘Israeli’-occupied Palestinian territories. Despite the Covid-19 pandemic and outbreaks in the ‘Israeli’ amry’s bases with thousands of soldiers infected, a large-scale combat exercise simulating war on the Lebanon and …

By Staff, Agencies Iranian Defense Minister Brigadier General Amir Hatami hailed the Islamic Republic’s significant progress made in the field of satellite technology. “The Islamic Republic has made outstanding progress in manufacturing satellite launchers and satellites,” General Hatami said on Thursday during a visit to the Iranian Armed Forces Geographical …