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A US soldier stands by a fighting armored vehicle during a patrol near the Rumaylan (Rmeilan) oil fields in Syria’s northeastern Hasakah Province, on October 5, 2020. (Photo by AFP) A convoy of 20 American tankers has reportedly transported crude oil stolen from Syrian fields to neighboring Iraq. Syria’s official SANA …

A senior official of Iran’s space program said that the country will send a new telecommunication satellite named Nahid 1 (Venus 1) into the orbit. “We have had the construction of Nahid 1 and Nahid 2 satellites on our agenda. Nahid 1 was completed 3 years ago and its periodical …

IRGC Seeding Clouds by Iranian Version of US-Made RQ-170 Drone TEHRAN (FNA)- The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) is using the indigenized version of RQ-170 drones – manufactured through the reverse engineering of a similar American pilotless plane that was downed by Iran in 2011 – for seeding clouds over …

 Iranian Defense Minister Brigadier General Amir Hatami underscored the need for the further reinvigoration of the country’s defense power. General Hatami made the remarks in a meeting with senior commanders of the Army, Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) and Law Enforcement Police Forces in Khorassan Razavi province on Wednesday. He …

TEHRAN (IQNA) – The spokesman for Yemeni Armed Forces said the Zionist regime of Israel constantly intervened in the internal affairs of the Arab country during the reign of slain dictator, Ali Abdullah Saleh. Speaking at a press conference broadcast live from the capital Sana’a on Sunday evening, Brigadier General …

اعلنت لجنة الاربعين المركزية في الجمهورية الاسلامية الايرانية بان لا امكانية لايفاد المواكب للمشاركة في مسيرة اربعينية “الامام الحسين (ع)” في العراق وان هذه القضية منتفية تماما نظرا لتفشي فيروس كورونا المستجد (كوفيد-19). وجاء في البيان السادس الذي اصدرته اللجنة بهذا الصدد: انه في ضوء الاخبار التي اوردتها بعض وسائل …

TEHRAN (FNA)- A senior Iraqi legislator said that the US threat to close its embassy in Baghdad is a plot to blame Hashd al-Shaabi (popular forces) for insecurities in Iraq. “Washington’s threats of closing its embassy in Baghdad is aimed at provoking the public opinion about the suspicious insecurities in …

TEHRAN (FNA)- The Iranian health ministry announced on Sunday that 3,653 new cases of coronavirus infection have been identified across the country during the past 24 hours, adding that 211 patients have lost their lives in the same period. “3,653 new patients infected with COVID-19 have been identified in the …

TEHRAN (FAN)- A prominent Lebanese analyst warned that the US threat to close its embassy in Baghdad is a plot to take control of Iraq’s sensitive corridors to remain focused on the neighboring states, including Iran. “Washington is focused on Iran, Iraq and Lebanon, and Iraq is considered as one …

Iran’s Baku embassy condemns attacks on civilians, nonmilitary sites in Karabakh war A building burns after recent shelling during the ongoing fighting between Armenia and Azerbaijan over the breakaway Nagorno-Karabakh region, in the disputed region’s main city of Stepanakert early on October 4, 2020. (Photo by AFP) Iran’s embassy in …