Iran leader’s advisor: Hezbollah “more vital than daily bread” for Lebanon
Ali Akbar Velayati, a senior advisor to Iran’s leader, has reaffirmed the indispensability of Hezbollah in Lebanon’s security and political landscape.
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Iran’s top security official lays into US, Israel in meeting with Pakistani think tanks
Ali Larijani, Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, on Wednesday lambasted the US and Israel for orchestrating the recent 12-day conflict with Iran, calling it a long-planned provocation aimed at weakening the country.
Iran records higher-than-global average air pollution deaths, expert warns
A senior faculty member at Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences says Iran’s air-pollution-related mortality rate exceeds the global average, with 86 deaths per 100,000 people attributed to dirty air.
Iranian director protests screening of his film at Israeli festival
Iranian filmmaker Mohammad Rasoulof has strongly objected to the screening of his latest film, The Seed of the Sacred Fig, at a festival in Israel, saying he is “deeply outraged” by the decision.
Iranian scholar Vahid Abedini released after brief ICE detention in US
Iranian academic Dr. Vahid Abedini, an assistant professor at the University of Oklahoma, has been released after being detained by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), according to colleagues and friends who announced the news on social media.
Iranian editor criticizes President Pezeshkian over letter to Saudi crown prince; foreign ministry denies mediation claims
A public dispute has emerged in Tehran after the editor-in-chief of the principlist daily Kayhan, Hossein Shariatmadari, sharply criticized President Massoud Pezeshkian over a recent letter sent to Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.
Iranian FM to visit France for talks on bilateral issues, regional crises, nuclear file
Iran’s Foreign Ministry confirmed on Tuesday that Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi will travel to France this week for high-level discussions, following his participation in the annual conference of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemica…
Former IRGC chief calls on Hezbollah to reassess strategic patience amid regional tensions
Former commander-in-chief of the Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) Mohsen Rezaei has urged Lebanese resistance movement Hezbollah to reconsider its approach of strategic patience, warning that Israel is exploiting ceasefires, negotiations, and the…
Iran says main phase of Mazandaran forest fire containment completed, monitoring to continue
Iran’s National Disaster Management Organization announced on Monday that the main phase of efforts to contain the large forest fire in Mazandaran Province has been completed, while ground teams will continue monitoring the affected areas due to the r…
Nationwide funeral processions held for 310 unknown martyrs of Sacred Defense
Iranians on Monday morning held funeral processions for the remains of 310 unknown martyrs from the 1980s Sacred Defense era.