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'We urge you to take all necessary steps to ensure the Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication (SWIFT) disconnects the Central Bank of Iran (CBI) and all other designated Iranian financial institutions,' the lawmakers said, according to Sputnik.The senators said the Trump administration’s maximum pressure campaign against Iran will not …

It follows similar takedowns by Facebook and Twitter, which earlier this week removed hundreds of accounts believed to be tied to an Iranian and Russian propaganda operations.Google is the latest Silicon Valley giant to find new evidence of misinformation campaigns by Iranian accounts. The search giant said it took down …

According to Al-Massira, a military source said without providing further details about the target that the army’s naval force carried out a special operation on Saudi territorial waters in the Red Sea and hit a military base.Speaking on condition of anonymity, he said that only a military base has been …

According to Al-Massira TV network, Saudi fighters targeted displaced children and women in a village in the vicinity of Al-Darihami.The victims have fled the Saudi-led coalition’s attacks on Al-Hudaidah when they were targeted by the fighters on their way.In March 2015 Saudi Arabia and some of its Arab allies launched …

“The representatives of the three countries are invited to Geneva on September 11 and 12 for consultations with us,” TASS news agency quoted de Mistura as saying.Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov said that the guarantor states on Syria will meet de Mistura during the first third of September in …

In a press conference on Thursday, Zakharova said that the Russian side has credible information that the US forces deployed in al-Tanf area, which includes al-Rukban camp, are fully aware of the presence of hundreds of Daesh (ISIS) and Jabhat al-Nusra terrorist organizations in the camp and are using the …

In a separate decree, Ayatollah Khamenei appointed former commander of IRGC Navy Rear Admiral Ali Fadavi as deputy commander of IRGC in charge of coordination.The Supreme Leader lauded capabilities and invaluable experiences of the new IRGC navy commander and thanked for sincere efforts of the former IRGC navy commander Rear …

'On behalf of the Christian Armenians of Isfahan and South of Iran, I condemn the recent measures taken by the US president, especially the ones against the peace-seeking Iranian nation,' the statement read.'US withdrawal from the international deal [of Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action] cannot weaken the Iranians' strong will; …

'All foreign forces that are present in Syria without the Damascus' invitation must leave the country,' RIA Novosti quoted Lavrov on Wednesday.Bolton had said that the US will cooperate with Syria provided that the Iranian forces leave the country.Syrian authorities have already said that the Iranian presence in their country …

'Such a figure with such a position can use the international law and appropriate tools play a more effective role, but, unfortunately, different tools are of no use in the Palestine-Israel dispute,' Al-Mizan Human Rights Center Esam Younes told the Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA).He also said that the law …