According to local sources, casualties include 8 military people and 7 civilians.An emergency has been declared in the city following the blast which occurred in a high-security zone near a Frontier Corps hostel.Hospital source say the number of casualties could rise as some those injured are in critical condition.The dead …
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Senior cleric urges West to cut support for Takfiri terrorists
Ayatollah Hossein Noori Hamedani made the remarks in reaction to brutal beheading of Mohsen Hojajji, an Iranian military advisor by Daesh (ISIS) in Syria.'Hojajji's martyrdom marked the borders of humanity, righteousness and the Takfirism and homicide,' he added.In a reference to foreign interference in Syria and Iraq, the cleric said …
Read More »Iraq highlights role of Iranian military advisors in fighting terrorism
Beheading of an Iranian military advisor, known in Iran as 'Defenders of Shrines' by Daesh, had widespread reaction in Iran, Iraq, Syria and the world.Tehran and Baghdad relations are strategic, Qasim al-Araji told IRNA at the airport before his departure for Iran.The Iraqi official said that he will ink a …
Read More »US analyst: No convincing reason against nuclear agreement with Iran
Referring to the US measures against the historic nuclear agreement between Iran and the world major powers which was signed in 2015, the American physicist, Frank N. J. Von Hipple described the efforts made by the US President Donald Trump as an attempt to 'provoke Iran to get out of …
Read More »President nominee for defense stress boosting Iran deterrence power
'Iran has made lots of achievements in its missile defense program and it will continue boosting its missile defense capabilities,' he said while elaborating on his programs to a number of Iranian parliament members.The commander referred to enemies' efforts to undermine the country's defense capabilities, adding that 'President Hassan Rouhani …
Read More »Tourism to foil Iranophobia: Envoy
Afkham made the remarks Saturday on the sidelines of her visit to Semnan province.She referred to tourists as playing major role in linking nations in diplomacy.Iran has taken the approach to attract tourists based on reinforcing infrastructures and paying attention to different aspects of tourism industry, Afkham added. She pointed …
Read More »Zarif: Upgrading ties with neighbors tops ministry's priorities
Zarif pointed to other priorities of his foreign ministry, and said the economy of resistance, boosting non-oil exports and facilitating investment and technology entrance are on the top of his agenda.'We are living in the most dangerous region and we have to try maintaining peace, stability and developing regional cooperation,' …
Read More »Iran, UN exchange views to open Yemen political standoff
Ould Cheikh, who is in Tehran to hold talks with Iranian officials, met with Jaberi Ansari and discussed issues of mutual interest.The UN official presented a report on the latest humanitarian situation in Yemen and his recent consultations and efforts to re-mobility in direction of solving the crisis through political …
Read More »Trump’s foreign policy terrible: US analyst
Jennifer Loewenstein, a human rights activist and faculty associate in Middle East Studies at Penn State University, discussed some issues in her interview focusing mainly on the US foreign policy and in particular Trump's and said, 'I cannot say that in the last fifty years, (or even) longer than that, …
Read More »Senior cleric extends condolences on Hojjaji martyrdom
Jannati said in a message that the Iranian nation is well aware that the country owes its security, stability and peace to great martyrs like Hojjaji. He added that the Takfiri and Daesh terrorists should know that such criminal acts would not hinder the resistance front, but would make the …
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