Tehran, March 13 (IANS) Several top Iranian politicians and officials, including country’s President Masoud Pezeshkian, attended an International Quds Day rally in Tehran on Friday, marking their most high-profile public appearance since the joint US-Israel airstrikes that killed Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and other top officials on February 28. Videos shared by local media showed Pezeshkian greeting people on the streets of Tehran and even stopping to take pictures with them …
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Washington, March 8 (IANS) Tehran has emerged as the epicentre of an intensifying war as US and Israeli airstrikes pound targets across Iran’s capital, leaving widespread destruction and deepening fears of a prolonged conflict, a media report said.Thousands of munitions have struck locations across the sprawling city, hitting military sites, security installations, and infrastructure tied to Iran’s defence apparatus. The strikes have also damaged cultural landmarks and civilian areas, unders…
Tehran, March 8 (IANS) Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) said it attacked a refinery in Israel’s Haifa on Saturday night in retaliation for a US-Israeli strike on its own energy infrastructure.In a statement published on its official news outlet Sepah News, the IRGC said the Haifa refinery was hit by Kheibarshekan missiles in response to the attack.Meanwhile, the National Iranian Oil Refining and Distribution Company said energy infrastructure in the country came under the US-Israeli…
Lucknow, March 2 (IANS) As the conflict between the US-Israel combine and Iran flared up, Shia cleric Maulana Kalbe Jawad on Monday alleged that people across the world are being misled and accused US President Donald Trump of pursuing policies aimed at dominating other nations. Past conflicts were launched on what he described as false pretexts, he said.Speaking to IANS, Maulana Kalbe Jawad said: “When Iraq was attacked, it was claimed that weapons of mass destruction were present there. The co…
New Delhi, March 2 (IANS) Ali Larijani, Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, on Monday said that US President Donald Trump has betrayed ‘America first’ to adopt ‘Israel first.’ This comes as tensions continue to escalate in the Middle East.Ali Larijani took to his social media ‘X’ and said, “Trump has betrayed ‘America first’ to adopt ‘Israel first’.”He also put up another post that said, “Trump’s wishful thinking has dragged the whole region into an unnecessary war and now he …
Tehran, March 2 (IANS) Ali Larijani, Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, on Monday dismissed reports that Tehran is seeking dialogue with the United States as tensions continue to escalate in the Middle East. Taking to X, Larijani made his position clear, stating, “We will not negotiate with the United States.”This remark comes after a report from The Wall Street Journal said that Larijani was seeking a resumption of diplomatic engagement with the US through intermediaries fro…
Tehran, March 1 (IANS) Iran’s security chief, Ali Larijani, stated on Sunday that the transition process following the assassination of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei will commence later in the day, according to reports from state media.Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, along with Chief Justice Gholam-Hossein Mohseni-Eje’i and a member of the Guardian Council, a significant institution responsible for ensuring the coordination of legislation in accordance with Sharia law and the Irania…
Tehran, Feb 11 (IANS) Iran’s Foreign Ministry rejected reports that indirect talks between Tehran and Washington would be held outside Oman, saying Muscat was always the agreed venue, according to the state-run IRNA news agency.Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baqaei told a news briefing that Iran welcomed diplomatic efforts by regional and neighboring countries that had offered to help ease tensions and support dialogue, Xinhua news agency reported.He said Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Arag…
Terhran, Feb 9 (IANS) Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei on Monday urged Iranians to show unity and “disappoint the enemy” ahead of the 47th anniversary of the 1979 Islamic Revolution, amid rising tensions with the United States. In a televised address, Khamenei said national power relies more on “determination and resistance” than on military hardware like missiles and aircraft. His remarks come as Iran prepares for nationwide rallies on Wednesday to mark the revolution’s victory.”Until the ene…
Tehran, Feb 9 (IANS) The secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council (SNSC), Ali Larijani, will lead a delegation to the Omani capital of Muscat on Tuesday, according to the SNSC-affiliated Nour News. Larijani is scheduled to meet with high-ranking Omani officials to discuss regional and international developments, as well as bilateral relations, the news outlet reported Monday.The visit comes after Oman hosted and mediated a round of indirect nuclear negotiations between Iran and the …