Tehran, May 29 (IANS) Iran’s air defences were activated Thursday night in the southern province of Bushehr, with an “invading” US drone destroyed, Iran’s media reported.The semi-official Tasnim news agency cited a military source as saying that Iran’s air defenses intercepted an “invading” US drone near Bushehr by firing missiles.Meanwhile, the semi-official Fars news agency said Iran’s armed forces fired missiles at certain targets from the country’s southern regions, with some local sources r…
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Tehran, May 24 (IANS) Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian have said that his country seeks to safeguard national interests and remains highly cautious in negotiations with the United States. During a meeting with visiting Pakistan’s Army Chief Asim Munir, Pezeshkian cited Washington’s repeated breach of commitments, attacks on Iran amid talks, and targeted killings of its officials as the basis for widespread public mistrust, according to a presidency statement on Saturday (local time).Under suc…
Tehran, May 9 (IANS) A senior Iranian lawmaker has said that a parliamentary bill on the legal regime of the Strait of Hormuz is ready and will be passed as a “deterrent law” once the legislative body resumes operations.Ebrahim Azizi, Chairman of the Iranian parliament’s national security and foreign policy committee, made the remarks on the sidelines of a commemoration ceremony in Tehran while commenting on the parliament’s decision to approve legislation that would block vessels tied to Israel…
Tehran, May 7 (IANS) Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian has said the country is ready to pursue diplomatic paths to end the war with the United States and Israel, while insisting on safeguarding the Iranian nation’s rights. In a call with French President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday (local time), Pezeshkian expressed deep distrust of the United States, citing recent hostile actions, including two attacks on Iran during bilateral talks, which he described as “stabbing Iran in the back,” accordin…
Tehran, May 7 (IANS) Iran has said it has not exchanged any new written messages with the United States, pushing back against reports that the two sides are close to a one-page agreement to end hostilities. The semi-official Fars news agency called recent media reports “fabricated,” saying they were designed to influence global markets and drive down oil prices rather than reflect the situation on the ground.Fars, citing two unnamed sources, said Iran has not yet responded to the latest US messa…
Tehran, May 3 (IANS) Iran’s army spokesman Mohammad Akraminia said that the country’s armed forces are controlling the Strait of Hormuz, and no friendly or hostile vessel can transit the waterway without their permission.Controlling the Strait of Hormuz is “an inherent right” of Iran, of which the country had not made use for years, Akraminia said, according to footage of his remarks carried by Iranian media.”At present, Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guard Corps in the west and the country’s army in…
Islamabad, April 14 (IANS) Two Pakistani-flagged oil tankers, named Khairpur and Shalamar, which were moving towards the Strait of Hormuz made a 180-degree turn and changed their route, local media reported on Tuesday. The two oil tankers which were heading Eastward towards the Strait of Hormuz altered their route and headed West, turning back from the Strait of Hormuz on Sunday, Pakistan’s leading daily The News International reported, citing Iran’s Fars news agency.According to the report, tra…
Tehran, April 14 (IANS) Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) has vowed to use new military capabilities if the war with the United States and Israel continues, the semi-official Fars news agency reported.”We have not yet used our capabilities, and if the war continues, we will unveil capabilities that the enemy has no idea about,” IRGC spokesperson Hossein Mohebbi said.Meanwhile, Iran’s Defence Ministry spokesperson Reza Talaeinik said Monday that the Iranian armed forces’ capabilities …
Tehran, April 4 (IANS) Iran has rejected a US proposal for a 48-hour ceasefire, the semi-official Fars news agency reported on Friday.The proposal was delivered to Iran through a “friendly” country on Thursday, Fars quoted an informed source as saying.Washington has stepped up its diplomatic efforts to secure a ceasefire, particularly after an Iranian strike targeted a US “military forces depot” on Kuwait’s Bubiyan Island, Xinhua news agency reported quoting sources.According to Fars, assessment…
Tel Aviv, March 28 (IANS) A man around 60 years old was killed in the central Israeli city of Tel Aviv by a missile launched from Iran, Israel’s national emergency service Magen David Adom (MDA) and the Israel Police said.According to the police, the incident involved a dispersing cluster munition missile that struck several locations in the Tel Aviv metropolitan area on Friday night (local time).It added that the fatality, a construction worker, was hit by shrapnel from a cluster munition relea…