Terrorists planning to attack polling stations arrested before election day

TEHRAN – Iran’s Deputy Minister of Interior revealed on Sunday that the country’s security and intelligence forces successfully thwarted terrorist plots aimed at disrupting the June 28 presidential elections before voting commenced. In an interview with Fars News Agency, Majid Mirahmadi, shed light on the strategies employed by enemies during the recent presidential elections in

Leader’s advisor offers nuclear collaboration to Iraq

TEHRAN – A top military adviser to Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has suggested that Iraq can tap into Iran’s extensive 50-year experience in atomic energy. Speaking at a ceremony where an honorary doctorate was awarded to Naeem Al-Aboudi, the Iraqi Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research at Imam Hussein

Strategic cooperation between Iran and Russia

TEHRAN -In a note, Kayhan addressed the gas contract between Iran and Russia and wrote: Russia’s willingness and gas cooperation with this country can be investigated from two aspects. First, this cooperation should not lead to the loss of the current and future export markets for Iranian gas and the replacement of Russian gas in

Iranian MP calls for strong voter turnout in runoff election

TEHRAN – The Deputy Speaker of the Islamic Consultative Assembly has highlighted the critical role of voter participation in bolstering national strength, emphasizing that the Iranian nation faces a crucial test in the upcoming runoff election. In a speech at the public session of the Islamic Consultative Assembly on Sunday, Hamidreza Haji-Babaei addressed the importance

Lack of medical supplies leads to ‘catastrophic’ health scenario

The head of a UK-based medical charity working in Gaza says the health situation has reached a “catastrophic stage” because of the impossibility of acquiring supplies to treat the hundreds of patients flowing into field clinics. David Wightwick, CEO of UK-Med, said his team is focusing on the southern city of Khan Younis where the

Palestine calls for Arab League extraordinary meeting

Palestine called an extraordinary meeting of the Arab League to discuss Israel’s ongoing war on the Gaza Strip and settlement expansion in the West Bank.  “The meeting will be held at the level of permanent delegates this week to discuss confronting the Israeli crimes of genocide and colonial expansion in the West Bank,” Palestinian delegate

Netanyahu vows to ‘eliminate Hamas’

Israeli tanks pushed further into Rafah and parts of central Gaza and Shujaiya on Sunday as it intensified its ground assault on the besieged enclave. Residents told Reuters that Israeli tanks had killed at least six people and destroyed several homes in Rafah on Sunday. Speaking after his weekly Sunday cabinet meeting, Israeli Prime Minister

Sisi: Intl. community silent amid Gaza war

Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi said Sunday that the West Asia region is going through “serious changes” amid a deadly Israeli offensive on the Gaza Strip, Anadolu reported. “The region is going through serious changes recently amid intense Israeli war in the Gaza Strip and attempts to impose forced displacement towards Egyptian territories,” he said. In

Hezbollah one of 5 superpowers in rocket stockpile

Hezbollah in Lebanon is one of the five superpowers in terms of the number of rockets it possesses, a former Israeli official suggested on Saturday. Ram Aminach, the former economic advisor to the Israeli Chief of Staff, pointed out that “the Israeli public does not understand the extent of Hezbollah’s threats as it has a