Georgia refuses to join EU sanctions against Iran

TEHRAN, Aug. 22 (MNA) – Georgia has declined to join the latest sanctions adopted by the European Union against Iran.

At least 4,348 killed by Israeli regime in Lebanon

TEHRAN, Aug. 22 (MNA) – The Lebanese Ministry of Health says at least 4,348 people have been killed in Israeli attacks since March 2, while more than 12,300 have been injured.

Turkey seeks Interpol red notice for Netanyahu

TEHRAN, Aug. 21 (MNA) – Turkiye has requested an Interpol red notice for Israeli regime's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Afek Moskovitch over the Gaza-bound Global Freedom Flotilla case.

Pezeshkian:

No clause in Islamabad MoU signals Iran's surrender

TEHRAN, Aug. 21 (MNA) – President Pezeshkian said the MoU reached with the United States through the Supreme National Security Council was a major achievement, approved and defended by all who had a hand in it.

Senior cleric:

Iran's military power altered strategic equation

TEHRAN, Aug. 21 (MNA) – Tehran's Friday prayer leader said the missile and drone fire of Iran's armed forces had "extinguished" the firepower of two nuclear powers and shifted the balance of power in favour of the Islamic Republic and Resistance.

Iran's response to new threats to be devastating

TEHRAN, Aug. 21 (MNA) – Iran's armed forces chief said that any enemy miscalculation and new threats would be met with "revolutionary, crushing, regret-inducing and devastating" responses.

Qalibaf calls for trade in national currencies

TEHRAN, Aug. 21 (MNA) – Iran's parliament speaker said that Iran and Iraq need a precise economic and trade road map, and called for bilateral trade to be settled in national currencies to challenge U.S. dollar dominance.

Israeli artillery shells southern Lebanese town

TEHRAN, Aug. 21 (MNA) – The Israeli regime's artillery shelling targeted areas in southern Lebanon on Friday morning.

Recent wars reshaped global perception of Iran: Baghaei

TEHRAN, Aug. 21 (MNA) – Iran's wartime conduct had reshaped its image in global public opinion, Foreign Ministry Spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei says.

Charter plane crashes in western Alaska, 8 killed

TEHRAN, Aug. 21 (MNA) – A charter plane crashed near a remote radar site in western Alaska, killing all 8 people on board, federal aviation and military officials said.

Iran to rebuild defence industry based on war lessons

TEHRAN, Aug. 21 (MNA) – Iran's defence ministry said it would continuously modernise and rebuild the country's defence industry based on the lessons of the recent wars, treating the conflict as a field of learning rather than a stopping point.

Israeli regime strikes south Lebanon despite ceasefire

TEHRAN, Aug. 21 (MNA) – Israeli warplanes targeted the Ali al-Taher heights, the Dabshah area and Doha Kfar Roumman in southern Lebanon on Friday, continuing repeated violations of a U.S.-brokered framework agreement.

Gharibabadi:

Claims of Iran’s defeat caused by enemies' miscalculations

TEHRAN, Aug. 20 (MNA)–Lashing out at the unfounded claims of enemies raised, Iran’s deputy foreign minister for Legal and International Affairs has emphasized baseless allegations levelled on Iran’s situation is the result of enemies' miscalculation.

Iran, Iraq officials emphasize expanding security cooperation

TEHRAN, Aug. 20 (MNA) – Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf and Iraqi National Security Adviser Qassem al-Aboudi stressed the need to expand and strengthen security cooperation.

US-bound oil tanker targeted in cyberattack

TEHRAN, Aug. 20 (MNA) – A Liberian-flagged oil tanker bound for the United States was hit by a major cyberattack in the Strait of Gibraltar, with all of its communications disrupted for 30 hours.

“Leave region before it’s too late”: Iran MP warns foreigners

TEHRAN, Aug. 20 (MNA) – Chairman of the Iranian Parliament’s National Security and Foreign Policy Committee Ebrahim Azizi has issued stark warning to foreign, addressing foreign forces to leave the region "before it's too late".

China pushes back against Trump’s economic D-Day against Iran

TEHRAN, Aug. 20 (MNA) – China on Thursday pushed back against the US president’s “Economic D-Day” campaign against Iran, stressing diplomatic means to end the conflict.

US national debt surpasses record $40 trillion

TEHRAN, Aug. 20 (MNA) – Total debt for the United States has passed $40 trillion for the first time, raising concerns that the country is facing a fiscal crisis as government spending outpaces revenue.

Envoy:

US, Israel using UNSC to peddle unfounded claims against Iran

TEHRAN, Aug. 20 (MNA) – Iran’s ambassador and deputy permanent representative to the UN has denounced the world body’s Security Council for politicization, double standards, and selective application of its rules.

Ghalibaf meets with Iraq’s Judicial Council chief in Baghdad

TEHRAN, Aug. 20 (MNA) – Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf met with Iraq’s Supreme Judicial Council President Faiq Zidan in Baghdad to discuss strengthening judicial and legal cooperation between the two countries.