Iran media people reaffirm commitment to Leader’s guidelines

TEHRAN, Aug. 31 (MNA) – More than 2,300 Iranian media personnel and social media activists have renewed their commitment to the guidelines issued by Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Mojtaba Khamenei.

Iran warns any hostile act will be met with decisive response

TEHRAN, Aug. 31 (MNA) – Iran’s air defense chief says the Islamic Republic will respond decisively to any new hostility amid a new wave of military confrontation with the United States.

PJAK attacks people in village in Marivan

TEHRAN, Aug. 31 (MNA) – Local media in Iran said Monday that PJAK terror group had carried out an attack on local people in a village in Marivan County in Kordestan Province in the west of Iran.

Military source refutes US claim on Iran mining Hormuz

TEHRAN, Aug. 31 (MNA) – A military source rejected the US claim that its latest attack on Iran was aimed at preventing Iran from laying mines in the Strait of Hormuz as "fantasy."

Iran, Azerbaijan presidents meet in Bishkek to deepen ties

TEHRAN, Aug. 31 (MNA) – Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian and his Azeri counterpart Ilham Aliyev met and held talks in Kyrgyz capital of Bishkek Monday on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) and SCO Plus Summit.

Senior Armed Forces spox:

Iran exposed Hollywood-style façade of US military, Israel

TEHRAN, Aug. 31 (MNA) – Spokesman for the Iranian Armed Forces Brigadier General Shekarchi has said, “Our greatest honor is that we exposed the Hollywood-style façade of the US military and the Israeli regime.”

Pres. Pezeshkian meets with Pakistan PM in Bishkek

TEHRAN, Aug. 31 (MNA) – President Masoud Pezeshkian of Iran held talks with Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif in Biahkek, Kyrgyzstan on Monday.

Iran, Mongolia FMs meet in Bishkek for SCO Summit

TEHRAN, Aug. 31 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Minister Seyyed Abbas Araghchi and his Mongolian counterpart Battsetseg Batmunkh met in Kyrgyz capital of Bishkek on Monday on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Summit.

Pezeshkian meets with Indian PM in Bishkek on SCO Summit

TEHRAN, Aug. 31 (MNA) – Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian, in the first part of his trip to Kyrgyzstan to attend Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) and Shanghai Plus Summit, met and held talks with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday.

Khoy-Van joint free zone to be launched soon: official

TEHRAN, Aug. 31 (MNA) – The launch of Khoy-Van Joint Free Trade Zone, construction operation of which began about four years ago, is currently approaching its final stage with necessary follow-ups made between Iran and Turkey, a lawmaker said.

Araghchi reveals Netanyahu deception to drag US into Iran war

TEHRAN, Aug. 31 (MNA) – Reveling Israeli PM’s deception to drag US into war with Iran, the Iranian foreign minister says when Netanyahu speaks Hebrew, he proudly says he deceived the US government and led it into a war with Iran on Israel's behalf.

Gharibabadi says;

Foreign foothold in region must end

TEHRAN, Aug. 31 (MNA) – Iran's deputy foreign minister said Monday that the U.S. attack on Larak island was military aggression against Iran that will receive an appropriate response, and that foreign forces must be cut off from the region.

Oil prices continue to rise after US attack on Iran’s Larak

TEHRAN, Aug. 31 (MNA) – Oil prices were trading more than two and a half percent higher ⁠after the US attacked Iran’s Larak Island in the Strait of Hormuz.

Death toll from deadly Nepal floods rises to over 5,000

TEHRAN, Aug. 31 (MNA) – Nepal's Ministry of Home Affairs has announced an increase in the number of victims of the country's deadly floods, noting that the death toll from the deadly floods in this country has surpassed 5,000.

IRGC spox:

US attack on Larak to shift power balance against planners

TEHRAN, Aug. 31 (MNA) – Spokesman for the of Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) Brigadier General Hossein Mohebbi says that the US attack on Larak Island will shift the balance of power against its planners.

Pezeshkian arrives in Bishkek for SCO summit, regional talks

TEHRAN, Aug. 31 (MNA) – President Masoud Pezeshkian arrived in Bishkek on Monday to attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation and Shanghai Plus summit, where he is due to deliver a speech and hold bilateral meetings.

Iran Foreign Ministry issues statement after US aggression

TEHRAN, Aug. 31 (MNA) – Iran's Foreign Ministry on Monday strongly condemned a U.S. military strike on Larak island, calling it a clear violation of the UN Charter, and said U.S. bases in Jordan were hit in self-defence.

Iran army targets US base in UAE with drones

TEHRAN, Aug. 31 (MNA) – Iran's army said it targeted U.S. military positions at the Al Minhad airbase in the United Arab Emirates with dozens of drones early Monday, in retaliation for the U.S. attack on Iran's Larak island.

Pezeshkian heads to Bishkek for SCO summit

TEHRAN, Aug. 31 (MNA) – President Masoud Pezeshkian left Tehran for Bishkek on Monday to attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation and Shanghai Plus summit, with bilateral talks and the opening of the World Nomad Games also on his agenda.

Supertanker stopped after hitting mines in Strait of Hormuz

TEHRAN, Aug. 31 (MNA) – A rogue supertanker trying to pass through an unauthorised route south of the Strait of Hormuz was struck by two naval mines and caught fire, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy said.

Pezeshkian:

Iran not seeking war but will answer to any aggression

TEHRAN, Aug. 31 (MNA) – President Masoud Pezeshkian said on Monday that Iran is not seeking war, but it will "never sit still" in the face of aggression and will deliver a decisive response to any aggressor.