Iran private sector operates 1st oil dock in South Pars

TEHRAN, Jan. 04 (MNA) – The first oil dock built by the Iranian private sector has become operational in Kangan located in the southern province of Bushehr.

Iran’s top officials meet to discuss rial depreciation

TEHRAN, Jan. 04 (MNA) – The heads of three power branches of the Iranian government held a meeting on Saturday evening to discuss the recent hike in the prices of foreign currencies against the local Iranian currency, the rial.

Blast in southwestern Pakistan kills 1 person and wounds 35

TEHRAN, Jan. 04 (MNA) – A blast from an improvised explosive device killed one person and wounded 35 others on Saturday in Pakistan’s southwestern city of Turbat, a police official said.

PMF to never be dissolved: Iraqi Sunni scholar

TEHRAN, Jan. 04 (MNA) – A Sunni Iraqi scholar has rebuked the pressures on the Iraqi Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) known as Hashd Al Shaabi as infective and futile, stressing that the Iraqi resistance forces will remain forever.

Sheikh Naim Qassem:

Hezbollah may run out of patience before truce expires

TEHRAN, Jan. 04 (MNA) – Lebanese Hezbollah leader Sheikh Naim Qassem has warned the Israeli regime against continuing the violations of the ceasefire agreement, noting that "we may run out of patience before 60-day truce expires."

Due to fuel oil on beaches:

Russia declares state of emergency in Sevastopol

TEHRAN, Jan. 04 (MNA) – Russia declared a regional state of emergency on Saturday in Crimea as workers cleared tons of contaminated sand and earth on either side of the Kerch Strait following an oil spill in the Black Sea last month.

India dep. FM stresses importance of Iran's Chabahar project

TEHRAN, Jan. 04 (MNA) – Indian Deputy Foreign Minister has emphasized the importance of development of Iran's Chabahar Port, announcing his country's readiness to cooperate with Iran in various fields.

In 9-month period:

Over 170 mln tons of goods loaded, unloaded at Iranian ports

TEHRAN, Jan. 04 (MNA) – Iranian Ports and Maritime Organization (PMO) on Saturday announced 175 million tons of goods were loaded and unloaded at Iranian ports in first nine months of the current Iranian calendar year (March 21 to December 22, 2024).

Uzbekistan cancels duties on trucks from Iran

TEHRAN, Jan. 04 (MNA) – Uzbekistan has written off custom duties for lorries from Iran while it has increased those duties for the trucks from Turkmenistan.

Gunmen ambush Pakistan's Parachinar aid convoy

TEHRAN, Jan. 04 (MNA) – Gunmen on Saturday ambushed a Pakistan convoy travelling to bring aid to a region besieged by sectarian fighting, local government said, wounding several officials despite a ceasefire announced three days ago.

ISIL terrorists go to Iraq from Syria under US cover

TEHRAN, Jan. 04 (MNA) – Sources have told Iraqi media that the US troops have facilitated the transfer of the ISIL terrorists from Eastern Syria into the Iraqi Al Anbar Province.

Resistance detonate house infiltrated by soldiers in Jabalia

TEHRAN, Jan. 04 (MNA) – The al-Quds Brigades, the military wing of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ), released footage of an operation in which its fighters detonated a house in al-Sekka, Jabalia, that had been infiltrated by Israeli soldiers.

Gunmen from Nigeria kill 5 Cameroonian soldiers, MP says

TEHRAN, Jan. 04 (MNA) – Gunmen from Nigeria have killed at least five Cameroonian soldiers and wounded several others in the village of Bakinjaw on Cameroon's border with Nigeria, a member of parliament for the district and a traditional leader said.

Iran’s Armed Forces to hold combined drill in coming days

TEHRAN, Jan. 04 (MNA) – The Islamic Republic's Armed Forces will conduct powerful combined and joint military drills over the next few days.

Uzbekistan exempts Iranian cargo vehicles from transit fees

TEHRAN, Jan. 04 (MNA) – Uzbekistan has exempted Iranian cargo vehicles from transit fees in 2025.

Damascus airport to start operating international flights

TEHRAN, Jan. 04 (MNA) – Syria's Damascus International Airport will start operating international flights from January 7, Syrian Civil Aviation Authority chief Ashhad Al Saliby said on Saturday.

IRGC stages massive military drills in western Iran(+VIDEO)

TEHRAN, Jan. 04 (MNA) – The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Ground Force has launched a large-scale and specialized drill in Iran’s western province of Kermanshah.

Russia rules out German and Japanese Security Council bids

TEHRAN, Jan. 04 (MNA) – Germany and Japan will never become permanent members of the UN Security Council, Russia's envoy to the UN, Vassily Nebenzia, has said.

Iran’s roads minister:

Iran, Russia target to transit 10 mln tons of goods via INSTC

TEHRAN, Jan. 04 (MNA) – Iran and Russia are targeting for transiting 10 million tons of goods through the International North-South Transport Corridor (INSTC).

Christians value Iran as respectable, reliable: Archbishop

TEHRAN, Jan. 04 (MNA) – Archbishop John Bonaventure Kwofie in Ghana has said that Iran is revered among the Christians in the world, saying that Christians consider Iran to be a "respectable" and "trustworthy" country.

Earthquake of magnitude 5.8 strikes Ethiopia

TEHRAN, Jan. 04 (MNA) – An earthquake of magnitude 5.8 struck Ethiopia, the US Geological Survey and the German Research Centre for Geosciences said on Saturday.

8 killed in massive fire at vegetable market in China

TEHRAN, Jan. 04 (MNA) – A fire at a vegetable market in China's northern province of Hebei killed eight people and wounded 15, state television CCTV said on Saturday.

Gaza death toll from Israeli aggression rises to 45,717

TEHRAN, Jan. 04 (MNA) – The Israeli occupation forces have killed 45,717 Palestinians, while another 108,856 have been injured since October 7, 2023, the Ministry of Health in Gaza reported on the 456th day of the ongoing Israeli genocide.

In 9-month period:

Over 16 million tons of foreign goods transited via Iran

TEHRAN, Jan. 04 (MNA) – The head of Islamic Republic of Iran Customs Administration (IRICA) says 16.5 million tons of foreign goods has been transited through Iran in the first nine months of the current Iranian calendar year (started Mar. 21, 2024).

Iran MoD plans to build 2.8 MW of solar, wind plants

TEHRAN, Jan. 04 (MNA) – Iran’s Deputy Defense Minister for Industrial Research Affairs announced that the ministry will cooperate with the Energy Ministry of Energy to build power plants to produce 2.8 MW of solar and wind energy across the country.

World's oldest verified living person dies in Japan at 116

TEHRAN, Jan. 04 (MNA) – Japan's oldest resident and the world's oldest verified living person, Tomiko Itooka, has died at the age of 116, the Kyodo news agency reported.