Iran’s most advanced destroyer ‘Sahand’ arrives in Gulf of Aden

TEHRAN, Aug. 26 (MNA) – In its first ever long-term overseas mission, Iran’s most advanced homemade military vessel ‘Sahand’, with radar-evading stealth properties, has arrived in the Gulf of Aden to escort ships, according to Rear Admiral Habibollah Sayyari.

Insane operations Israeli regime’s last struggles: Gen. Soleimani

TEHRAN, Aug. 26 (MNA) – Chief of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps Quds Force has reacted to the Israeli regime’s recent attacks against some regional countries, saying the attacks are “the Israelis’ last struggles”.

FM Zarif leaves for China

TEHRAN, Aug. 26 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, heading a delegation, left Tehran for Chinese capital Beijing, a few hours after he returned from France.

Iran's foreign minister set to leave Biarritz: Reuters

TEHRAN, Aug. 25 (MNA) – Iran’s foreign minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has boarded his aircraft to leave the G7 summit in Biarritz, a Reuters witness said on Sunday.

Iran's Bavar-373 'more successful' than US Patriot: military chief

TEHRAN, Aug. 25 (MNA) – Chief of General Staff of Iranian Armed Force, Major General Mohammad Hossein Bagheri has described recently unveiled homegrown air defense system ‘Bavar-373’ as ‘more successful’ than the US Patriot system.

Iranian diplomats tell Reuters missile program non-negotiable

TEHRAN, Aug. 25 (MNA) – Two Iranian officials and one diplomat have stressed in an interview with Reuters that Iran's missile program is non-negotiable and the country wants to export a minimum of 700,000 barrels per day.

Israeli aggression on Syria, Lebanon will not go unanswered: Nasrallah

TEHRAN, Aug. 25 (MNA) – The Secretary of Lebanese Hezbollah movement Seyyed Hassan Nasrallah has reacted to the recent Israeli aggression on the resistance movement's positions in Syria and Lebanon, saying that the Israeli attacks will not go unanswered.

Shared vision binds Iran-China relations

TEHRAN, Aug. 25 (MNA) – "As foreign minister of the Islamic Republic of Iran, I have had the honor of both travelling to China and hosting my Chinese counterparts in Tehran on several occasions," Mohammad Javad Zarif wrote in an opinion published in Global Times on Sunday.

Military advisor to Leader:

Iran will not negotiate with Trump under any circumstances

TEHRAN, Aug. 25 (MNA) – Hossein Dehghan, an advisor to Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has said that US President Donald Trump reneges on promises and cannot be trusted and Iran will not negotiate with him under any circumstances.

French official to AP:

France invites Iran to G-7 to ease tensions

TEHRAN, Aug. 25 (MNA) – A senior French official says France invited Iran’s foreign minister to the venue of the G-7 summit to try to ease tensions over its nuclear program, according to AP.

By: Saeed Sobhani

The Democrats' war in New Hampshire

TEHRAN, Aug. 25 (MNA) – Sanders, Biden, Warren and Harris face tough competition in the primary. Many US analysts believe that the victory or defeat of either candidate in Iowa's New Hampshire can change the equation completely in the Democratic Party. If one of these candidates wins the Iowa primary in New Hampshire, his run in the presidential election will be paved. In recent days, all four Democratic candidates have been trying to garner votes in Iowa and New Hampshire. Here's a look at the latest analysis of the Democratic primary.

By: Martin Love

Iran is wooing and winning sympathizers, the US is not

NORTH CAROLINA , Aug. 25 (MNA) – France’s Macron allegedly want to defuse tensions between Iran and hostile Westerners and maybe even Zionists at the upcoming G-7 meeting, but this Frank, Macron, cannot even effectively address protests on the streets of Paris and elsewhere in France except with police violence, so one cannot expect much, and anyway, it seems that many “leaders” cannot or won’t say what the US and its Military Industrial Complex are really all about, and neither can the Western mainstream media.

Iran utilizes every tool to back its citizens: Mousavi

TEHRAN, Aug. 25 (MNA) – “The Islamic Republic of Iran will use all the legal tools to support the rights of its citizens based on international regulations,” Foreign Ministry Spokesman Seyyed Abbas Mousavi told reporters on Sunday.

Zarif arrives in Biarritz during G7 summit: FM spox Mousavi

TEHRAN, Aug. 25 (MNA) – The official Twitter account of the AFP had already quoted flight tracking website as saying that "an Iranian plane lands in Biarritz during G7 summit."

Head of Iranian IAIO organization arrives in Moscow to attend 2019 Maks air show

TEHRAN, Aug. 25 (MNA) – Brigadier General Abdoklarim Banitarafi, head of Iran Aviation Industries Organization (IAIO), has arrived in Moscow to attend the Maks 2019 air show.

China opposes US unilateral sanctions on Iran

TEHRAN, Aug. 25 (MNA) – Chinese ambassador to Tehran Chang Hua said that China is opposed to US unilateral sanctions against Iran and stressed on expansion of trade cooperation between the two countries.

Police seize 1.4 tons of drugs in Zahedan

ZAHEDAN, Aug. 25 (MNA) – Iranian Anti-narcotics police have busted a drug-smuggling gang in the southeastern city of Zahedan, Sistan and Baluchestan province, and captured a big haul of illicit drugs.

Drug discoveries up by 7% in 4 months

TEHRAN, Aug. 25 (MNA) – The spokesperson of Iran Drug Control Headquarters said that Iranian anti-narcotics forces have seized 298,172 kg of illegal drugs since the start of the year 1398 (March 21, 2019).

Iraqi, Syrian defenders to soon answer Israeli aggression: Rezaei

TEHRAN, Aug. 25 (MNA) – The Secretary of Iran's Expediency Council (EC) Mohsen Rezaei said that illegal acts of the Israeli regime will soon be responded by Syrian and Iraqi defenders.

Hashemi re-elected to head of Tehran City Council for third year

TEHRAN, Aug. 25 (MNA) – The Tehran City Council on Sunday reinstated Mohsen Hashemi as the chairman for the third consecutive year with the majority of votes in his favor.

Japan to continue its diplomatic efforts with Iran: report

TEHRAN, Aug. 25 (MNA) – Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe stressed on Japan's determination to continue diplomatic efforts with Iran at the G7 summit in France.

Iran to unveil new homegrown air defense system

TEHRAN, Aug. 25 (MNA) – A senior Iranian military commander said the country is set to unveil a new domestically-produced air defense system in the near future.

Iran has different scenarios for different threats: top cmdr.

TEHRAN, Aug. 25 (MNA) – A senior Iranian Army commander said that the country has designed various scenarios to confront different threats posed against the country.

Iranian Navy ready to escort Adrian Darya tanker ‘if need be’

TEHRAN, Aug. 25 (MNA) – Iran’s Navy is ready to safeguard its recently-released oil tanker Adian Darya 1 if necessary, says the Deputy Coordinator of the Iranian Army Rear Admiral Habibollah Sayyari.

Trump to earn nothing from sanctions on Iran: Alavi

TEHRAN, Aug. 25 (MNA) – Intelligence Minister Seyed Mahmoud Alavi said that anti-Iran sanctions will yield no result for US President Donald Trump.

Syria’s air defense repels Israeli missile attack on Damascus: SANA

TEHRAN, Aug. 25 (MNA) – The Syrian Arab Army’s air defenses repelled an Israeli regime's rocket attack on the surroundings of Damascus before midnight, shooting down most of them before they could reach their targets.

Two Israeli drones shot down near Beirut: Hezbollah

TEHRAN, Aug. 25 (MNA) – The Lebanese resistance movement has shot down two Israeli drones flying near the capital Beirut, according to a statement by Hezbollah.

Iran sanctions Washington-based FDD for role in intensifying 'US economic terrorism'

TEHRAN, Aug. 24 (MNA) – The Iranian Foreign Ministry has imposed sanctions on the Foundation for Defense of Democracies (FDD) and its CEO Mark Dubowitz for their role in heightening the impact of the US sanction on Iranian nation.

Judiciary chief hails Iran's military achievements

TEHRAN, Aug. 24 (MNA) – Judiciary Chief Hojjatoleslam Seyyed Ebrahim Raeisi has said that Iran’s military achievements are the embodiment of the ‘Yes, We Can’ slogan which has always been insisted on by the Leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran Ayatollah Khamenei.

Leader appoints new head of Ahl-ul-Bayt (AS) World Assembly

TEHRAN, Aug. 24 (MNA) – Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei appointed Hojat-ol-Islam Reza Ramezani as the new secretary general of the Ahl-ul-Bayt (AS) World Assembly.