Ex-NCC chief:

US Intel. community confirms Iran was not developing nukes

TEHRAN, May 09 (MNA) – The United States intelligence community confirmed that Tehran was not developing a nuclear weapon before the 40-day war on Iran, says a former US “counterterrorism” chief.

Spokesman slams Trump’s absurd claims of seeking peace

TEHRAN, May 09 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei says that the Trump administration’s simultaneous claims of pursuing a nuclear solution and issuing threats of a nuclear attack amount to a “grotesque absurdity”.

Food prices rise to highest rate due to US-Israel war on Iran

TEHRAN, May 09 (MNA) – The global food prices climbed to their highest level in more than three years as the US-Israeli war of aggression against Iran disrupted supply chains, raising the prospect of larger bills for shoppers.

Ulyanov:

US yet to understand intimidation does not work with Iranians

TEHRAN, May 09 (MNA) – Russia's envoy to international organizations in Vienna criticised US President Donald Trump on Saturday after he implicitly threatened Iran again, stressing that blackmail does not work on Iranians.

Iran, Turkey top diplomats confer on recent reg. developments

TEHRAN, May 09 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Minister Seyyed Abbas Araghchi and his Turkish counterpart Hakan Fidan held a telephone call late on Friday on the recent developments in the region following the US and Israel aggression imposed on Iran.

UAE, Russia top diplomats confer on regional developments

TEHRAN, May 09 (MNA) – The foreign ministers of the Russian Federation and the United Arab Emirates held a phone call to discuss the latest regional developments.

Colonialism has no place in future world: Pezeshkian

TEHRAN, May 09 (MNA) – President Masoud Pezeshkian said colonialism has no place in the world in the future, stressing that Iran's firm policy is to build friendly ties based on mutual respect and common interests.

US imposes new sanctions against Iran

TEHRAN, May 09 (MNA) – The United States imposed sanctions on 10 individuals and companies for allegedly supplying weapons and drone components to Iran's Armed Forces.

Iran, UK top diplomats discuss regional developments

TEHRAN, May 09 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi and British Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper discussed the latest regional situation in a phone call.

European lawmaker:

Attack on Minab school could be deliberate strike

TEHRAN, May 09 (MNA) – The attack on a school in Minab, Iran, where dozens of children were killed, must be investigated, because it could well have been a planned strike, said a member of the European Parliament, Milan Uhrik.

UN chief urges avoiding further escalation in Hormuz Strait

TEHRAN, May 09 (MNA) – UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres urges all sides to exercise maximum restraint to avoid further escalation following the exchange of fire in the Strait of Hormuz, a UN spokesman said Friday.

Iran-US talks may resume next week in Islamabad: Report

TEHRAN, May 09 (MNA) – Iran and the US are expected to resume indirect talks in Islamabad early next week, with mediators drafting a 14-point MoU to frame one-month negotiations aimed at ending the war, an American media outlet claimed.

Iran blasts US over tanker attacks near Strait of Hormuz

TEHRAN, May 09 (MNA) – Iran's UN Ambassador has formally warned the Security Council that continued US military actions in the Persian Gulf and Strait of Hormuz could produce catastrophic consequences extending far beyond the region.

Six missing after US strikes Iranian ships near Oman

TEHRAN, May 09 (MNA) – Six people are missing after American warplanes struck Iranian cargo and fishing boats near Oman’s Khasab port overnight, Bandar Lengeh’s governor said Saturday.

Explosion hits US refinery in New Orleans (+VIDEO)

TEHRAN, May 09 (MNA) – No injuries were reported after an explosion and a fire at a refinery in the New Orleans area on Friday, officials said.

Iran response to US plan under review: FM Spox.

TEHRAN, May 08 (MNA) – Iran is still examining the U.S. proposal and will announce its decision once a final conclusion is reached, Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei said Friday, after overnight hostilities in the Strait of Hormuz region.

FM Araghchi warns US of its new adventurism against Iran

TEHRAN, May 08 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Minister Seyyed Abbas Araghchi has warned the US of its new adventurism against Iran, emphasizing that the Iranian Armed Forces are 1,000 percent ready to defend its people with all might.

FM denounces US aggression against 2 Iranian oil tankers

TEHRAN, May 08 (MNA) – The Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has strongly condemned the aggressive attacks by the terrorist US military forces against two Iranian oil tankers near the port of Jask and the Strait of Hormuz.

Iran’s Army Navy seizes offending oil tanker in Sea of Oman

TEHRAN, May 08 (MNA) – The Iranian Navy has seized a violating oil tanker identified as “OCEAN KOI” for attempting to disrupt Iran’s oil exports, the Army announced on Friday.

Senior cleric:

Honorable, dignified negotiations Iranian nation major demand

TEHRAN, May 08 (MNA) – Hailing the unwavering support of noble nation of the country for the Islamic Establishment, Tehran's provisional Friday Prayers leader says that ‘honorable, dignified’ talks is the major demand of the Iranian nation.