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.

IRGC spox.:

Iran to use more destructive weapons if a new war starts

TEHRAN, Aug. 20 (MNA) – Warning the US officials for any adventurism against Iran, the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) Spokesman Brigadier General Mohsen Mohebbi has said that Iran will use more destructive weapons if a new war breaks out.

US ‘economic D-Day’ diversion from its own crisis: Araghchi

TEHRAN, Aug. 20 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Minister Seyyed Abbas Araghchi says the so-called ‘Economic D-Day’ is a diversion from America's own crisis: unprecedented debt & surging interest costs.

Iran urges Islamic states to back Palestine, counter Israel

TEHRAN, Aug. 20 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Minister Seyyed Abbas Araghchi has stressed the need for stronger cooperation among Islamic countries to support Palestine and counter the Zionist regime’s plots against the interests of the Muslim world.

Hormuz will remain under Iranian control: Leader’s advisor

TEHRAN, Aug. 19 (MNA) – A senior adviser to the Leader of the Islamic Revolution says the Strait of Hormuz has been and will always remain Iranian, rejecting remarks by US President Donald Trump regarding the strategic waterway.

Yemeni army:

56 Saudi ships targeted, blocked in Bab al-Mandab

TEHRAN, Aug. 19 (MNA) – Yemeni armed forces spokesman reported Wednesday that 56 Saudi oil vessels have been targeted or prevented from passing since the siege on Saudi ships was announced in a retalitatory move by Yemeni military.

FM Araghchi holds phone call with Pakistani Army chief

TEHRAN, Aug. 19 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi held a telephone conversation on Wednesday evening with Field Marshal Asim Munir, Chief of Army Staff of Pakistan.

Araghchi hails Iran-Iraq coordination during Arbaeen

TEHRAN, Aug. 19 (MNA) – Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has praised close coordination with Iraqi authorities and the support of the Iraqi people while outlining measure to address border and consular issues.

Iraqi PM al-Zaidi thankful for Iran’s support to his country

TEHRAN, Aug. 19 (MNA) – Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi received for a meeting Iran's Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf and expressed appreciation for Iran's support for his country.

Chinese tanker reverses course in Hormuz after Iran warning

TEHRAN, Aug. 19 (MNA) – Iran forced a large Chinese oil tanker attempting to pass through the southern corridor of the Strait of Hormuz to abandon its transit, media reported Wednesday.

Gen. Ghaani:

Annexation is out of question; Israeli collapse is certain

TEHRAN, Aug. 19 (MNA) – Commander of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) Quds Force Brigadier General Esmaeil Ghaani says that the Israeli annexation is out of question and its collapse is certain.

Iran sweep past Algeria at 2026 FIVB U17 World Championship

TEHRAN, Aug. 19 (MNA) – Iran swept past Algeria in straight sets (25-15, 25-19, 25-14) in the second edition of the FIVB Volleyball Boys’ U17 World Championship on Wednesday.

Ghalibaf meets with Iraqi PM in Baghdad for high-profile talk

TEHRAN, Aug. 19 (MNA) – Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf met and held talks with Iraqi Prime Minister Ali Al-Zaidi in Baghdad on Wednesday evening, aimed at broadening and expanding relations between Tehran and Baghdad.

2 killed in Lebanon after suspected Israel war remnant blasts

TEHRAN, Aug. 19 (MNA) – Two young men were killed and others injured after a “suspicious object” exploded near Mayfadoun in southern Lebanon, after the munition believed to have been left by Israeli regime forces previously operating in the area.

Zionist regime’s drone attack kills 6 Palestinians in Gaza

TEHRAN, Aug. 19 (MNA) – An Israeli regime drone strike on a police post in central Gaza City killed six people and wounded others, according to a local ambulance source.

Ghalibaf holds meeting with Iraqi president in Baghdad

TEHRAN, Aug. 19 (MNA) – Speaker of Iranian Parliament Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf held a meeting with the President of Iraq Nizar Mohammad Saeed Amidi in Baghdad on Wednesday.

Senior Iranian MP warns France over expulsion of diplomats

TEHRAN, Aug. 19 (MNA) – The Head of the National Security Commission and Foreign Policy of the Parliament Ebrahim Azizi has warned France after its foreign minister said Paris will expel two Iranian fiplomats.

UK's annual inflation hits a 4-month high at 2.9%

TEHRAN, Aug. 19 (MNA) – The consumer price index in the UK was at 2.9% in July, hitting its highest rate since March, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) announced on Wednesday.

Tehran, Jakarta emphasize enhancing environmental coop.

TEHRAN, Aug. 19 (MNA) – Officials from Iran and Indonesia have explored avenues to expand and broaden cooperation in the field of environment, exchange technical knowhow and expertise, develop specialized interaction between the two nations.

Iran warns Trump for claiming to seize Hormuz Strait: spox

TEHRAN, Aug. 19 (MNA) – Spokesman of the Foreign Policy and National Security Committee of the Iranian Parliament Ebrahim Rezaei has warned US President Donald Trump’s claims on seizing the Strait of Hormuz.

Iranian researchers develop herbal-based gummy supplement

TEHRAN, Aug. 19 (MNA) – Iranian researchers at a knowledge-based pharmaceutical company have developed the country’s first children’s dietary supplement in the form of a plant-based gummy.

Iran FM announces two French diplomats ‘persona non grata’

TEHRAN, Aug. 19 (MNA) –Iran’s Foreign Ministry has declared two French diplomats stationed at French Embassy in Tehran ‘persona non grata’, banning their entry into the country over activities contrary to international law and 1961 Vienna Convention.