Navy cmdr.:

US begged for release of vessels seized in Red Sea

TEHRAN, Dec. 02 (MNA) – Iranian Navy Commander says the Americans begged Iran to release their vessels, which were confiscated in the Red Sea in late August.

Iran condemns armed attack on Pakistan embassy in Kabul

TEHRAN, Dec. 02 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kan'ani on Friday strongly condemned the armed attack on Pakistan embassy in Afghanistan's capital.

FM Amir-Abdollahian:

Anti-Iran claims aim to legitimize West arms flow into Kyiv

TEHRAN, Dec. 02 (MNA) – Rejecting claims about Iran's arms sales to Russia to be used in the Ukraine war, Iranian Foreign Minister said that such allegations are aimed at legitimizing the West's military assistance to Kyiv.

Iran-Iraq cooperation brought stability to region: UN Envoy

TEHRAN, Dec. 02 (MNA) – Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Iraq Jeanine Antoinette Plasschaert says that the cooperation between Iran and Iraq has brought stability to the region.

Italian embassy vehicle destroyed in firebombing

TEHRAN, Dec. 02 (MNA) – An overnight arson attack destroyed a car used by a senior official at the Italian embassy in Athens, an incident that authorities in Greece and Italy condemned Friday.

Kan'ani:

Alarm bells sounded for the Zionist regime, its backers

TEHRAN, Dec. 02 (MNA) – Referring to the globalization of hatred against the Israeli regime, Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Nasser Kan'ani said that alarm bells have been sounded for the Zionist regime and its supporters.

Fire erupts in Turkey's Samsun port following blast (+VIDEO)

TEHRAN, Dec. 02 (MNA) – A blast shook the Black Sea port of Samsun in northern Turkey on Friday.

Explosion hits mosque in Afghan capital

TEHRAN, Dec. 02 (MNA) – News sources on Friday afternoon reported an explosion that hit a mosque in the Afghan capital of Kabul.

Senior cleric:

Iranian nation turned arrogant threats into opportunities

TEHRAN, Dec. 02 (MNA) – Tehran's interim Friday Prayers leader Ayatollah Kazem Sedighi says that the Iranian nation has turned the arrogant threats into opportunities.

At least 40 al-Shabaab terrorists killed in Somalia

TEHRAN, Dec. 02 (MNA) – At least 40 al-Shabaab terrorists were killed and several others wounded in a fresh operation in Somalia's Middle Shabelle region on Thursday, authorities said.

Iran envoy condemns Afghanistan religious school attack

TEHRAN, Dec. 02 (MNA) – Special envoy of the Iranian President for Afghanistan Hassan Kazemi Qomi in a tweet on Friday condemned the recent terrorist attack on a religious school in Afghanistan's Samangan province.

Iran, Venezuela oil ministers discuss energy cooperation

TEHRAN, Dec. 02 (MNA) – Iranian Oil Minister Javad Owji and his Venezuelan counterpart in a phone conversation on Thursday night discussed the Tehran-Caracas bilateral cooperation in the field of energy.

9 killed in Pakistan coal mine blast

TEHRAN, Dec. 02 (MNA) – A gas blast at a coal mine in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province has killed nine workers and injured four others, police said on Thursday.

Plane crash in northwestern Turkey's Bursa kills 2

TEHRAN, Dec. 02 (MNA) – Two people aboard a single-engine airplane were killed when it crashed on Thursday in the northwestern Turkish province of Bursa, the governor said.

Qatari FM praises Team Melli performance in 2022 World Cup

TEHRAN, Dec. 02 (MNA) – Qatari Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani in a phone call with his Iranian counterpart praised the performance of Iran Iran’s national football team (Team Melli) in the 2022 World Cup.

Explosion hits eastern Tel Aviv

TEHRAN, Dec. 02 (MNA) – News sources late Thursday reported a blast near a restaurant in the east of Tel Aviv.