Biden says withdrawing from candidacy in US elections

TEHRAN, Jul. 21 (MNA) – The US president has announced he will drop out of the US presidential race.

Prospect of Iran’s bid for transit hub brightens

TEHRAN, Jul. 21 (MNA) – A freight train to run from Iran to China has embarked on its journey, offering the Islamic Republic an important economic lifeline against Western sanctions and a closer direct link with Beijing.

Iran become BRICS strategic member: Bagheri Kani

TEHRAN, Jul. 21 (MNA) – Iran's Acting Foreign Minister Ali Bagheri Kani says that BRICS is considered the largest trade mechanism outside the framework of unilateralism and Iran has become one of the strategic decision-making partners.

Iran crowned in U20 Wrestling Asian Championships

TEHRAN, Jul. 21 (MNA) – Iran U20 Greco-Roman national wrestling team commandingly won the title of the U20 Asian Championships in Thailand on Sunday.

Iran exports over 4 tons of caviar to 38 countries: official

TEHRAN, Jul. 21 (MNA) – An official at the Iran Fisheries Organization (IFO) said that more than four tons of caviar were exported from the country in the previous Iranian calendar year (March 21, 2023 to March 19, 2024).

New mural of Palestine Square:

'Tel Aviv no longer safe'

TEHRAN, Jul. 21 (MNA) – "Tel Aviv is unsafe from now on" reads the new mural of Palestine Square in Tehran.

Iran intel. min. hails security achievements in Raeisi admin.

TEHRAN, Jul. 21 (MNA)–Iran’s intelligence minister said that his ministry during the administration of the late Iranian President Ebrahim Raeisi, which assumed office in August 2021, gained salient security achievements in defeating terrorist groups.

Iraq’s NRI reacts to Israeli deadly strike on Yemen’s Hudayda

TEHRAN, Jul. 21 (MNA) – The secretary general of Nojaba Islamic Resistance (NRI) Party in Baghdad has reacted to the Israeli aggression against Yemen which left several others killed and injured on Saturday night.

Philippines, China reach new security deal

TEHRAN, Jul. 21 (MNA) – China and the Philippines have struck a deal to defuse tensions on a contested shoal in the South China Sea, according to the Philippine government.

EU's Mora to attend Pezeshkian inauguration

TEHRAN, Jul. 21 (MNA) – American journalist says Borrell’s deputy Enrique Mora will attend the inauguration of incoming Iranian president-elect Masoud Pezeshkian.

Syria condemns Israeli aggression on Yemen

TEHRAN, Jul. 21 (MNA) – The Syrian Arab Republic strongly condemned, on Sunday, the flagrant Israeli aggression on Yemen, and warned of the dangerous repercussions of Israeli attacks aiming at destabilizing the whole region.

3 dead, 7 injured in shooting in US West Philadelphia

TEHRAN, Jul. 21 (MNA) – Three people died and seven others were injured in a shooting at a large gathering early Sunday morning in the Carroll Park section of West Philadelphia, police said

Yemeni leader warns Zionists Tel Aviv to be no longer safe

TEHRAN, Jul. 21 (MNA) – Yemen's Ansarullah leader Abdul-Malik al-Houthi delivered a speech on Sunday after deadly Israeli airstrikes on Hudaydah port city in the west of Yemen.

Taliban:

There is no threat from Afghanistan against Iran

TEHRAN, Jul. 21 (MNA) – Hamdullah Fitrat, Deputy Spokesman of the Taliban said that there is no threat from the borders of Afghanistan against the Islamic Republic of Iran.

Hezbollah rockets hit Zionist settlement of Dafna

TEHRAN, Jul. 21 (MNA) – Lebanese Resistance combatants fired Katyusha rockets at Dafna Israeli Kibbutz in support of Gaza.

Russia prevents US B-52N bombers from violating state border

TEHRAN, Jul. 21 (MNA) – MiG-29 and MiG-31 fighters prevented two US Air Force B-52N strategic bombers from violating the Russian state border, the Russian Defense Ministry reported.

Russia's SB 45 vessel enters Iran's waters for naval drill

TEHRAN, Jul. 21 (MNA) – A Russian naval unit entered the territorial waters of Iran to participate in a security and rescue exercise.

Israel-linked ship still burning 2 days after Yemen’s attack

TEHRAN, Jul. 21 (MNA) – A cargo ship affiliated with the Zionist regime is still burning two days after the Yemeni Armed Forces targeted it, according to a report.

Pezeshkian issues message after meeting with Leader

TEHRAN, Jul. 21 (MNA) – Today, the people's trust and their support for the Iranian government is the biggest wealth to achieve success in the future, the Iranian president-elect wrote after his meeting with the Leader of Islamic Revolution.

Leader plays a joke on president-elect Pezeshkian (+VIDEO)

TEHRAN, Jul. 21 (MNA) – The Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei in a meeting with lawmakers on Sunday played a joke on President-Elect Masoud Pezeshkian and wished success for the new administration.

Turkish President:

Israel must face consequences for inhumane actions in Gaza

TEHRAN, Jul. 21 (MNA) – Israel must face punishment for its actions severe enough to deter anyone "from considering such cruelty again," Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Sunday.

Iranian short film to vie at Toronto Intl. Film Festival

TEHRAN, Jul. 21 (MNA) – The Iranian short film "Leyli" is set to be screened at the Toronto International Film Festival as its first presence in international film festivals.