IRICA:

Foreign transit of goods via Iran hits 7.6 million tons

TEHRAN, Jul. 22 (MNA) – The president of the Islamic Republic of Iran Customs Administration (IRICA) put the foreign transit of goods via Iran in the first four months of the current Iranian calendar year (started March 21, 2024) at 7.6 million tons.

Iran voices readiness to cooperate to fight drug trafficking

TEHRAN, Jul. 23 (MNA) – The Iranian Minister of Interior says Iran, as a leading country, is fully prepared to cooperate with regional and international institutions and structures to combat drug trafficking.

Iran’s exports to Oman up 40%: TPOI

TEHRAN, Jul. 22 (MNA) – As official at the Trade Promotion Organization of Iran (TPOI) said that Iran’s export of non-oil products to the Sultanate of Oman in the first three months of this year in the Iranian calendar registered a 40% growth.

Iran ramps up car imports to ease soaring prices

TEHRAN, Jul. 22 (MNA) – Iran has ramped up imports of cars this year amid efforts to ease soaring prices in the domestic market.

5 killed, several wounded in shooting in Croatia

TEHRAN, Jul. 22 (MNA) – Five people were killed and several others wounded in a shooting in the Home for the Elderly in Daruvar in eastern Croatia on Monday and the killer has been arrested, according to the police.

Spox.:

US responsibly returning to JCPOA important for Iran

TEHRAN, Jul. 22 (MNA) – Iran's Foreign Ministry Spokesman Nasser Kanaani says the US returning to the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) responsibly is important for Iran.

EU’s Borrell calls for pressing Israel to respect intl. law

TEHRAN, Jul. 22 (MNA) –European Union foreign policy chief has stressed the need for the union to pressure Israel to respect the International Court of Justice’s (ICJ) recent advisory opinion, calling for its withdrawal from the occupied territories.

Russia's largest oil refinery damaged in Ukraine drone attack

TEHRAN, Jul. 22 (MNA) – Russia's Tuapse oil refinery, its biggest on the Black Sea, was damaged in a major Ukrainian drone attack which sparked a fire, the Russian officials said on Monday.

Yemeni official:

Countdown to hit Tel Aviv by Yemeni armed forces has begun

TEHRAN, Jul. 22 (MNA) – A member of the Yemeni parliament warned on Monday that the countdown to hit Tel Aviv by Yemeni armed forces has begun.

IRGC reportedly seizes a Togo-flagged oil tanker in Bushehr

TEHRAN, Jul. 22 (MNA) – The British Maritime Security Firm announced that Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) seized a Togo-flagged oil tanker under the management of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), 61 miles off Bushehr.

Syria reacts to media report on Erodgan, Assad meeting

TEHRAN, Jul. 22 (MNA) – Syrian sources reacted to Turkish media's report about the meeting between the presidents of Turkey and Syria in Moscow and rejected the Turkish media's news on the meeting in August.

Iran to play China in Asian U20 Volleyball Championship

TEHRAN, Jul. 22 (MNA) – Iran will play China on Tuesday in their opening match of the 2024 Asian Men's U20 Volleyball Championship.

PM Kishida hopes to further develop Japan-Iran relations

TEHRAN, Jul. 22 (MNA) – Japanese prime minister Fumio Kishida has made a phone call to the Iranian president-elect Masoud Pezeshkian to stress his country's hope to develop bilateral relations with Iran.

6 killed, 1 injured in train-car collision in Indonesia

TEHRAN, Jul. 22 (MNA) –  Six people were killed and one was injured in a collision between a train and a car in Indonesia's North Sumatra province on Sunday.

Turkiye needs to apply for BRICS membership promptly

TEHRAN, Jul. 22 (MNA) –  Turkiye needs to apply for the membership in BRICS as soon as possible to free itself from the "hegemony of the Atlantic," the deputy leader of Turkiye's Patriotic Party (Vatan).

CENTCOM:

US military destroys 4 Yemeni unmanned vessels

TEHRAN, Jul. 22 (MNA) – The US Central Command (USCENTCOM) said that its forces destroyed four unmanned vessels belonging to Yemen’s Ansar Allah movement in the Red Sea.

Kamala Harris’ second presidential campaign to fail

TEHRAN, Jul. 22 (MNA) – Harris has been repeatedly slammed for squandering her “considerable potential” during the 2020 campaign, during which she stumbled as a candidate and unsuccessfully tried to project authenticity.

Senior lawmaker:

5 pres. , 10 parl. speakers to visit Iran for inauguration

TEHRAN, Jul. 22 (MNA) – A senior Iranian lawmaker has said that as many as five presidents and 10 parliament speakers will come to Iran for the president-elect Masoud Pezeshkian's inauguration ceremony which will be held at the parliament.

All Iran borders have full security: IRGC Cmdr.

TEHRAN, Jul. 22 (MNA) – The Commander of the IRGC Ground Forces pointed out that his forces are prepared to ensure sustainable safety across Iran, stressing that all country borders have complete security.

Iran, Kazakhstan mull over strengthening relations

TEHRAN, Jul. 22 (MNA) – President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev held a telephone converstation with Iranian president-elect Masoud Pezeshkian on Monday  in order to felicitate his victory in the July election.

Official:

Iran’s W. Azarbaijan prov. exports 776k tons of goods in Q1

TEHRAN, Jul. 22 (MNA) – An official at the department general of West Azarbaijan Province’s Industry, Mine and Trade Organization says that over 776,000 tons of different types of goods have been exported from the customs offices of the province.

Gaza death toll exceeds 39,000: Health ministry

TEHRAN, Jul. 22 (MNA) – The Palestinian Health Ministry in the Gaza Strip announced that the tally of the Palestinians martyred as a result of the Zionist regime’s attack on the Gaza Strip has reached 39,006.