Households received 22.7% of loans granted by Iranian banks

TEHRAN, Aug. 13 (MNA) – Figures by the Central Bank of Iran (CBI) show that households accounted for 22.7% of the total loans granted by the country’s banking system in the four months to July 21.

Iran FM spox:

Zionists’ desecration of Al-Aqsa Mosque aimed at escalation

TEHRAN, Aug. 13 (MNA) – Iran’s Foreign Ministry Spokesman has strongly condemned the desecration of Al-Aqsa Mosque by a far-right Israeli minister and Zionist settlers as a provocative act aimed at escalating tensions more.

Iran mission at UN:

Iran has no representative in Gaza ceasefire talks

TEHRAN, Aug. 13 (MNA) – Permanent Mission of the Islamic Republic of Iran to the United Nations dismissed a report by Western media, saying that Tehran does not have an envoy in Gaza ceasefire talks.

33-day war symbol of Lebanese Resistance against Zionists

TEHRAN, Aug. 13 (MNA) – On the 18th anniversary of the victory of the Lebanese Islamic Resistance Movement in 33-day war in 2006, the Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs described it as a historic and disgraceful defeat for the Zionist regime.

Iran acting FM:

"Aqsa Storm Op. has globalized Palestinian Resistance"

TEHRAN, Aug. 13 (MNA) – Iran’s acting Foreign Minister has said that the Palestinian Resistance has become a world Resistance following the Palestinian October 7 retaliatory attack against the Zionist regime – known as Al Aqsa Storm Operation.

Another Hezbollah combatant martyred in southern Lebanon

TEHRAN, Aug. 13 (MNA) – Lebanon’s Hezbollah Resistance Movement announced that one of the other forces was martyred in southern Lebanon.

Ghalibaf urges UNSC to take action against Israeli crimes

TEHRAN, Aug. 13 (MNA) – Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf called on the UN Security Council (UNSC) to take immediate action to stop the heinous crimes of the Zionist regime against the Palestinian people.

F-16s intercept Russian spy plane over the Baltic Sea

TEHRAN, Aug. 13 (MNA) – F-16 fighter jets intercepted a Russian Ilyushin Il-20 reconnaissance aircraft over the Baltic Sea.

US lifts ban on offensive weapons sales to Saudi Arabia

TEHRAN, Aug. 13 (MNA) – The Biden administration will send Saudi Arabia shipments of bombs worth more than $750 million in the coming months, removing a major irritant between Washington and Riyadh, according to officials from both nations.

Powerful explosions heard in Nahariya in 'Israel'

TEHRAN, Aug. 13 (MNA) – The Israeli regime's local media reported that a strong explosion was heard in Nahariya in the north of occupied lands.

550,000 pilgrims traveled to Iraq by land: Traffic police

TEHRAN, Aug. 13 (MNA) – The head of the Iranian traffic police said that as many as 550,000 pilgrims have been to Iraq on Arbaeen pilgrimage this year by land so far two weeks before Arbaeen Day.

Iran, Iraq stress broadening coop. in Quranic diplomacy field

TEHRAN, Aug. 13 (MNA) – Head of the International Center of Quran and the Islamic Culture and Communication Organization emphasized the need for increasing bilateral cooperation between Iran and Iraq in the field of the Quranic diplomacy.

Iran police seize 2 golden Elamite masks

TEHRAN, Aug. 13 (MNA) – Bushehr province police chief sized two Golden antique masks, two bracelets, a bowl, and a statue from a team of antique smugglers.

IRGC Gen.:

Iran defense capability matches its drone, missile power

TEHRAN, Aug. 13 (MNA) – Deputy Coordinator of the Khatam al-Anbiya Base Brigadier General Ali Shadmani has emphasized that Iran’s defense capabilities are on par with its drone and missile power.

Qassam conducts missile attack on Tel Aviv

TEHRAN, Aug. 13 (MNA) – The Qassam Brigades, the military wing of the Islamic Resistance movement Hamas targeted the occupied city of Tel Aviv with missiles.

Russia has an eye on ME despite Ukraine war: Putin

TEHRAN, Aug. 13 (MNA) – Russian President Vladimir Putin has said despite being busy with the Ukraine war, Moscow has not overlooked the developments in the Middle East.

Iran, Burkina Faso emphasize strengthening ties in handicraft

TEHRAN, Aug. 13 (MNA) – Officials from Iran and Burkina Faso stressed the need to bolster bilateral ties in the field of handicrafts.

Hezbollah conducts fresh attacks on two Israeli bases

TEHRAN, Aug. 13 (MNA) – Lebanese media reported that Hezbollah conducted new operations against the bases of the Zionist regime at the border of the occupied territories.

IAEA:

Fire at Zaporizhzhia power plant not a drone attack

TEHRAN, Aug. 13 (MNA) – The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAE) claimed that a drone attack to Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant is unlikely!

One dead as Greek wildfire burns in Athens suburbs

TEHRAN, Aug. 13 (MNA) – Greece's worst wildfire of the year killed one person and continued to burn on the outskirts of the capital Athens on Tuesday, although lighter winds and firefighting efforts had helped reduce its intensity, authorities said.

OPEC reports further increase in Iran’s oil output

TEHRAN, Aug. 13 (MNA)–Iranian oil output had reached an average of 3.271 million barrels per day (bpd) in July, up from 3.25 million bpd reported in June, according to the latest data from the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC).

US senator urges NATO pilots to fight for Ukraine

TEHRAN, Aug. 13 (MNA) – US Senator Lindsey Graham has called on Western pilots to come and fight for freedom in Ukraine until Kyiv can train its airmen as there are not enough pilots to fly American-made F-16 fighters that arrive in Ukraine.

Sudani, Blinken discuss preventing regional escalation

TEHRAN, Aug. 13 (MNA) – US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia’ Al Sudani held a telephone conversation on Tuesday to discuss the latest developments in the region and de-escalation in the West Asia.

Italian FM:

Iran insists on right to respond to Israeli aggression

TEHRAN, Aug. 13 (MNA) – Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani has said that Iran insists on rightful response to an attack on its territory and consulate in Damascus.