Samiyeh Lak Honored at 14th Sports Film Fest Closing Ceremony

TEHRAN, Jan. 19 (MNA) – The 14th Sports Film Festival concluded with a prestigious closing ceremony that celebrated outstanding contributions to the intersection of sports and cinema.

Ukraine not ready for talks with Russia: White House

TEHRAN, Jan. 11 (MNA) – The outgoing US administration headed by Joe Biden believes that neither Ukraine nor Russia are ready for negotiations.

UN special rapporteur:

Poland should arrest Netanyahu if he visits Warsaw

TEHRAN, Jan. 11 (MNA) –  UN Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese has urged Poland to uphold the principles of universal justice by arresting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu if he visits the European country.

Senior Army Cmdr.:

All US interests in region in Iran's crosshairs

TEHRAN, Jan. 11 (MNA) – "All the interests of Americans in the region are in our crosshairs," a senior Iranian army commander has warned.

Seven injured in drone attack on Russia’s Tambov region

TEHRAN, Jan. 11 (MNA) – Seven people received medical care after drone attacks on multi-story buildings in Russia’s Tambov region, acting governor of Tambov region Evgeny Pervyshov said.

Hammer attack injures eight students at Tokyo university

TEHRAN, Jan. 11 (MNA) – Eight Tokyo university students attacked with a hammer in a classroom were recuperating and none required hospitalisation, their school said.

IRCS expresses sympathy with victims of L.A. fire

TEHRAN, Jan. 11 (MNA) – The head of the Iranian Red Crescent Society (IRCS) has expressed sympathy with the victims of the Los Angeles wildfire and announced IRCS's readiness to send humanitarian aid.

Team Melli drop in world beach soccer ranking

TEHRAN, Jan. 11 (MNA) –  The Beach Soccer Worldwide National Teams ranking December 2024 update marked the final ranking update of the year, with position changes in both the men’s and women’s ranking.

ISIL terrorists attempt to blow up Shiite Shrine thwarted

TEHRAN, Jan. 11 (MNA) – Syria's Intelligence and security forces succeeded in thwarting an attempt by ISIL to carry out a bombing inside Shiite shrine in a Damascus suburb.

10 dead in Colombia aircraft crash

TEHRAN, Jan. 11 (MNA) – At least 10 people have died after a small aircraft crashed in northwestern Colombia, authorities confirmed on Friday.

Pezeshkian vows talks with Afghanistan on Iran’s water share

TEHRAN, Jan. 11 (MNA) – Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian said that his administration will pursue the issue of Iran’s water right from the Hirmand River shared by Afghanistan.

Panama rejects Trump threat to take back canal's control

TEHRAN, Jan. 11 (MNA) – A Panamanian official has rejected US President-elect Donald Trump’s claims that China controls the Panama Canal or his suggestion that the US could take it back.

IRGC disbands spy network in southwestern Iran

TEHRAN, Jan. 11 (MNA) – The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) has dismantled an espionage team in the southwestern province of Khuzestan.

5 killed in Israeli strike on Lebanese town

TEHRAN, Jan. 11 (MNA) – At least five people were killed in an airstrike launched by the Israeli regime on a town in Lebanon.

Zelensky briefs Biden on strategic planning against Russia

TEHRAN, Jan. 11 (MNA) – Vladimir Zelensky briefed US incumbent President Joe Biden "on his strategic planning in the war" against Russia during a telephone conversation on Friday, the White House press service said in a statement.

Iran, Croatia FMs calls for expanding Tehran, Zagreb ties

TEHRAN, Jan. 11 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi and his Croatian counterpart Gordan Grlić Radman in a telephone conversation on Friday night underlined the need to expand bilateral ties between Tehran and Zagreb.

US, UK, Israel launch fresh strikes on Yemen

TEHRAN, Jan. 11 (MNA) – In a fresh act of aggression against Yemen, the United States, the United Kingdom, and the Israeli regime carried out a new set of attacks on the Arab state's territory.

Turkish helicopter comes under missile attack near Iraq

TEHRAN, Jan. 11 (MNA) – A missile attack targeted a Turkish helicopter near the Iraqi border on Saturday,

Venezuela’s Maduro sworn in for third presidential term

TEHRAN, Jan. 11 (MNA) – Venezuela’s incumbent President Nicolas Maduro has been sworn in for his third consecutive term in office months after electoral authorities announced him as the winner of the July 2024 presidential election.

Iraqi Nujaba envoy rejects news on PMF dissolution as false

TEHRAN, Jan. 11 (MNA) – Seyyed Abbas Mousavi, the representative of the Secretary General of the Iraqi Nujaba Movement in Iran denied unconfirmed reports about the dissolution of the Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) by the Iraqi government.

IRGC unveils underground missile city

TEHRAN, Jan. 11 (MNA) – An advanced missile complex developed by domestic Iranian experts was unveiled in the presence of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) commander Major General Hossein Salami on Friday.