Iran begins extraction of radioactive materials in Yazd

TEHRAN, Feb. 09 (MNA) – Iran has begun the extraction and utilization of radioactive materials and associated elements at the Saghand mining and industrial complex’s Anomaly-10 zone, in the central province of Yazd.

Iranians chant "Allahu Akbar" to mark Islamic Rev.

TEHRAN, Feb. 09 (MNA) – The Iranian people chanted "Allahu Akbar" at rooftops of their homes at 9:00 p.m. across the country as a sign of unity and renewal of allegiance to the Islamic Revolution on 46th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution.

Iran win Uzbekistan at 2025 CAFA Women's Futsal Championship

TEHRAN, Feb. 09 (MNA) – – Iran defeated Uzbekistan 9-0 in the 2025 CAFA Women's Futsal Championship on Sunday.

In meeting with Hamas delegation, Iran FM hails resistance

TEHRAN, Feb. 09 (MNA) – Mohammad Ismail Darvish, head of the political council of Hamas and members of the political bureau of the Hamas movement, met and consulted with Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi in Tehran on Sunday.

Trump cannot bring Iran's oil exports to zero: IRGC general

TEHRAN, Feb. 09 (MNA) – Commander of the IRGC Navy Force Rear Admiral Alireza Tangsiri rebuked US President Donald Trump's push to curb Iranian oil exports, saying that Trump will not be able to achieve his goal in bringing Iran oil revenues to zero.

US Trump signs order to cut funding for South Africa

TEHRAN, Feb. 09 (MNA) – President Donald Trump signed an executive order to cut US financial assistance to South Africa, the White House said on Friday

Pro-Palestine demonstrators detained by German police

TEHRAN, Feb. 09 (MNA) – German police arrested several protesters at a pro-Palestinian rally in Berlin, breaking up demonstrations that included music and chants against the Israeli occupation.

Rear Admiral Shahram Irani:

Iran Army Navy to unveil new electronic warfare equipment

TEHRAN, Feb. 09 (MNA) – Iranian Navy Commander Rear Admiral Shahram Irani says that the new missile and electronic warfare’s equipment of Iran’s Army Navy Force will be unveiled in the very near future.

Turkey supports Iran proposal for OIC urgent meeting on Gaza

TEHRAN, Feb. 09 (MNA) – The foreign minister of Turkey welcomed his Iranian counterpart’s proposal for an emergency meeting of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation about the US and Israeli plot to displace the people of Gaza.

Four Palestinians martyred in Gaza in violation of ceasefire

TEHRAN, Feb. 09 (MNA) – Four Palestinians were martyred as the Israeli occupation forces shot at Palestinians in different areas in the Gaza Strip.

31 Maoists, 2 Indian soldiers killed in gunfight in India

TEHRAN, Feb. 09 (MNA) – At least 31 Maoist rebels and two Indian commandos were killed in a gunfight in the dense jungles of central India on Sunday, as security forces ramp up efforts to crush the long-running insurgency.

7 more bodies found in Gaza rubble as death toll nears 48,200

TEHRAN, Feb. 09 (MNA) – Palestinian medics and rescue teams recovered seven more bodies from the rubble in the Gaza Strip, pushing the overall death toll from Israel’s genocidal war since October 2023 to 48,189, the Health Ministry said on Sunday.

Biden ‘embarrassment’ to US : Trump

TEHRAN, Feb. 09 (MNA) – US President Donald Trump has berated his predecessor Joe Biden as “an embarrassment” to the US and accused him of mismanaging the Ukraine conflict, arguing that it led to many preventable casualties.

Issue of Iran's water share in Afghanistan resolved: embassy

TEHRAN, Feb. 09 (MNA) – The caretaker Ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Iran to Kabul Alireza Bikdeli says that the issue of Iran's water share in Afghanistan is resolved.

Any move towards talks with US to have irreparable outcomes

TEHRAN, Feb. 09 (MNA) – A group of university professors and scholars in Iran have emphasized that any action toward negotiations with the United States could have irreparable consequences for Iran's national security and independence.

Iran’s top security official meets Hamas delegation in Tehran

TEHRAN, Feb. 09 (MNA)– Secretary of Iran Supreme National Security Council Ali Akbar Ahmadian held meeting with Hamas Shura Council Chairman Muhammad Ismail Darwish, Acting Hamas Leader Khalil al-Hayya and other members of the group in Tehran on Sun.

Israeli forces kill Palestinian pregnant woman, unborn child

TEHRAN, Feb. 09 (MNA) – Israeli forces have fatally shot an eight-month Palestinian pregnant mother and her unborn baby during their raid in the Nur Shams refugee camp northwest of the occupied West Bank.

Thousands of gold bars seized from Bank of England

TEHRAN, Feb. 09 (MNA) – Thousands of gold bars have been withdrawn from the vaults of the Bank of England from the end of 2024 amid fears of the consequences of US President Donald Trump's trade war.

S Arabia rejects Netanyahu’s Gaza displacement remarks

TEHRAN, Feb. 09 (MNA) – Saudi Arabia rejected Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s comments on the displacement of Palestinians from Gaza, denouncing them as an attempt to deflect attention from Israel’s ongoing military actions.

NIORDC head:

PG Star Refinery among achievements of Islamic Revolution

TEHRAN, Feb. 09 (MNA) – The development of gas fields and construction of the Persian Gulf Star Refinery are the most significant achievements of the oil industry in the 46 years since the Revolution, CEO of NIORDC states.

Iraqi expert says no alternative for imported gas from Iran

TEHRAN, Feb. 09 (MNA) – An Iraqi energy expert says there is no alternative for gas imported from Iran after the US Trump administration refused to extend the sanctions waivers for Baghdad.

Petroleum Minister:

US maximum pressure campaign has failed

TEHRAN, Feb. 09 (MNA) – Iran’s Petroleum Minister Mohsen Paknejad says the US maximum pressure campaign against Iran has failed.

Ahmadian, Turkey intel chief discuss regional developments

TEHRAN, Feb. 09 (MNA) – Director of Turkey's National Intelligence Organization met in Tehran with Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council Ali Akbar Ahmadian and Minister of Intelligence Esmail Khatib and discussed regional issues.

Namibia’s ‘founding father’, first president dies aged 95

TEHRAN, Feb. 09 (MNA) – Sam Nujoma, the revolutionary leader who guided Namibia to independence from apartheid South Africa in 1990 and served as its first president for 15 years, has died at 95.

Iran exporting over $1 million of nanoproducts in one year

TEHRAN, Feb. 09 (MNA) – Secretary of Iran Nanotechnology Innovation Council Emad Ahmadvand says the country is exporting over $1 million worth of nanotechnology products to six developed states in previous Iranian calendar year (ended Mar. 20, 2024).