Khartoum is fully cleared of RSF: Sudanese army

TEHRAN, May 20 (MNA) – The Sudanese Armed Forces announced on Tuesday that they have fully regained control of Khartoum state, declaring the area cleared of Rapid Support Forces.

EU will review trade deal with Israel, Kallas says

TEHRAN, May 20 (MNA) – The European Union's top diplomat, Kaja Kallas, said on Tuesday that there would be a review of the EU's trade agreement with Israel amid the "catastrophic" situation in Gaza.

IRGC general:

Persian Gulf has witnessed repeated US defeats since 1980s

TEHRAN, May 20 (MNA) – Deputy commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Brigadier General Ali Fadavi says the Persian Gulf has been the scene of repeated U.S. defeats since the 1980s.

Trump administration cuts $60 million in aid to Harvard Univ.

TEHRAN, May 20 (MNA) – The US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) cut an additional $60 million in multi-year grants to Harvard University on May 19, 2025.

China to launch giant drone capable of releasing 100 UAVs

TEHRAN, May 20 (MNA) – A new Chinese drone carrier that can release up to 100 smaller drones at a time could take to the skies for a test flight within days, state broadcaster CCTV has said.

Tehran, Ashgabat set $3 billion trade goal by 2028: minister

TEHRAN, May 20 (MNA) – Iran’s Minister of Roads and Urban Development Farzaneh Sadegh has proposed the development of a three-year roadmap aimed at increasing trade between Tehran and Ashgabat to $3 billion by 2028.

UK suspends trade deal talks with Israel

TEHRAN, May 20 (MNA) – Britain has suspended trade negotiations with Israel over its Gaza blockade, Foreign Secretary David Lammy has said, as the UK labelled its blockage of aid to Gaza "cruel and indefensible".

Iran, Turkmenistan move to deepen gas coop.

TEHRAN, May 20 (MNA) – Iran’s oil minister and Turkmenistan’s foreign minister emphasized expanding bilateral cooperation in oil and gas, reviewing avenues for enhanced collaboration.

Sweden seeks EU sanctions targeting Israeli ministers

TEHRAN, May 20 (MNA) – Sweden's top diplomat said on Tuesday that the Nordic country would work within the EU to push for sanctions against certain Israeli ministers over Israel's treatment of civilian Palestinians in the Gaza Strip.

Pakistan, India agree to withdraw troops by end of May

TEHRAN, May 20 (MNA) –Pakistan and India have agreed to withdraw troop reinforcements deployed during their recent conflict back to their peacetime positions by the end of May, a senior Pakistani security official said on Tuesday.

Pres. Pezeshkian:

Iran keen on expanding ties with Turkmenistan in energy field

TEHRAN, May 20 (MNA) – President Masoud Pezeshkian says strengthening cooperation between Iran and Republic of Turkmenistan will guarantee the economic interests and security of the two countries.

Israeli forces kill 87 Palestinians in Gaza in 24 hours

TEHRAN, May 20 (MNA) – The Palestinian Ministry of Health says that Israeli forces martyred 87 Palestinians in the Gaza Strip in the past 24 hours.

Iran, KRG officials meet to discover ways to broaden ties

TEHRAN, May 20 (MNA) – Governors of Iraqi Kurdistan Region (KRG) provinces held a meeting with local Iranian officials in Sanandaj, Kordestan Province in western Iran on Tuesday to discover avenues for expansion of bilateral relations.

Iranian defense minister visits Armenia

TEHRAN, May 20 (MNA) – Local Armenian media reported on Tuesday that Iranian Defense Minister, Brigadier General Aziz Nasirzadeh has visited the neighboring country.

VP Aref:

Investigations on causes of Shahid Rejaee port fire go on

TEHRAN, May 20 (MNA) – First Iranian Vice President Mohammadreza Aref has met with families of some victims in the recent blast and following inferno at Shahid Rajaee Port in southern Iran, saying probe into causes of the tragic incident goes on.

Rail chaos as 300 Sydney train passengers trapped

TEHRAN, May 20 (MNA) – More than 300 people have been freed from a train near Strathfield station after high voltage wires collapsed on it.

EU reaches initial deal to lift economic sanctions on Syria

TEHRAN, May 20 (MNA) – European Union countries have given a green light to lifting economic sanctions on Syria in a bid to help the war-torn country recover after the ouster of Bashar al-Assad, according to diplomats speaking to news agencies.

Tehran, Kabul emphasize expanding coop. in oil, gas sector

TEHRAN, May 20 (MNA) – Iran’s oil minister and Afghanistan’s minister of mines and petroleum on Tuesday stressed the need to expand bilateral cooperation in the fields of oil and gas.

High-voltage power cable falls on train train in Australia

TEHRAN, May 20 (MNA) – Hundreds of passengers are stranded on a train in Australia on Tuesday after a high-voltage power cable fell on top of carriages in Sydney, according to local media reports.

Russia's Putin hails Iran-US talks in a phone call with Trump

TEHRAN, May 20 (MNA) – A Russian presidential aide says that Russian President Vladimir Putin, in a phone call with his American counterpart Donald Trump, has welcomed the progress in the US-Iran talks.

Iran Deputy FM:

Western-imposed sanctions violate intl. law, human rights

TEHRAN, May 20 (MNA) – Iran's Deputy Foreign Minister for Legal and International Affairs strongly condemned unilateral coercive measures taken by the West, calling such measures a “neglected dimension of international human rights.”

Israeli forces martyr 219 journalists in Gaza since Oct. 7

TEHRAN, May 20 (MNA) – Israeli army forces have martyred 219 journalists in the Gaza Strip since the start of war on October 07, 2023.

Iran petchem plant to receive home-made super-heavy reactor

TEHRAN, May 20 (MNA) – A super-heavy chemical reactor manufactured by an Iranian company is due to be supplied and installed at a petrochemical plant in southern part of the country.

Cancellation of talks with US as cited by Iran FM fake news

TEHRAN, May 20 (MNA) – Sources in the Iranian Foreign Ministry have rejected as false some media claims that cited the Foreign Ministry's spokesman as saying the talks with the US were called off after Leader of the Islamic Revolution's remarks.

FM Araghchi:

Iran not to give up on uranium enrichment at any cost

TEHRAN, May 20 (MNA) – Iran’s Foreign Minister stated that recent US positions in nuclear talks are irrational and unacceptable, stressing that uranium enrichment is non-negotiable for Iran.

Next round Iran-US talks date, venue not finalized yet

TEHRAN, May 20 (MNA) – Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesperson stated that while Oman has proposed potential dates and venues for the next round of indirect talks between Iran and the United States, no final decision has been made yet.

Children burned alive as Israel bombs school in Gaza City

TEHRAN, May 20 (MNA) – More than 60 Palestinian civilians, most of them children and women have been killed by Israeli strikes across the Gaza Strip since dawn on Tuesday, amid the regime’s renewed onslaught on the besieged territory.