US sanctions 18 Iran-related individuals, entities

TEHRAN, Aug. 07 (MNA) – The United States imposed sanctions Thursday on 18 entities and individuals to target what the Treasury Department called a network helping Iran evade sanctions and generate revenue.

Iran move down two spots in FIFA Women’s World Ranking

TEHRAN, Aug. 07 (MNA) – Iran's national football team dropped two places to 70th in the FIFA Women’s World Ranking released on Thursday.

Israel kills nearly 100 Palestinians in Gaza in past 24 hours

TEHRAN, Aug. 07 (MNA) – At least 98 Palestinians, including 51 aid seekers, have been killed and 603 injured in Israeli attacks across Gaza in the past 24 hours, the enclave’s Health Ministry said on Thursday.

FM spox:

Rumors about Iran-US talks "part of psychological warfare"

TEHRAN, Aug. 07 (MNA) – The spokesman of the Iranian Foreign Ministry Esmaeil Baghaei says that the rumors about the resumption of Iran-US talks are "just part of a psychological warfare waged by the enemy."

IRGC intelligence org. chief:

Russia, India talk up strategic partnership after tariff hike

TEHRAN, Aug. 07 (MNA) – Russia and India stressed their commitment to a "strategic partnership" in bilateral security talks in Moscow on Thursday, a day after US President Donald Trump announced higher tariffs on imports from India.

Yemen’s Ansarallah leader:

Disarmament of Hezbollah in Lebanon US-Israeli plot

TEHRAN, Aug. 07 (MNA) – Yemen's Ansarullah Leader Abdul-Malik al-Houthi says the United States and the Israeli regime are going to disarm the Hezbollah movement in Lebanon, stressing that it is the resistance weapons that can defend the country.

IRGC intelligence org. chief:

Iran to certainly give regret-inducing response to enemy

TEHRAN, Aug. 07 (MNA) – Head of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC)’s Intelligence Organization Brigadier General Majid Khadem has said that Iran will certainly give a ‘regret-inducing response’ to enemy if attacked again.

Trump to meet Putin in 'coming days,' the Kremlin confirms

TEHRAN, Aug. 07 (MNA) – A top Kremlin aide said that Donald Trump will meet Vladimir Putin as early as next week, in what would be the first in-person meeting between an American and Russian President in years.

Russian Airline resumes Tehran service after 12-day war

TEHRAN, Aug. 07 (MNA) – Russian carrier Aeroflot has restored its direct flights between Moscow and Tehran, months after suspending operations due to regional instability caused by the Israeli regime’s military aggression against Iran.

Iran FM Araghchi calls for an emergency OIC meeting over Gaza

TEHRAN, Aug. 07 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has called for an emergency meeting of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) over the deteriorating situation in the Gaza Strip.

Famous Iranian artist Mahmoud Farshchian fells into coma

TEHRAN, Aug. 07 (MNA) – Master of Persian miniature painting Mahmoud Farshchian, celebrated for revolutionizing traditional Iranian art, has fallen into a coma while hospitalized in the United States.

2 killed, 14 injured in attack on police vehicle in Pakistan

TEHRAN, Aug. 07 (MNA) – Two people were killed and 14 others injured in a blast targeting a police vehicle in Pakistan's northwest South Waziristan district on Thursday morning, police sources said.

National security is Iran’s red line: lawmaker

TEHRAN, Aug. 07 (MNA) – Chairman of the Iranian Parliament’s National Security and Foreign Policy Commission Ebrahim Azizi has said that the national security is the red line for the Islamic Republic.

South Korea, US militaries to stage large-scale drills

TEHRAN, Aug. 07 (MNA) – South Korea and the United States will launch their annual large-scale military exercise this month to bolster readiness against North Korean threats

Ahmadian, Shamkhani, Larijani act as Leader's representatives

TEHRAN, Aug. 07 (MNA) – Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has appointed Ali Larijani, the newly named secretary of the Supreme National Security Council (SNSC), as his representative in the top security body.

Pro-Palestinian protesters attack "genocide airline" in Paris

TEHRAN, Aug. 07 (MNA) – The Israeli regime's airlines EI AI has said that it had evacuated its offices after pro-Palestinian protesters attacked them in the French capital, labeling the carrier a “genocide airline.”

French police forcibly take off Mahdieh Esfandiari’s hijab

TEHRAN, Aug. 07 (MNA) – The sister of Mahdieh Esfandiari, an Iranian citizen and university lecturer who has been arbitrarily detained in France for about six months, says French police officers forcibly removed her hijab from day one in custody.

40th-day memorial for martyrs of Israel aggression in Tehran

TEHRAN, Aug. 07 (MNA) – A commemoration ceremony of 40th day after martyrdom of Iranians martyred by the Israeli regime was held at Tehran’s Mosalla of Imam Khomeini (RA) on Thursday with the participation of state and military officials and people.

Yemen sanctions 64 companies over Red Sea blockade violations

TEHRAN, Aug. 07 (MNA) –The Humanitarian Coordination Center in Yemen announced on Wed. that 64 companies have been sanctioned, and their vessels banned from sailing through the Red Sea, the Arabian Sea, the Bab al-Mandab Strait, and the Gulf of Aden.

Gen. Mousavi:

Iran to give more devastating response if aggression renewed

TEHRAN, Aug. 07 (MNA) – Chief of staff of the Iranian Armed Forces Major General Abdolrahim Mousavi says Iran will give a more crushing response to any renewed aggression, adding that the Islamic Republic has grown too strong to become invincible.

3 killed, wounded in Israeli attack on southern Lebanon

TEHRAN, Aug. 07 (MNA) – The Lebanese Ministry of Health on Wednesday reported the martyrdom of one person and injury of two others in last night's Israeli airstrike on "Deir Seryan" Town in "Marjayoun" District in southern Lebanon.

Iran beat Guam at 2025 FIBA Asia Cup

TEHRAN, Aug. 07 (MNA) – Iran defeated Guam 77-52 in in their Group B opener at the FIBA Asia Cup 2025 on Wednesday at King Abdullah Sports City.

IRGC hails role of journalists during Israeli imposed war

TEHRAN, Aug. 07 (MNA) – The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) has emphasized that journalists have been a crucial part of the resistance front in confronting the US-Israeli aggression against Iran.

Iran offers condolences to Ghana over helicopter crash

TEHRAN, Aug. 07 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei offered his condolences over the killing of Ghanaian ministers of defense and environment in a tragic helicopter crash on Wednesday.

Copter crash in Ghana kills defense, environment ministers

TEHRAN, Aug. 07 (MNA) – A military helicopter crashed in Ghana on Wednesday, killing all eight people on board, including the West African country’s defense and environment ministers and two other top officials, the government said.

President Pezeshkian to visit Armenia, China: FM Araghchi

TEHRAN, Aug. 07 (MNA) – President Masoud Pezeshkian is scheduled to travel to Armenia and also to China in the near future, his Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has said.

Report reveals Microsoft’s contribution to Israeli genocide

TEHRAN, Aug. 07 (MNA) – An investigative report has provided further solid evidence of Microsoft’s ongoing collaboration with the Israeli regime towards further empowerment of Tel Aviv’s deadly ambitions for Palestinians.