Russian banks start processing Iranian LCs

TEHRAN, Oct. 19 (MNA) – Banks in Russia have started processing letters of credit (LCs) issued by Iranian banks amid growing trade and economic cooperation between the two countries.

Branko Ivankovic close to Persepolis hot seat

TEHRAN, Oct. 19 (MNA) – Persepolis football club have opened negotiations with Croatian coach Branko Ivankovic.

Grossi stresses political solution to Iran nuclear issue

TEHRAN, Oct. 19 (MNA) – The director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has expressed confidence that “a diplomatic solution will be found to the disputes surrounding Iran’s nuclear program."

Israeli cabinet vows to stop allowing aid to enter Gaza

TEHRAN, Oct. 19 (MNA) – Israel will suspend the delivery of aid into Gaza until further notice, the rgime's cabinet announced on Sunday.

Protesters in Seoul call for Israel's full pullout from Gaza

TEHRAN, Oct. 19 (MNA) – On the second anniversary of the Gaza massacre, South Korean activists gathered in central Seoul to condemn the Israeli regime’s atrocities and demand an end to the blockade.

Israeli seeking to threaten regional peace, security: MP

TEHRAN, Oct. 19 (MNA) – Chairman of the Iranian Parliament Economic Commission says that the Zionist regime is seeking to threaten peace and security of the region.

Iran urges intl. community to punish Gaza crime perpetrators

TEHRAN, Oct. 19 (MNA) –The deputy speaker of Iran’s Parliament, who has traveled to Geneva to attend 151st Assembly of Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU), has called on international community to identify and prosecute perpetrators of war crime in Gaza.

Pakistan launches its first hyperspectral satellite

TEHRAN, Oct. 19 (MNA) – Pakistan has sent its first-ever hyperspectral satellite into orbit, a “major milestone” it says will help advance national objectives from agriculture to urban planning.

Gaza death toll rises to 68,159 since Oct. 7

TEHRAN, Oct. 19 (MNA) – The Palestinian Ministry of Health in the Gaza Strip has said that Israeli regime’s forces have martyred 68,159 Palestinians in the enclave since the outbreak of war on October 7, 2023.

Qassam says committed to ceasefire, denies link to Rafah op.

TEHRAN, Oct. 19 (MNA) – The al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of Hamas, reaffirmed Sunday their “full commitment” to the ceasefire agreement across all areas of the Gaza Strip, denying any role or knowledge of recent incidents reported in Rafah.

Mossad Spy executed in Iran’s Qom

TEHRAN, Oct. 19 (MNA) – The head of Qom’s Judiciary, Seyyed Kazem Mousavi, announced the execution of a Mossad spy on Sunday.

IRGC vows firm response to terror attacks on Baloch elders

TEHRAN, Oct. 19 (MNA) – IRGC has vowed to respond to the terrorist attack in southeastern Iran that led to the martyrdom of several Baloch tribal elders.

Tehran International Short Film Festival kicks off

TEHRAN, Oct. 19 (MNA) – The 42nd Tehran International Short Film Festival (TISFF) kicked off at Iran Mall Cineplex in the east of Tehran on Sunday with 95 films, from 53 countries, competing in various categories, secretary of festival Shoaibi said.

Hezbollah chief condoles martyrdom of Yemen's chief of staff

TEHRAN, Oct. 19 (MNA) – Hezbollah Secretary General Sheikh Naim Qassem has sent a message of condolences to the Leader of Yemen’s Ansarullah Movement on the martyrdom of the Chief of the General Staff, Major General Muhammad Abd al-Karim al-Ghamari.

Iran locally produces 95% of anticancer drugs: official

TEHRAN, Oct. 19 (MNA) – An official at Iran Food and Drug Administration (FDA) says that 95 percent of anticancer drugs are produced inside the country.

UK’s covert support for Ukraine’s Black Sea strikes exposed

TEHRAN, Oct. 19 (MNA) – Ukraine’s military has been spotted integrating satellite communications from the British company OneWeb to command and control its fleet of unmanned surface vehicles (USVs) in the Black Sea.

Iranian woman Mojallal wins gold at 2025 Asian Rowing C'ship

TEHRAN, Oct. 19 (MNA) – Fatemeh Mojallal of Iran won a gold medal at the 2025 Asian Rowing Championships on Sunday.

11 hospitalized after car crashes into tent in Maryland

TEHRAN, Oct. 19 (MNA) – Officials in the Maryland suburbs of Washington, DC, say 11 people were seriously hurt, including an infant and eight other young people, after a car crashed into a tent Saturday night.

Hamas transfers bodies of two Israeli captives to ICRC

TEHRAN, Oct. 19 (MNA) – The Palestinian resistance movement Hamas has handed over the remains of two Israeli captives to the Red Cross in Gaza as part of a ceasefire arrangement.

Dep. FM:

Measures being taken to tackle impact of sanctions

TEHRAN, Oct. 19 (MNA) – Hamid Ghanbari, Iran's Deputy Foreign Minister for Economic Diplomacy says his country has taken measures after the snapback of UN sanctions triggered by the three European powers.

Hamas returns bodies of two more Israeli captives

TEHRAN, Oct. 19 (MNA) – Hamas has handed over the bodies of two more Israeli captives, condemning the occupying regime for repeatedly violating the ceasefire agreement and obstructing the terms of the Gaza truce.

151st IPU Assembly kicks off in Geneva

TEHRAN, Oct. 19 (MNA) – The 151st edition of Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) kicked off in Geneva on Sunday entitled “upholding humanitarian norms and supporting humanitarian action in times of crisis”.

Israel starts launching airstrikes on Gaza (+VIDEO)

TEHRAN, Oct. 19 (MNA) – The Zionist regime launched airstrikes on Gaza Strip on Sunday in violation of ceasefire agreement.

Hamas rejects US accusations of ceasefire violations in Gaza

TEHRAN, Oct. 19 (MNA) – Palestinian Resistance movement Hamas has strongly rejected allegations made by the US State Department accusing it of preparing an “imminent attack” and violating the ceasefire agreement in the Gaza Strip.

Putin announces condition for ending Ukraine war

TEHRAN, Oct. 19 (MNA) – Putin has directly demanded that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s government surrender full control of the entire Donetsk region as a core condition for ending the war.

Indonesia denies Israel gymnastics team visas

TEHRAN, Oct. 19 (MNA) – The International Olympic Committee (IOC) condemned a recent sanction by the government of Indonesia against Israel’s gymnastics team. 

Medvedev:

Russia conducts tests of advanced weapon systems

TEHRAN, Oct. 19 (MNA) – Russian Security Council Deputy Chairman Dmitry Medvedev says that the country's armed forces have conducted tests of advanced weapon systems.

Ex-French leader to serve jail term in solitary confinement

TEHRAN, Oct. 19 (MNA) – Nicolas Sarkozy, the president of France from 2007-2012, who was sentenced to five years in prison over his campaign funding sources, will serve his prison term in solitary confinement at the La Sante jail.