Iran FM Araghchi congratulates Hamas Khalil al-Haya

TEHRAN, Jul. 20 (MNA) – Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi congratulated Khalil al-Hayya, the new head of Hamas political bureau on his post in a message on Monday.

Iraq PM, Iran ambassador confer on ties in Baghdad meeting

TEHRAN, Jul. 20 (MNA) – The Iraqi Prime Minister and the Iranian Ambassador to Baghdad met and discussed the development of bilateral relations between the two countries and ways to strengthen joint cooperation in various fields.

Iran interior minister arrives in Pakistan

TEHRAN, Jul. 20 (MNA) – Iran’s Minister of Interior, Eskandar Momeni, has arrived in Pakistan at the head of a high-ranking delegation.

Shiraz, Sirik targeted by potential Americans airstrikes

TEHRAN, Jul. 20 (MNA) – Local sources have told Mehr Monday that Shiraz in Fars Province and Sirik port city in Hormozgan Province were targeted in the latest US bombings.

No equipment intended for anti-Iran use can pass via Hormuz

TEHRAN, Jul. 20 (MNA) – The Iranian Army has warned that any equipment or vessels destined for use against the Islamic Republic will not be permitted to transit the Strait of Hormuz.

Iran's caretaker defense minister:

Defense capabilities owe to martyred Leader's insights

TEHRAN, Jul. 20 (MNA) – Iranian caretaker defense minister says that the developed defense capablities owe too much to foresight of the martyred Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khameni.

IRGC Navy carries out coordinated 3-phase ops. against US

TEHRAN, Jul. 20 (MNA) – The Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC)’s Navy launched a coordinated three-phase operations on Monday, inflicting heavy blows on US forces in the region.

General Vahidi:

IRGC vows to give an unforgettable lesson to US aggression

TEHRAN, Jul. 20 (MNA) – Commander-in-Chief of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) Brigadier General Vahidi has said his forces are ready to give a regretful and remorseful response to the criminal US for its aggression against the country.

Economy most important battlefield today: Pezeshkian

TEHRAN, Jul. 20 (MNA) – Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has declared the economy and the people's livelihood as the most important issues that his government has focused on in its battle against enemy's sinister plots.

Yemen imposes maritime ban on Saudi shipping amid tension

TEHRAN, Jul. 20 (MNA) – Yemen's Ansarullah Resistance Movement on Monday announced a maritime ban on Saudi shipping, citing a "blockade for blockade" principle amid rising tensions with Saudi Arabia.

Speaker Ghalibaf:

Iran judges US by its actions rather than its rhetoric

TEHRAN, Jul. 20 (MNA) – Lashing out at US deployment of new military warfare to the region while claiming that it seeks to halt war, the Iranian parliament speaker has said that Tehran judges Washington by its actions rather than its rhetoric.

Hamas elects Khalil al-Hayya as head of its political bureau

TEHRAN, Jul. 20 (MNA) – Hamas announced on Monday the election of Khalil al-Hayya as head of its political bureau.

Trump booed during World Cup trophy presentation to Spain

TEHRAN, Jul. 20 (MNA) – US President Donald Trump was received with loud boos from sections of the crowd during the 2026 FIFA World Cup trophy presentation.

Iran wraps up 2026 VNL on a disappointing note

TEHRAN, Jul. 20 (MNA) – Iran ended their 2026 FIVB Men's Volleyball Nations League campaign with a 3-1 defeat to Turkey on Sunday, ending the tournament on a disappointing note.

Pezeshkian felicitates Spain on winning 2026 World Cup final

TEHRAN, Jul. 20 (MNA) – Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has congratulated Spain on winning the FIFA World Cup 2026 title.

Iran MP warns US over killing of civilians in south

TEHRAN, Jul. 20 (MNA) – A senior Iranian lawmaker on Monday warned the United States that Iran's armed forces "will not ignore the spilled blood of innocent people" and would avenge the killing of civilians in recent U.S. attacks on southern Iran.

Iran FM spox:

No political claim justifies US destruction of infrastructure

TEHRAN, Jul. 20 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei says that no political and military claim justifies the suffering of people and destruction of civilian infrastructures in the country.

Burnham to take over as new UK premier

TEHRAN, Jul. 20 (MNA) – Andy Burnham will become Britain’s seventh prime minister on Monday in a decade, with an in-tray overflowing with challenges that have trounced his predecessors and little time to make his mark.

IRGC praises Jordanians for coop. in targeting US forces

TEHRAN, Jul. 20 (MNA) – The Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) has commended the cooperation of the people and military forces of Jordan in revealing the location of the US forces in this country.

IRGC strikes US C-17, P-8 aircraft in Jordan

TEHRAN, Jul. 20 (MNA) – The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps struck large U.S. C-17 transport aircraft and P-8 command and control planes at Aqaba airport in Jordan with ballistic missiles on Monday.

IAEA refrains from condemning US attack on Darkhovin NPP

TEHRAN, Jul. 20 (MNA) – International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has shied away from denouncing aggressive and illegal US attack on Iran’s Darkhovin Nuclear Power Plant which is still under construction in country’s southwestern Khuzestan province.

IRGC hits US radar, drone hangar in Kuwait

TEHRAN, Jul. 20 (MNA) – The IRGC destroyed a U.S. early-warning radar system, struck an aviation equipment warehouse and hit an MQ-9 drone hangar at the Ali al-Salem airbase in Kuwait on Monday.

Iran army downs US cruise missile in west

TEHRAN, Jul. 20 (MNA) – Iran’s army said its air defence forces intercepted and destroyed a U.S. cruise missile over the western part of the country.

Zionists admit;

Iran missiles can reach Occupied Palestine in 8 minutes

TEHRAN, Jul. 20 (MNA) – An Israeli military source said Monday that any missile launched from Iranian soil could reach Occupied Palestine within about eight minutes.

Fire reported on vessel near Oman coast

TEHRAN, Jul. 20 (MNA) – The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations said Monday it had received a report of a fire on a vessel near Oman.

Rubio confirms US soldier killed in Iraq

TEHRAN, Jul. 20 (MNA) – Marco Rubio confirmed the death of a U.S. military member in Iraq.

Explosions reported near UAE’s Ras al-Khaimah

TEHRAN, Jul. 20 (MNA) – Four consecutive explosions were reported off the coast of Ras al-Khaimah in the United Arab Emirates early on Monday.