Rezaei appointed secretary of SNSC

TEHRAN, Aug. 09 (MNA) – Mohsen Rezaei has been appointed as the secretary of the Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) by President Masoud Pezeshkian.

Zolghadr appointed by Leader as his political advisor

TEHRAN, Aug. 09 (MNA) – Mohammad Bagher Zolghadr has been appointed as the Leader of the Islamic Revolution's advisor for political affairs.

Rezaei appointed Leader's representative to SNSC

TEHRAN, Aug. 09 (MNA) – Mohsen Rezaei has been appointed as the Leader of the Islamic Revolution's representative to the Supreme National Security Council (SNSC).

Iran basketball team discover fate at 2026 Asian Games

TEHRAN, Aug. 09 (MNA) – Iran’s men’s national basketball team have discovered their opponents in the group stage of the basketball tournament at the 2026 Asian Games in Nagoya.

US MQ9 drone said to crash in Djibouti

TEHRAN, Aug. 09 (MNA) – A US MQ-9 Reaper drone crashed in the eastern African country of Djibouti on Sunday.

Iran to launch 3 new satellites before year end

TEHRAN, Aug. 09 (MNA) – Iran’s Minister of Communications and Information Technology (ICT) Sattar Hashemi launch three satellites from the ‘Martyr Soleimani’ satellite constellation into orbit in a single mission before the year end.

Ayatollah Larijani:

Iran not to give up on Hormuz Strait by any means

TEHRAN, Aug. 09 (MNA) – The Chairman of Iran's Expediency Council Ayatollah Sadegh Amoli Larijani has said that the Strait of Hormuz will not return to the pre-war status.

Russia begins sending back its experts to Bushehr power plant

TEHRAN, Aug. 09 (MNA) – Rosatom Chief Executive Alexey Likhachev announced that an initial team of five Russian specialists is now working at the Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant in Iran.

Gen. Jahanshahi:

Iran’s Army Force fully prepared to counter any ground threat

TEHRAN, Aug. 09 (MNA) – The commander of the Iranian Army Ground Force warned that any US military ground presence in Iran would face a severe response, saying the Army is fully prepared to counter any ground threats.

Official:

Over 350 media staff martyred in three imposed wars on Iran

TEHRAN, Aug. 09 (MNA) – The head of Iran’s Media Basij Organization says 353 media employees have been martyred in three imposed wars on the country in the 1980s, 2025 and earlier this year.

Pres. Pezeshkian meets with Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei

TEHRAN, Aug. 09 (MNA) – President Masoud Pezeshkian met and held talks with Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Mojtaba Khamenei concurrent with the beginning of third year of his presidency.

Women’s para-taekwondo team prepare for 2026 Asian Games

TEHRAN, Aug. 09 (MNA) – Iran’s women’s para-taekwondo team are stepping up their preparations for the 2026 Asian Para Games in Nagoya, with officials closely monitoring the national squad’s training camp.

Iran not currently engage in talks with US: FM Araghchi

TEHRAN, Aug. 09 (MNA) – Referring to the negotiations between Iran and the US, Iranian Foreign Minister Seyyed Abbas Araghchi has emphasized that Iran is not currently engaging in talks with the United States.

Iran, Indonesia to broaden sci. cooperation in emerging tech.

TEHRAN, Aug. 09 (MNA) – Iran and Indonesia have stressed expanding scientific and academic cooperation in emerging technologies, including joint research projects, faculty and student exchanges, and collaboration in Science and Technology fields.

IRGC Spox.:

US admitted defeat in war against Iran

TEHRAN, Aug. 09 (MNA) – The IRGC spokesman said Sunday the United States has accepted defeat in the war without achieving any of its goals, and that the Strait of Hormuz is now a "geography of battle" that Iran will hold until its conditions are met.

FM Araghchi:

Iran to stand firm rather than submit to oppression, coercion

TEHRAN, Aug. 09 (MNA) –The Iranian foreign minister has stressed the country remains committed to the resistance and safeguarding its independence despite mounting pressures, saying the country has chosen to stand firm rather than submit to coercion.

Iraqi Resistance group promises revenge for US-Saudi strikes

TEHRAN, Aug. 09 (MNA) – he leader of Iraq’s Harakat Hezbollah al-Nujaba Resistance group has promised retaliation for joint Saudi-US strikes last month that hit sites of the country’s Popular Mobilisation Forces (PMF), of which it is a member.

Iran FM to set up martyred Kharrazi’s documentation center

TEHRAN, Aug. 09 (MNA) – Iran’s Foreign Ministry will establish a documentation center named after former Foreign Minister Kamal Kharrazi, the head of the ministry’s Institute for Political and International Studies (IPIS) announced.

Iran FM seeks justice for diplomats killed in Mazar-i-Sharif

TEHRAN, Aug. 09 (MNA) – Iran’s Foreign Ministry vowed to pursue the perpetrators and masterminds behind the 1998 terrorist attack on the country’s Consulate General in Afghanistan’s Mazar-i-Sharif, which killed eight Iranian diplomats and a reporter.

Yemen hits Saudi Arabia's Aramco refinery with drone

TEHRAN, Aug. 09 (MNA) – Yemen's Armed Forces said they hit Saudi Arabia's Aramco refinery in Jizan with a drone on Sunday, describing the strike as precise and carried out in response to Saudi drone violations of Yemeni airspace.

Iran, South Africa eye on expanding academic cooperation

TEHRAN, Aug. 09 (MNA) – Iran and South Africa have agreed to expand academic and scientific cooperation as part of efforts to strengthen educational collaboration within BRICS.

Egyptian FM warns;

Palestinian displacement from Gaza remains ‘red line’

TEHRAN, Aug. 09 (MNA) – Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty warned that plans to displace Palestinians from the Gaza Strip remain on the table and says Cairo would resist them with full force.

Israel attacks cause massive blasts, fires in south Lebanon

TEHRAN, Aug. 09 (MNA) – Israeli forces carried out a massive explosion in the Mansouri area of southern Lebanon on Sunday and set forested hills ablaze with drone-dropped bombs, triggering widespread fires across several locations.

IRGC's Tehran Cmdr.:

US, Israel have no answers for repeated failures

TEHRAN, Aug. 09 (MNA) – The commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC)’s Tehran Command says the United States and the Israeli regime are incapable of explaining their repeated failures in the face of Iran.