Hormuz will remain under Iranian control: Leader’s advisor

TEHRAN, Aug. 19 (MNA) – A senior adviser to the Leader of the Islamic Revolution says the Strait of Hormuz has been and will always remain Iranian, rejecting remarks by US President Donald Trump regarding the strategic waterway.

Yemeni army:

56 Saudi ships targeted, blocked in Bab al-Mandab

TEHRAN, Aug. 19 (MNA) – Yemeni armed forces spokesman reported Wednesday that 56 Saudi oil vessels have been targeted or prevented from passing since the siege on Saudi ships was announced in a retalitatory move by Yemeni military.

FM Araghchi holds phone call with Pakistani Army chief

TEHRAN, Aug. 19 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi held a telephone conversation on Wednesday evening with Field Marshal Asim Munir, Chief of Army Staff of Pakistan.

Araghchi hails Iran-Iraq coordination during Arbaeen

TEHRAN, Aug. 19 (MNA) – Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has praised close coordination with Iraqi authorities and the support of the Iraqi people while outlining measure to address border and consular issues.

Iraqi PM al-Zaidi thankful for Iran’s support to his country

TEHRAN, Aug. 19 (MNA) – Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi received for a meeting Iran's Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf and expressed appreciation for Iran's support for his country.

Chinese tanker reverses course in Hormuz after Iran warning

TEHRAN, Aug. 19 (MNA) – Iran forced a large Chinese oil tanker attempting to pass through the southern corridor of the Strait of Hormuz to abandon its transit, media reported Wednesday.

Gen. Ghaani:

Annexation is out of question; Israeli collapse is certain

TEHRAN, Aug. 19 (MNA) – Commander of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) Quds Force Brigadier General Esmaeil Ghaani says that the Israeli annexation is out of question and its collapse is certain.

Iran sweep past Algeria at 2026 FIVB U17 World Championship

TEHRAN, Aug. 19 (MNA) – Iran swept past Algeria in straight sets (25-15, 25-19, 25-14) in the second edition of the FIVB Volleyball Boys’ U17 World Championship on Wednesday.

Ghalibaf meets with Iraqi PM in Baghdad for high-profile talk

TEHRAN, Aug. 19 (MNA) – Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf met and held talks with Iraqi Prime Minister Ali Al-Zaidi in Baghdad on Wednesday evening, aimed at broadening and expanding relations between Tehran and Baghdad.

2 killed in Lebanon after suspected Israel war remnant blasts

TEHRAN, Aug. 19 (MNA) – Two young men were killed and others injured after a “suspicious object” exploded near Mayfadoun in southern Lebanon, after the munition believed to have been left by Israeli regime forces previously operating in the area.

Zionist regime’s drone attack kills 6 Palestinians in Gaza

TEHRAN, Aug. 19 (MNA) – An Israeli regime drone strike on a police post in central Gaza City killed six people and wounded others, according to a local ambulance source.

Ghalibaf holds meeting with Iraqi president in Baghdad

TEHRAN, Aug. 19 (MNA) – Speaker of Iranian Parliament Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf held a meeting with the President of Iraq Nizar Mohammad Saeed Amidi in Baghdad on Wednesday.

Senior Iranian MP warns France over expulsion of diplomats

TEHRAN, Aug. 19 (MNA) – The Head of the National Security Commission and Foreign Policy of the Parliament Ebrahim Azizi has warned France after its foreign minister said Paris will expel two Iranian fiplomats.

UK's annual inflation hits a 4-month high at 2.9%

TEHRAN, Aug. 19 (MNA) – The consumer price index in the UK was at 2.9% in July, hitting its highest rate since March, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) announced on Wednesday.

Tehran, Jakarta emphasize enhancing environmental coop.

TEHRAN, Aug. 19 (MNA) – Officials from Iran and Indonesia have explored avenues to expand and broaden cooperation in the field of environment, exchange technical knowhow and expertise, develop specialized interaction between the two nations.

Iran warns Trump for claiming to seize Hormuz Strait: spox

TEHRAN, Aug. 19 (MNA) – Spokesman of the Foreign Policy and National Security Committee of the Iranian Parliament Ebrahim Rezaei has warned US President Donald Trump’s claims on seizing the Strait of Hormuz.

Iranian researchers develop herbal-based gummy supplement

TEHRAN, Aug. 19 (MNA) – Iranian researchers at a knowledge-based pharmaceutical company have developed the country’s first children’s dietary supplement in the form of a plant-based gummy.

Iran FM announces two French diplomats ‘persona non grata’

TEHRAN, Aug. 19 (MNA) –Iran’s Foreign Ministry has declared two French diplomats stationed at French Embassy in Tehran ‘persona non grata’, banning their entry into the country over activities contrary to international law and 1961 Vienna Convention.

Ghalibaf:

US seeks dignified exit from region, Israel has no future

TEHRAN, Aug. 19 (MNA) – Iran's parliament speaker said Wednesday that U.S. forces are seeking a "dignified exit" from the region, and that the Israeli regime "no longer has a future" in the West Asia region.

Iran warns Arab states against complicity in US aggression

TEHRAN, Aug. 19 (MNA) – Iran's armed forces chief warned southern Persian Gulf states on Wednesday that any assistance to U.S. forces amounts to complicity with Iran's enemy.

Iran war changed regional security equations: Araghchi

TEHRAN, Aug. 19 (MNA) – Iran's foreign minister said the Iran war had changed the region's security thinking, convincing Arab states that security must be collective and regional, not dependent on foreign bases that had become sources of insecurity.

Iran's Ghalibaf arrives in Baghdad for talks

TEHRAN, Aug. 19 (MNA) – Iran's parliament speaker landed in Baghdad on Wednesday and was received by Iraq's first deputy parliament speaker and senior officials, ahead of meetings on political, economic and security ties.

Oil prices rise for fourth straight day

TEHRAN, Aug. 19 (MNA) – Oil prices are extending their gains for a fourth consecutive session, with Brent crude futures rising 26 cents or 0.29 percent to $91.28 a barrel as of 00:04 GMT.

UN calls for end to Israeli air strikes on Syria

TEHRAN, Aug. 19 (MNA) – The spokesperson for UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres criticized the Israeli regime’s air strikes on the Abu al-Duhur military airport in Syria.

Strait of Hormuz transit slows again on Tuesday

TEHRAN, Aug. 19 (MNA) – Shipping through the Strait of Hormuz slowed on Tuesday, preliminary shipping data showed on Wednesday.

Ghalibaf heads to Baghdad for high-level talks

TEHRAN, Aug. 19 (MNA) – Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf left Tehran for Baghdad on Wednesday at the head of a senior parliamentary delegation for talks on regional developments.

Iran-Iraq ties built on brotherhood: Ghalibaf

TEHRAN, Aug. 19 (MNA) – Iran and Iraq will work to consolidate "endogenous and shared security" and prosperity, Iranian Parliament Speaker Ghalibaf said in a message ahead of his visit to Baghdad.

Ghalibaf says;

Iran-Iraq ties key to new regional order

TEHRAN, Aug. 19 (MNA) – Iran's parliament speaker said Wednesday that relations between Iran and Iraq are "fundamental" to regional developments.