US interests to be targeted if oil tankers struck: Khatam

TEHRAN, Sep. 08 (MNA) – Spokesman for the Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters announced: In the event of any attack on Iranian ships, the armed forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran will severely target American bases and interests in the region.

Attacks on Iranian tankers to receive military response

TEHRAN, Sep. 08 (MNA) – The chief of the General Staff of Iranian Armed Forces has announced that Iran will retailate targeting its oil tankers with targeting the US bases in the region.

US attacks Iranian oil tanker near Kharg island

TEHRAN, Sep. 08 (MNA) – A small Iranian oil tanker was targeted by the United States military in the waters surrounding the Kharg Island in the Persian Gulf, local Iranian media said on Tuesday evening.

Iran, Russia to build new nuclear power plant

TEHRAN, Sep. 08 (MNA) – Alexey Likhachev, CEO of Russia’s state nuclear corporation Rosatom, said Iran is seeking to build new nuclear power plant units with Russian participation, Russian media sad Tuesday.

Iran economic delegation arrives in Kermanshah for Iraq trade

TEHRAN, Sep. 08 (MNA) – On Tuesday evening, an economic delegation consisting of Iranian trade officials arrived in Kermanshah in western Iran to discuss trade ties with nighboring Iraq.

IRGC seizes unmanned US submarine drone in Hormuz

TEHRAN, Sep. 08 (MNA) – Iran’s Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) on Tuesday said they seized an American submarine drone in the strategic Strait of Hormuz.

We did not hit non-military Saudi targets: Yemen official

TEHRAN, Sep. 08 (MNA) – A senior member of Yemeni Ansarulla-led government said that in Tuesday massive operation on Saudi Arabia, no civilian target was hit.

Lavrov tells Saudi FM that Russia is 'ready to mediate' in ME

TEHRAN, Sep. 08 (MNA) – Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov told his Saudi counterpart Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al-Saud in Moscow on Tuesday that his country was ready to help resolve the conflict in the Middle East.

Yet another American drone hit over Hormuz Strait

TEHRAN, Sep. 08 (MNA) –The air defense of the Islamic Republic of Iran Army identified, intercepted and destroyed an MQ-1 drone over the Strait of Hormuz.

Pezeshkian:

Iran has always opposed war, focusing on regional security

TEHRAN, Sep. 08 (MNA) – Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian says that Islamic Republic of Iran has always opposed war and has considered the preservation of the people's interests and regional security to lie in refraining from igniting conflict.

Iran firmly control Strait of Hormuz: IRGC dep. cmdr.

TEHRAN, Sep. 08 (MNA) – The Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC)’s deputy commander says Iranian armed forces remain firmly in control of the Strait of Hormuz and are fully deployed and combat-ready to protect the southern coastal regions.

SputnikPro partners discuss project experience

TEHRAN, Sep. 08 (MNA) – An international video conference bringing together representatives of the media community and academia from Russia, China, Indonesia, Afghanistan, Nigeria and Tanzania was held in Moscow.

Iran, Japan top diplomats discuss ties, reg., intl. issues

TEHRAN, Sep. 08 (MNA) – Iran’s Foreign Minister Seyyed Abbas Araghchi held a phone conversation with his Japanese counterpart Toshimitsu Motegi, discussing bilateral issues and the latest regional and international developments.

Iran broke US military’s grandeur on intl. stage: Basij chief

TEHRAN, Sep. 08 (MNA) – Head of the Basij Organization Hojjat al-Islam Hossein Taeb has said that Islamic Republic of Iran has broken the prestige and grandeur of the US military on the international stage in the recent war imposed against Iran.

Yemen targets Saudi’s Aramco, airbase with ballistic missiles

TEHRAN, Sep. 08 (MNA) – A Spokesman for the Yemen’s Armed Forces Brigadier General Yahya Saree has announced that the armed forces of the country targeted Saudi Arabia’s Aramco facilities and the airbase with ballistic missiles, drones.

Official:

Ruble accepted in Iran’s trade with Russia, Belarus, Armenia

TEHRAN, Sep. 08 (MNA) –The use of local currencies in Iran's trade with members of Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) is not limited to Russia, and there is also the possibility of settlement in rubles in transactions with Belarus and Armenia.

Yemen warns S Arabia all energy facilities legitimate rights

TEHRAN, Sep. 08 (MNA) – A senior member of Yemen’s Ansarullah Resistance Movement has warned that there is no longer any safe place in Saudi Arabia, saying the kingdom’s vital facilities are legitimate targets.

Canada’s retaliatory tariffs take effects on $20bn of US good

TEHRAN, Sep. 08 (MNA) – Canada’s retaliatory tariffs on imports from the United States have taken effect, escalating the trade dispute between the two countries.

Deputy speaker:

US should leave region as soon as possible

TEHRAN, Sep. 08 (MNA) – Iran's parliament deputy speaker said Tuesday the U.S. attack on a wedding in Sirik was a war crime, not a technical error, and advised American officials to leave the region as soon as possible.

Iraq’s FM stresses resolving diplomatic disputes btw Iran, US

TEHRAN, Sep. 08 (MNA) – Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein has emphasized the importance of dialogue between Iran and the United States and the need to resort to the diplomatic channels to resolve differences between the two countries.

Israeli forces shell valleys in southern Lebanon overnight

TEHRAN, Sep. 08 (MNA) – The Israeli regime carried out a fresh round of attacks on Lebanon early Tuesday.

Iran calls on UN to hold US, Israel accountable for war crime

TEHRAN, Sep. 08 (MNA) – Iran's mission to the UN Office in Geneva has urged for holding the United States and Israeli regime accountable for the war crimes they committed during their aggression against Iran on February 28.

Iran has ability to target US vessels: Acting defense Min.

TEHRAN, Sep. 08 (MNA) – Iran's acting defence minister said that Iranian forces have the ability to target U.S. ships participating in the economic blockade of Iran.

Oil prices climb on mounting Middle East supply fears

TEHRAN, Sep. 08 (MNA) – Oil prices are continuing their upward trajectory, with Brent crude futures climbing 34 cents, or 0.35 percent, to $97.34 a barrel as of 00:00 GMT.