Super oil tanker hits mine in Hormuz, explodes: IRGC

TEHRAN, Sep. 14 (MNA) – The Navy of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said on Monday evening that the supertanker El Gaia hit a naval mine in south of Hormuz Strait. and exploded.

Russia raps barring Iran’s nuclear chief from IAEA meeting

TEHRAN, Sep. 14 (MNA) – Russia's Permanent Representative to International Organizations in Vienna has condemned blocking Iranian nuclear chief from attending the IAEA meeting.

Sunni cleric assassinated by unidentified gunmen in SW Iran

TEHRAN, Sep. 14 (MNA) – Zahedan Governor Jamshid Rokhshani Nasab told local Iranian media on Monday that Molavi Yousef Gorgij, a Sunni prayer leader in the city, was assassinated by unidentified gunmen earlier in the day.

US barring of Eslami from IAEA meeting destructive, childish

TEHRAN, Sep. 14 (MNA) – A senior nuclear official in Iran has lambasted the US move in banning the AEOI chief Mohammad Eslami from participitating in an IAEA meeting as a destructive and childish action.

Iranian envoy to IAEA:

Barring Iran nuclear chief violates sovereign rights

TEHRAN, Sep. 14 (MNA) –Iranian envoy to the International Organizations in Vienna has strongly condemned the decision to prevent Mohammad Eslami, head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI), from attending the IAEA General Conference.

Teacher in Belgium fired over her refusal to remove headscarf

TEHRAN, Sep. 14 (MNA)– The provincial government of East Flanders in Belgium dismissed a teacher who refused to comply with a ban on religious symbols in provincial schools, local media reported on Monday.

Iran to face Kyrgyzstan at CAFA U17 Women’s C'ship opener

TEHRAN, Sep. 14 (MNA)– Iran will start the 2026 CAFA U17 Women’s Championship with a match against Kyrgyzstan on Tuesday.

70th regular session of IAEA GC kicks off in Vienna

TEHRAN, Sep. 14 (MNA) – The 70th General Conference of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) kicked off its work in Austrian capital of Vienna on Monday with the speech of the director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).

PGSA warns against insurers, P&I clubs over violating rules

TEHRAN, Sep. 14 (MNA) –Iran's Persian Gulf Strait Affairs Authority (PGSA) has updated list of non-compliant vessels, warning insurers, Protection and Indemnity Insurance (P&I) clubs against providing services to the vessels violating its regulation.

Despite sanctions:

Iran unveils homegrown catalysts for oil, gas industries

TEHRAN, Sep. 14 (MNA) – Iran has unveiled two locally-manufactured strategic catalysts for oil, gas and petrochemical industries, aimed at reducing reliance on foreign technology and overcoming restrictions imposed by sanctions against the country.

FM spox:

IAEA’s nuclear claims against Iran "much ado about nothing"

TEHRAN, Sep. 14 (MNA)–Referring to IAEA Chief Grossi's nuclear claims against Iran, a spokesman for Iranian Foreign Ministry said they speak as if a secret and confidential case has been discovered while, in fact, “we are facing "fuss for nothing".

Yemen’s Ansarullah takes control of Bab al-Mandab heights

TEHRAN, Sep. 14 (MNA) – Yemeni Armed Forces completely controlled Bab al-Mandab Strait, capturing the strategic Mayun Island in the heart of the waterway and securing full control over Yemen’s entire Red Sea coastline in a rapid offensive operation.

IRCS chief urges Doha to clarify fate of missing pilots

TEHRAN, Sep. 14 (MNA) – Iranian Red Crescent chief Pirhossein Kolivand called on the Qatari Red Crescent to follow up on the status of three Iranian pilots in Qatar.

Iran condemns Austria’s refusal of issuing visa for AEOI head

TEHRAN, Sep. 14 (MNA) –The Iranian Foreign Ministry has decried Austria’s blocking of issuing a visa to Head of Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) Mohammad Eslami to attend the International atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)'s conference in Vienna.

American media:

US wants to resume talks on Iran's nuclear program

TEHRAN, Sep. 14 (MNA) – The US wants to resume talks on Tehran’s nuclear program in its talks with Iran, an American media outlet reported.

Hundreds protest in Tokyo demanding closure of Israel embassy

TEHRAN, Sep. 14 (MNA) – More than 100 pro-Palestinian demonstrators have gathered outside the Israeli Embassy in Tokyo to protest Israel’s military occupation’s genocide in Gaza and demand the expulsion of the new ambassador-designate Emmanuel Navon.

Iran, Mexico planning to set up joint cmte. to expand trade

TEHRAN, Sep. 14 (MNA) – The trade officials between the two countries of Iran and Mexico are planning to launch a joint economic committee in order to expand and broaden economic cooperation.

Iran downs American MQ-1 drone over Strait of Hormuz

TEHRAN, Sep. 14 (MNA) – A U.S. MQ-1 drone was intercepted and destroyed by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps over the Strait of Hormuz on Monday.

US president’s envoy admits to Israeli isolation in world

TEHRAN, Sep. 14 (MNA) – The US President Donald Trump’s envoy has acknowledged the isolation of the Israeli regime on the international stage.

HCHR denounces Israeli attacks against Lebanese people

TEHRAN, Sep. 14 (MNA) – Iran’s High Council for Human Rights (HCHR) has strongly condemned the Israeli regime's continued airstrikes and shelling of residential areas and crimes against the people of Lebanon.

Yemeni Armed Forces conduct fresh attacks on Saudi targets

TEHRAN, Sep. 14 (MNA) – The Armed Forces of Yemen’s Ansarullah Resistance movement have launched fresh retaliatory strikes against the Saudi targets amid the liberation of western coast.

Defense chief:

Iran far more powerful than was in previous wars

TEHRAN, Sep. 14 (MNA) – If another war takes shape today, Iran will act far more powerful and advanced technologically than in previous wars, the country's acting defence minister said.

Yemeni source says Saudi air defence hit its own mosque

TEHRAN, Sep. 14 (MNA) – A Yemeni military source said a Saudi air defence missile struck a mosque in Saudi Arabia, rejecting media claims that a Yemeni missile hit the mosque.

Over the weekend;

Strait of Hormuz vessel transits fall to single digits

TEHRAN, Sep. 14 (MNA) – Preliminary ship-tracking data shows vessel transits through the Strait of Hormuz falling to single digits over the weekend.