PMF to never be dissolved: Iraqi Sunni scholar

TEHRAN, Jan. 04 (MNA) – A Sunni Iraqi scholar has rebuked the pressures on the Iraqi Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) known as Hashd Al Shaabi as infective and futile, stressing that the Iraqi resistance forces will remain forever.

Due to fuel oil on beaches:

Russia declares state of emergency in Sevastopol

TEHRAN, Jan. 04 (MNA) – Russia declared a regional state of emergency on Saturday in Crimea as workers cleared tons of contaminated sand and earth on either side of the Kerch Strait following an oil spill in the Black Sea last month.

Uzbekistan exempts Iranian cargo vehicles from transit fees

TEHRAN, Jan. 04 (MNA) – Uzbekistan has exempted Iranian cargo vehicles from transit fees in 2025.

Russia rules out German and Japanese Security Council bids

TEHRAN, Jan. 04 (MNA) – Germany and Japan will never become permanent members of the UN Security Council, Russia's envoy to the UN, Vassily Nebenzia, has said.

Iran’s roads minister:

Iran, Russia target to transit 10 mln tons of goods via INSTC

TEHRAN, Jan. 04 (MNA) – Iran and Russia are targeting for transiting 10 million tons of goods through the International North-South Transport Corridor (INSTC).

Russia urges Israel to end Gaza hostilities immediately

TEHRAN, Jan. 04 (MNA) – Russia called on Israel to put an immediate end to hostilities in the Gaza Strip at an emergency meeting of the UN Security Council.

Russia’s intel agency:

West does not rule out Ukrainian defense collapse soon

TEHRAN, Jan. 03 (MNA) – West notes Ukraine’s reduced capability to withstand the Russian army and does not rule out the collapse of the Ukrainian army’s defenses soon, the press office of Russia’s Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) said.

Russian air defenses down Ukrainian Su-27 aircraft

TEHRAN, Jan. 02 (MNA) – Russian air defenses downed a Ukrainian Su-27 fighter jet in the past day, as well as six HIMARS rockets and 97 drones, the Russian Defense Ministry said in a statement.

British media claims Assad poisoned in Russia

TEHRAN, Jan. 02 (MNA) – A poisoning attempt has been made on the toppled Syrian president Bashar al-Assad, a British media claimed.

Russian pipeline gas supplies to Europe rise by 14% in 2024

TEHRAN, Jan. 02 (MNA) – Russia increased pipeline gas supplies to Europe by 14% in 2024 compared to the previous year, to 32.1 bln cubic meters.

In 9-month period:

Iran’s Mazandaran exports 9k tons of goods to Uzbekistan

TEHRAN, Jan. 01 (MNA) – An observer at the customs offices of Mazandaran province on Wednesday announced this northern province exported 9,000 tons of non-oil goods to Uzbekistan in the current Iranian calendar year (started March 21, 2024).

Training aircraft makes hard landing in Turkey, injures 1

TEHRAN, Jan. 01 (MNA) – A training aircraft that took off from Aydın made a forced hard landing in the Çal district of Denizli, injuring one.

Large fire erupts at toy factory in Turkey

TEHRAN, Jan. 01 (MNA) – A large fire has broken out at a toy factory in Kirklareli, a city in northwestern Turkey, local media reported.

Iranian Chargé d'affaires summoned to Azerbaijani MFA

TEHRAN, Jan. 01 (MNA) –  Chargé d'affaires of the Islamic Republic of Iran in Azerbaijan Seyyed Jafar Aghayi Marian has been summoned to the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry.

Russian gas stops flowing to Europe via Ukraine

TEHRAN, Jan. 01 (MNA) – Russia begins scaling down gas supply to Europe via Ukraine as a five-year pre-war deal expires on New Year’s Day.

VIDEO: Pro-Palestine rally in Turkey

TEHRAN, Jan. 01 (MNA) – Thousands of people in Turkey's Istanbul held a pro-Palestinian rally on Wednesday morning to denounce the continuation of the Zionist regime's genocidal war in Gaza Strip.

Turkish, Armenian FMs hold phone call

TEHRAN, Jan. 01 (MNA) – Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan and his Armenian counterpart Ararat Mirzoyan hled a telephone conversation on Tuesday.

Turkish NGOs to hold Gaza solidarity rally on New Year's Day

TEHRAN, Dec. 31 (MNA) – Turkish civil society organizations will hold a demonstration in Istanbul on January 1 to show solidarity with Palestine, where Israel continues its brutal attacks.