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UKMTO reports several cargo ships disabled in PG attacks

TEHRAN, Sep. 09 (MNA) – The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) reported that several cargo ships were disabled during the ongoing military attacks in the Persian Gulf region.

Iran, Russia finalise pacts to counter US economic blockade

TEHRAN, Sep. 09 (MNA) – Iran's economy minister said that major contracts and new agreements on financial interaction, labour and employment have been finalised with Russia as Tehran works to counter the economic blockade.

Oil prices climb towards $100 a barrel

TEHRAN, Sep. 09 (MNA) – Oil prices have continued their upward trajectory for the fourth straight session, with Brent crude futures rising $1.57, or 1.6 percent, to $99.49 a barrel as of 00:01 GMT.

South Korea dispatches research team to Strait of Hormuz

TEHRAN, Sep. 09 (MNA) – South Korea's defence ministry said it is dispatching a specialist team to the Middle East to assess security conditions in the Strait of Hormuz region.

Iran speaker mocks US after submarine drone capture

TEHRAN, Sep. 09 (MNA) – Iran's parliament speaker on Tuesday mocked the United States over the capture of its most advanced unmanned underwater vehicle by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy.

Araghchi mocks US 'novel solution' in dealing with Iran

TEHRAN, Sep. 09 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi mocked Washington's latest approach, saying after 47 years of sanctions and a failed war, America's "novel solution" is simply more sanctions.

Iran strikes US warships carrying cruise missiles

TEHRAN, Sep. 09 (MNA) – The IRGC attacked U.S. guided-missile destroyers DDG-119 and DDG-53 with powerful ballistic missiles in retaliation for U.S. harassment of Iranian oil tankers and vessels.

"Go back to Bay of Pigs": IRGC Spox. advises US forces

TEHRAN, Sep. 09 (MNA) – The spokesman for Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said Iranian forces captured the U.S. military's most advanced 2025 submarine in the Strait of Hormuz, and told American forces to "go back to the Bay of Pigs."

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Iran launches missile attacks on US bases in Jordan, Bahrain

TEHRAN, Sep. 09 (MNA) – Iranian missiles targeted the Muwaffaq Salti airbase in the Azraq area and the Prince Hassan base in Jordan on Wednesday, with explosions also reported in Bahrain.

IRGC attacks two US vessels, 8 tankers, 10 ships

TEHRAN, Sep. 09 (MNA) – The IRGC Navy said it targeted two U.S. vessels and eight tankers in the Persian Gulf in response to a U.S. attack on five Iranian tankers.

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.

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.

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.

Araghchi urges OIC to act against anti-Iran aggression

TEHRAN, Sep. 08 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi called on the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation's new secretary-general to press Islamic countries to respond responsibly to violations of Iran's sovereignty and to confront the use of

Iran slams Canada for backing US economic war

TEHRAN, Sep. 08 (MNA) – Iran condemned a joint statement by Canada's foreign and finance ministers in support of U.S. economic pressure on Tehran, calling it complicity in law-breaking and distortion of facts.

Mohsen Rezaei:

Washington received clear warning from new Iran missiles

TEHRAN, Sep. 08 (MNA) – Iran's top security official said Tuesday that Washington has received a clear warning from Iran's new missiles in recent days, and that the economic war will be answered with a maritime exclusion zone across the Persian Gulf.

Tehran warns Seoul against military presence in Persian Gulf

TEHRAN, Sep. 07 (MNA) – Iran's foreign ministry spokesman said in a Korean-language post that Iran values its more than 64-year relationship with South Korea, but warned against any military presence in the Persian Gulf.

Pezeshkian congratulates Tajikistan independence anniversary

TEHRAN, Sep. 07 (MNA) – President Masoud Pezeshkian congratulated Tajikistan's president, government and people on the 35th anniversary of the country's independence, emphasising the historic, cultural and linguistic bonds between the two nations.

At least 45 US MQ-9 drones destroyed during Iran war

TEHRAN, Sep. 07 (MNA) – The U.S. military has lost at least 45 MQ-9 Reaper drones during the war with Iran, a figure equal to about a quarter of its pre-war fleet, Israeli media reported, citing American sources.

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Shipping traffic in Hormuz drops to its lowest level

TEHRAN, Sep. 07 (MNA) – Shipping through the Strait of Hormuz has slowed to its lowest level since May, with an average of 10 commodity ships transiting the waterway per day over the past 10 days.

Murphy hits back at Trump’s ‘small potatoes’ remark

TEHRAN, Sep. 07 (MNA) – Chris Murphy, a Democratic senator, has described Trump as “dangerously delusional” after the US president dismissed the war on Iran as “small potatoes and “not a big thing”.

Oil prices rise after US, Iran trade fire in Strait of Hormuz

TEHRAN, Sep. 07 (MNA) – Oil prices have extended their gains as renewed strikes between the US and Iran on ships transiting the Strait of Hormuz raise concerns of prolonged supply disruptions.

US expects world to pay price for war it started on Iran

TEHRAN, Sep. 07 (MNA) – America started the war but expects the whole world to pay the bill, while portraying Iran as the one that caused this chaos, Foreign Ministry Spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei said.