Iran
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Iran after 9/11
TEHRAN, Sep. 08 (MNA) – After 9/11, the United States sought to reorder the Middle East by force. Instead, its invasions of Afghanistan and Iraq toppled two of Iran’s greatest enemies, paving the way for Tehran’s unprecedented regional rise.
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The broken illusion: US fails to subdue Iran in war
TEHRAN, Sep. 08 (MNA) – Washington said the war would force Iran to surrender. Instead, after months of strikes, US officials now warn of rising costs, depleted missile stocks, and an Iran that remains strong.
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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.
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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.
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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
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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.
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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.
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Trump’s ‘small potatoes’ conflict is now a big bill
TEHRAN, Sep. 07 (MNA) – Seven months in, Trump’s “small potatoes” war with Iran has spiraled into a crisis hitting energy prices, military budgets, and his own approval ratings at home.
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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.
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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.
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Iran will protect its nuclear facilities: Ex-diplomat
TEHRAN, Sep. 07 (MNA) – Iran will protect its nuclear facilities and any attack on them will not deprive the country of its peaceful nuclear capability, a former Iranian diplomat said Monday, dismissing U.S. threats as legally baseless.
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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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Since May;
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.
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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”.
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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.
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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.
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US aircraft carriers within Iran's reach
TEHRAN, Sep. 06 (MNA) – Iran’s ballistic missile attack on a US carrier and destroyer is more than a battlefield event; it signals a shift in regional deterrence and raises the cost of America’s naval presence.
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Iran sets up economic war task force amid fighting with US
TEHRAN, Sep. 06 (MNA) – Iran's economy ministry has set up a dedicated economic war headquarters to centrally identify wartime disruptions and find executive solutions.
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Hormuz: The bill for America's strategic miscalculation
TEHRAN, Sep. 06 (MNA) – Washington's great miscalculation in attacking Iran may have been that it weighed the cost of war too heavily on the military battlefield and too little on America's economic balance sheet.
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IRGC Spox. told MNA;
Economic pressure, blockade to cost US more than Iran
TEHRAN, Sep. 06 (MNA) – The IRGC spokesman said Sunday that the U.S. economic blockade against Iran is imposing heavier costs on Washington than on Tehran, and that the Iranian nation will not surrender to pressure or sanctions.
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VIDEO: IRGC Navy releases footage of Strait of Hormuz control
TEHRAN, Sep. 06 (MNA) – The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy has for the first time published footage of its surveillance and actions against non-compliant vessels in the Strait of Hormuz.
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IRGC hits US aircraft carrier, destroyer with missiles
TEHRAN, Sep. 06 (MNA) – Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said it targeted a U.S. aircraft carrier and a destroyer with several ballistic missiles on Sunday, forcing the warships to flee the conflict zone after sustaining damage.
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Iran FM holds talks with Saudi, Turkish counterparts
TEHRAN, Sep. 06 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi held separate phone calls with the foreign ministers of Saudi Arabia and Turkey on Saturday to discuss bilateral relations and regional developments.
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IRGC attacks US unmanned vessel near Strait of Hormuz
TEHRAN, Sep. 06 (MNA) – The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy said it attacked a remotely operated U.S. military vessel that was attempting to enter the protected zone of the Strait of Hormuz.
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Sanctions or illusion? US claim on Iran’s financial lifeline
TEHRAN, Sep. 05 (MNA) – In his latest remarks, the US Treasury Secretary has once again presented an exaggerated picture of Washington’s ability to collapse Iran’s economic network, saying the US has cut “Iran’s vital financial arteries”.
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US strikes Iranian oil tanker near Kharg Island
TEHRAN, Sep. 05 (MNA) – An Iranian tanker was hit by four projectiles in a U.S. missile attack near Kharg Island on Saturday, local sources said, with no casualties reported and crew evacuating the vessel.
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By: Mohsen Pak Aein
Economic sanctions will also fail
TEHRAN, Sep. 05 (MNA) – As Washington pivots from military pressure to sanctions on Iran, the real question isn't whether Tehran will surrender, it's whether the US can enforce its will on states who increasingly refuse to comply.
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Iran warns US citizens against debt recruitment
TEHRAN, Sep. 05 (MNA) – Iran's foreign ministry spokesman urged Americans on Saturday to reject an Israeli proposal to recruit debt-burdened U.S. students to fight in an illegal war against Iran.
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Senior MP told MNA;
No choice left for Washington but to leave region
TEHRAN, Sep. 02 (MNA) – Iran's parliamentary security chief said U.S. forces face no option but to withdraw completely from the region, declaring that the presence of American troops brings only insecurity.
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Resistance front united against US: Qalibaf
TEHRAN, Sep. 02 (MNA) – Iran's parliament speaker said Wednesday that Iran and the Resistance Front stand on one path against U.S. "arrogance," warning that any day Iran abandons its struggle would be a day of defeat.