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Over 30 civilians killed in US strikes on southern Iran

TEHRAN, Jul. 15 (MNA) – More than 30 civilians have been killed in the recent wave of U.S. strikes on southern Iran, government spokeswoman Fatemeh Mohajerani said Wednesday.

Iran Army vows revenge for US attack on barracks

TEHRAN, Jul. 15 (MNA) – Seven Iranian soldiers were killed and several wounded when U.S. forces fired 13 missiles at a barracks and accommodation block in the southeastern town of Bampur early Wednesday, the army said, vowing an imminent retaliation.

More than 260 injured in latest US attacks on Iran

TEHRAN, Jul. 15 (MNA) – The spokesperson for the Iranian Health Ministry says that more than 260 people were injured in the latest US attacks.

Over 40 mln people attended Ayatollah Khamenei funeral rites

TEHRAN, Jul. 15 (MNA) – More than 40 million people attended the funeral ceremonies of martyred Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei in Iran and Iraq, according to the commander of the IRGC's Tehran corps.

IRGC destroys US warplane hangars in Jordan

TEHRAN, Jul. 15 (MNA) – The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps destroyed hangars housing U.S. F-15, F-16 and F-35 warplanes and several strategic MQ-9 drones at the al-Azraq airbase in Jordan on Wednesday.

Iran oil sales continue despite US waiver breach

TEHRAN, Jul. 15 (MNA) – Iran’s oil minister said Wednesday that crude exports are continuing through established channels after Washington broke a 60-day sanctions waiver agreed under the Islamabad MoU.

IRGC to Kuwaitis: expel US forces from your soil

TEHRAN, Jul. 15 (MNA) – The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps called on the Kuwaiti people to expel American forces from their country.

Several Iran-linked vessels crossed Strait of Hormuz

TEHRAN, Jul. 15 (MNA) – The number of vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz ticked up on Tuesday, with most of them linked to Iranian trade.

Chinese UN envoy says;

US pushed world to dangerous precipice with attacking Iran

TEHRAN, Jul. 15 (MNA) – Chinese Ambassador Sun Lei says that renewed US attacks on Iran has pushed the region into a dangerous precipice.

Satellite images show Iran strike damage at US base in Qatar

TEHRAN, Jul. 15 (MNA) – Satellite images confirm damage to a U.S. fighter jet repair centre at the al-Udeid airbase in Qatar following Iranian missile strikes, a commercial satellite firm reported on Wednesday.

Iran Army launches fresh attack on US base in Jordan

TEHRAN, Jul. 15 (MNA) – The Iranian army launched a seventh wave of drone strikes on U.S. bases in the region on Wednesday, targeting F-18 facilities and support infrastructure at al-Azraq in Jordan.

US anti-ICC pressure campaign blackmail to suppress justice

TEHRAN, Jul. 15 (MNA) – Iran has condemned Washington’s campaign to pressure countries into ending cooperation with the International Criminal Court (ICC), describing the effort as “overt blackmail and intimidation to suffocate justice.”

Iran hits US Fifth Fleet fuel and stores, warns on exports

TEHRAN, Jul. 15 (MNA) – The IRGC said they destroyed large military equipment depots and fuel storage tanks at the U.S. Fifth Fleet base in Bahrain on Wednesday.

IRGC sets US logistics hub ablaze in Kuwait

TEHRAN, Jul. 15 (MNA) – The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said they set ablaze the main U.S. logistics and support centre for West Asia at Mina Abdullah in Kuwait on Wednesday, the 4th wave of "Operation Nasr 2" retaliation for American attacks.

Iran UN envoy slams repeated US violation of Islamabad MoU

TEHRAN, Jul. 14 (MNA) – Iran has sent a letter to the UN Secretary-General and the president of the UN Security Council, denouncing the United States for violating the Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding.

Araghchi blames US, Israel for Persian Gulf insecurity

TEHRAN, Jul. 14 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi told his Cypriot counterpart that the insecurity in the Persian Gulf and Strait of Hormuz is a direct result of U.S. and Israeli military aggression against Iran.

Iran executes two ISIL terrorists for armed plot

TEHRAN, Jul. 14 (MNA) – Iran executed two members of an ISIL cell on Tuesday after the Supreme Court upheld their death sentences for armed rebellion, the judiciary said.

Tehran condemns Saudi Arabia attack on Sana’a airport

TEHRAN, Jul. 14 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei condemned Saudi Arabia’s bombing of Sana'a International Airport, saying the attack violates international law and Yemen's national sovereignty.

IRGC destroys US Patriot radar, C-RAM in Bahrain

TEHRAN, Jul. 14 (MNA) – The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said they destroyed a Patriot radar, an air control radar, a C-RAM early warning system and an unmanned boat control centre at the U.S. Fifth Fleet base in Bahrain on Tuesday.

Two super tankers hit in Hormuz after defying IRGC orders

TEHRAN, Jul. 14 (MNA) – The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps hit two supertankers on Tuesday that switched off their navigation systems and tried to transit the Strait of Hormuz through an unauthorised route, ignoring repeated warnings from Iran.

IRGC hits US arms depots, barracks in Bahrain

TEHRAN, Jul. 14 (MNA) – The IRGC said they struck U.S. weapons depots, a satellite communications centre and a troop accommodation building at the Juffair naval base in Bahrain on Tuesday, after American warplanes bombed Iranian coastal sites.

Strait of Hormuz traffic slows to multi-week low: Report

TEHRAN, Jul. 13 (MNA) – The number of vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz has fallen to its lowest in five weeks, according to shipping data, amid renewed strikes between the US and Iran.

No attack will go unanswered: Gharibabadi

TEHRAN, Jul. 13 (MNA) – Iran's deputy foreign minister said that no action against the Islamic Republic should go unanswered.