Iran

IRGC Spox.:

Western civilization to return to Bay of Pigs

TEHRAN, Oct. 12 (MNA) – IRGC spokesman Hossein Mohebbi has invoked historical battles involving Parthian and Sassanian forces to warn that Western civilization will face humiliation in a future confrontation.

SNSC chief:

US response to Iran’s conditions 'insufficient'

TEHRAN, Oct. 12 (MNA) – Iran’s top security official Mohsen Rezaei says Washington has accepted some of Iran’s seven conditions but its response remains insufficient.

IRGC Navy warns ships against turning off navigation systems

TEHRAN, Oct. 12 (MNA) – Iran’s IRGC Navy chief Ali Azmaei has warned that ships in the Strait of Hormuz that switch off their navigation and identification systems will be classified as hostile and face decisive action.

IRGC:

Third oil tanker catches fire in Hormuz after hitting mine

TEHRAN, Oct. 12 (MNA) – A third oil tanker caught fire in the Strait of Hormuz after striking a naval mine, according to Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guard Corps, which said the vessel had attempted to cross an unauthorized route despite warnings.

Iran president, Omani Sultan discuss bilateral cooperation

TEHRAN, Oct. 11 (MNA) – President Masoud Pezeshkian and Oman's Sultan Haitham bin Tariq stressed the importance of continued consultations and constructive diplomatic engagement to strengthen regional peace and stability, in a phone call on Sunday.

Gharibabadi:

Minab school case being pursued in international courts

TEHRAN, Oct. 11 (MNA) – Iran's deputy foreign minister for legal and international affairs said documents on the attack on the Minba school have been gathered, and the legal case is being pursued in international bodies and foreign courts.

Aggressors must answer for ecocide: Araghchi

TEHRAN, Oct. 11 (MNA) – Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said aggressors must be held accountable for environmental destruction, calling ecocide a crime beyond war crimes and urging international action rather than expressions of concern.

Fire erupts in tanker after being hit by projectile in Hormuz

TEHRAN, Oct. 11 (MNA) – The UK Maritime Trade Operations reported an incident in the Strait of Hormuz in which a tanker was struck by an unknown projectile on its port side, causing a fire as the vessel was leaving the waterway.

Baghaei:

Silence on use of force erodes global order

TEHRAN, Oct. 11 (MNA) – Iran's foreign ministry spokesman said the international order collapses not only through aggression but when the use of force becomes normalised and the world stays silent about it.

Leader says police key pillar of Iran security

TEHRAN, Oct. 08 (MNA) – Leader of the Islamic Revolution, Ayatollah Seyyed Mojtaba Khamenei, said the prominent role of Iran's Law Enforcement Command in ensuring security has grown in recent years and became more evident in the wars.

AEOI chief:

Iran not to hand over uranium or abandon enrichment

TEHRAN, Oct. 08 (MNA) – Iran's atomic energy chief said enrichment is an integral part of the nuclear process and that a country cannot claim to have a nuclear industry without controlling the starting point of the process.

Hormuz shipping hits two-month low after spike in attacks

TEHRAN, Oct. 08 (MNA) – The number of vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz has plummeted to its lowest level in more than two months, according to analytics firm Kpler.

Terrorist killed as police repel attack in SE Iran

TEHRAN, Oct. 08 (MNA) – One terrorist attacker was killed and several others wounded after police forces responded forcefully to an attack on a patrol in Golshan county, Sistan and Baluchestan province.

Iran FM spokesman meets with new Pakistan envoy

TEHRAN, Oct. 08 (MNA) – Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmail Baghaei hosted Pakistan's new ambassador to Iran, Ahmed Siddiqui, on Wednesday afternoon, describing the meeting as productive.

Iran sets terms for ending war, Hormuz deal with Oman

TEHRAN, Oct. 08 (MNA) – Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesman announced Iran's conditions for ending the war and a deal with Oman on the security of the Strait of Hormuz, saying Iran's terms have been clearly and firmly explained.

Locality-Sensitive Hashing:

Taming the Curse of Dimensionality

TEHRAN, Oct. 07 (MNA) – Many problems in computing boil down to a deceptively simple question: given one thing, how do you find the thing most similar to it?

Official:

US attacks damaged 111 petrochemical, medical sites in Iran

TEHRAN, Oct. 07 (MNA) – Iran's representative in The Hague said the US military aggression against Iran's chemical industry damaged 111 petrochemical and pharmaceutical facilities and affected supply chains.

Iran FM spokesman meets new German ambassador

TEHRAN, Oct. 07 (MNA) – Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesman met Germany's new envoy in Tehran on Tuesday, describing the conversation as frank and useful and calling for joint action against threats to international peace.

Araghchi stresses Coop. with neighbors for regional safety

TEHRAN, Oct. 07 (MNA) – Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said continued dialogue and cooperation with neighbours is Iran's chosen path toward building a safer and more stable region.

IRGC ground forces join SCO counter-terror drill

TEHRAN, Oct. 06 (MNA) – A special forces team from the Islamic Revolution Guard Corps Ground Forces has arrived in Belarus to take part in the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation's joint counter-terrorism exercise, representing Iran's armed forces.

Army chief:

Iran defense equipment production never halted during war

TEHRAN, Oct. 06 (MNA) – Iran's army chief says that the country’s indigenous defence industry proved to be a true supporter of forces on the battlefield during the recent imposed wars, despite enemy efforts to stop production.

Spokesman:

Iran Army to introduce new war equipment in proper time

TEHRAN, Oct. 06 (MNA) – Iran's army spokesman said a large reserve of new defensive and offensive equipment, including missiles and drones, is now in the possession of the Islamic Republic of Iran Army's forces.

Iran warns Bahrain over airspace use in US war

TEHRAN, Oct. 06 (MNA) – Iran's diplomat at the UN warned Bahrain that Tehran will respond if its territory is used again to attack Iran, saying Bahrain is not a victim but provided its soil, bases and airspace for an illegal war against Iran.

Baghaei:

European states must be accountable for backing US aggression

TEHRAN, Oct. 06 (MNA) – Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmail Baghaei said every European country that placed its soil or facilities at the disposal of the attackers must be held accountable for its actions.