Middle East
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Hezbollah releases images of Israeli tanks being destroyed
TEHRAN, May 11 (MNA) – Lebanon's resistance movement Hezbollah released on Monday images of an operation targeting an Israeli tank in the town of Al-Bayada in southern Lebanon with a one-way drone.
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Middle East hostilities rapidly burn out global oil reserves
TEHRAN, May 10 (MNA) – Global oil reserves are rapidly declining due to the ongoing Middle East conflict and restrictions on shipping in the Strait of Hormuz.
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US increases military presence in ME to 50,000 troops: Report
TEHRAN, May 07 (MNA) – Since February, the United States has increased its troop presence at bases in the Middle East by about 10,000 personnel, bringing the total to 50,000 amid the conflict with Iran.
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Khatam al-Anbia HQ warns UAE against any hostile action
TEHRAN, May 05 (MNA) – The spokesman for the Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters issued a stark warning to United Arab Emirates (UAE) against using the Emirati soil for action against Iranian islands, ports and coaslines.
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Senior diplomat says;
Iran committed to strengthening trust with southern neighbors
TEHRAN, Apr. 26 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei says that Tehran attaches great importance to its relations with Persian Gulf littoral states.
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What's behind Trump's announcement of Lebanon truce?
TEHRAN, Apr. 16 (MNA) – The Lebanon ceasefire wasn't a White House gift. It was an Iranian precondition for negotiations—one Washington now scrambles to disguise as a diplomatic win for itself.
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Pakistani analyst says;
Iran emerged victorious, curbed Israel's expansionist agenda
TEHRAN, Apr. 09 (MNA) – Pakistani Political Analyst Javed Rana says Iran has emerged from the recent conflict with greater strategic leverage, arguing that Tehran’s military posture and diplomatic red lines have reshaped regional calculations.
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IRGC conducts 67th wave of Op. True Promise 4
TEHRAN, Mar. 20 (MNA) – The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) announces execution of the 67th wave of its ongoing retaliatory Operation True Promise 4 against aggressors' targets in the Israeli-controlled Palestinian lands and the US bases.
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Leaders of regional states unwilling to join US war on Iran
TEHRAN, Mar. 16 (MNA) – A media outlet in the United States has said that rulers of the Persian Gulf littoral states are not willing to engage in the war waged by the US against Iran.
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Iran warns against continued attacks on energy infrastructure
TEHRAN, Mar. 09 (MNA) – The spokesperson for Iran’s Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters, Second Brigadier General Ebrahim Zolfaghari, has urged Islamic countries to promptly warn the United States and Israel against further inhumane actions.
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IRGC Navy ready to block Strait of Hormuz if ordered: cmdr.
TEHRAN, Feb. 17 (MNA) – The commander of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy Rear Admiral Tangsiri says Iran is prepared to close the Strait of Hormuz whenever instructed by the country’s senior authorities.
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Iran, Saudi Arabia exchange views on regional developments
TEHRAN, Dec. 29 (MNA) – The foreign ministers of Iran and Saudi Arabia held a telephone conversation, exchanging views on bilateral relations as well as regional and international developments.
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US pursuing 'law of jungle' over diplomacy
TEHRAN, Dec. 26 (MNA) – Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has stated that the United States pursues “the law of jungle” over diplomacy, resorting to force and sanctions to advance its interests.
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Iran, Japan diplomats hold political consultations in Tehran
TEHRAN, Dec. 24 (MNA) – The 16th round of political talks between the directors-general of the Iranian and Japanese foreign ministries was held in Tehran on Wednesday.
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Iran summons Cyprus ambassador over interventionist stance
TEHRAN, Dec. 17 (MNA) – Iran’s Foreign Ministry summoned the Cypriot ambassador in Tehran to protest the interventionist position regarding Iran’s territorial integrity.
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Saudi Arabia launches artillery attack on Yemen
TEHRAN, Dec. 15 (MNA) – Saudi Arabia carried out artillery attacks on villages in Yemen’s border regions, according to local media reports.
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Israel launches fresh strikes on Lebanon
TEHRAN, Dec. 04 (MNA) – Israeli raids hit south Lebanon on Thursday as Israel's military said it was striking Hezbollah targets.
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US deploys Shahed-136 clones to West Asia region
TEHRAN, Dec. 03 (MNA) – The U.S. military has stood up its first operational unit armed with Low-Cost Uncrewed Combat Attack System (LUCAS) kamikaze drones, a design reverse-engineered from the Iranian-designed Shahed-136, in the Middle East.
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Saudi defense minister, US officials discuss regional issues
TEHRAN, Nov. 12 (MNA) – Saudi Minister of Defense Prince Khalid bin Salman met with senior US government officials at the White House in Washington.
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Sisi:
Gaza agreement opens door to new era of peace in Middle East
TEHRAN, Oct. 13 (MNA) – The agreement on the Gaza Strip signed in Sharm El-Sheikh opens the door to a new era of peace in the Middle East and is a turning point in history, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Sisi said on Monday.
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Qassem lauds Iran’s victory in US-Zionist aggression
TEHRAN, Oct. 07 (MNA) – Hezbollah Secretary General Sheikh Naim Qassem, addressed the “Iran in Solidarity” event held in Tehran,congratulating the Islamic Republic on the mythical steadfastness in face of the US-Zionist aggression.
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Iran UN envoy says;
West Asia’s crisis rooted in foreign military policies
TEHRAN, Oct. 07 (MNA) – Iran's UN ambassador said the situation in the West Asia region is deeply alarming, describing it as the result of interventionist and militaristic policies pursued by certain extra-regional powers.
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Guardiola asks people to join pro-Gazan protest in Barcelona
TEHRAN, Oct. 4 (MNA) – Manchester City manager called on people to voice their protest in solidarity with the innocent people of Gaza.
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Incident reported for a vessel in Yemen Aden Gulf
TEHRAN, Sep. 29 (MNA) – Media have reported that a ship has been hit by a projectile in the Gulf of Aden next to Yemen.
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Top Iranian security official to visit Saudi Arabia: report
TEHRAN, Sep. 13 (MNA) – Ali Larijani, Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) will visit Saudi Arabia in the coming days, media in the region have reported.
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Israel launches fresh air assault on Lebanon
TEHRAN, Aug. 31 (MNA) – The Israeli regime's military launched another drone attack on southern Lebanon.
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Intl. Conference on Israeli State Terrorism by Iranian Inst.
TEHRAN, Aug. 30 (MNA) – An international conference on "Israeli State Terrorism" was convened by the Habilian Association, bringing together experts from Iran, Italy, Argentina, and Pakistan to mark Iran's National Day of Fight against Terrorism.
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Hezbollah disarmament is not feasible, Mehr seminar finds out
TEHRAN, Aug. 25 (MNA) – Iranian and Lebanese polticial analysts emphasized in a Mehr-hosted seminar that the decision to disarm Hezbollah has been made by the United States and Saudi Arabia and cannot be done.
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Public gathering in memory of 47 martyred children
TEHRAN, Aug. 05 (MNA) – A public gathering commemorating the 47 children martyred during the Zionist regime's attack on Iran was held in Tehran's Ameneh Nursery on Tuesday with the participation of President Masoud Pezeshkian.
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Iran missiles bypassed world's most advanced defense systems
TEHRAN, Jul. 25 (MNA) – Spokesman for the Iranian Armed Forces Brigadier General Abolfazl Shekarchi says that the Iranian missiles passed through the world's most advanced defense systems during the 12-day Israeli-imposed war.