U.S. seized Iranian oil cargo as Biden considers easing sanctions
New sanctions on Russia are "wholly unrelated" to JCPOA, @StateDeptSpox says. "We have no intention of offering Russia anything new or specific as it relates to these sanctions
2 year agoA landmine explosion in the Al-Tanf border area, especially A resident of Al-Rukban camp for displaced Syrians in the 55 km "Al-Tanf area" border area was seriously injured as a result of the explosion of a landmine planted by the Pro-Assad forces forces and Iranian militias.
Khamenei: There were individuals who wanted to cut some of the arms of the country's national power with their feeble proposals. If they had been allowed to do so, Iran would be facing major threats today. By the will & grace of God, these proposals weren't allowed to be implemented
Khamenei: Giving in to the US or any major power in order to be immune from sanctions is a big mistake & a major blow to political strength. There's nothing more naïve & inept than the proposal to decrease the country's defense strength so that the enemy won't become sensitive
Khamenei: Proposals such as abandoning regional involvement or stopping development in nuclear sciences are harmful to our national power. Regional involvement gives us more strategic depth and national strength. Nuclear science development helps to meet the country's needs in the future
Khamenei: NationalPower is a combination of the branches of: science & technology, a strong security & defence, public wellbeing, culture, a good political sys & bargaining power to secure national interests regionally & globally, & an appealing logic for other nations, etc
Khamenei: NationalPower is vital for any country, & any country that seeks independence, greatness & resistance against the demands of others must be strong. Otherwise, being weak, humiliated & intimidated, brings constant worry about the greed of foreigner powers
Iran: Nuclear deal talks in Vienna are complicated by the hour
2 year agoThe video shows the funeral of IRGC members killed by Israeli airstrikes in Damascus on Monday
Both IRGC forces killed in the Israeli attack were colonels, the IRGC's public relations department said in a statement
IRGC says Israel will definitely pay the price for its missile strike against suburbs of Damascus which killed two IRGC forces
The Israeli army has elevated readiness, and ordered high alert in northern Israel in preparation for a possible Iranian revenge attack after two IRGC forces were killed in the latest Syria strike, according to @kann_news
2 year agoIranian state-media said the IRGC successfully launched its second military satellite, Noor-2, into orbit today
Earthquake of magnitude 4.7 - 55 km SE of Mohr, Iran
2 year agoIsraeli FM: This evening, I met with @SecBlinken and @StateDept staff to discuss the situation in Ukraine as well as the nuclear talks in Vienna
Russian Foreign Ministry says in a phone call between FM Lavrov & lran FM @Amirabdolahian, it was stressed that "revival of JCPOA must provide for all participants to have equal rights in relation to unhindered development of cooperation in all areas without any discrimination”
2 year agoIsrael army published a footage of the interception and the destroying of Iranian drone last year. Israel revealed yesterday that one its F-35 stealth jets shot down in March 2021 two armed Iranian drones on their way to deliver weapons to Hamas
Israeli army permits Hebrew-language media to publish that it downed several Iranian drones in recent months. Two were intercepted by F-35 jets, and a third using EW, far from the Israeli borders, the reports say
Security forces of Kermanshah, W Iran, have raided the residences of the relatives of a Kurd witness who testified in Aban International Court investigating the bloody crackdown on the Iran Protests in November 2019
Khamenei: I congratulate everyone on the auspicious birth anniversary of ImamHussain (pbuh). His noble personage is the center of love for all Muslim nations, both Shia & non-Shia. God willing, Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) will give blessings to the Iranian nation & all Muslim nations today
A United Kingdom Royal Navy frigate seized more than 6 tons of illicit narcotics from a fishing vessel while conducting patrols in international waters in the Gulf of Oman, March 2
Khamenei: The development of clean, non-fossil energies such as nuclear energy, which is increasingly being used in the world and the countries in our region are also working to develop it, as well as wind and solar energies should be taken seriously
Khamenei: Neglecting "wildlife conservation" is to the detriment of national interests. In Islam, hunting is only allowed if food is needed. Otherwise, it is illegal and forbidden. Even traveling for hunting is considered haram
Khamenei: The destruction of forests, the environment and the vegetation is the destruction of national resources and this is to the harm of society's public interests
Khamenei: Planting a tree is absolutely a religious, revolutionary act
Khamenei: Imam Khamenei plants a sapling on the occasion of National Tree Planting Day and the National Week of Natural Resources
Iran has agreed to provide the IAEA documents that will help resolve the safeguards probe by May 21. It's convenient Tehran is announcing this now right before the IAEA BoG meeting. But we'll see how helpful it is by May 21
"We are close to a possible deal. But a number of difficult issues still remain unsolved," @StateDeputySpox says on Iran talks
2 year agoIran chief negotiator @Bagheri_Kani and EU's @enriquemora_ now meeting bilaterally in Palais Coburg
