Category: politics
Yemen hits Saudi Arabia’s Aramco refinery with drone
TEHRAN, Aug. 09 (MNA) – Yemen’s Armed Forces said they hit Saudi Arabia’s Aramco refinery in Jizan with a drone on Sunday, describing the strike as precise and carried out in response to Saudi drone violations of Yemeni airspace.
Palestinian displacement from Gaza remains ‘red line’
TEHRAN, Aug. 09 (MNA) – Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty warned that plans to displace Palestinians from the Gaza Strip remain on the table and says Cairo would resist them with full force.
US, Israel have no answers for repeated failures
TEHRAN, Aug. 09 (MNA) – The commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC)’s Tehran Command says the United States and the Israeli regime are incapable of explaining their repeated failures in the face of Iran.
Iran’s new governance of Strait of Hormuz is irreversible: Ar
The spokesperson for the Iranian Army says the United States has no choice but to accept the current situation in the Strait of Hormuz, emphasizing that Iran’s arrangements for the strategic waterway is irreversible.
Neutralizing sanctions through structural reform
Javan, in an article evaluating the path toward economic progress and improvement, argues that for years a significant portion of Iran’s economic policymaking has been centered on foreign sanctions and strategies to counter them.
9th martyrdom anniversary of Mohsen Hojaji
TORONTO – August 9 marks the ninth martyrdom anniversary of Mohsen Hojaji, an IRGC soldier who was captured and tortured by ISIS. Martyr Hojaji was the age of 26 when he was captured on August 7, 2017 and was beheaded by the terrorist group two days later. This gruesome crime was recorded and published causing…
Trump’s top general seeks ‘off-ramp’ as Iran war exposes limits of US military power
TEHRAN – US Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dan Caine has privately warned senior White House officials that Washington needs to find an “off-ramp” from its war with Iran, acknowledging that further military escalation could backfire and that airpower alone is unlikely to achieve President Donald Trump’s stated objectives, according to a…
Iran judiciary warns enemy crimes will be punished
TEHRAN — Iran’s Judiciary spokesman Asghar Jahangir has warned that crimes committed against nations and Islamic movements will not go unanswered, saying those responsible will ultimately be held accountable.
Iran sets six conditions for reopening the Strait of Hormuz
TEHRAN —Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council Mohammad Baqer Zolqadr has set out six conditions for the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, saying the strategic waterway will remain closed until the United States changes its hostile conduct toward Iran.
Deputy health minister: Evidence points to phosphorus bombing in Lamerd
TEHRAN – Deputy Health Minister for Research and Technology Shahin Akhoundzadeh has said that there is evidence suggesting the use of phosphorus bombing of Lamerd in Fars province on the first day of the joint US-Israeli war on Iran that began on February 28.