News Archive - 27 October 2023

Israeli forces raid Gaza amid threat of ground invasion

Israeli forces, backed by warplanes, have staged a brief ground raid into central Gaza, as it is threatening a full ground invasion as part of a fierce aggression on the besieged strip that has so far killed over 7,000 people, most of them women, and children. The Israeli army said...

UN OHCHR says Israel committing war crimes in Gaza

OHCHR spokesperson Ravina Shamdasani told reporters in Geneva that the collective punishment imposed by Zionists on the population of the Gaza Strip through the blockade of food, water, medicine, electricity, and fuel supplies, as well as the daily bombardment of densely populated areas, constitutes a war crime. Noting that there is currently...

Hamas confirms it attacked Tel Aviv with rockets

“The al-Qassam brigades has renewed bombing Tel Aviv in response to Zionist massacres against civilians,” the group said in a statement on the Telegram messaging app. The Lebanese Hezbollah movement announced that its fighters have targeted the military position of the Zionist regime at the border lines of Lebanon in...

Israel regime expanding ground aggression on Gaza

Al Jazeera’s Safwat al-Kahlout, reporting from Gaza, said the intensity of Israeli air raids in the last couple of hours, coupled with the collapse in communication, is an indication that something “bigger” is about to happen in Gaza. While air raids continue to hit areas in northern Gaza’s Jabaliya and...

Iran Army launches massive 'Eghtedar 1402' drills

Brigadier General "Karim Cheshak", the spokesman for the 'Eqtedar 1402 military exercise of the Iranian Army, said regarding the holding of this exercise: In this exercise, infantry, armored, missile, artillery, air force, drone, engineering, electronic warfare, modern warfare, cyber, ICT units will participate in the exercise. Transport and support planes...

Kyrgyzstan demands purchasing Iran oil products

Iranian Oil Minister Javad Owji, and Minister of Roads and Urban Development Mehrdad Bazrpash accompanied the first vice president, Mohammad Mokhber on his trip to Kyrgyzstan to attend the 22nd Meeting of the Council of Heads of Government of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization Member States.   During this trip, they met...

Iran urges world to stand up against Zionist war criminals

He wrote a message on his X social account "If the international community, including international organizations, governments, and nations do not respond to all the terrible crimes committed by the Zionists in Gaza in the last three weeks and do not show a strong and deterrent reaction to punish war...

Zionists to pay price for their crimes in Gaza

Nasser Kan'ani wrote on Friday about Wael Al-Dahdouh, a reporter based in Gaza who reports on the oppression of Gaza more firmly after the martyrdom of his family members. The family of Wael al-Dahdouh, Al Jazeera's bureau chief in Gaza, was killed on 24 October in an Israeli airstrike on the...

Iran priority immediate ceasefire, lifting blockade on Gaza

Deputy Foreign Minister for Political Affairs Ali Bagheri Kani met and held talks with Mousa Abu Marzook, a Member of the political bureau of Hamas in Moscow. Appreciating Iran's support for the Palestinian people and the Resistance, Abu Marzook said that the Al-Aqsa storm operation and what the al-Qassam Brigades (Hamas' military wing) did on...

Iran-Iraq security agreement must be implemented: MP

Heading the delegation of the National Security and Foreign Policy Commission of Iran parliament to Baghdad, Ebrahim Azizi met and held talks with Mohammad Hussein Bahr Aluloom, the deputy foreign minister of Iraq.  Referring to the importance of the implementation of the Tehran-Baghdad agreement, Azizi stressed that in case of deficiencies in the implementation, both...

Israeli war crimes have turned whole region into 'powder keg'

Hossein Amir-Abdollahian made the remarks in an interview with the American public radio NPR that was published on Friday. The minister is in New York City to attend an emergency UN General Assembly meeting on Palestine. The warning comes as the Israeli regime continues bombarding the densely populated Gaza Strip,...

Russia set for constructive work within Caspian Five format

Lavrov said, "Russia is determined for active and constructive work within the ‘Caspian Five’ in order to bolster the region’s position as a zone of peace, harmony, good neighborliness, and fruitful international cooperation," TASS reports. The Russian foreign minister pointed out that the joint work of the Caspian littoral states...

Iran female Archer bags gold in 2022 Asian Para Games

Zahra Nemati won the gold medal in the fourth round of the Para-Asian Games by winning against her opponent from China. The final match of the Para-Archery competition of the fourth round of the Para-Asian games in the recurve section was held on Friday between Zahra Nemati and a Chinese...

War on Gaza 'will put the entire region out of control'

Ismail Haniyeh, head of the movement's Politburo, sounded the warning on Thursday, the 20th day of a relentless war by the regime against the coastal sliver that has so far claimed more than 7,000 lives. "Indeed, today the region has turned into a hot plate," Haniyeh added. The Hamas official,...

Explosion hits US military base in eastern Syria

Citing sources, Lebanon's Al-Mayadeen news network reported the explosion at the base that houses US troops in the Conoco gas field.   Sabereen News, a Telegram news channel associated with Iraqi anti-terror Popular Mobilization Units, also reported a rocket attack against the base. There are also reports about a drone...

EU to allocate additional 50 million euro to Gaza people

European Commission President told reporters after the first day of the EU summit in Brussels that a contract worth 40 million euros would be signed with agencies of the United Nations. Ten million euros will be allocated to finance the delivery of aid via Egypt. Von der Leyen reiterated that the...

Drone attack reported on US forces in Iraq's Erbil

The Islamic Resistance of Iraq claimed responsibility for the attack and announced that the drones had hit American positions with complete success. United States Central Command admitted on Wednesday morning that 24 American soldiers were injured during the last week's attacks on the American bases in Syria and Iraq, and...

Zionists' military base attacked in Eritrea

The sources indicated that the first attack took place at an Israeli base in the Dahlak archipelago and that another attack targeted the highest peak of Mount Amba Sawyer, which Zionist forces use as an observation post in the Red Sea, Al-Mayadeen reported. The source said that Zionist forces are stationed at...

6 injured in Egypt resort town explosion

"The rocket targeted an ambulance facility and residential building of administrative workers of the Taba hospital," Egypt's Al Qahera News TV said, quoting sources as saying that the blast was related to Gaza conflict, Xinhua reports. TV footage showed damage in the building. "The victims suffered slight injuries, and already...

Overnight Zionist airstrikes kill dozens in Gaza

At least 15 people were killed in air raids on the city of Khan Younis, southern Gaza, a medical source told Al Jazeera early on Friday. The Palestinian news agency WAFA reported that journalist Yasser Abu Namous and his mother were among those killed in the pre-dawn strikes. At least 30...

God assisted Resistance in launching Aqsa Storm Operation

Hojjatoleslam Mohammad Javad Haj Ali Akbari made the remarks during this week's Friday Prayers sermon in Tehran. "This time we are witnessing the divine scourge on the black and stinking face of this vile criminal regime," he said. Referring to the assistance of God to  Resistance forces, he said, "God's...

Men’s sitting volleyball crowned Hangzhou champions

Iran's national team defeated Kazakhstan in straight sets (25-14, 25-16, 25-18) in the final match. Iran had previously defeated Thailand, Kazakhstan, Cambodia, and South Korea on their way to the final match. China won the bronze, beating South Korea 3-0. Iran has won four gold medals in the Asian Para...

Iran, Indonasia FMs disscuss humanitarian situation in Gaza

The Iranian and Indonesian diplomats held the meeting on the sidelines of the special session of the United Nations General Assembly regarding the proposed resolution of the United Nations General Assembly. Referring to the crimes of the Zionist regime, Iran's Foreign Minister stressed in this meeting, that the Zionist regime is committing genocide...

Iran, Russia put premium on 3+3 coop. format in Caucasus

On Thursday, Deputy Foreign Minister for Political Affairs Ali Bagheri Kani and his Russian counterpart Mikhail Galuzin, along with their respective delegations, met and discussed a wide range of issues about relations of cooperation between Iran and Russia. Both sides also reviewed the latest developments in the South Caucasus, placing...

SCO member states pleased with Iran full membership

Mohammad Mokhber made the remarks upon his arrival in Tehran after he attended the 22nd meeting of the Council of Heads of Government of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization in Kyrgyzstan. Explaining the details of his trip to Kyrgyzstan, Mokhber stated that SCO members declare that Iran's full membership is a serious strengthening factor...

Iran, Jordan confer latest developments in Palestine

According to IRNA's report from New York, Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian held talks with Ayman Safadi, the deputy prime minister and foreign minister of Jordan, on Thursday local time regarding the draft resolution presented to the UN General Assembly by Brazil. The Iranian foreign minister, who arrived in New...

Iran Army's 'Eqtedar 1402' Military exercise kicks off

Brigadier General "Karim Cheshak", the spokesman for the 'Eqtedar 1402 military exercise of the Iranian Army, said regarding the holding of this exercise: In this exercise, infantry, armored, missile, artillery, air force, drone, engineering, electronic warfare, modern warfare, cyber, ICT units will participate in the exercise. Transport and support planes...

God assisted Resistance to launch Aqsa Storm Operation

Hojjatoleslam Mohammad Javad Haj Ali Akbari made the remarks during this week's Friday Prayers sermon in Tehran. "This time we are witnessing the divine scourge on the black and stinking face of this vile criminal regime," he said. Referring to the assistance of God to  Resistance forces, he said, "God's...

Iran, Oman sign document to expand information tech coop.

he document was signed on Thursday by Iran’s Minister of Information and Communications Technology Issa Zarepour and his Omani counterpart Saeed bin Hamoud bin Saeed al Maawali in Muscat, the capital of the Arab country. It calls for accelerating the postal process, investing in setting up data centers, offering electronic...

U.S. Fighter Jets Strike Iran-Linked Sites In Syria In Retaliation For Attacks On Troops

LOADINGERROR LOADINGWASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. fighter jets launched airstrikes early Friday on two locations in eastern Syria linked to Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps, the Pentagon said, in retaliation for a slew of drone and missile attacks against U.S. bases and personnel in the region that began early last...

Anniversary of Shah Cheragh shrine terrorist attack in Shiraz

In October 2022, at least 15 people were killed and 40 others were injured in a “terrorist attack” at the Shahcheragh Shrine in the city of Shiraz. The terrorist group ISIL claimed responsibility for the attack, releasing a statement through its affiliated Amaq news agency.