News Archive - 28 December 2023

Palestinians designed, launched Al-Aqsa Storm Operation

Major General Hossein Salami made the remarks on Thursday during a funeral procession for Brigadier General Seyyed Razi Mousavi, an IRGC commander who was martyred in a terrorist Israeli airstrike in a Damascus neighborhood three days ago “Seyyed Razi’s martyrdom came out of the incapability of the Zionist regime,” he said. “We will never...

Majority of Iranians say Al-Aqsa Storm fully Palestinian op.

A survey conducted by a research center in Iran called "Iranian Cultural Monitoring" on the Iranians' perspective on the ongoing developments in Palestine revealed that 75% of the Iranian citizens above the age of 18 think that supporting Palestinians is a religious duty that has to be shouldered by the...

Iran ready to develop Iraq upstream, downstream sectors

Talking to reporters on the sidelines of a meeting with an Iraqi delegation headed by Oil Minister Hayan Abdel-Ghani, the top Iranian oil minister added, “The two sides reached favorable agreements on the exploration and development of joint onshore and offshore fields in line with their previous sessions held in...

Hamas tells Iran it can confront Israel in Gaza for months

Amir-Abollahian told a seminary meeting in the holy city of Qom on Thursday that more than 80 days have passed since the war on Gaza, but “the Zionist regime has not achieved anything”. "According to Hamas commanders, only 14% of the resistance capacity has been damaged so far," the foreign minister said.

Iran warns neighbors not to disrupt ties for hollow remarks

Speaking to journalists on Thursday, Vahidi referred to recent statements made by some Russian and Arab officials regarding the Iranian Persian Gulf islands, underlining that such baseless and empty statements are made to disrupt the ties among countries of the region. The Iranian Foreign Ministry summoned the Russian charge d’affaires on...

Baku hopes to reopen its embassy in Tehran

"Jeyhun Bayramov", the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Azerbaijan, expressed hope on Thursday about reopening the embassy of his country in Tehran if the bilateral issues are resolved. The Republic of Azerbaijan shut down its embassy in Tehran in February last year following an armed attack on...

E3, US issue statement against Iran nuclear program

"The 26 December 2023 report by the IAEA highlights that Iran has increased its rate of production of uranium enriched up to 60% at Natanz and Fordow to levels observed between January and June 2023. These findings represent a backwards step by Iran and will result in Iran tripling its...

Leader leads prayers in funeral for martyred IRGC general

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FAO, Iran succeed in securing Bactrian Camels future

Bactrian Camel Conservation Project completion is not only an achievement, but a testament to our collective commitment to biodiversity conservation and sustainable development, Yubak Dhoj GC, FAO Representative a.i. to the Islamic Republic of Iran said in a message on the terminal workshop of the Bactrian Camel Conservation Project...

Yemen warns of intensified attacks in Red Sea

"We are ready to deliver the harshest, most painful and powerful blow to the enemies if they continue to commit crimes against the Palestinian nation, or if they seek to violate and harm Yemen's security and sovereignty," Major General Mohammad al-Atifi, Yemeni Defense Minister in the National Salvation Government, said on...

Iraqi Resistance group strikes occupied Golan

In a statement released in early Thursday morning, the group announced it conducted an operation against a "vital and key" target in the south of the Israeli regime's "Eliad" settlement in the occupied Golan. Some reports said an Israeli drone base was targeted in the attack. The Resistance, an umbrella group of...

Al-Aqsa Storm operation fully Palestinian: IRGC spox

In a statement on Thursday, the IRGC official website  "Sepah News" clarified on the remarks  of its spokesman General Ramezanb Sharif made during a press conference yesterday to announce the program for the funeral procession of Martyr General Razi Mousavi, noting that his remarks were misreported by some media. The statement...

Leader prays over coffin of martyred IRGC general

After the Leader led the prayers in the funeral of Martyr Mosuavi's caskets in Tehran on Thursday, the funeral procession continued in Tehran's iconic Imam Hossein Square in the east of the capital.

Headlines of Iran's Persian dailies on December 28

Arman-e Emruz: Women face no restrictions to play social, political role in Islam: Leader Abrar: Al-Aqsa Storm was not retaliation for Assassination of Martyr Qassem Soleimani Afkar: Inflation on the decrease  Jam-e Jam: Gaza butcher still in shock of defeat Jomhouri-e Eslami: Iran pens letter to UNSC to say that...

Funeral for Martyr Razi Mousavi

TEHRAN, Dec. 28 (MNA) – A funeral was held in Tehran on Thursday for Seyed Razi Mousavi, a senior IRGC commander who was martyred in a missile attack by the Zionist regime in Damascus on Monday. After the funeral procession at Tehran's Imam Hossein Square, the martyr was laid...

Front pages of Iran's English dailies on December 28

TEHRAN, Dec. 28 (MNA) – Here are the front pages of Iran's English language dailies on Thursday, December 28.    ...