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Parliament speaker scorns Trump’s anti-Iran rhetoric

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TEHRAN, (MNA) – Speaker of the Iranian Parliament Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf condemned the US president’s contradictory stances and disrespectful rhetoric against Iran as a vain attempt at waging psychological warfare. Addressing a Sunday session of the Parliament, Ghalibaf said the “paradoxical messages and fake news” from foreign politicians, particularly the “unrespectable president of the US”, have become a key element of the enemy’s psychological warfare. “The contradictory stances and disrespectful rhetoric by that gambler politician (Donald Trump) lack any credibility, as all of his efforts are merely a psychological operation to foment disappointment and fear among the people and disrupt the Iranian officials’ decision-making,” he said.   Ghalibaf reminded the enemies that Iranians will never back off from protecting their homeland, saying the traitors and mercenaries will be consigned to the dustbin of history. While the Zionist regime waged a war of aggression against Iran ...

ECO prepares for 17th ECO Summit in Azerbaijan

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TEHRAN, (MNA) – The Republic of Azerbaijan will host the 17th ECO Summit on July 3–4, 2025, in Khankendi. The Summit will convene ECO Heads of States/Governments, Ministers, ECO Observers, Special Guests from non-ECO countries, and heads of international organizations to achieve development and prosperity through fragile economic integration. The Summit will feature a dynamic and inclusive ECO Week, held from July 1–4, 2025, across multiple cities in Azerbaijan. The ECO Week will include a series of thematic forums aimed at advancing youth engagement, gender inclusion and economic connectivity within the region.

Iran and Effective Economic Governance amidst Crisis

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By: Saman Sofalgar TEHRAN, (MNA) – Even amidst the war, Iran was able to keep many of its capacities active. The most tangible example of this is the continuity and even increase in Iran's oil exports, which surprised many Israeli experts. One of the notable aspects during the 12-day aggression of the occupying Zionist regime against Iran, as well as the valiant defense by the armed forces of Iran, was the effective Iranian economic governance amidst the crisis. In this context, from the very first hours after the Zionists' aggression against Iran in the early morning of June 13 of this year, economic institutions coordinated and collaborated to defend the country's economic stronghold across three key areas, preventing serious damages to Iran in this sphere. First, the invading enemy launched heavy cyberattacks on the banking network and economic domain of the country. However, stakeholders in this sector and responsible institutions withstood a wave of cyberattacks, ensur...

Iran managed to preserve some of its enriched uranium

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Grossi claims TEHRAN, (MNA) – Director-General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Rafael Grossi claims that Iran has managed to preserve some of its enriched uranium despite US and Israeli attacks on its nuclear sites. Speaking about the alleged 400 kilograms of uranium enriched to 60%, which Tehran allegedly  presumably had, Grossi said: "We don't know where this material could be." "Some could have been destroyed as part of the attack, but some could have been moved. So there has to be at some point a clarification," the IAEA chief claimed, TASS reported. Earlier, CNN reported, citing sources, that the US intelligence community believes that American strikes on Iran did not destroy the main components of the country's nuclear program. While the Zionist regime waged a war of aggression against Iran on June 13 and struck Iran’s military, nuclear, and residential areas for 12 days, the US stepped in and conducted military attacks on three nuclea...

Iran, Saudi Arabia top military officials hold talks

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TEHRAN, (MNA) – Official Saudi sources reported a phone conversation between the Chief of Staff of Iran’s Armed Forces and the Saudi Defense Minister. The Chief of the Staff of Iran’s Armed Forces, Major General Abdolrahim Mousavi, held talks with the Saudi Minister of Defense, Prince Khalid bin Salman bin Abdulaziz. They reviewed bilateral relations in the defense field and discussed regional developments as well as efforts to maintain security and stability in a phone conversation. This was Major General Mousavi’s first phone conversation with the Saudi Defense Minister since his assumption as the Chief of the Staff of Iran’s Armed Forces. Major General Mousavi was appointed Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces on June 13 by Ayatollah Khamenei, the Leader of the Islamic Revolution, following the martyrdom of Lieutenant General Mohammad Hossein Bagheri in the Zionist regime’s attack on Iran.

Media claims Iran, US will hold talks soon

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TEHRAN, (MNA) – A Western media outlet claimed that the US envoy to the Middle East will hold talks with Iranian officials in the coming days. NBC News claimed that US President Donald Trump’s Middle East envoy, Steve Witkoff, will discuss with Iranian officials in the coming days the possibility of reaching an agreement on the nuclear issue. The report claims that Witkoff will hold talks with Iranian officials regarding the possibility of reaching an agreement to halt uranium enrichment in exchange for sanctions relief. This is despite the fact that Iranian authorities have repeatedly stated that uranium enrichment is the legitimate and legal right of this country. Iranian officials have not yet confirmed the claim of any possibility of new talks with the United States or its date.

How world intellectuals, thinkers describe Imam Hussein (AS)

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TEHRAN, (MNA) – Martyrdom of Imam Hussein (AS) who sacrificed his life for the sake of preserving Islam and justice has inspired many thinkers, intellectuals, and politicians around the world. No doubt there are billions of people all over the globe who are in search of human values like truth, freedom, justice, peace, kindness, honesty, loyalty, and love. If you look through the history of Islam, you'll find that the lifestyle of the Holy Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) and his Ahl al-Bayt (family) is the best role model for all human beings to achieve high moral values and notions. Such high values can be all found in the tragedy of Karbala and the martyrdom of Imam Hussein (AS), the grandson of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH), and 72 of his loyal companions in the battle of Karbala on Ashura day (Muharram 10, 61 AH). The Evening of Ashura; Painting by Mahmoud Farshchian Imam Hussein (AS) was got martyred after he refused to pledge allegiance to the tyrant ruler of his time, ...

US, Israel threats against Iran's Leader 'State terrorism'

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TEHRAN, (MNA) – The Permanent Mission of the Islamic Republic of Iran to the United Nations slammed the Israeli and American threats against the Leader of the Islamic Revolution as an instance of State terrorism. "The U.S. and the Zionist regime of Israel have openly threatened to assassinate Iran’s Supreme Leader. This criminal act constitutes a manifest instance of State terrorism; and, the very gravity of such a threat must not be permitted to be diminished or normalized in any manner whatsoever," the Iranian mission to the UN wrote on X. "The Permanent Mission of the Islamic Republic of Iran to the United Nations has brought this flagrant violation of international law and the Charter to the attention of the Secretary-General, the President of the Security Council, and the President of the General Assembly, urging them to discharge their legal responsibilities against such criminal and provocative rhetoric." MNA/