One killed in Southern Iran during protests against gasoline price hike: Reports

Tehran/Sputnik/UNI: One person has been killed in the city of Sirjan, southern Iran, during protests against the recent surprise surge in gasoline prices, media reported on Saturday, citing the local authorities.

Afghanistan: ISIS militant hailing from Iran surrenders

Kabul/IBNS: An ISIS militant, who hails from Iran, handed over himself to Afghan forces in Nangarhar province of Afghanistan, media reports said on Sunday.

Iran has underground tunnels for arms caches: IRGC commander

Tehran, Oct 1 (Xinhua/UNI) Iran has created a sophisticated network of underground arms caches, a senior commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) was quoted as saying by Tasnim news agency on Tuesday.

‘Terrorist Iranian regime’ must be checked; Saudi Foreign Minister urges financial pressure

New York: The United Nations, and the world, have a moral responsibility “to apply utmost pressure with every tool available ... to end the terrorist and aggressive conduct of the Iranian regime,” Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister told the General Assembly on Thursday evening.

Iran cannot be allowed to develop nuclear weapons: Israeli Foreign Minister

New York: The international community must join together to prevent Iran from developing nuclear weapons, the Foreign Minister of Israel told the UN General Assembly on Thursday evening.

At UN, Iran proposes ‘coalition for hope’ to pull Gulf region from ‘edge of collapse’

New York: The Gulf region is “on the edge of collapse”, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani told world leaders on Wednesday at the annual high-level segment of the United Nations General Assembly, saying that “a single blunder can fuel a big fire”.

US allegations of Iran's involvement in attacks on Saudi oil facilities false: Tehran

Tehran, Sep 15 (Sputnik) The Iranian Foreign Ministry has called false the statement of US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, who accused Tehran of being involved in attacks on Saudi oil facilities.

IDF says Iran-backed militias in Syria launched rockets toward Israel

Cairo, Sept 9 (UNI) Iran-supported Shiite militias in Syria have launched several rockets toward Israel, but they failed to strike the Israeli territory, the Israel Defence Forces (IDF) said on Monday.

Netanyahu to reveal new intelligence details about Iran’s nuclear program Mon – Reports

Jerusalem, Sep 9 (Sputnik/UNI) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu plans to reveal new intelligence data related to the Iranian nuclear program based on Mossad's findings later in the day, media reported on Monday, citing sources in the government.

UN nuclear watchdog to meet about nuclear security, Iran, North Korea

Vienna, Sept 6 (Xinhua/UNI) UN atomic watchdog's 35-nation Board of Governors will convene a meeting at the agency's headquarters here on Monday, according to its website.

Macron denies receiving any G7 mandate for talks with Iran

Paris, August 25 (Sputnik/UNI) French President Emmanuel Macron denied on Sunday that he had received any mandate from the fellow G7 leaders to hold talks with Iran on the club’s behalf, noting that the nations, "each in its role," would make coordinated efforts in this regard.

G7 summit instructs Macron to send message to Iran regarding nuclear deal - Reports

Paris, August 25 (Sputnik/UNI) Leaders of G7 countries have tasked French President Emmanuel Macron with sending a message to Tehran about the future of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), also known as the Iran nuclear deal, based on the results of negotiations in Biarritz, local media reported on Sunday.

Iran successfully tests new missile - IRGC Commander

Tehran, August 24 (Sputnik/UNI) Iran has successfully tested a new missile, the commander of the Iranian Armed Forces' Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, Hossein Salami, said on Saturday.

Beijing expects Iranian FM Zarif to visit China from August 25-27

Beijing, Aug 23 (Sputnik/UNI) Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif will pay an official visit to China from August 25-27, the Chinese Foreign Ministry's spokesman, Geng Shuang, said on Friday.

Iran says US responsible for tension in region

Tehran, Aug 5 (Xinhua/UNI) Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said Monday that the United States is responsible for tension in the Gulf region.