Tehran: Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Lin Jian has offered China’s opposition to illegal unilateral sanctions that have no basis in international law and are not authorized by the UN Security Council. Addressing his press briefing on Friday, L…

Middle east: The USS George Washington aircraft carrier strike group has arrived in the Middle East, the US military announced Thursday. The aircraft carrier will replace the long-deployed USS Abraham Lincoln after apparently deteriorating living cond…

Tehran: Iran’s acting defense minister has declared that the nation’s defense capabilities are strategically focused on deterring war and aggression, emphasizing that Iran will never permit any military incursion against its sovereignty, independence,…

Ankara: Turkey issued an international arrest warrant for Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as part of an investigation into Israel’s interception of an aid flotilla for Gaza and its detention of hundreds of activists on board, Justice Minist…

Tehran: Chief of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces Major General Ali Abdollahi has issued a stern warning, emphasizing that any ‘miscalculation’ by adversaries will be met with a ‘revolutionary, crushing, regret-inducing, and devastating response.’

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Washington: US Vice President JD Vance announced that the United States has transitioned into a “new phase” of its strategy against Iran, emphasizing economic pressure as the primary method to achieve American goals, Anadolu Ajansi (AA) reported. Vanc…

Tehran: A ceremony commemorating the 40th day since the burial of the martyred Leader of the Islamic Revolution, Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, was held in the northeastern Iranian city of Mashhad late Thursday, August 20, 2026.

According to Islamic…