A powerful 7.3-magnitude earthquake hit western Iran’s Kermanshah province on Sunday night, killing at least 430 people and injuring 7370 so far. The incident occurred at 9:48pm local time. It struck at a depth of 11 kilometers. The epicenter of the quake was in the city of Azgeleh, near the border between Iran and Iraq. But the highest casualties occurred in the […]

Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım offered condolences Monday to Iran for the victims of Sunday’s earthquake that struck along the Iraq-Iran border region. Yıldırım told Iran’s First Vice President Es’haq Jahangiri during a phone call that Turkey stands with Iran on this difficult day. Jahangiri, who has been appointed by President Hassan Rouhani to mobilize resources […]

A delegation of Iranian law-makers, headed by Chairman of Iran’s Parliament National Security and Foreign Policy Commission, Alaeddin Boroujerdi, arrived in Kiev on Monday. Headed by Chairman of Iran’s Parliament National Security and Foreign Policy Commission, Alaeddin Boroujerdi, a parliamentary delegation from Iran, comprised MPs from the security commission arrived in Ukrainian capital city of […]

TEHRAN  – Commander of Iran’s Army Ground Force Brigadier General Kiomars Heidari said the force’s rapid-response brigades have been dispatched to the western province of Kermanshah after a strong deadly earthquake hit the area. Speaking to the Tasnim News Agency, Brigadier General Heidari pointed to the latest relief operations in the province and said the […]

TEHRAN – Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei commended the Iraqi government and nation for hosting millions of pilgrims during Arbaeen, hailing the huge turnout in the event as a sign of the Muslim world’s growing willingness to pursue sacred goals. In a meeting with a group of cultural officials in Tehran […]

Former Ambassador to Jordan, Nosratollah Tajik says Leaked Secret Israeli Zionist regime’s Cable Confirms Israeli-Saudi Coordination to Provoke War in Middle East.  As things increasingly heat up in the Middle East in post ISIL era, it appears the anti-Iran and anti-Shia alliance of convenience between the Saudis and Israelis appears to have placed Lebanon in […]

The president of Iran held a phone talk with the interior minister Sunday and gave orders on taking immediate measures to assist those afflicted by the earthquake. Following the earthquake that struck the western and central provinces of Iran, Iranian president Hassan Rouhani had a phone talk with the interior minister on Sunday night where […]

A powerful 7.3-magnitude earthquake hit western Iran’s Kermanshah province on Sunday night, killing at least 207 people and injuring 1700 so far. It struck at a depth of 11 kilometers. The epicenter of the quake was 32 kilometers south of the city of Halabja, near the border between Iran and Iraq. But the highest casualties occurred in the town of […]

Hariri made the remarks on Sunday during an interview with the Lebanese TV channel Future TV. He further said that his resignation had been given in the interest of Lebanon, and that the country may be facing Arab sanctions. “I am free here. If I want to travel tomorrow, I will…I will return to Lebanon […]

TEHRAN– Speaker of Iran’s Parliament Ali Larijani called for accelerated efforts to attract foreign investment and new technologies in the country’s mining sector, saying such a lucrative industry should find export markets as well. Addressing a Sunday meeting of a parliamentary group in Tehran, Larijani stressed the need for “accelerated” efforts to attract foreign investment […]