IRGC chief cmdr. hails Yemenis’ support for Palestine, says they will emerge victorious

Tehran, IRNA -- Chief commander of Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Major General Hossein Salami has praised the Yemeni people’s resistance and their support for Palestine, saying that they will eventually emerge victorious.

'Iran, China determined to help boost global peace, security'  

Tehran, IRNA – Iran’s Foreign Ministry Spokesman Esmail Baghaei says that Tehran and Beijing are determined to help enhance peace and security at the international level.

UN condemns Israeli airstrike on Sana’a Airport

Tehran, IRNA - The United Nations Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Yemen has condemned the Israeli regime's attack on Sana’a International Airport.

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Official highlights efforts by Asian states to challenge Boeing, Airbus monopoly

Tehran, IRNA – The head of Iran’s Civil Aviation Organization has highlighted efforts by Asian countries to establish regional aviation laws, challenging the long-standing dominance of American and European standards in the industry.

Hamas official: Israeli regime refusing complete ceasefire in Gaza

Tehran, IRNA – Osama Hamdan, a senior official of the Palestinian Hamas Resistance Movement, has said that the Israeli regime is still refusing to accept a complete ceasefire in the Gaza Strip and withdraw from the blockaded territory.

UNRWA Chief: Gaza babies freezing to death due to cold weather

Tehran, IRNA - Commissioner-General of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) Philippe Lazzarini has said that the Palestinian babies in Gaza are freezing to death due to cold weather and lack of shelter.

‘Iran armed forces well-prepared to respond decisively to threats’

Tehran, IRNA -- The General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran has said in a statement that its forces will spare no effort to powerfully defend the country and are fully prepared to give a decisive response to any threats and aggression by enemies.

Iran’s steel output up 0.5% y/y in Jan-Nov to 28 mln mt

Tehran, IRNA - Iran produced 28 million metric tons (mt) of crude steel from January to November 2024 to maintain its position as the 10th largest steel supplier in the world, according to figures by the World Steel Association (worldsteel).

Resistance fighters clash with PA forces in occupied West Bank

Tehran, IRNA - News sources have reported fierce clashes between Palestinian resistance fighters and the Palestinian Authority (PA) forces in the Jenin camp in the north of the occupied West Bank.

Iran: Israel’s attack on Kamal Adwan Hospital ‘heinous war crime’

Tehran, IRNA – Iran’s Foreign Ministry Spokesman Esmail Baghaei has strongly condemned the Israeli regime’s burning of Kamal Adwan Hospital in northern Gaza, describing it as a “heinous war crime” and “crime against humanity” aimed at completely destroying the health sector of the Palestinian territory.

OIC condemns Israel’s burning of Kamal Adwan Hospital in northern Gaza

Tehran, IRNA - The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) has condemned the Israeli regime’s burning of Kamal Adwan Hospital in the northern Gaza Strip, which according to Palestinian officials, left 50 people dead, including five medical staff members.

Iran reaffirms commitment to minority rights in national report

Tehran, IRNA – Iran’s High Council for Human Rights has highlighted key achievements as well as qualitative and quantitative insights into “freedom of belief, religion, and minority rights.”

Iraqi PMU says it remains loyal to Islamic Republic of Iran

Tehran, IRNA - The head of Iraq’s Popular Mobilization Units (PMU) – known as Hashd al-Shaabi – says the group remains faithful to their brothers in the Islamic Republic of Iran.

Iranian, Chinese FMs hold talks in Beijing

Tehran, IRNA - Foreign ministers of Iran and China have held a meeting in the Chinese capital on issues of mutual interest.

Headlines in Iranian English-language dailies on Dec. 28

Tehran, IRNA – The following headlines appeared in English-language newspapers in the Iranian capital on Saturday, December 28, 2024:

Yemen capital attacked again

Tehran, IRNA - Yemeni media reported the air attack on Sana'a, the capital city of Yemen.

Hamas: Herzliya operation is sign of failure of occupiers' plots

Tehran, IRNA - The Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement Hamas described the anti-Zionist operation in Tel Aviv as a sign of the failure of the plans and conspiracies of the occupiers to suppress the resistance.

Minister: Iran will show its defense power in series of exercises

Tehran, IRNA - Iran's Defense Minister Brigadier General Aziz Nasirzadeh said that a series of exercises will begin on Saturday in the country, and you will see that our defense power has not decreased, but increased, contrary to what the enemy claims in psychological warfare.

Support for Gaza heart of Brighton; Palestinian flag was raised outside houses

London, IRNA - A number of Palestinian supporters in Brighton, England, continued to protest against the barbaric crimes of the Zionist regime in Gaza and in solidarity with the Palestinian people, waved the Palestinian flag from their homes.

Yemenis hold massive protest in Sanaa, call for continued unlimited support for Gaza

Tehran, IRNA - People of Yemen demonstrated in Sana'a, the capital city, in support of the people of Gaza and emphasized the continued unlimited support of the resistance.

Going through current inflammatory period requires avoiding divisiveness, sectional interests: Iran FM

Tehran, IRNA - Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi wrote in a part of his writing addressed to the senior officials of the Arab League said that passing through the current inflammatory period in the region requires rationality, participation, cooperation and avoiding divisiveness and sectional interests.

Hamas calls Israeli attack on Kamal Adwan Hospital in Gaza a war crime

Tehran, IRNA – Hamas has condemned the Israeli military for setting fire to the Kamal Adwan Hospital in northern Gaza as a war crime.

Death toll in Gaza rises to 45,436 amid continued Israeli strikes

Tehran, IRNA – The Palestinian Ministry of Health in Gaza reported that the death toll from the Israeli military’s invasion on Gaza, which began on October 7, 2023, has now reached 45,436.

“Iran to become key partner of Eurasian Economic Union”

Tehran, IRNA – Iran is set to become a significant partner of the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU), following a decision by the union’s member states to grant the country observer status, according to an Iranian Foreign Ministry official.