Russian, and Iranian generals examine ways to deepen military tiesRussian, and Iranian generals examine ways to deepen military ties

TEHRAN - Brigadier General Kiomars Heidari, commander of the Iranian Army’s ground forces, and General Oleg Salyukov, head of the Russian Army’s ground forces, exchanged views on enhancing military cooperation.

Heidari visited Moscow on Sunday at the head of a military delegation to examine ground forces cooperation between Iran and Russia.

At the

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Enemy can&t stop Iran&s defense progress through sabotage, espionage: speakerEnemy can’t stop Iran’s defense progress through sabotage, espionage: speaker

TEHRAN – Mohammad Bagheri Qalibaf, the speaker of the Iranian parliament, has asserted that the enemy is unable to prevent Iran from making defense progress through acts of sabotage and espionage. 

Speaking at an open session of the Parliament on Tuesday, Qalibaf praised the staff of Iran’s defense industry for their role in strengthening the c

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UN rights chief denounces terrorist attack on Shah Cheragh shrineUN rights chief denounces terrorist attack on Shah Cheragh shrine

TEHRAN- Volker Türk, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, has denounced a recent terrorist assault on the Shah Cheragh shrine in Shiraz, a city in southcentral Iran.

Türk responded to a letter from Kazem Gharibabadi, the secretary general of Iran’s High Council for Human Rights, by firmly denouncing the terrorist attack and ex

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Raisi lauds Algeria&s position toward Islamic world and its vigilance in face of Israeli plotsRaisi lauds Algeria’s position toward Islamic world and its vigilance in face of Israeli plots

TEHRAN – In a meeting on Tuesday, Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and visiting speaker of Algeria’s National Assembly Ibrahim Boughali expressed the two sides’ willingness to strengthen relations.

Raisi called the visit of the president of the Algerian National Assembly to Tehran a turning point in the process of expanding relations between the two

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Taliban detains Iranian photojournalistTaliban detains Iranian photojournalist

TEHRAN- The Taliban has detained Mohammad Hossein Velayati, an Iranian photojournalist working for the Tasnim news agency, in Kabul without providing an explanation.

Velayati had spent 10 days in the capital city of Afghanistan, where he had lawfully entered the country.

It is worth saying that today is the fifth day of his detention.  

However, the

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Yaakov Nimrodi, former Mossad kingpin in West Asia, dies at 97Yaakov Nimrodi, former Mossad kingpin in West Asia, dies at 97

TEHRAN – Yaakov Nimrodi, a mastermind of Israel’s spy agency, Mossad, died on Wednesday at the age of 97 in a hospital in the occupied territories. 

Nimrodi is considered to be one of the founders of Israeli spy networks in Iran, Iraq and Persian Gulf Arab countries. 

He served in various terrorist organizations and played an important role in

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