Middle East

“Islamic governments should be in solidarity with each other”: Iran’s Supreme Leader Khamenei in Friday sermon

TEHRAN — Iran’s Supreme leader, Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, in his first address in five years to a Friday gathering, defended the “legal and legitimate” missile attack by Iran on Israel and called for “Muslim unity.” After leading prayers at the Imam Khomeini’s Grand Mosalla in central Tehran, Khamenei in his sermon stated that Iran […]

Middle East

US, European nations root cause of problems in West Asia: Iran Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei

TEHRAN — Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has called the United Nations and other European nations the root cause of the problems in West Asia, Iran-based IRNA reported. While addressing a group of Iranian elites and top students in Tehran on Wednesday, he stressed that the cause of the problem–which results in conflicts, wars, […]

Middle East

Iran missiles target Mossad headquarters, Israeli air base housing F-35 fighter jets, claims Iranian media report

TEL AVIV — Iran late on Tuesday fired ballistic missiles targeting two military bases of Israel and the headquarters of Mossad, Israel’s intelligence service, claimed Iranian state television, citing Mohammad Bagheri, Iran’s top military officer. Chief of the General Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces, Mohammad Bagheri, told Press TV that the Nevatim air base, […]

Middle East

“No place in Iran where Israel’s long arm can’t reach,” warns Netanyahu at UN; calls Hamas to surrender

NEW YORK — Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has stated that the war with Hamas can end if the latter lays arms and releases the hostages, while asserting that Israel will continue its fight until it achieves “total victory.” Issuing a stern warning to Iran, Netanyahu said there is “no place” in Iran, where the […]

International

Sweden says Iran was behind thousands of text messages calling for revenge over Quran burning

DENMARK — Swedish authorities accused Iran on Tuesday of being responsible for thousands of text messages that were sent to people in the Scandinavian country calling for revenge over the burnings of Islam’s holy book in 2023. Officials in Stockholm claimed that Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard carried out “a data breach” and managed to send […]