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Iranian President says US acknowledges failure to stop Iran's oil exports
In a speech during a visit to the Robat Karim County in Tehran Province, Raisi on Thursday added that "the enemy," referring to the US which has imposed "draconian sanctions" on Iran, is currently acknowledging that its embargoes have ended in "abject failure". The President also said that Iran's enemies also acknowledge that Iran is a leading country in many areas, adding that is another reason why they are angry.
Iran destroys family home of rock climber who competed without headscarf
In the undated video, the brother of Iranian rock climber Elnaz Rekabi, himself an athlete, is seen sobbing by the ruins of a home with medals on the ground, the Daily Mail reported. Rekabi, 33, and her brother Davoud were both reportedly arrested after Rekabi's return to Iran following the tournament in South Korea in October in which she competed without a headscarf.
Iran accuses Western officials of 'false human rights gestures'
Nasser Kanaani made the remarks on his Twitter account after posting a screenshot of a Sky News report that British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak promised to give the British police new powers to clamp down on "illegal protests", Xinhua news agency reported.
Iran summons French envoy over Minister's 'unacceptable' remarks
In the meeting, the Iranian side strongly protested against the French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna's "baseless accusations," and criticized some European countries for their "instrumental" double-standard approaches to human rights, reports Xinhua news agency.
Iranian parliament approves bill for Iran's accession to SCO
The bill was approved by the overwhelming majority of the lawmakers, according to the report. Abolfazl Amouei, the Spokesman for the National Security and Foreign Policy Commission of parliament, on Sunday said that the parliament's approval of Iran's membership to the SCO contains an international message of "Iran's multilateralism tendency in the field of foreign policy".
Iran will thwart US, its allies' 'plots': IRGC commander
Making the remarks while addressing a group of the Iranian Basij volunteer forces in the southeastern city of Zahedan, Hossein Salami said that they are all trying to "provoke tensions in Iran by means of their divisive media outlets", Xinhua news agency reported, citing a Press TV report.
Iran's President says backing 'terrorism' not in West's interests
Expressing deep regret over the killing of the Iranian children, women, men and security forces by "rioters" over the past days, Raisi called on the related apparatuses and organizations to promptly take firm actions against the mutineers and prevent "terrorists and rioters" from harming people's lives and property.
Foreign military presence threatens regional energy security: Iran
A large number of foreign unmanned vessels currently moving in the waters of the Persian Gulf and Oman have doubled the security problems of the region, Iran's official news agency IRNA quoted Amir-Abdollahian as saying at a joint press conference with his visiting Omani counterpart Sayyid Badr Hamad al-Busaidi, Xinhua news agency reported. Iran considers the presence of foreign forces as a threat to regional peace and stability, which countries of the region have the ability to maintain, he added.
Iranian protesters set fire to Ayatollah Khomeini's house
Images posted on social media show part of the structure in the city of Khomein being set ablaze, the BBC reported. News agencies have verified the videos' location, but regional authorities denied there had been an arson attack Khomeini is said to have been born in the house, which is now a museum that commemorates his life, the BBC reported. Khomeini was the leader of Iran's Islamic Revolution in 1979, which deposed the country's pro-Western leader, Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, and ushered in the theocratic state that exists today.
Iranian President says resistance only way to counter West's 'greed'
Raisi made the remarks in a meeting with the visiting high-ranking economic delegation from Venezuela on Tuesday, Xinhua news agency reported, citing the Iranian presidential website. Expressing his satisfaction with the progress of Tehran-Caracas relations in varied areas, he said that Iran's economic, scientific and energy capacities can benefit bilateral and multilateral cooperation with other nations. The Iranian President also lauded what he called the "resistance" of the Venezuelan people against the pressures of the US.
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