Head of IRGC Aerospace Division martyred in Israeli attack

TEHRAN – Brigadier General Amir Ali Hajizadeh, the commander of the Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) Aerospace Force, was martyred in an Israeli attack on an IRGC facility in Iran, according to an official statement released by the IRGC’s Public Relations Department.  

Pezeshkian: Iran will make Israel repent its ‘stupid acts’

TEHRAN – President Masoud Pezeshkian said the Iranian nation will not stand idle by toward Israel’s air strikes on Iran and will give legitimate response to Israel’s “stupid acts”.

Iran FM says Israel has crossed all red lines and will receive crushing response

TEHRAN – Iran’s FM Abbas Araghchi has written a letter to the United Nations saying Israel, as the most brutal terrorist regime, has crossed all red lines and the international community must not allow its strike on Iran go unpunished.

General Mousavi named Chief of Staff of Iran’s Armed Forces

TEHRAN — Following the assassination of three top Iranian military commanders in recent Israeli attacks, Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has appointed their successors in official decrees issued on the eve of Eid al-Ghadir. The appointments also included promotions to the rank of Major General.

Fordo nuclear site not impacted: IAEA

TEHRAN - The International Atomic Energy Agency, the IAEA, said in a series of social media posts that its Director General Rafael Grossi had been in contact with Iranian authorities on Friday who told him the country's highly-secured Fordo nuclear site "has not been impacted" by the Israeli air strikes. 

Iran urges emergency UN Security Council meeting, vows response to Israeli strikes

TEHRAN – Iran has formally demanded an emergency session of the United Nations Security Council following the “blatant act of aggression” by Israel.

Trump says aware of Israel’s attack on Iran in advance

TEHRAN - U.S. President Donald Trump has confirmed that he was aware of Israel’s plan to launch airstrikes on Tehran before they occurred. However, he claimed that the United States was not directly involved in the operation.

IRGC deputy chief: Iran will make Israel regretful

TEHRAN - Brigadier General Ali Fadavi, Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC), say Iran will make Israel regret for its unprovoked attacks on Iran.

Vengeance inevitable, says Pezeshkian administration after deadly Israeli attacks

TEHRAN – The Iranian government has issued a strong condemnation following a deadly Israeli strike early Friday that, according to initial reports, killed several of Iran’s most senior military officials and prominent nuclear scientists in what Tehran noted as a “cowardly act of terrorism.”

By Shahrokh Saei

Israel’s final roar: ‘Rising Lion’ will provoke a storm only Iran can unleash

BEIJING - Israel’s airstrikes against Iran in the early hours of Friday are not just a military provocation — they are a sign of strategic desperation.

10 Questions and Answers About Israel’s Attack on Iran 

TEHRAN – In a dangerous escalation of tensions in West Asia, the Israeli regime launched deadly airstrikes across multiple Iranian cities in the early hours of Friday.

Iran says US responsible for Israeli aggression as regime’s 'primary supporter' 

TEHRAN – Iran has emphasised its right to respond to a wave of Israeli attacks that assassinated top military officials and nuclear scientists in Tehran in the early hours of Friday, adding that the United States should also bear the consequences for the aggression.

Leader vows 'severe punishment' after Israeli attacks kill commanders, scientists

TEHRAN – In an official message, Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei vowed “severe punishment” for Israel after the regime assassinated at least four Iranian military officials and nuclear scientists in strikes hitting Tehran in the early hours of Friday.

IRGC chief assassinated in Israeli strike in Tehran

TEHRAN – Major General Hossein Salami, the commander of Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC), was assassinated in an Israeli strike targeting his apartment building in the early hours of Friday, according to a report by Tasnim News Agency. 

Iran, Chile friendly match confirmed

.TEHRAN – The Iran national football team are set to play a friendly match against Chile

Iran says has readied third enrichment facility

TEHRAN - The head of the Atomic Energy Organization announced on Thursday that Iran has already built a third nuclear enrichment facility in a secure and safe place and it soon start installing centrifuge machines there.

“We will maintain enrichment program”: Iran’s Pezeshkian

TEHRAN -  President Masoud Pezeshkian reiterated Tehran’s long-held positon that Iran will not forego its right to nuclear energy for civilian uses, saying the Islamic Republic will continue with its nuclear enrichment program.

E3, US bear responsibility for consequences of censure resolution: Iran

TEHRAN - The Iranian Foreign Ministry on Thursday strongly condemned the behaviors of the three European countries of Britain, France and Germany as well as the United States for using the International Atomic Energy Agency Board of Governors as a tool to “cast doubt” on the peaceful nature of Iran's nuclear program.

Iran’s women’s football unchanged in FIFA ranking

TEHRAN – Iran’s women’s football team remained unchanged in the latest FIFA Women's Ranking released on Thursday.

Iran to open new enrichment site at strategically secure place in response to IAEA board resolution

TEHRAN - The Iranian Foreign Ministry and the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) issued a joint statement on Thursday stating that the Islamic Republic will launch a new enrichment facility in a “highly secure” place in response to the adoption of a "political" resolution against Iran by the Board of Governors at the International Atomic Energy Agency accusing Iran of “non-compliance” with its nuclear commitments.

Yemen fires two missiles at Israel; one strikes Ben Gurion Airport

Late on Tuesday, the Yemeni Armed Forces announced a targeted military operation against Ben Gurion Airport in Tel Aviv in response to Israel’s genocidal war on the Gaza Strip, Press TV reported.

Francesca Albanese: David Cameron could be criminally liable for threatening ICC

On Monday, Middle East Eye revealed that former British Foreign Secretary David Cameron privately threatened to defund and withdraw from the International Criminal Court (ICC) if it issued arrest warrants for Israeli leaders.

Trump chooses strategy of escalation against anti-ICE protests

From Afghanistan to Iraq, Yemen, Syria, and now… the streets of Los Angeles. The 700 US Marines deployed on the orders of President Donald Trump Monday as reinforcements to hundreds of National Guard troops already on the ground have been drawn from an elite unit that has seen action in some of the world’s most dangerous military theatres. A military spokeswoman said the Marines were expected to be walking the city’s streets by Wednesday.

57 Palestinian aid seekers killed, over 360 injured

Israel has killed at least 120 Palestinians and injured another 474 in attacks across Gaza in the last 24 hours (from Tuesday afternoon to Wednesday afternoon), the enclave's health ministry has reported, adding that the bodies of three people were also recovered from the rubble.

New report accuses France of 'continuously' delivering military equipment to Israel

A report accuses France of "regularly and continuously" delivering military equipment to Israel since the start of its war on Gaza.