Iran launches fresh missile salvo at occupied territories, explosions reported in Tel Aviv

TEHRAN — Israeli media outlets reported late Friday that Iran launched approximately 10 ballistic missiles targeting the occupied Palestinian territories, with several reportedly striking areas in and around Tel Aviv.

Maersk Haifa withdrawal signals Israel’s trade collapse under Iranian missiles 

TEHRAN – The Danish shipping giant Maersk announced Friday it would immediately suspend all vessel calls at Israel’s Port of Haifa, citing grave safety concerns following Iran's missile strikes against the regime, launched in self-defense. 

'Your deceit paved way for Israel’s attack:' Iranian politician tells Grossi

TEHRAN – Abbas Akhoundi, Assistant Professor at the University of Tehran and former Minister of Roads and Urban Development, delivered a blistering indictment of International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Rafael Grossi on Friday, holding him directly responsible for enabling Israel's attacks on Iranian nuclear facilities. 

Fake claims, real crimes: Israel targets hospitals

TEHRAN - As Iran faces an aggressive wave of Israeli strikes on civilian infrastructure, including hospitals, it now finds itself in another battlefront -- the war of narratives. 

By Mona Hojat Ansari 

The blood of these innocent citizens will drown Israel

TEHRAN - Benjamin Netanyahu, like all other Israeli leaders, is defined by bloodshed. In just the past 20 months, he has overseen the death of over 60,000 Palestinian civilians and the near-total obliteration of homes, schools, hospitals, and mosques in Gaza.

By Garsha Vazirian 

How Israel's censorship regime conceals Iran's strategic gains in the war  

TEHRAN — As the world’s attention turned to Tehran and Tel Aviv after the regime imposed a war on Iran in the early hours of June 13, a parallel battle began to rage in the shadows: a war against truth. 

No message sent to White House for talks: Iran deputy FM

TEHRAN - In a wide-ranging interview with BBC World’s Lyse Doucet on Thursday, Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Saeed Khatibzadeh rejected claims made by U.S. President Donald Trump that Iran had reached out to the White House seeking a deal, following Israel’s recent attack on Iranian territory.

Zarif rallies public for national unity, condemns X restrictions, reaffirms Iran’s defensive posture

TEHRAN - Former Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has called for national unity amid heightened tensions in the region, while also criticizing social media platform X for restricting his account, and reaffirming Iran’s historical commitment to defensive, not offensive military postures.

Israel's military bars media from publishing details of locations targeted by Iran: MEE

TEHRAN - Since Friday (June 13), when Israel launched attack on Iran, Israel has repeated targeted the country's military and nuclear facilities, as well as assassinated high-profile security, intelligence and military commanders as well as scientists. 

‘Martyred scientists employed science for peaceful purposes’

TEHRAN –Following the assassination of Iranian nuclear scientists during the Israeli attacks, the deputy science minister elaborated on major activities of the scientists, highlighting that they worked toward scientific and sustainable development, as well as peaceful technologies.

Israel, US exhausting missile interceptors: senior American official

TEHRAN - A senior US official familiar has told Middle East Eye that Israel, along with the U.S., were exhausting supplies of ballistic missile interceptors, just days into the war with Iran.

Science minister writes letter to UNESCO chief over assassination of Iranian scientists

TEHRAN –Science Minister Hossein Simaei-Sarraf has written a letter to Director-General of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), Audrey Azoulay, condemning the killing of Iranian scientists in Zionist regime’s terrorist attacks.

Another Tehran hospital hit in Israeli attack, Health Ministry spokesman says 

TEHRAN— Another hospital in Tehran was struck by a rocket at approximately 12:45 a.m. local time on June 19, according to Hossein Kermanpour, a spokesman for Iran’s Ministry of Health.

Global protests against Israeli aggression on Iran still raging

TEHRAN – People around the world took to the streets over the past days to denounce the Israeli attacks on Iran.

Iranian cleric says rare national solidarity surprised analysts amid war threat

Tehran - Seyyed Mohammad-Ali Abtahi, an Iranian theologian and member of the Association of Combatant Clerics, said that the widespread national solidarity recently witnessed in Iran has exceeded expectations, surprising both domestic and international observers.

Iran envoy to UN reaffirms Iran’s right to self-defense, urges Security Council action

TEHRAN – Iran’s ambassador to the United Nations has reaffirmed the country’s right to self-defense under Article 51 of the UN Charter in response to Israel’s continued aggression, calling on the Security Council to urgently address attacks on civilian areas andpeaceful nuclear facilities.

No damage to archaeological sites in Israel, antiquities authority says 

TEHRAN - No archaeological site or artifacts in Israel have so far been damaged by Iranian missile strikes, according to the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA).

How Western media is helping Israel engineer consensus to act against Iran 

In the wake of Iran’s missile response on Israeli military centers, a wave of media and diplomatic reactions has started in the West and Israel seeking to pave the way for intensifying strikes and engineering a global consensus against Tehran through resorting to playing blame game and highlighting civilian casualties. 

Iran has the right to advance its peaceful nuclear program: Hezbollah chief

TEHRAN- Sheikh Naim Qassem, Secretary-General of Lebanon’s Hezbollah, declared that U.S. and Israeli pressure campaigns against Iran are based on “baseless pretexts,” stressing that Iran has the legitimate right to pursue its peaceful nuclear program under international law.

National unity Is Iran’s path to victory amid U.S. tensions: Leader's aide

TEHRAN - Ali Larijani, advisor to the Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, has emphasized that national unity will be crucial for Iran’s success in the face of external pressures. 

Iranian Armed Forces had the upper hand from the very start: parliament speaker

TEHRAN - In an interview on Thursday, Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf declared that Iran’s armed forces swiftly gained control during the recent conflict with the Israeli regime. 

Italy-Arab Friendship Association condemns Israeli aggression against Iran

TEHRAN - The Italy-Arab Friendship Association condemns Israeli aggression against the Islamic Republic of Iran, saying it will continue its support for the Palestinian people as well.

Tehran says it will confront 'any third-party' joining the Israeli-imposed war against Iran

TEHRAN – Iran has issued a firm warning, saying it will respond decisively to any third-party intervention in the course of the ongoing Israeli aggression against its territory. 

NAM ambassadors express strong support for Iran at Geneva meeting

TEHRAN - In a recent meeting of ambassadors from Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) countries held in Geneva on the sidelines of the UN Human Rights Council session, Iran’s Permanent Representative Ali Bahreini delivered a firm statement supporting Tehran’s stance. 

IRGC launches fifteenth wave of Operation True Promise III

TEHRAN - The Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) launched of the fifteenth wave of Operation True Promise III on Thursday afternoon, marking a new phase in their ongoing military campaign. 

‘Idiot U.S. president’ will die frustrated in wishing Iranian nation’s surrender: Guardian Council

TEHRAN - The Guardian Council has issued a statement, calling the U.S. president an ‘idiot’ who will die frustrated in wishing the Iranian nation’s surrender.