Crises created to marginalize Palestine issue, MP says

TEHRAN – Amir Khojasteh, head of the Iran-Syria parliamentary friendship group, has underlined the importance of the Palestinian issue for the Muslim world, saying different crises have been created in the region to marginalize the issue.

Europe urged to reject U.S. Middle East plan if it is unfair to Palestinians

High-ranking former European politicians have condemned the Trump administration’s one-sided Israel-Palestine policy and called in a letter for Europe to reject any U.S. Middle East peace plan unless it is fair to Palestinians.

Palestinian, Iraqi resistance groups slam U.S. for blacklisting Iran’s IRGC

A decision by US President Donald Trump to blacklist Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) has sparked condemnations from the Gaza-based Palestinian Islamic Jihad resistance movement as well as the Iraqi military groups, which played a great part in the Arab country’s Iran-backed fight against the Daesh terror group.

Iran’s women’s football team keep Olympic Games hopes alive

TEHRAN – Iran’s women’s football team thrashed Palestine 9-0 in Group C of Round Two of the AFC Women's Olympic Football Tournament Qualifiers to keep their qualification hopes alive.

By Damir Nazarov

New stage of the Palestine's Resistance

WEST SIBERIA/ TYUMEN - The current situation among the Palestinian resistance of the Gaza Strip and the West Bank of the Jordan testifies - a new stage of resistance is needed, namely, a large-scale reconstruction affecting both the military-political aspect and as well as the cultural-ideological direction.

By Zena Agha

Israel was already throttling Palestinians’ water; now global heating is piling on

Climate change is among the greatest threats currently facing human life. Its effects are global, wide-ranging, and unequally distributed. Despite Palestinians and Israelis inhabiting the same physical terrain, Palestinians under occupation will suffer the effects of climate change more severely.

Diplomat: Backing anti-Iran sanctions will harm Islamic world solidarity

TEHRAN – Addressing the OIC Council of Foreign Ministers in Abu Dhabi, a senior Iranian diplomat said supporting the United States’ anti-Iran sanctions breaches solidarity among Muslims, IRNA reported on Sunday.

How a private Israeli intelligence firm spied on pro-Palestinian activists in the U.S.

Hatem Bazian, a veteran pro-Palestinian activist in his fifties, lives with his family on a quiet street in North Berkeley, near the campus of the University of California, where he lectures. Early on the morning of May 10, 2017, as Bazian was about to drive his teenage daughter to school, he noticed fliers on the windshields of cars parked on his block.

Tehran to Bolton: VR glasses useless if you’re blind

TEHRAN - Iran’s foreign minister has reacted to a picture showing U.S. national security advisor John Bolton wearing virtual reality goggles allegedly reconstructing the past on a tour in the Israeli-occupied city of Jerusalem al-Quds.

Resistance only way for Palestinians to regain their rights: Rouhani

TEHRAN – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Tuesday that resistance is the only way for Palestinians to fight the Zionist regime of Israel and regain their rights.

Palestinian government in Tel Aviv will be realized: Ayatollah Khamenei

TEHRAN - Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei said on Monday that the Palestinian people will achieve “final “victory” over Israel in the not-too-distant future.

Regional people won’t allow ‘deal of century’ to be realized: Shamkhani

TEHRAN - Ali Shamkhani, the secretary of the Supreme National Security Council, said on Sunday that the vigilant people in regional countries will prevent a realization of “deal of the century”.

Iran to continue backing Palestine, Zarif says

TEHRAN – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said on Saturday that Iran will stand beside the Palestinian people and will continue supporting the Palestinian cause.

Iran held by Palestine in friendly

TEHRAN – Iran national football team were held to a 1-1 draw by Palestine in a friendly match on Monday.

Iran says corruption will sink Israel

TEHRAN - Ali Shamkhani, the secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, predicted on Sunday that widespread corruption will annihilate the Zionist regime of Israel.

Israel’s crimes must be exposed to the world: Larijani

TEHRAN – Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani on Saturday called for sustained efforts to expose the brutal nature of the Israeli regime and its atrocities against the Palestinians to garner stronger support for the Palestinian cause, Mehr reported.

Iran blames Israeli occupation as the root cause of Middle East conflicts

Iran's permanent mission to the United Nations has described the Israeli occupation of Palestinian territories as the root cause of all existing conflicts and crises across the Middle East region.

‘Zionists have no place in future Palestine’

TEHRAN – Hossein Amir Abdollahian, a senior foreign policy advisor to the Iranian parliament speaker, has said holding a referendum among the true inhabitants of Palestine, including Muslims, Jews, and Christians, is the democratic solution to the issue of Palestine, adding that the Zionists will have no place in future Palestine.

Zarif, Haniyeh discuss U.S. draft resolution against Hamas

TEHRAN – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh held a phone conversation on Monday discussing latest developments in Palestine including the U.S. draft resolution against Hamas at the UN General Assembly.

By Mohammad Ali Haqshenas

Iran is a role model for uniting Muslim states: Indonesian scholar

TEHRAN – Akmal Kamil, Deputy Head of Research and Education at Islamic Cultural Center Jakarta, believes that Iran is a role model for uniting Muslim countries around the world.

U.S. no longer superpower, Iran says

TEHRAN - Ali Akbar Velayati, a top foreign policy adviser to the Leader of the Islamic Revolution, said on Monday that the U.S. is in a difficult situation and is not a superpower anymore.

Leader says Iran is an example of progress

TEHRAN - Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Sunday that the Iranian people and the Islamic Republic system present examples of progress to the Islam world.

‘Palestine a human issue, not Arab issue’

TEHRAN – The former Iranian ambassador to International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) told the 12th Security Conference in Amman on Wednesday the “the Zionist regime is our first enemy and we should set aside differences to counter Zionism.”

Iran urges NAM to back Palestinians for self-determination

TEHRAN - A top Iranian diplomat said on Saturday that it is impossible to find a “just solution” to the Palestinian issue without observing the rights of the Palestinian nation, urging nations member to the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) to back fully back Palestinians.

Israel suppresses 'Great March of Return' protests across Gaza

At least three Palestinians were injured by Israeli forces' live fire as hundreds of Palestinians protested across the eastern borders of the besieged Gaza Strip on the 25th Friday of "The Great March of Return."

Ahed Tamimi family trying to visit Iran

TEHRAN – The family of Palestinian “hero” Ahed Tamimi, who became an icon after slapping an Israeli soldier and spending eight months in prison, are trying to travel to Iran, her father said.

Iran slams Western use of human rights as tool

TEHRAN - Judiciary Chief Ayatollah Sadeq Amoli Larijani said on Sunday that the West has an “inhumane” approach toward the issue of human rights, saying the West is using the issue as a tool.