TEHRAN (defapress) – The pilot project of the Iran-Afghanistan-Uzbekistan transit corridor became operational under the TIR system with two trucks starting transporting goods from Iran to Afghanistan and finally to Uzbekistan on Monday.

TEHRAN (defapress) – The chairman of Yemen’s Supreme Revolutionary Committee condemned the United Arab Emirates for building a synagogue for Jews while forcing millions of people in Yemen out of their homes.

TEHRAN (defapress) – The former president Hamid Karzai announced on Sunday that the intra-Afghan talks would begin in Qatar within two to three days after the release of the 400 Taliban prisoners.

TEHRAN (defapress) – At least 7 policemen were killed and 15 others were wounded in a car bomb explosion in Ghazni, Afghanistan on Saturday evening.

TEHRAN (defapress) – Lebanon’s Prime Minister Hassan Diab said he would propose early parliamentary elections to help the Arab country out of its economic and political crises.

TEHRAN (defapress) – Lebanon’s Red Cross received the second cargo, comprised of 15 tons of food, from Iran’s Red Crescent Society (IRCS) to distribute it among those affected by the August 4 devastating blast in Beirut.

TEHRAN (defapress) – Secretary General of the Lebanese Hezbollah resistance movement Seyed Hassan Nasrallah categorically denied the Western reports that the fatal blast in Beirut had been caused by the missiles and ammunition that Hezbollah may have stockpiled at the port.

TEHRAN (defapress) – The president of Lebanon expressed gratitude to Iran for the supports it has provided for the people of the Arab country after the devastating explosion in Beirut.

TEHRAN (defapress) – A former member of the Israeli parliament expressed glee over a massive blast that the Lebanese capital, describing the tragic incident, which has left many dead or injured and destroyed much of a city, as a “gift” from God for a Jewish festival.

TEHRAN (defapress) – Lebanese authorities said at least 78 people have been killed and some 4,000 wounded in a massive explosion at the port in the capital, Beirut.

TEHRAN (defapress) – The ISIL positions in northern cities of Kirkuk and Samarra were targeted during ground and air operations by Iraqi forces.

TEHRAN (defapress)- Turkey denounced a deal recently signed between the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) and an American company aimed at stealing oil in Northeastern Syria, describing it as equivalent to "financing of terrorism".

TEHRAN (defapress)- The Syrian air defenses have responded to the Israeli military’s Monday night aggression against the Arab country’s army positions, state media reported.

TEHRAN (defapress)- A telecommunication company in Iraq has provided the American forces with vital information which helped Washington to assassinate former IRGC Quds Force Commander Lieutenant General Qassem Soleimani and Deputy Commander of Iraq's Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, Iraqi media reported.

TEHRAN (defapress) – Syria’s foreign ministry described a recent agreement between an American oil company and Kurdish-led militants from the so-called Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) who control northeastern oilfields as an illegal deal aimed at stealing the Arab country’s crude.

TEHRAN (defapress) - Saudi forces suffered dozens of casualties amid clashes with Houthi fighters in the country’s southwest, reports said.

TEHRAN (defapress) – Lebanese Foreign Minister Nassif Hitti has submitted his resignation to Prime Minister Hassan Diab on Monday.

TEHRAN (defapress) – Hashd al-Sha’abi and Iraqi Army conducted a joint operation against the remnants of ISIL takfiri elements in desert areas of Al Anbar Province.

TEHRAN (defapress)- Spokesman of Yemen's Armed Forces Brigadier General Yahya Saree announced that the country has shot down a US spy plane near the Saudi borders.

TEHRAN (defapress) – The presidents of Iran and the Republic of Azerbaijan stressed the need for the immediate completion of a project on connecting the railroad networks of the two neighbors.

TEHRAN (defapress) – The Iraqi Ministry of Defense announced that ISIL positions in Kirkuk province were targeted during ground and air operations by the Iraqi Army.

TEHRAN (defapress) –The Saudi-led coalition has violated the Al-Hudaidah ceasefire about 2,000 times in the past month.

TEHRAN (defapress) – Iraq’s Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi called an early general election for June 6, 2021, roughly a year ahead of when it would normally be held.

TEHRAN (defapress) - Egypt has sent nearly 150 soldiers to Syria to support the country’s military forces loyal to president Bashar al-Assad government, according Turkish media reports.

TEHRAN (defapress) – Iraqi president announced on Friday that holding an early election in the country is an irreversible demand.

TEHRAN (defapress) –The explosion of a cluster bomb dropped by the Saudi-led coalition has killed four Yemeni children and injured two others.

TEHRAN (defapress) – The deputy speaker of the Lebanese parliament said his country will press on with diplomatic efforts to condemn the recent move by US fighter jets to harass a Lebanon-bound Iranian civilian aircraft over Syria.

TEHRAN (defapress) – The head of the political bureau of the Gaza-based Palestinian resistance movement Hamas rejected a $15-billion development aid offer aimed at disarming the group.

TEHRAN (defapress) – Lebanon’s Hezbollah resistance movement denied claims by Israel that its fighters staged an "infiltration attempt" that led to clashes with the regime’s forces, calling the Israeli account a move to fabricate "fictitious victories".

TEHRAN (defapress) – Former Prime Minister of Iraq Haider al-Abadi described Mustafa al-Kadhimi's visit to Iran as a good opportunity to develop relations with Iran and to establish peace and security in the region.

TEHRAN (defapress) – Five people were killed in an attack by Daesh in Iraq’s northern Salahuddin province on Saturday, according to a local military source.

TEHRAN (defapress)- Parliament Speaker's Special Advisor for International Affairs Hossein Amir-Abdollahian said that Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi’s recent visit to Iran was a sign of deep relations between Tehran and Baghdad, noting that both nations have mutual understanding of commonalities in various fields.

TEHRAN (defapress) – Lebanon’s Foreign Minister Nassif Hitti strongly condemned the “unacceptable” maneuvering of two US jets close to an Iranian airliner over the Syrian airspace, which caused injuries among passengers.

TEHRAN (defapress) – Syria’s Ambassador to the UN Bashar al-Ja’afari said the harassment of an Iranian airliner by US jets was “a double crime” as the Americans both violated the Syrian sovereignty and contravened the Chicago Convention on International Civil Aviation by staging the maneuvering.

TEHRAN (defapress) – Iraq’s Popular Mobilization Units (PMU), better known by the Arabic name Hashd al-Sha’abi, fought off an attack by the Daesh terrorist group against the eastern city of Diyala.

TEHRAN (defapress) – The Taliban said they are ready for talks with the Afghan government after the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha at the end of July, offering to hand over the last of the government prisoners in a week's time, providing the government frees the last of its Taliban prisoner.

TEHRAN (defapress) – Secretary-General of the Lebanese Hezbollah Resistance Movement Seyyed Hassan Nasrallah highlighted the necessity of observing health protocols.

TEHRAN (defapress) – In reaction to the recent provocation by US warplanes against an Iranian airliner, Syria's Permanent Representative to the United Nations described it as a criminal act.

TEHRAN (defapress) – The Lebanese resistance movement Hezbollah condemned the harassment of an Iranian passenger plane over Syria by two American fighter jets as an act of terrorism.

TEHRAN (defapress) – The small, neighboring sheikhdoms of Bahrain and Qatar have the world's highest per capita rates of coronavirus infections.

TEHRAN (defapress) – The Syrian army’s air defenses confronted Israeli missile aggression in the airspace of Sothern Damascus, shooting down the majority of the missiles.

TEHRAN (defapress) – The spokesman for Yemen’s Houthi Ansarullah movement, Mohammad Abdul-Salam, blamed United Nations Special Envoy for Yemen Martin Griffiths for prolonging the Saudi-led war against the impoverished Arab country.

TEHRAN (defapress) – Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi will visit Islamic Republic of Iran next week for holding bilateral talks on a series of issues.

TEHRAN (defapress) – An explosion occurred on Monday close to the National Directorate of Security (NDS) office in Aybak city, capital of northern Samangan province in Afghanistan.

TEHRAN (defapress)- Three Azerbaijani soldiers were killed and four were wounded Sunday after Armenian forces attacked Azerbaijani positions along the two countries' border using artillery force, Baku said.

TEHRAN (defapress)- A security official for Iraq’s Kataib Hezbollah resistance group reiterated his group’s readiness to end the US military presence in Iraq.

TEHRAN (defapress) – Yemeni forces have targeted strategic Saudi sites, including military bases and an oil facility, by a squadron of domestically-manufactured combat drones and ballistic missiles.

TEHRAN (defapress) – Five Daesh suicide bombers and two security members were killed during the Iraqi forces’ raid against a hideout of the terror group near the Arab country’s capital of Baghdad, according to the Iraqi military.

TEHRAN (defapress) – Iraq’s Popular Mobilization Units (PMU), also known as Hashd al-Sha’abi forces destroyed several tunnels belonging to ISIL elements in western Kirkuk.

TEHRAN (defapress) – Hezbollah’s second-in-command Sheikh Naim Qassem said the movement has greatly developed its defense capabilities in the past years, and the Tel Aviv regime is well aware of this fact.

TEHRAN (defapress) – Iraq’s Popular Mobilization Units (PMU), also known as Hashd al-Sha’abi forces arrested some ISIL terrorist membres who were planning to attack Mosul in north of Iraq.

TEHRAN (defapress)- The spokesman for Yemeni army censured the US as the conspirator of the Saudi-led military onslaught on his country, saying Washington arms the Riyadh regime and its regional allies, defines goals for them and is involved in a political cover-up for their acts of aggression.

TEHRAN (defapress)- Turkey tested Russian-made S-400 air defense systems on US-made F-16 fighter jets in November 2019, a source close to the Turkish defense industry told TASS on Tuesday.

TEHRAN (defapress) – The Secretary-General of Lebanon’s Hezbollah resistance movement denounced the US’ interference in the internal affairs of Lebanon, saying Washington is a sponsor of Israel and Takfiri terrorism.

TEHRAN (defapress)- Turkey will respond if the European Union imposes further sanctions on Ankara, Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Monday after meeting the EU's top diplomat.

TEHRAN (defapress) – Thousands of protesters demanded an end to Britain's role of facilitating the war on Yemen that has created the world's worst humanitarian crisis.

TEHRAN (defapress) – Saudi Arabia's coronavirus infections have passed 200,000 and neighboring United Arab Emirates 50,000, with the number of new cases climbing after the two Arab nations fully lifted curfews last month.

TEHRAN (defapress) – Algeria is waiting for an apology for France's colonial occupation of the North African country, the president said, expressing hope that Emmanuel Macron would build on recent conciliatory overtures.

TEHRAN (defapress) – Iraqi protesters staged a massive demonstration in Baghdad to condemn Saudi daily Asharq al-Awsat newspaper over an offensive cartoon depicting country’s prominent Shiite cleric Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani.

TEHRAN (defapress) – Al-Nujaba combatants in an operation carried out in the north of Baghdad managed to arrest a number of elements who were accused of terrorist acts.