TEHRAN (defapress)- The Iranian health ministry announced on Friday that 8,011 new cases of coronavirus infection have been identified across the country during the past 24 hours, adding that 365 patients have passed away during the same period.

TEHRAN (defapress)- Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf blasted certain Arab states for normalizing ties with Israel, stressing that Palestine remains the top priority of Islam.

TEHRAN (defapress)- Senior Iranian Cleric Ayatollah Nasser Makarem Shirazi warned the world Muslims of enemies' new attempts to divide the Islamic world, urging the Islamic Unity Conference to find new ways to consolidate solidarity among Muslims.

TEHRAN (defapress)- Head of Iran’s Civil Defense Organization Brigadier General Gholamreza Jalali said the country can overcome the US economic pressures by distancing itself from the dollar system.

TEHRAN (defapress)- Instagram blocked the page of the Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei in a bid to prevent access to his recent letter to the French youth over President Macron's support for the Parisian magazine Cahrlie Hebdo's insult to the Holy Prophet of Islam.

TEHRAN (defapress)- Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for Political Affairs Seyed Abbas Araghchi underlined that Iran's proposed peace plan will put an end to the Karabakh conflict and help Baku and Yerevan achieve sustainable peace.

TEHRAN (defapress)- Former Commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Mohsen Rezayee said that withdrawal from the region is the inescapable fate of the American forces.

TEHRAN (defapress)- More than 500 super-heavy tank transporters were delivered to Iran’s Army Ground Force on Wednesday.

TEHRAN (defapress) – Iran’s Judiciary Chief Seyed Ebrahim Raeisi slammed the cruel sanctions imposed on the Iranian and Syria people as a crime against humanity.

TEHRAN (defapress)- Iranian Supreme Leader's top adviser for international affairs Ali Akbar Velayati reiterated his country's will and readiness to help establish peace and stability in Afghanistan.

TEHRAN (defapress) - Deputy Speaker of Iranian Parliament strongly condemned insulting of a French magazine to the Holy Prophet of Islam, stating that insulting French president to the Holy Prophet of Islam is due to awakening, unity and amity.

TEHRAN (defapress) – Iranian Foreign Minister, and First Vice President, congratulated the National Day of the Czech Republic to officials and the people of this country.

TEHRAN (defapress) – The commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps Ground Force warned the neighboring states engaged in a war over the Nagorno-Karabakh region that Iran would not tolerate any threat to the security of its border regions and residents.

TEHRAN (defapress)- Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif blasted the US addiction to sanctions, and called on Washington to give up its sanction habit.

TEHRAN (defapress)- Chief of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces Major General Mohammad Hossein Baqeri strongly blasted French President Emmanuel Macron for his recent remarks against Islam, and said that France and other western countries want to attribute the brutal terrorist acts to the religion of mercy, wisdom and rationality.

TEHRAN (defapress)- Iranian Army Commander Major General Seyed Abdolrahim Mousavi announced that the country has strengthened its air defense shield at the Northwestern borders amid the continued war between Azerbaijan and Armenia.

TEHRAN (defapress)- Chief of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces Major General Mohammad Hossein Baqeri dismissed any possibility for talks with the US.

TEHRAN (defapress) – The speaker of the Iranian Parliament strongly condemned the insult to the Prophet of Islam (PBUH) in France.

TEHRAN (defapress) – The Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) forces managed to capture a haul of weaponry in the northern province of Mazandaran, which had been smuggled into the country in order to be used for anti-security moves.

TEHRAN (defapress) – The World Assembly of Islamic Awakening condemned the offensive actions and remarks made in France about Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) and Islam.

TEHRAN (defapress) – Iran has strongly condemned the “heinous” bomb attacks in the Afghan capital of Kabul, which killed a dozen of civilians, including women and children.

TEHRAN (defapress) – The Iranian Army's Ground Force held a one-day drill in the country's northwestern border regions on Sunday.

TEHRAN (defapress)- Spokesman for the Iranian Armed Forces Brigadier General Abolfazl Shekarchi warned Armenia and the Azerbaijan Republic to avoid crossing Iran’s red lines, stressing that their dispute can be resolved through dialogue.

TEHRAN (defapress)- Iranian Ambassador to Baku Seyed Abbas Mousavi said that friendship, peace and security will persist forever on the Iranian and Azeri shared borders, and reiterated his country's strong opposition to the presence of foreign ill-wisher in the region.

TEHRAN (defapress) – Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman strongly condemned the insult to the Prophet of Islam (PBUH) in France.

TEHRAN (defapress) – Leader of Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei received the members of the National Coronavirus Combat and Prevention Headquarters on Saturday.

TEHRAN (defapress) – A senior IRGC commander assured people of full security in the northwestern border areas near the Republic of Azerbaijan and Armenia after a number of shells fired during the Nagorno-Karabakh fighting hit the Iranian soil.

TEHRAN (defapress) – Today, for the first time, completely indigenous Iranian long-rang surface-to-air missile system, Bavar-373, will confront long-range targets.

TEHRAN (defapress) – Iranian Judiciary Chief said that resistance of the noble nation of Iran foiled all conspiracies orchestrated by enemies against the country.

TEHRAN (defapress) – Deputy Coordinator of IRGC Aerospace Force said that enemies will see the surprising and utmost defense power of the country appropriately if they threaten.

TEHRAN (defapress) – Any US attempt to impose unilateral restrictions on Iran would breach the international law and be bound to fail, Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh said.

TEHRAN (defapress) – Iran has for the first time employed its homegrown missile defense system ‘Bavar-373’ in a military exercise.

TEHRAN (defapress)- Iranian Foreign Minister's Senior Assistant for Special Political Affairs Ali Asghar Khaji and Russian president's special envoy for Syria Alexander Lavrentiev in a meeting discussed the latest developments in Syria, specially Idlib.

TEHRAN (defapress)- Iran is due to host Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU)’s upcoming meeting in November to prove ineffectiveness of the US sanctions by cooperation with the regional states.

TEHRAN (defapress)- The Iranian Air Defense Force and Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Aerospace Force’s Mersad and Tabas missile systems attacked hypothetical enemy targets in joint drills on Wednesday.

TEHRAN (defapress)- Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said that his country is not going to rush into an arms race despite the removal of UNSC sanctions, stressing that the security of the region can be achieved only through the cooperation of the regional states rather than begging from trans-regional powers, led by the US, who is the biggest arms seller to the region.

TEHRAN (defapress) – Iran would never enter a regional arms race despite the termination of the UN arms embargo, the spokesperson for the Iranian administration said, lashing out at the US for turning the region into a stockpile of weapons.

TEHRAN (defapress) – Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei denounced recent normalization deals between a few Arab states and Israel, saying Muslim nations will never accept the humiliation of compromising with the Zionist regime.

TEHRAN (defapress)- Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf said that friendly relations between Tehran and Kabul will guarantee the two countries’ peace and security.

TEHRAN (defapress) – Head of a Ukrainian diplomatic delegation that has visited Iran for a new round of talks on the January crash of a passenger plane met with Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif on Monday.

TEHRAN (defapress) – Ranking diplomats from Iran and Ukraine held the second round of political talks between the two countries in Tehran on Monday.

TEHRAN (defapress) – Referring to the end of Iran arms embargo, Commander of the Iranian Navy Rear Admiral Hossein Khanzadi said that Iran Navy has no need to buy weapons today, and arms embargo is considered a joke for the Navy.

TEHRAN (defapress) – Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh said that Islamic Republic of Iran considers an independent, developed and peaceful Afghanistan for the benefit of all.

TEHRAN (defapress) – The head of Iran's Passive Defense Organization says preservation of the resistance discourse is the key to pass successfully through the US’ economic terrorism.

TEHRAN (defapress) – The sales of Iranian weapons following the termination of a UN arms embargo will be outstripping the imports, Defense Minister Brigadier General Amir Hatami said, following the termination of the UN arms embargo on the country.

TEHRAN (defapress)- Iranian Envoy to Paris Bahram Qassemi said that his country will keep consolidating peace and security worldwide, reiterating Tehran’s resolve to safeguard its inalienable rights through internationally recognized ways.

TEHRAN (defapress)- Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said that the enemies have invested on domestic clashes to cement their sanctions, warning everyone to take heed and keep calm against such sinister plots.

TEHRAN (defapress)- Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf held a meeting with Head of Afghanistan’s High Council for National Reconciliation Abdullah Abdullah in Tehran on Sunday.

TEHRAN (defapress) – Iran's Permanent Envoy to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Kazem Gharibabadi says the lifting of arms embargo on Tehran, despite the US’ struggles, marks another failure for Washington in the international arena.

TEHRAN (defapress)- Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif described end of arms trade bans on Iran as a momentous day for the international community.

TEHRAN (defapress)- The Iranian foreign ministry said that the UN Security Council sanctions on the country’s arms has been definitely lifted as the UNSC Resolution 2231 enables Tehran to do arms trade freely as of October 18.

TEHRAN (defapress)- Iranian Ambassador and Permanent Representative to Vienna-Based International Organization Kazzem Qaribabadi said that termination of arms sanctions against his country marked a fresh defeat for the US in the international arena, noting that Washington will not have the right to pressure other countries not to engage in arms deals with Iran.

TEHRAN (defapress)- Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf said that expiration and removal of the UN arms sanctions against his country was a considerable failure for the US government.

TEHRAN (defapress)- Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh pointed to the expiry of the United Nations arms embargo on Iran, and said that peace and stability of the region have always been top priorities of the Islamic Republic.

TEHRAN (defapress)- Iranian Ambassador to China Mohammad Keshavarzzadeh said that the recent visit by Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif to Beijing will speed up the two countries' partnership.

TEHRAN (defapress) – Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei attended the mourning ceremony of the martyrdom anniversary of eighth Imam of Shia Muslims, Imam Reza, at Imam Khomeini Husseiniyah on Saturday.

TEHRAN (defapress) – An Iranian diplomat at the UN said the Islamic Republic’s defense strategy is based upon sober geostrategic calculation and moral convictions, stressing that its lawful missile program is an inherent right under the UN Charter.

TEHRAN (defapress) – Deputy commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps Quds Force derided the US president’s comments about ensuring America’s security, saying criminal Trump must pay the price for all barbaric crimes, including the assassination of Lt. General Qassem Soleimani.

TEHRAN (defapress)- Iranian Parliament Speaker's Special Aide for International Affairs Hossein Amir Abdollahian described the US assassination of former IRGC Quds Force Commander Lieutenant General Qassem Soleimani as a big mistake, saying that the American forces should leave the region now.

TEHRAN (defapress) – Calling US unilateralism as a real threat to human rights in the world, Iran's representative in the Third Committee of the UN General Assembly criticized the relevant human rights bodies for inaction against US sanctions.