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12 August 2025
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People's Daily:

China to Fight Back against US Tariff Move

TEHRAN ( defapress ) – China will fight back against the latest US step to increase tariffs on Chinese goods, the ruling Communist Party's People's Daily said on Sunday amid an escalating trade war between the world's two largest economies.
News ID: 78479    Publish Date : 2019/08/25

South Korea Military Drills around Disputed Island Draw Japanese Protest

TEHRAN ( defapress ) – South Korea’s military on Sunday began two days of drills around a tiny island also claimed by Japan, prompting a protest from Tokyo just days after Seoul decided to scrap an intelligence-sharing pact with its neighbor amid worsening relations.
News ID: 78478    Publish Date : 2019/08/25

Yemen Army Launches Fresh Drone Attack on Saudi Airport

TEHRAN ( defapress ) – Yemeni troops launched a fresh drone attack against Saudi Arabia’s Abha airport on Sunday in retaliation for the regime’s deadly aggression against the Arab country.
News ID: 78476    Publish Date : 2019/08/25

Hezbollah Shoots Down Two Israeli Drones near Beirut

TEHRAN ( defapress ) – Lebanon’s resistance movement Hezbollah said it shot down two Israeli drones in southern suburbs of Beirut.
News ID: 78475    Publish Date : 2019/08/25

US Imposing Its Will on European Allies, Zarif Says

TEHRAN ( defapress ) – Iran’s foreign minister said the crisis over the 2015 nuclear deal between Tehran and world powers raises questions over Europe’s independence from the United States that is “imposing its will” on allies.
News ID: 78474    Publish Date : 2019/08/25

Envoy:

Sanctions Undermining Iran’s Fight Against Narcotics

TEHRAN ( defapress )- Iranian Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the International Organizations Kazzem Qaribabadi lashed out at the US for imposing unilateral and illegal sanctions against his country, adding that Washington’s moves are obstructing Tehran’s efforts against transnational organized crimes, such as drug-trafficking.
News ID: 78473    Publish Date : 2019/08/24

Iran Voices Concern about US Missile Test

TEHRAN ( defapress )- The Iranian foreign ministry expressed concern about the US testing of a new cruise missile, and called on the international community to show reaction to the move after the country withdrew from the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty, a landmark arms control agreement between Washington and Moscow.
News ID: 78472    Publish Date : 2019/08/24

Iranian MPs Introduce Bill to Sanction US Officials

TEHRAN ( defapress )- Iranian parliamentarians on Saturday prepared a bill to be approved later to impose sanctions on the US officials with a long record of animosity towards Iran.
News ID: 78471    Publish Date : 2019/08/24

Trump Says US Has Really Good Relations with North Korea

TEHRAN ( defapress ) – US President Donald Trump said his country has a really good relationship with North Korea, after Pyongyang fired two projectiles believed to be short-range ballistic missiles into the East Sea on Saturday.
News ID: 78470    Publish Date : 2019/08/24

Judiciary Chief Lauds Iran’s Defense Industry

TEHRAN ( defapress ) – Iran’s Judiciary Chief Hojatoleslam Seyed Ebrahim Raeisi praised the country’s military achievements and said recent advances in the country’s defense industry are a manifestation of the strategic belief that “we can”.
News ID: 78469    Publish Date : 2019/08/24

Advisor to Top Commander:

Iran to Confront Hostile Moves in Region

TEHRAN ( defapress )- Senior Advisor to Chief of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces Brigadier General Massoud Jazayeri underlined establishment of security in the Persian Gulf by his country, warning of crushing response to any hostile move.
News ID: 78468    Publish Date : 2019/08/24

Pres. Rouhani felicitates Ukraine's Independence Day

TEHRAN ( defapress ) – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, in a message on Saturday, congratulated the 28th anniversary of Ukraine’s independence to the government and nation of the European country.
News ID: 78467    Publish Date : 2019/08/24

Dep. Def. Min:

Iran to stun enemies in case of any aggression

TEHRAN ( defapress ) – Iranian Deputy Defense Minister Brigadier General Ghasem Taghizadeh said that some of the defense achievements of Iranian forces are not reflected in the media due to security reasons but Iran will stun enemies in case they commit any stupid mistake.
News ID: 78466    Publish Date : 2019/08/24

Senior Afghan Envoy Lauds Strong Cultural Ties with Iranian Nation

TEHRAN ( defapress )- Sharifollah Shams, the cultural attaché of Afghanistan in Iran, lauded great commonalities and cultural ties between people of his country and Iranians, reminding that a large population of his compatriots are currently enjoying peaceful lives in Iran.
News ID: 78465    Publish Date : 2019/08/24

Russian Submarines Fire Ballistic Missiles in Arctic Ocean, Barents Sea

TEHRAN ( defapress ) – Russian nuclear-powered submarines of the 667BDRM Tula project and 955 Yuri Dolgoruky project fired ballistic missiles at the Kura range in Kamchatka and Chizha range in the Arkhangelsk region as part of combat training, Russia’s Defense Ministry said in a statement on Saturday.
News ID: 78464    Publish Date : 2019/08/24

4 Police Injured in Clashes with Protesters Ahead of G7

TEHRAN ( defapress ) – Protesters in France clashed with police Friday ahead of this weekend’s G7 summit, leaving four officers injured.
News ID: 78463    Publish Date : 2019/08/24

President:

US Pullout Not to Affect Afghanistan

TEHRAN ( defapress )- Afghan President Ashraf Ghani said a partial withdrawal of US troops from the country will not have a crucial impact on the lives of the Afghan people.
News ID: 78461    Publish Date : 2019/08/24

Pakistan Repeats Demand for UN Intervention in Kashmir

TEHRAN ( defapress )- Pakistan has sent another letter to the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (UNHCHR), demanding intervention to end the "humanitarian crises" in Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir.
News ID: 78460    Publish Date : 2019/08/24

Iran to Replace Foreign Firms with Domestic Companies to Develop Oil, Gas Fields

TEHRAN ( defapress )- Iranian companies will replace foreign firms in major oil and gas projects of the country after some international contractors slowed down their activities under unilateral pressures from the US.
News ID: 78459    Publish Date : 2019/08/24

PA Chief Says Millions of Palestinian ‘Fighters’ Will Enter Jerusalem Al-Quds

TEHRAN ( defapress )- Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas said millions of Palestinian “fighters” will one day enter the occupied Jerusalem al-Quds, as the occupied territories belong to the Palestinians and they shall remain there forever.
News ID: 78458    Publish Date : 2019/08/24

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