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IRGC should facilitate people's presence in soft war

TEHRAN ( defapress ) –Chief of Baghiatallah cultural and social base General Mohammad Ali Jafari said that Iranian people are the main pillar of the Islamic Revolution playing a decisive role in curbing the crisis.
News ID: 77020    Publish Date : 2019/04/24

New Zealand PM Says No Intelligence Linking Sri Lanka Attacks to Christchurch

TEHRAN ( defapress ) - New Zealand's Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said on Wednesday that her government was not aware of any intelligence suggesting that a devastating attack on Easter Sunday in Sri Lanka was in retaliation for deadly shootings on a mosques in Christchurch.
News ID: 77019    Publish Date : 2019/04/24

Trump Orders Administration Officials Not to Attend White House Correspondents Dinner

TEHRAN ( defapress ) - US President Donald Trump, who bemoaned his treatment by the news media in a flurry of tweets on Tuesday, has barred members of his staff and administration from attending the White House Correspondents' Association dinner on Saturday, officials said.
News ID: 77018    Publish Date : 2019/04/24

Syria Army Destroys Terrorists’ Positions in Idlib

TEHRAN ( defapress ) – Syrian troops and their allies targeted the positions of al-Nusra Front terrorists in the northwestern province of Idlib in response to the militants’ breaches of a de-escalation zone agreement.
News ID: 77017    Publish Date : 2019/04/24

Defense Minister:

Iran, Allies Not to Allow Return of Insecurity to Region

TEHRAN ( defapress ) – Iranian Defense Minister Brigadier General Amir Hatami said the country and its allies in the Middle East, Iraq in particular, will never allow outsiders to bring insecurity into the region again.
News ID: 77016    Publish Date : 2019/04/24

Official:

US Pursuing Psychological Warfare against Iran

TEHRAN ( defapress ) – The Iranian president's Chief of Staff, Mahmoud Vaezi decried a recent move by the US administration to step up sanctions against the Islamic Republic, saying Washington is after waging psychological warfare against Tehran.
News ID: 77015    Publish Date : 2019/04/24

Rouhani warns UAE, Saudi Arabia

TEHRAN ( defapress ) – Criticizing the UAE and Saudi Arabia's move against Iran, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said these two countries owe their existence to Iran’s wise decision in face of Saddam’s expansionist ambitions.
News ID: 77013    Publish Date : 2019/04/24

Ayatollah Khamenei:

We will export oil as much as we intend

TEHRAN ( defapress ) – Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei on Wednesday reacted to the United States’ hawkish moves against the Islamic Republic’s oil sector, assuring that Iran will continue its oil exports as much as it intends.
News ID: 77012    Publish Date : 2019/04/24

top cmdr:

US to pay for its enmity towards Iran

TEHRAN ( defapress ) – Chief of General Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces Maj. Gen. Mohammad Hossein Bagheri said that the United States will soon pay the price of its enmities towards Iran.
News ID: 77011    Publish Date : 2019/04/24

IRGC chief cmdr:

“We must expand our influence sphere from the region to the world

TEHRAN ( defapress ) – “We must expand our influence sphere from the region to the world to leave no secure region for the enemy across the globe,” the newly appointed Commander-in-Chief of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps Hossein Salami said on Wednesday.
News ID: 77010    Publish Date : 2019/04/24

Iran’s economy minister to attend ‘Belt and Road Forum’

TEHRAN ( defapress ) – Iran’s Minister of Economic Affairs and Finance Farhad Dejpasand arrived in China’s capital Beijing on Wednesday to take part in the second edition of Belt and Road Forum (BRF) for International Cooperation in the East Asian country from April 25-27.
News ID: 77009    Publish Date : 2019/04/24

Iran’s new UN envoy submits credentials to Guterres

TEHRAN ( defapress ) – Iran’s newly-appointed Permanent Representative to the United Nations Majid Takht-Ravanchi submitted his credentials to UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres in New York on Tuesday.
News ID: 77008    Publish Date : 2019/04/24

Leader grants rank of Major-General to new IRGC chief commander

TEHRAN ( defapress ) – In a decree , the Commander-in-Chief of Iran's Armed Forces Ayatollah Khamenei appointed Hossein Salami as the new Commander-in-Chief of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps and promoted him to the rank of major general. In a ceremony held today April 22, 2019 attended by senior military and police commanders. Ayatollah Khamenei granted him the major general rank. During the ceremony, the Leader expressed hope that Major-General Salami will succeed in his new post by employing creativity as well as high morale and spirit.
News ID: 77007    Publish Date : 2019/04/24

Moscow:

US pursuing hegemonic ambitions through Iran sanctions

TEHRAN ( defapress ) – Russia said Tuesday it is particularly concerned over a new round of US sanctions on Iran, which shows Washington's dangerous ambitions to pursue its global hegemony.
News ID: 77006    Publish Date : 2019/04/24

Zarif reacts to reported executions, crucifixion in Saudi Arabia

TEHRAN ( defapress ) – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif condemned US silence over numerous executions and one case of crucifixion in Saudi Arabia.
News ID: 77005    Publish Date : 2019/04/24

Bosnian:

we seek expanding bilateral economic relations with Tehran

TEHRAN ( defapress ) – The Bosnia and Herzegovina’s under-secretary for bilateral relations says that his country is seeking to expand bilateral relations with Iran in various fields of trade, economy as well as cultural and scientific fields.
News ID: 77004    Publish Date : 2019/04/23

EU:

US Decision on Iran's Oil Exports May Destroy Nuclear Deal

TEHRAN ( defapress )- The European Union regrets the United States' decision to halt waivers on sanctions against importers of Iranian oil, which may undermine the success of the nuclear deal, known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), Spokesperson for EU Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Maja Kocijancic said on Tuesday.
News ID: 77003    Publish Date : 2019/04/23

Iranian MPs:

Appointment of New IRGC Commander Clear Message to US

TEHRAN ( defapress )- Iranian legislators in a statement on Tuesday underlined firm support for new Commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Major General Hossein Salami, describing his appointment as a message to Washington.
News ID: 77002    Publish Date : 2019/04/23

Yemen's Ansarullah:

Our Missiles Can Hit Saudi, Emirati Targets

TEHRAN ( defapress )- Yemen’s popular Houthi Ansarullah movement, which defends the country against a Saudi-led invasion, announced that it can hit “strategic targets” in the kingdom and its closest regional ally, unless the invaders observe a UN-brokered ceasefire.
News ID: 77001    Publish Date : 2019/04/23

Oil Price Hits Fresh 2019 High After US Ends Waivers for Importing Iran Oil

TEHRAN ( defapress )- Brent crude oil price on Tuesday rose to its highest level this year, just hours after Washington decided not to renew waivers that allow eight countries to buy Iranian oil without facing the United States' punishment.
News ID: 77000    Publish Date : 2019/04/23

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