Iran blacklists 51 American officials, commanders for involvement in Gen. Soleimani assassination

China slams Gen. Soleimani’s assassination as another US ‘war crime’

China has slammed the 2020 assassination of Iran’s top anti-terror commander Lieutenant General Qassem Soleimani as yet another “war crime” committed by the United States.

Advancement in science and research inalienable right of Iranian nation: Iranian Foreign Ministry

Iran’s Defense Ministry on Thursday announced that the country’s domestically-built satellite carrier rocket, Simorgh (Phoenix), successfully launched three research devices in a space research mission that scored yet another achievement for the Islamic Republic’s civilian space program.

Iranian Foreign Ministry says Israel seeks own security through fomenting insecurity in region

The Iranian Foreign Ministry has condemned Israel’s repeated attacks on Syria, saying the Tel Aviv regime doesn’t tolerate stability in the Middle East.

China berates US over double standards on free speech after Assange verdict

South Africa blasts UK over COVID-19 travel bans

South Africa has blasted the UK government over its hasty placement of several southern African countries under red-list travel restrictions due to concerns over a new COVID-19 variant, which has been detected in small numbers.

Iran rejects ‘interim deal’ on sanctions removal, says all bans must be discarded in one go

Tehran has reiterated that all US sanctions must be removed in one go, rejecting the idea of an “interim agreement” through the Vienna talks, three days before Iran and five major powers gather in the Austrian capital to discuss the removal of US sanctions.

Iran urges IAEA not to be influenced by certain countries’ political objectives

The spokesman for Iran’s Foreign Ministry has called on the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) not to allow certain countries to abuse its name for the sake of achieving their own political objectives.