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Unprecedented event: Ayatollah Khamenei's warning tweet in Hebrew addressed to Zionists

Tehran, IRNA - X (Twitter) account of Khamenei.ir published a tweet in Hebrew in an unprecedented move.

In this tweet, today's warning of Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, addressed to the Zionists was published, during which the defeat of the usurping Zionist regime during the attack on Saturday, October 7, was considered irreparable by the resistance forces and they emphasized that the cause of this situation is the Zionists themselves. 

Iran Denounces U.S. Politician’s Anti-Tehran Accusations, Warns Of “Crushing Response”

TEHRAN, Oct 10 (NNN-IRNA) – Iran’s Foreign Ministry Spokesman, Nasser Kanaani, yesterday warned, any “foolish” move against the country will receive a “crushing response” from Tehran.

He made the remarks at a weekly press conference in the Iranian capital, Tehran, in response to U.S. Senator, Lindsey Graham’s anti-Iran accusations and remarks on the social platform X.

U.S. deposits 43-mln-dollar compensation in Iran's account at Dutch bank

TEHRAN, Oct. 8 (Xinhua) -- The United States has deposited 43 million U.S. dollars in compensation for violating its obligations toward Tehran in Iran's account at a Dutch bank in the Netherlands under a ruling by the Iran-United States Claims Tribunal, Iran's official news agency IRNA reported on Sunday.

Iran: Hamas leader Haniyeh says Israel can't provide protection for Arab countries

TEHRAN Oct 7 (Reuters) - Ismail Haniyeh, the leader of the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, told fellow Arab countries on Saturday that Israel cannot provide them with any protection despite recent diplomatic rapprochements.

Hamas launched the biggest attack on Israelin years on Saturday, killing dozens of people and taking hostages in a surprise assault that combined gunmen crossing into Israel with a barrage of rockets fired from the Gaza Strip.

"Heavy" revenge awaits perpetrators of drone attack in Syria: Iranian commander

TEHRAN, Oct. 7 (Xinhua) -- A top Iranian military commander vowed that those who carried out and supported the deadly drone attack on a military academy in Syria's central province of Homs would be avenged "heavily," Iran's official news agency IRNA reported on Saturday.

Iran condemns awarding Nobel Peace Prize to Mohammadi as biased political move

06 October 2023; MEMO: Iran’s Foreign Ministry, on Friday, condemned the awarding of the Nobel Peace Prize to jailed rights activist, Narges Mohammadi, as a biased move aimed at politicising the prize, Reuters reports.

“The action of the Nobel Peace Committee is political move in line with the interventionist and anti-Iranian policies of some European governments,” Ministry spokesperson, Nasser Kanaani, said.

Iranian, Saudi FMs call for accelerating bilateral cooperation

TEHRAN, Oct. 6 (Xinhua) -- Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian and his Saudi counterpart Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud stressed the necessity for accelerating the development of bilateral cooperation in different areas, according to a statement published on the Iranian Foreign Ministry's website on Friday.

In a phone conversation on Thursday night, the two foreign ministers called for expanding Tehran-Riyadh cooperation in the areas of economy, trade, investment and tourism, and discussed issues of common interest.

Iran to add 791 metro cars to Tehran subway

Tehran, IRNA – The acting deputy director of transportation and traffic of Tehran Municipality has said that the contract to buy 791 metro cars is the largest contract in the history of Tehran’s metro.

Referring to the allocation of $1 billion for purchasing metro cars with the help of the 13th government in Iran, Mohsen Hormozi said that the contract to buy 791 metro cars is the largest contract in the history of Tehran’s metro.

He expressed hope that the first metro cars will be delivered to the municipality of Tehran in the next year.

Iran: Khamenei says normalising ties with Israel is 'betting on a losing horse'

03 October 2023; MEMO: Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, said that countries seeking to normalise relations with Israel “are betting on a losing horse”, state media reported on Tuesday.

"The definite position of the Islamic Republic is that countries that make the gamble of normalisation with Israel will lose. They are betting on a losing horse" Khamenei said, Reuters reports.

Iran Supports Nagorno-Karabakh’s Return To Azerbaijan

TEHRAN, Oct 3 (NNN-IRNA) – Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman, Nasser Kanaani, said yesterday, the country has always supported the return of the Nagorno-Karabakh region to Azerbaijan.

He made the remarks at a weekly press conference in the Iranian capital Tehran, when commenting on Iran’s positions towards the latest developments in the Caucasus region.

Kanaani said, Iran has repeatedly and clearly announced that, it supports the territorial integrity of Azerbaijan and Armenia, but does not approve of settling disputes through making geopolitical changes.

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