Iran

Nov 18 (Reuters) - Video clips showing a fire at the ancestral home in Iran of the Islamic Republic's late founder, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, have appeared on social media, with activists saying it was torched by protesters.

Reuters verified the location of two video clips using the distinctive arches and buildings that match file images.

However, the semi-official Tasnim news agency denied Khomeini's house was set on fire, saying a small number of people had gathered outside the house.

16 Nov 2022; MEMO: At least five people were killed and more than a dozen injured after a group of armed men opened fire at a crowd in Iran's southwestern province of Khuzestan on Wednesday evening, state media said, reported Anadolu Agency.

The incident took place at a market in the city of Izeh after dusk when assailants riding two motorcycles opened indiscriminate fire at a crowd, which included residents and policemen, reports said.

TEHRAN, Nov 16 (NNN-IRNA) – The Iranian foreign ministry, yesterday, strongly condemned the latest EU and British sanctions, against Iranian individuals and organisations.

Nasser Kanaani, the ministry’s spokesman, said in a press release that, the sanctions are baseless and illegal, constituting interference in Iran’s internal affairs.

Iran will respond proportionately to such non-constructive and futile measures, he added.

A day earlier, the European Union and Britain imposed sanctions against Iran in a coordinated action.

TEHRAN, Nov 16 (NNN-IRNA) – Iranian President, Ebrahim Raisi, said here yesterday that, resistance is the only way to confront the “greed” of the West.

Raisi made the remarks, in a meeting with the visiting high-ranking economic delegation from Venezuela, according to the Iranian presidential website.

Expressing his satisfaction with the progress of Tehran-Caracas relations in varied areas, he said that, Iran’s economic, scientific and energy capacities can benefit bilateral and multilateral cooperation with other nations.

TEHRAN, Nov. 15 (Xinhua) -- The Iranian foreign ministry on Tuesday strongly condemned the latest EU and British sanctions against Iranian individuals and organizations.

Nasser Kanaani, the ministry spokesman, said in a press release that the sanctions are baseless and illegal, constituting interference in Iran's internal affairs.

Iran will respond proportionately to such non-constructive and futile measures, he added.

A day earlier, the European Union and Britain imposed sanctions against Iran in a coordinated action.

13 Nov 2022; MEMO: Iran on Sunday condemned remarks by the leaders of Germany and France in support of the ongoing anti-government protests over the death of an Iranian woman in police custody, reports Anadolu Agency.

Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kanaani termed German Chancellor Olaf Scholz's remarks on protests in Iran as "interventionist and provocative".

The spokesman warned that damage to relations between the two countries will have "long-term consequences".

13 Nov 2022; MEMO: Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Iranian counterpart Ebrahim Raisi discussed "current issues on bilateral agenda" over phone, a Kremlin statement said Saturday, reports Anadolu Agency.

10 Nov 2022; MEMO: A woman arrested on Thursday by Iran's security forces has been formally charged with communicating with and transmitting information to a London-based television broadcaster, which Iran's clerical rulers have accused of fomenting unrest, Reuters reports.

TEHRAN, Nov. 10 (Xinhua) -- The Iranian ambassador to the United Nations (UN) said Tehran has sent a technical delegation to Vienna to answer the questions of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) about Iran's nuclear program, semi-official Mehr News Agency reported on Thursday.

TEHRAN, Nov. 10 (Xinhua) -- A senior commander of Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) said Thursday that the country has built a hypersonic ballistic missile that is capable of penetrating "all missile defense systems."

"The missile has a high velocity and can maneuver both in and out of the Earth's atmosphere," Iran's Press TV network quoted Amir-Ali Hajizadeh, the commander of the IRGC's Aerospace Division, as saying.