Iraqi government forces have managed to gain more ground in the troubled northern province of Nineveh as they are pushing to drive Takfiri Daesh terrorists from the strategic militant-held city of Mosul.

Minister of Petroleum Bijan Zangeneh says Iran is about to make modifications to its new oil and gas contracts, finalizing which will be a litmus test for a fresh bid to tap the country’s hydrocarbon reserves.

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"Holy book of Quran demands Muslims to get united against the tyrants," highlighted the representative of Leader of the Islamic Revolution for Hajj and pilgrimage affairs.

President Hassan Rouhani congratulating Indonesian nation on their National Day.

Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani denied reports that Iran has made a military base available for the Russian forces, stressing that none of the Iranian bases is at disposal of any foreign country.

Sayyed Saeedi referred to the defeat of the Americans in “Operation Eagle Claw” in Tabas, saying this incident was a message to us that the hand of God is supporting the Islamic Revolution and Iran’s Islamic system of government.

Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araqchi said the country is determined to firmly respond to any move by Western parties to renege on its commitments based on the July 2015 nuclear agreement, known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA).

 

Iranian Intelligence Minister Mahmoud Alavi said members of a Daesh-affiliated cell that was busted in Iran’s western regions recently had plotted to carry out synchronized terrorist attacks in different parts of the country.

The Iran Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines and Agriculture (ICCIMA) in cooperation with ECO Chamber of Commerce and Industries (ECO CCI) and ECO Secretariat host the 1st Meeting of the ECO Public and Private Sector Energy/Petrochemical Consortium/Companies on 16-17 August 2016 in Tehran.

Secretary General of the World Forum for Proximity of the Islamic Schools of Thought, Ayatollah Mohsen Araki received group of Lebanese clerics, elites, and political figures.

Secretary General of the World Forum for Proximity of the Islamic Schools of Thought blamed most of Muslims' woes on standing dispersion.

A senior Iranian official says Iran and Russia are engaged in “strategic” cooperation and exchange of capacities to fight terrorism in Syria.

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says Tehran expects the US’s JCPOA commitments not to be only on “paper.”

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani says Iran and Burundi, as members of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM), must boost bilateral relations in all fields.

The Police Force of the Islamic Republic of Iran is vigilant in protecting the Iranian borders in order to fight back drug smuggle and foreign invasions.

The head of the Supreme Shi’a Council of Lebanon cited the recent aggression by Zionist settlers against the al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem al-Quds as an example of terrorism.