Israeli cybersecurity firm Check Point on Sept. 7 said a surveillance operation had targeted the smartphones of several hundred Iranian citizens, including those of Turkish origin.

Iran has extended a message of condolences and sympathy to the Japanese government and nation over a powerful quake that triggered a landslide in northern Hakkaido, killing and wounding hundreds of people.

The government in Cairo has announced the signing of two agreements to borrow $3 billion to support subsidies on basic commodities, including fuel and food, ThenewKhalij.org reported on Friday.

The Chair of the European parliament's group for relations with Iran has said that the European countries are looking for an independent financial system for banking cooperation with Iran.

"Inter-parliamentary talks have a bold role in strengthening bilateral relations between countries," Iranian Parliament Speaker stressed.

The Iraqi authorities kept the country’s main port closed on Friday due to demonstrations calling for the improvement of basic infrastructure in the city, news agencies have reported. The main gates of Umm Qasr port remained closed all day on Thursday and Friday, said Anadolu, which pointed out that re-opening the port is subject to improved security ...

US Vice President Mike Pence has asked new Paraguayan President Mario Abdo Benitez to keep his country’s embassy to Israel in Jerusalem, international media have reported. The decision to move to the Holy City was made by Benitez’s predecessor in defiance of international law, which regards Jerusalem as occupied territory.

The Trump administration has decided to cut financial aid to Palestinian hospitals which treat cancer patients in occupied Jerusalem, Haaretz reported on Friday. The Israeli newspaper said that the hospitals would normally receive more than $20 million as part of the foreign aid budget approved by the US Congress. After President Donald Trump’s decision,...

China’s imports of Iranian oil spiked to record 874,000 barrels per day in August, ahead of US plans to sanction Iran's energy sector, leading market news provider Platts has reported.

Iranian security officials have released video footage refuting Western claims about Ramin Hossein Panahi, an executed member of a terrorist group, that he had been unarmed and a mere political dissident.

"The United States resorts to every possible means, including using terrorist groups, to achieve its own goals regardless of other countries' interests," Iranian Defense Minister Brigadier General Amir Hatami underlined.

"The US is constantly sending messages to Iran to begin negotiations and trying to pressure the Iranian people at the same time," pointed out President Hassan Rouhani.