NATO practicing nuclear strikes on Russian territory
TEHRAN, May 28 (DID) – NATO is training to strike Russian territory with nuclear weapons near its borders, the head of the border service of the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB), Vladimir Kulishov says.
European countries not at war with Russia: Macron
TEHRAN, May 27 (DID) – European countries are not at war with Russia and its people, French President Emmanuel Macron said in a speech in Dresden.
Iran pistachio exports to EU hike 17% in Q1, 2024: Eurostat
TEHRAN, May 27 (DID) – The statistics agency of the European Union, aka Eurostat, indicates that Iran’s pistachio exports to EU countries have increased by 17 percent in the first quarter of 2024.
Turkish FM calls for increased recognition of Palestine
TEHRAN, May 27 (DID) – Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan emphasized the need to increase efforts to convince more countries to recognize the state of Palestine.
Transit of goods through Iran up by 56%: Official data
TEHRAN, May 26 (DID) – The transit of foreign goods through Iran has increased by 56.5% in the calendar month to late May, according to the latest report by the Islamic Republic of Iran Customs Administration (IRICA).
Trump heckled by raucous crowd at libertarian convention
TEHRAN, May 26 (DID) – Donald Trump was booed and heckled by many in a raucous audience at the Libertarian National Convention on Saturday night, a marked change from the adulation he receives at rallies from his fervently loyal supporters.
Israeli atomic threats to shift security equation in region
TEHRAN, May 26 (DID) – Secretary of Iran’s Strategic Council of Foreign Relations. Israeli officials’ threats to use nuclear weapons will change the security equation in West Asia as it will prompt others to revise their nuclear doctrine.
Raeisi, Amir-Abdollahian were true friends of Pakistan
TEHRAN, May 26 (DID) – Pakistan’s Chief of Army Staff has said that the late President Ebrahim Raeisi and his foreign minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian were true friends of Pakistan, stressing Islamabad’s continued support for Iran.
Oman’s foreign minister to visit Tehran tomorrow
TEHRAN, May 26 (DID) – Badr bin Hamad Al Busaidi, the foreign minister of the Sultanate of Oman will visit Tehran on Monday to hold talks with the caretaker Iranian foreign minister Ali Bagheri Kani.
Iran begins official process for snap presidential elections
TEHRAN, May 26 (DID) – Iran has kicked off the process for early presidential elections in late June just a week after president Ebrahim Raeisi died in a tragic helicopter crash in northwest of the country.
Development of ‘Aras Corridor’ between Iran, Azerbaijan
TEHRAN, May 25 (DID) – Iran initiated a transit strategy encompassing several joint transport projects with Azerbaijan that including promoting bilateral relations will form a new transport link called the ‘Aras Corridor’.