Over 50 killed in massive bomb blast claimed by Daesh at Shia mosque in Afghanistan’s Kunduz

A bomb attack claimed by the Daesh terrorist group on a Shia mosque in Afghanistan’s northeastern city of Kunduz has killed more than 50 people and left score of others injured.

UN Security Council must compel Israel to stop aggression on Syrian soil: Iran envoy

An Iranian envoy to the United Nations (UN) has called on the Security Council to pressure Israel to stop its violation of Syria’s sovereignty and territorial integrity amid the regime’s constant aggression on Syrian soil.

Pope Francis meets with Ayatollah Sistani in Najaf during visit to Iraq

Pope Francis, head of the Roman Catholic Church, has held closed-door talks with Iraq’s prominent Shia cleric Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani on the second day of his visit to the Arab country.

Chomsky says Gen. Soleimani’s unlawful assassination showed US 'a rogue state'

Leader says revenge for General Soleimani murder will come in due time

Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei made the remarks on Wednesday at a meeting with organizers of programs to commemorate the first martyrdom anniversary of top Iranian and Iraqi anti-terror commanders, Lieutenant General Qassem Soleimani and Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, and a group of their comrades. Members of General Soleimani's family were also present at the meeting.

Chomsky: Gen. Soleimani’s unlawful assassination showed US 'a rogue state'

Renowned American scholar and political activist Noam Chomsky says the assassination of top Iranian anti-terror commander Lieutenant General Qassem Soleimani showed that the US is a "rogue state," which has no regard for international law.

Iranian Envoy to UN says US pressure campaign against Iran ‘example of state terrorism

The Iranian envoy to the United Nations (UN) has lambasted the so-called US maximum pressure campaign against the Islamic Republic as an “example of state terrorism” aimed at creating suffering and social unrest in the country.

Iran denounces US 'act of terrorism' against its Beirut-bound flight

Iran has condemned the harassment of its Beirut-bound passenger plane by two US fighter jets over the Syrian airspace, vowing to lodge a complaint over the "unlawful" act at the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).