Israel troops ‘aimed to kill’: Slain Palestinian journalist’s colleague recounts murder

A Palestinian journalist who was with Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh on the day when she was shot dead by Israeli regime forces has recounted how the crime was committed, describing the shooting as a “deliberate attempt” to kill the journalists.

Imam Khomeini described International Quds as the day of revival of Islam

150,000 Palestinians throng al-Aqsa Mosque; Israel to close only Gaza crossing

Israeli authorities have announced plans to close the only crossing for Palestinian workers coming from the Gaza Strip over alleged rocket attacks from the besieged coastal enclave.

Iran successfully places homegrown satellite Nour-2 in low Earth orbit

Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Aerospace Force has launched its second homegrown satellite into a low Earth orbit (LEO), nearly two years after the launch of its first military satellite.

Leader urges greater significance to soil, water and wildlife conservation measures

Planting two saplings, Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei described the tradition as a completely “religious and revolutionary” move, and underlined the significance of preserving trees. The Leader went on to equate deforestation and environmental degradation with the destruction of national interests, terming environmental protection as one of the most fundamental issues of the country.

US to send $350mn in ‘lethal weapons’ to Ukraine as conflict with Russia rages

The United States is providing Ukraine with $350 million in additional military assistance as fighting rages between Ukrainian forces and Russian troops.

Iran urges UN rights chief to hold perpetrators of Saudi-led raids in Yemen accountable

Iran’s top human rights official has deplored the loss of scores of lives in a Saudi-led aerial raid against Yemen, calling on the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights to use all available means to hold to account the perpetrators and sponsors of the criminal act.

Advancement in science and research inalienable right of Iranian nation: Iranian Foreign Ministry

Iran’s Defense Ministry on Thursday announced that the country’s domestically-built satellite carrier rocket, Simorgh (Phoenix), successfully launched three research devices in a space research mission that scored yet another achievement for the Islamic Republic’s civilian space program.