Sanctions on Iranian religious studies university prove ‘US hostility toward science’

An Iran-headquartered religious studies university blasts the United States for bringing it under sanctions as part of Washington’s ongoing policy of mounting “maximum pressure” on the Islamic Republic. Al-Mustafa International University, an open university that is based in the north-central Iranian city of Qom, issued the remarks in a statement on Thursday, two days after its designation as a target by the US Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC).

President Rouhani says fight against Israeli occupation, terrorism common goal of Iran, Syria:

President Hassan Rouhani has praised relations between Iran and Syria as strategic and fraternal, stressing that both Muslim nations share the common goal of countering the Israeli occupation and terrorism. During a meeting with the visiting Syrian Foreign Minister Faisal Mekdad in Tehran on Tuesday, Rouhani stated that Iran will resolutely and decisively stand by Syrian people and government as a strategic ally until their final victory.

US sanctions block Iran’s purchase of COVID-19 vaccine

The governor of the Central Bank of Iran (CBI) says inhumane sanctions imposed by the United States against Iran prevent the country from purchasing coronavirus vaccine as the deadly virus takes its toll on the Iranian nation. In a post on his Instagram page on Monday, Abdolnasser Hemmati said the purchase of the coronavirus vaccine should be officially made through the World Health Organization (WHO).

Shanghai Cooperation Organization censures brutal assassination of top Iranian nuclear scientist

The Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) has vehemently censured the brutal assassination of top Iranian nuclear scientist Mohesn Fakhrizadeh, describing the terrorist act as contrary to international norms and laws.

Nuclear scientist laid to rest as Iran vows to continue his work

Iran's top nuclear scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh has been laid to rest three days after his assassination outside Tehran, with the country's defense minister pledging to continue his work “with more speed and more power.” He was buried at Imamzadeh Saleh mosque in Tajrish in northern Tehran's Shemiran district on Monday after a detailed funeral ceremony was held in the morning.

Imam Khomeini: “Kill us; our nation will become more awakened”

On the assassination of another Prominent nuclear scientist, Mohsen Fakhrizadeh

Leader calls on Iran's science centers to preserve scientific legacy of nuclear scientist

Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has called on Iranian experts to preserve the scientific and technical legacy of nuclear scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, and ordered the punishment of his assassins.

Students in the Iranian city of Qom rally to denounce the brutal assassination of nuclear ...