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Iran, Russia Chief Justices meet on sidelines of BRICS summit

Moscow, IRNA — In a meeting with Iran’s Judiciary Chief, Gholam-Hossein Mohseni-Ejei, the head of Russia’s Supreme Court praised the Iranian nation’s resilience and courage in the face of aggression and reaffirmed Moscow’s support for Tehran.

Iran reveals new details of response to US crime in Sirik Island

Tehran, IRNA — The spokesman for Iran’s army has revealed new details of the armed forces’ response to the US aggression against Sirik Island in the early hours of Sunday, August 30.

FM Araghchi reacts to remarks by Jordanian counterpart about Iran’s right to respond

Tehran, IRNA – Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has responded to claims by his Jordanian counterpart, questioning how long Tehran should wait before responding to an aggressor that violates Iran’s sovereignty.

Iran demonstrated strategic resilience despite US attacks, says Judiciary chief

Tehran, IRNA – Judiciary Chief Gholam-Hossein Mohseni-Ejei says that Iran has faced illegal attacks by the United States during the current year but has demonstrated its strategic resilience and stability through the strong presence of its people and their comprehensive support for the country and its officials.

Iran’s Soltaninejad wins gold at 2026 World Nomad Games

Tehran, IRNA – The Iranian athlete, Sajjad Soltaninejad, has won the gold medal at the 2026 World Nomad Games in Kyrgyzstan after three days of intense competition.

ICC leaders criticize efforts to erode international legal order

Tehran, IRNA – The International Criminal Court’s current and former presidents have warned that efforts to isolate the court threaten the international legal order amid US pressure on ICC members.

Israeli regime intensifies attacks across Gaza Strip

Tehran, IRNA – The Israeli regime has intensified attacks across the Gaza Strip, with heavy gunfire, artillery shelling and airstrikes reported in Gaza City and central Gaza, according to the Palestinian media.

Baqaei: Iran's defensive strikes were merely against military targets

Tehran, IRNA – In a statement, the Spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Iran emphasized that—unlike the United States, which has made attacking civilian targets a standard pattern of its illegal wars—Iran’s defensive strikes were directed exclusively at military targets, noting that the official report from Qatar confirms this fact.

Envoy to Germany: Aggressors come and go; Iran remains

London, IRNA – In a message marking the anniversary of the martyrdom of Rais-Ali Delvari, the Iranian ambassador to Germany emphasized that warmongers must learn from history that aggressors come and go, but Iran endures.

Qalibaf: Bessent on the brink as oil reserves fall and bond yields surge

Tehran, IRNA – Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf has warned US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent that rapidly declining strategic oil reserves, rising US Treasury yields and surging oil futures prices have placed him and the US President Donald Trump administration in a difficult position.

Need to pivot a wedding to a wake? Outsource to the US: Iran’s London Embassy

London, IRNA — The Iranian Embassy in London has written that the attack on a wedding ceremony in Iran’s Kuhestak is the most recent item on the long list of deadly attacks by the US and its allies on weddings in Iraq, Yemen, and Afghanistan, saying that if one wishes to turn a wedding into a funeral, they should “leave it to the US terrorist military.”

Baqaei condemns attacks in Niger’s capital

Tehran, IRNA — Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baqaei has condemned the Niamey attacks, reaffirming Iran’s support for Niger’s sovereignty and stability.

US ‘war of choice’ shattered illusion of absolute power: Baqaei

Tehran, IRNA — Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baqaei says the US “war of choice” was an unlawful and unprovoked aggression aimed at collapsing the country, but instead shattered the illusion of Washington’s absolute power and moral standing.

VP Aref warns of ‘asymmetric’, ‘multilayered’ response to US

Tehran, IRNA — First Vice President Mohammad Reza Aref says recent US crimes have changed Iran’s security and defense doctrine, warning that Tehran’s future response will be “asymmetric” and “multilayered.”

IRGC commander condemns US ‘terror attack’ on wedding ceremony

Tehran, IRNA – The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Commander-in-Chief Major General Ahmad Vahidi has condemned the US attack on a wedding in Kuhestak as a terrorist act, saying it reflects the enemies’ hostility and inability to break the Iranian people’s resolve.

Judiciary chief arrives in India for BRICS summit

Tehran, IRNA – Judiciary Chief Gholam-Hossein Mohseni-Ejei, heading a high‑level judicial and legal delegation, has arrived in New Delhi, India, to attend the BRICS meeting of judicial leaders.

Wedding strike exposes US savagery: Expediency Council chief

Tehran, IRNA – Head of Iran’s Expediency Council Ayatollah Sadegh Amoli Larijani has condemned the US strike in Sirik, Hormozgan Province, calling the killing of women and children a war crime that exposes Washington’s hypocrisy on human rights.

US leaders must answer for war crimes, IRGC says after wedding attack

Tehran, IRNA – The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) says that Washington must be held to account for a war crime committed by US terrorist forces in Hormozgan Province, after an airstrike targeted a wedding ceremony.

Judiciary chief heads to India for BRICS summit

Tehran, IRNA – Iran’s Judiciary Chief, Gholam-Hossein Mohseni-Ejei, says his trip to India for the BRICS summit aims to advance issues related to international trade and convey the voice of the Iranian people to the world.

Yemen holds Red Sea drills for possible confrontation with Israel and US: Official

Tehran, IRNA – A senior Yemeni official says Yemen’s armed forces are conducting new military drills in the Red Sea to prepare for a possible confrontation with Israel and the United States.

‘War crime’: Iran sends formal letter to UN over deadly US attack on wedding

New York, IRNA – Iran’s ambassador and deputy permanent representative to the United Nations, Gholamhossein Darzi, has strongly condemned a deadly US strike on a home in Hormozgan during a wedding, calling it a war crime.