Press Releases

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(MENAFN) Iran is preparing to introduce a new weapon that the country’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has described as the “father of all bombs,” an IRGC spokesman said Wednesday. “We are in the stage of preparing to unveil the ‘father...

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(MENAFN) Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said Thursday that its naval forces had struck four vessels in the northern Arabian Gulf, alleging that the ships were transferring oil cargoes between one another.

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(MENAFN) Iran has warned that US political assets and infrastructure in countries involved in a future war against Tehran could be treated as “legitimate targets” if Iranian officials are assassinated or civilians are killed, a senior Iranian...

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(MENAFN) US President Donald Trump said Wednesday that Washington was not engaged in negotiations with Iran, suggesting that a decisive development in the conflict could come “fairly soon.” “No, I think we’re not negotiating,” Trump told reporters...

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(MENAFN) US and Israeli forces have drawn up plans for fresh strikes on Iran once the American midterm elections are over, with preparations advancing for a campaign that would be brief but intensive, a major US newspaper reported Wednesday....

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(MENAFN) Multiple explosions were heard Wednesday night near the Strait of Hormuz in southern Iran, the country’s official news agency reported.

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(MENAFN) Donald Trump declared Wednesday that Washington is not in negotiations with Tehran, signaling that a decisive turn in the Iran conflict is imminent.

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(MENAFN) Dozens of Israeli fighter jets flew close to Iran’s border earlier this week in a maneuver that may have been meant to provoke an Iranian military response, Israeli media reported Wednesday, citing US sources.

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(MENAFN) Billionaire tech investor Peter Thiel has broken with the US war against Iran, telling a private audience that Washington should never have started it, a political news outlet reported Thursday. “I’m skeptical of (the war), I think we...

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(MENAFN) The US Treasury Department on Wednesday imposed sanctions on a law firm based in Panama and Greece, shipping agents in Singapore and the United Arab Emirates, and a group of cargo vessels, accusing them of helping Iran dodge sanctions and...

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(MENAFN) Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said Wednesday that Washington cannot expect to engage in talks with Tehran while continuing to threaten the country.

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(MENAFN) Iran cautioned Washington on Tuesday that any military attack would be met with retaliation, brushing aside reports that the US had signaled it expected Tehran to hold its fire after a potential strike.

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(MENAFN) Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said Tuesday it shot down a US MQ-9 drone over the Strait of Hormuz, according to a semi-official news agency.

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(MENAFN) Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said Tuesday that it had intercepted and destroyed a US MQ-9 drone over the Strait of Hormuz, according to reports.

U.S. Department of the Treasury

Law Firms, Shipping Agents, and Vessels Helped Conceal and Transport Iranian Commodities WASHINGTON—Today, as part of Operation Economic Outcast, the U.S. Department of the Treasury sanctioned Panama- and Greece-based law firm Karnakis and...

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(MENAFN) Pakistan’s army chief, Asim Munir, is expected in Iran on Tuesday to discuss Islamabad’s efforts to mediate between Tehran and Washington, Iranian media reported Monday.

New Hampshire Democratic Party

ICYMI — Nashua Telegraph: Mayor Criticizes Sununu for Supporting War in Iran In Case You Missed It, the Nashua Telegraph covered a recent press conference in Nashua where Mayor Jim Donchess and Board of Public Works Commissioner Manny Espitia...

New Hampshire Democratic Party

ICYMI — Nashua Telegraph: Mayor Criticizes Sununu for Supporting War in Iran In Case You Missed It, the Nashua Telegraph covered a recent press conference in Nashua where Mayor Jim Donchess and Board of Public Works Commissioner Manny Espitia...

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(MENAFN) An oil tanker caught fire after hitting a naval mine in the southern Strait of Hormuz, Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Navy said late Sunday.

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(MENAFN) Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi and Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty held a phone call on Sunday to discuss recent regional developments and ongoing efforts to ease tensions across the Middle East. According to a statement...