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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during a handover ceremony for the new Israeli chief of staff on January 15, 2019 at the Defence Ministry in Tel Aviv.

October 25, 1397

Netanyahu Says Iran Is Testing Missiles, Not Launching Satellites

Mohammad Ja'afar Montazeri , Iran`s attorney general. File photo

October 25, 1397

Iran Official Accuses Labor Leader Of 'Crimes', Rejecting Torture Accusation

Iran’s general prosecutor has hit back at a labor leader for two days in a row, saying there was no torture during his detention and he has lied “to cover-up his crimes”.

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif speaks during the second day of the three-day Raisina Dialogue conference in New Delhi, January 9, 2019.

October 25, 1397

Zarif Says Iran Not Seeking War As It Launches Satellite

Iran is not seeking "clash or war" with the US, says the Islamic Republic's Foreign Minister, Mohammad Javad Zarif.

Staffers of the Bamilo online shopping site attend a meeting at their office in Tehran, Iran.May 22, 2017 (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)

October 25, 1397

Iranian Startups Offer Opportunities In An Unstable Economy

Nasrin Sotoudeh, prominent human rights defender jailed for five years. File photo

October 24, 1397

Prominent Civil Rights Activist Held Incommunicado In Prison

A Simorgh (Phoenix) satellite rocket at its launch site at an undisclosed location in Iran, July 27, 2017

October 24, 1397

Rouhani Insists On Satellite Launch Despite Western Opposition

President Hassan Rouhani says Iran is going to send two satellites into orbit in the coming days; despite Western warnings.

Commander of Quds force, Qassem Soleimani (left) shakes hands with President, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, in the funeral of his mother, 2013.

October 24, 1397

Ahmadinejad Targets General Soleimani

Iranian Quds Force Chief Commander Major General Qassem Soleimani has been on the receiving end of both comments by Israel and a critical letter by former Iranian President Mahmud Ahmadinejad.

Iran's former chief of Staff general and current advisor to commander in chief, Hassan Firouzabadi. File photo

October 24, 1397

Military Official Says 'Iran Will Stay In Syria' As Long As Requested

Mohsen Rezaee, in uniform (C) and Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei. May 2015. File photo

October 24, 1397

Iran Hardliner Says Give The Economy To Revolutionary Guards

Iran -- Iranian media reported a Boeing 707 cargo plane crashed west of Tehran.

October 24, 1397

Military Cargo Plane Crashes Near Tehran - 15 Reported Killed

A military cargo plane with at least nine people onboard has crashed near the Iranian capital, Tehran, local media report.

Iranian nuclear chief Ali Akbar Salehi. File photo

October 24, 1397

Iran Nuclear Chief Says Working On New 20% Enriched Uranium

Israeli President Reuven Rivlin (R) is greeted by Israeli chief of Staff Gadi Eizenkot as he visits near the Israel-Gaza border area on August 23, 2016 (Photo by MENAHEM KAHANA / AFP)

October 23, 1397

Israel Has Hit 'Thousands of Iranian Targets in Syria' Since 2017, Says Defense Chief

Israeli army's chief of staff Gadi Eizenkot says Israel has attacked "thousands of Iranian targets in Syria" since 2017, adding that "Israel is now safer than four years ago."

Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, a British-Iranian dual citizen who has been detained in Iran since April 2016 (left) and Narges Mohammadi a distinguished Iranian human rights defender.

October 23, 1397

Detained Physicist Is Denied Contact With Children

An adaptation of the popular musical Les Misérables is on stage in Tehran for the first time. show theater theater musical - screen grab AFP

October 23, 1397

Iranian Theater Directors Protest Persecution And Censorship

A boy sells flowers in northern Tehran, Iran. File photo

October 23, 1397

Man Forces Children To Eat The Flowers They Are Trying To Sell

BAHRAIN -- U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo poses for a photo with Vice Admiral James Malloy (L) Commander, US Naval Forces, U.S. Central Command/Commander, US 5th Fleet, Combined Maritime Forces before taking a tour of the U.S. Naval Forces Central Command.

October 22, 1397

U.S. Plans Summit Aimed At Tehran And Stricter Oil Sanctions

Iranian officials have lashed out at the United States and Poland about a Middle East and particularly Iran-focused global summit Washington plans to host in Poland in February.

Screen grab from a video of protests in Mahshahr on January 6, 2018. File photo

October 22, 1397

Rouhani Advisor Warns Of Urban Unrest As Its Underlying Causes Persist

President Hassan Rouhani's cultural advisor says the potential for urban protests still exists in Iran, since its causes have not yet been dealt with.