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Daesh claims responsibility for attack at Iranian parliament
Daesh claimed responsibility for attacks on Iran’s parliament and Ayatollah Khomeini’s shrine on Wednesday, the group’s state news agency AMAQ said.
Parliament siege over; 12 dead, 39 wounded in Tehran, 4 attackers killed
Iran’s parliament and mausoleum of Ayatollah Khomeini in Tehran were hit in near-simultaneous attacks that have reportedly killed at least seven people, says local media.
One attacker of Iranian Majlis arrested
One of the four men who attacked the Majlis (the Iranian Parliament) on Wednesday morning has been arrested.
Iran’s Zarif: Entire region plagued with insecurity
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, who is on an official visit to Turkey, strongly condemned two deadly terrorist attacks in Tehran on Wednesday, saying the entire region has been plagued with terrorism and insecurity.
Kremlin strongly condemns terrorist attacks in Iran
Moscow strongly condemns terrorist attacks such as the one that happened in Iran on Wednesday, and calls for joint fight against terrorism, Russian Presidential Spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters.
Rezaei: Masterminds of Tehran terrorist attacks to be introduced
Secretary of the Expediency Council Mohsen Rezaei said on Wednesday that people should maintain their calmness as those masterminding two terrorist attacks in Tehran will be introduced in no time.
Iran terror attack signals unprecedented surge in international terrorism — Lavrov
A series of attacks in Iran confirms that the outbreak of international terrorism is unprecedented, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said after talks with his Spanish counterpart Alfonso Dastis Quecedo on Wednesday.
Iran tells IAEA it plans to ship heavy water abroad, officials say
Iran told the U.N. nuclear watchdog on Tuesday it would ship 20 tonnes of heavy water abroad to avoid breaching a limit on its stock of that substance under a landmark deal with six world powers, officials said.
Any plan aimed at disintegrating Syria to deepen crisis: Iran’s Shamkhani
Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) Ali Shamkhani said any peace plan devised with the aim of disintegrating Syria or strengthening the presence of armed forces in the Arab country will only deepen the ongoing crisis.
Iranian Navy provides security for 4,000 ships in int’l waters: Commander
Fifty five flotillas have been dispatched so far to the Gulf of Aden to provide security for some 4,000 commercial ships and oil tankers in the open waters, said the Islamic Republic of Iran’s Navy Commander.
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