Middle East

Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) announced in a statement on Sunday that a ship, which was seized by its forces early hours today is from Iraq. 

At least three members of Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGCs) have reportedly been detained by ISIS militias in the Syrian city of Deir Ezoor, Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported on Sunday.

At least 32 people killed in missile attacks on a military parade on Thursday in Yemen’s Aden, and Saudi Arabia accused Tehran of carrying out the drone attacks through pro-Iranian Houthis, Reuters reported. 

Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohamad Javad Zarif said in a statement on Wednesday that his country would agree on negotiation “if Saudis are ready to talk.”

Jerusalem has reportedly increased its airstrikes against Iranian forces in Syria and Iraq. So far, the numbers of these attacks are over 220 times, Ashraq al-Awsat reported on Tuesday. 

As Jerusalem has successfully test-fired its prominent US-backed Arrow-3 ballistic missile, the Israeli leader cast the achievement as a clear warning to Tehran.

Saleh al-Arouri the deputy chief of Hamas, who recently led a delegation of the organization’s senior officials to Tehran, said Iran promised to offer financial support despite its own problems under the US sanctions.

Homeland Security 

According to some confidential sources, Iran’s major military commander, Qassem Suleimani, met with a group of pro-Iranian militia leaders in Syria, asking them to prepare for any conflict with Americans.

Indian government has confirmed that Iran freed nine of 12 members of the Panama-flagged oil tanker, MT Riah, which was seized by Iran on July 14, Al Arabiya reported on Friday.