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TEHRAN, May 6 (Xinhua) -- A top Iranian security official said the United States is to blame for Israel's "terrorist" acts against Iran's nuclear facilities and experts.

Secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council Ali Shamkhani made the remark in a post on his Twitter page Friday night, reacting to recent comments by U.S. National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan, in which he said Washington will recognize Israel's right for "freedom of action if Iran tries to obtain nuclear weapons."

Tehran; 03 May 2023 (UMMN): Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and the US Marine Corps were involved in a tense verbal exchange after a coalition vessel came close to crossing into Iran's territorial waters. During the exchange, the IRCJ officer told the US Marines to speak to them in Farsi, before directing the US vessel to take a different course, reported MEMO.

TEHRAN, May 1 (NNN-IRNA) – Iran arrested a group of individuals who sought to “foment unrest” in the country, by planning nationwide strikes and bringing up again the “fake” student poisonings, the semi-official Fars news agency reported yesterday.

The arrestees were linked to “anti-Islamic groups, anti-Iran Mujahedin-e Khalq Organisation, as well as, French spy agents,” the report quoted informed sources as saying.

Tehran, IRNA – Iran will start construction of six steam units in two power plants with an investment of 800 million euros, according to the CEO of Saba Group, an energy holding operated by government-affiliated Mostazafan Foundation.

Mohsen Amiri said on Sunday that the Iranian government had approved the allocation of funds for the six new steam power plants, adding that Iran's National Development Fund will provide for the foreign exchange investment needed in the projects.

Tehran, IRNA - Iranian security forces have arrested a foreign national who influenced fomenting unrest in southeastern Iran, an informed source said.

The individual, identified as Molavi Abdulaziz Omar Zehi, was apprehended Sunday for his role in causing insecurity in Sistan-Baluchestan province, the source said.

Tehran, IRNA – Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kanaani has highlighted the drastic shift in public opinion in the United States toward the Zionist regime, saying Americans are entitled to question their country’s support for the occupying regime which comes at the expense of their own interests.

In a Twitter thread published on Sunday, Kanaani said the latest opinion polls in the US demonstrate a “tangible shift” in public opinion across the country toward the “apartheid nature of the [Zionist] regime.”

Tehran, IRNA – Iranian Minister of Industry, Mine, and Trade Reza Fatemi Amin was dismissed from his post after failing to regain the vote of confidence of lawmakers in the Iranian parliament.

Fatemi Amin appeared in a parliament impeachment session to defend his performance on Sunday.

The impeachment motion gained the approval votes of 162 out of 272 lawmakers present in the session. Some 102 MPs voted against the motion, two abstained and six votes were dismissed.

Tehran, IRNA- Ajit Doval, the national security advisor to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, is scheduled to visit Tehran on Monday at the invitation of Iran’s top security official Ali Shamkhani.

During his one-day visit to Tehran, Doval will meet with Shamkhani, secretary of the Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) of Iran, and other senior Iranian officials to discuss regional and international issues of mutual interest, IRNA reported on Sunday.

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s Parliament voted Sunday to fire the country’s industries minister over alleged mismanagement amid widespread dissatisfaction with the government.

Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf said 162 of 272 lawmakers present voted in favor of dismissing Reza Fatemi Amin. The chamber has 290 seats. Fatemi Amin survived a previous impeachment in 2022.

The decision came following discussion among lawmakers and government officials who questioned the minister.

Tehran (ISNA) - The heads of Iran and Syria Joint Economic Commission met in Damascus prior to the upcoming visit of the two countries' Presidents for finalizing mutual agreements.

Mehrdad Bazrpash, Iran Minister of Roads and Urban Development as the head of Iran-Syria Joint Economic Commission arrived in Damascus on Tuesday at the head of a high-ranking delegation in order to expand economic ties and facilitate banking and commercial transactions.