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BABOLSAR (Mazandaran, Iran), April 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A senior Iranian Shia Muslim cleric and member of the powerful Assembly of Experts has been killed in a gun attack in northern Iran, state media report.

Ayatollah Abbasali Soleimani died in hospital after being shot at a bank in Babolsar, in Mazandaran province.

Its governor said the attacker, who has been arrested, was a bank security guard and that the motive was unclear.

Ayatollah Soleimani was one of 88 clerics on the Assembly of Experts, which appoints the Supreme Leader.

TEHRAN, April 27 (Xinhua) -- Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesman on Thursday condemned certain German officials' "meddlesome and tyrannical" remarks about Iran's upholding of the death sentence of the Tondar (Thunder) "terror" group's ringleader.

Nasser Kanaani made the remarks in response to the calls from a number of German officials for the reversal of the ruling against Tondar group's ringleader Jamshid Sharmahd, who has a dual Iranian-German nationality.

26 Apr 2023; MEMO: An Iranian diplomat sentenced to 20 years in jail in Belgium is set to be released in a prisoner swap between Brussels and Tehran, Iran's judiciary announced on Wednesday, Anadolu News Agency reports.

At a weekly press conference in Tehran, judiciary spokesman, Masoud Setayeshi, said a deal has been finalised with Belgium on the transfer of prisoners and necessary documents have been prepared as well.

25 Apr 2023; MEMO: Iran has imposed sanctions on numerous individuals and entities in the European Union and United Kingdom, in retaliation to their recent imposition of sanctions against Tehran.

Tehran, IRNA – The e-commerce commodities account for more than 70 percent of postal traffic in Iran nowadays, an Iranian official said.

Mohammad-Reza Ghaderi, the secretary of the scientific committee of the first edition of the international POSTEXPO, said on Monday that those active in e-commerce, are well aware that over 70 percent of postal traffic is allocated to e-commerce commodities, so the main duty of the post company is to provide e-commerce services.

Tehran, IRNA – Iran’s Foreign Ministry Spokesman Nasser Kanaani has said that the country’s military program is merely for defense and deterrence not to be used against any state, which is not thinking of conducting aggression against the Islamic Republic.

Tehran, IRNA – Diplomatic relations between Iran and Russia have grown to a new level in recent months as senior officials from the two countries shuttle between the Tehran and Moscow to hold talks and explore ways to further expand bilateral economic and political cooperation.

Iranian-Russian relations are of major significance especially considering the current geopolitical situation in the region and in the world.

Tehran (ISNA) – Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the Commander-in-Chief of the Iranian Armed Forces, met with Iranian commanders and senior military officials on Sunday during which, the Leader of the Islamic Revolution stated that “the enemy can be defeated despite its seemingly solid calculations and military power.”

Ayatollah Khamenei expressed his satisfaction with the continuous movement and progress that is taking place within the country’s armed forces, advising them to not be satisfied with any level of strength and progress and to advance forward without stopping.

21 Apr 2023; MEMO: Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesman on Friday labeled the US as the "godfather" of the Daesh terrorist group, reiterating what Iranian officials have often said, says Anadolu Agency.

"There was no doubt the US is the creator of Daesh," Kanaani wrote in a Twitter post.

20 Apr 2023; MEMO: Iran's Navy forced a US submarine to surface as it entered the Gulf, Iranian Navy Commander, Shahram Irani, told state television on Thursday, but the United States Navy's Fifth Fleet denied such an incident had taken place, Reuters reports.