IRNA Arabic

[IRNA] Iran's ambassador to Turkmenistan, Ali Mojtaba Rouzbehani, said strengthening road and rail transport, activating the China-Kazakhstan-Turkmenistan-Iran route, developing the Ashgabat Agreement corridor and enhancing the multimodal transport system are at the top of the two countries' joint agenda. He described Ashgabat as Tehran's gateway to Central Asia, according to IRNA.

[IRNA] Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi met his Turkmen counterpart Rashid Meredov in Ashgabat on Monday morning, November 2, to discuss ways to expand bilateral, regional and international relations, according to the Islamic Republic News Agency.

[IRNA] Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmail Baghaei said the Islamic Republic of Iran remains resilient and militarily capable, according to IRNA. Threats against Iran will not shake national will and will only harden its resolve to strengthen local infrastructure and capabilities to effectively defend national sovereignty and territorial integrity, he said.

[IRNA] Iran's Judiciary Chief Gholam-Hossein Mohseni-Ejei reviewed the working mechanisms of specialized courts investigating US crimes and stressed the importance of balancing the speed of judicial proceedings with ensuring their precision and comprehensiveness, IRNA reported. He also said the integrity of judicial rulings remains a top priority.

[IRNA] Ali Bagheri Kani, deputy secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council for international affairs, traveled to Beijing on November 2 to hold meetings and consultations with Chinese officials, according to the Islamic Republic News Agency.

[IRNA] Ali Bagheri Kani, deputy secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council, met Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi in Beijing on Monday, November 2, 2026, according to the Islamic Republic News Agency. The two sides discussed regional developments and bilateral relations, IRNA reported.

[IRNA] Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy said that 11 violating oil tankers have caught fire in the Strait of Hormuz since the commander of the U.S. Central Command made a show visit to the strait, through Nov. 2, according to IRNA.

[IRNA] Iranian Minister of Economic Affairs and Finance Ali Madanizadeh said he held bilateral talks with counterparts from other Islamic countries on the sidelines of his visit to Istanbul for a meeting of economy ministers of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation member states, aimed at countering a U.S. plan to tighten economic pressure on Iran.

[IRNA] Iran's navy said another violating oil tanker was involved in an incident and caught fire before noon on Nov. 2 after striking a naval mine east of the Strait of Hormuz, according to the Islamic Republic News Agency.

[IRNA] Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said on November 2 that Iran's enemies will not be able to subdue the country through war, according to the Islamic Republic News Agency. He said the enemies' lies and excessive demands must be countered, and that efforts should focus on strengthening citizens' resilience and easing their concerns and livelihood problems.

[IRNA] Iran's Supreme National Security Council secretary, Major General Mohsen Rezaei, and Russian President Vladimir Putin held a telephone conversation on November 2, 2026, IRNA reported. According to IRNA, the two sides affirmed that strategic cooperation between Iran and Russia will continue in line with the roadmap drawn up by the two countries' top leadership.

[IRNA] Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said the Islamic Republic has set out a clear plan, defined its fair conditions and offered diplomatic solutions to exit the current crisis, adding that the matter now depends on how far the US side exercises political rationality and whether it chooses the path of negotiations or repeats the error of resorting to military aggression, according to IRNA. Speaking about the active role played by Doha and Islamabad as mediators in the negotiations process with America, Araghchi said Iran is more ready than ever for the diplomatic and military paths, with neighbors at the top of its priorities.

[IRNA] Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has returned to Tehran after holding meetings and diplomatic consultations in the Turkmen capital Ashgabat, according to the Islamic Republic News Agency. The report did not disclose the details or outcomes of the consultations.

[IRNA] Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said the tragic experience of recent months shows that military interventions that sow death and destruction in Iran cannot break Iranians' will to defend their country's sovereignty and independence, according to IRNA. Those threatening new strikes today should take this into account, she said.

[IRNA] Iran's Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance Abbas Salehi said today's and future wars are knowledge-based in nature and that knowledge warfare has become a central axis of these shifts. According to IRNA, Salehi, referring to the preparation of a "National Plan for Knowledge Resilience," said a national program is needed in both knowledge offense and knowledge defense that would draw a roadmap for addressing the issue.

[IRNA] Iran's ambassador to Pakistan, Reza Amiri Moghaddam, set out Tehran's position on cooperation mechanisms with active regional parties and on strengthening a collective security system at a seminar in Islamabad, IRNA reported. The Institute of Regional Studies in the Pakistani capital hosted the event on November 2 under the title "Regional Diplomacy: De-escalation and the Search for Sustainable Stability," with the ambassador and a group of Pakistani diplomats and military and political experts taking part, according to IRNA.

[IRNA] Iran's First Vice President Mohammad Reza Aref said on November 2 in Tehran that there is no trust in the "arrogant powers," according to the Islamic Republic News Agency. Aref said messages relayed to Iran through mediators indicate that these parties acknowledge Iran's victory.

[IRNA] Ali Bagheri Kani, assistant for international affairs at the secretariat of Iran's Supreme National Security Council, said the United States revealed its aggressive and expansionist nature during its war on the Islamic Republic of Iran and, beyond attacking an independent state, aimed to disrupt the global economy, according to IRNA on November 2, 2026.

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Seyyed Mojtaba Hosseini Khamenei received a warm letter from a 10-year-old student in the capital Tehran and sent the student a written reply, according to IRNA. The reply expressed appreciation for the student's sentiments and included a symbolic gift, IRNA said.

[IRNA] The public relations office of the Quds Command of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Ground Forces said in an official statement on November 2, 2026 that its forces successfully foiled terrorist operations targeting southern Sistan and Baluchestan province in southeastern Iran, according to IRNA.

[IRNA] Iranian athlete Sobhan Hakimi won the silver medal in the 81-kilogram judo competition at the 2026 Youth Olympic Games in Dakar, Senegal, according to IRNA.

[IRNA] Ali Bagheri, deputy secretary for international affairs of Iran's Supreme National Security Council, said there is a notable convergence of views between Iran and China on many international and regional issues, according to the Islamic Republic News Agency. He said his visit to China aimed to translate these points of agreement into concrete prospects for cooperation between the two countries, which requires continued bilateral coordination and consultations.

[IRNA] Ten Iranian shooters are competing for the title of the world's best shooter of the year, with the outcome pending the results of a public vote, according to IRNA.

[IRNA] Brigadier General Yadollah Javani, political affairs assistant of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, said the Iranian armed forces are carrying out their duties with high efficiency, relying on unity and coordinated efforts around the clock across land, sea and air domains. On November 2, he stressed that the armed forces are fully prepared to confront any hostile threats, according to IRNA.

[IRNA] Russia's Foreign Ministry said a series of meetings were held in Moscow between officials of the ministry and Mohammad Ali Beyk, director-general for Persian Gulf affairs at the Foreign Ministry of the Islamic Republic of Iran. Moscow reiterated its readiness to contribute to consolidating the foundations of regional stability, according to the ministry.

[IRNA] Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmail Baghaei on November 2 hosted a group of top master's and doctoral students in political science and international relations at the School of Global Studies, IRNA reported, describing the meeting as part of his regular sessions with students and academics.

[IRNA] Iran's Minister of Economic Affairs and Finance Ali Madanizadeh met Turkish Trade Minister Omer Bolat to discuss ways to expand economic and trade cooperation, facilitate truck movement and the transit of goods and services, and remove existing obstacles along the two countries' shared border, according to IRNA.

[IRNA] Iran's Minister of Economic Affairs and Finance Ali Madanizadeh held a meeting with Pakistan's Minister of Commerce Jam Kamal Khan to discuss strategies for developing bilateral economic relations, mechanisms to facilitate trade exchanges and ways to remove obstacles to the movement of goods transit across the two countries' shared border, according to IRNA.

[IRNA] Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said it captured two US MQM-170 reconnaissance aircraft in the airspace south of Qeshm Island in southern Iran, according to the IRGC. The IRGC said its air force used advanced electronic warfare systems to seize the drones. The announcement was dated November 2, 2026.

[IRNA] Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said in an official statement on November 2, 2026 that it destroyed an advanced MQ9 drone near the Strait of Hormuz, according to the statement. It gave no further details.

[IRNA] Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi arrived at Ashgabat airport on Monday, November 2, 2026, for consultations with Turkmen officials, IRNA reported. Several Turkmen officials received him at the airport, according to the report.

[IRNA] Iran's Supreme Leader and Commander-in-Chief Ayatollah Seyyed Mojtaba Hosseini Khamenei, in his most recent meeting with senior commanders of the Islamic Republic of Iran's armed forces, said that conscious combat readiness to confront enemies with strength is a requirement for achieving the highest levels of deterrence, according to IRNA. He ordered that every level of threat, of whatever type, be met with an immediate and effective response, without any geographic limits.

[IRNA] Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said the proposal currently on the table under Qatari and Pakistani mediation is in essence the "seven-day plan" that Iran had drawn up earlier, according to IRNA. In an interview with Al Jazeera, Araghchi said that if the United States complies with Iran's conditions, this would restore stability to the Persian Gulf region and the Strait of Hormuz, IRNA reported.

[IRNA] Two oil tankers exploded in the Strait of Hormuz after attempting to pass through unauthorized shipping lanes, the public relations department of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy said on November 1, 2026. According to the department, the blasts occurred after the tankers struck a naval mine and collided.

[IRNA] Iran's Book Month Foundation and Tunisia's Al-Kitab Library have announced the start of joint cooperation, IRNA reported. Ali Jafar-Abadi, chief executive of the Iranian center, said the selection of the book "Three Muslim Sages" reflects the shared intellectual heritage of the two countries, according to IRNA.

[IRNA] Iranian wrestler Ahmad Mohammad Nejad Javan won the gold medal in the 61kg category at the freestyle wrestling world championships in Astana, Kazakhstan, after defeating Russia's Zaur Uguev, a world and Olympic champion, according to IRNA.

[IRNA] Iranian wrestler Amir Hossein Zare won the gold medal in the 125kg category at the freestyle wrestling world championships after defeating Russia's Kurbanov in the final, according to the Islamic Republic News Agency. The report was dated Oct. 31, 2026.

[IRNA] Mohammad Mokhber, an adviser and aide to Iran's Supreme Leader, said Iran's defense doctrine is undergoing an accelerated phase of evolution, according to the Islamic Republic News Agency. Mokhber said the geographic location of the source of a threat is no longer a determining factor in the response strategy.

[IRNA] Iran's armed forces chief of staff and commander of the central Khatam al-Anbiya headquarters, Brigadier General Ali Abdollahi, said on October 31 that Iran will respond to the enemy with great force and intensity and without any geographic limits, according to the Islamic Republic News Agency. He said new enemy targets and facilities have been added to the list of targets.

[IRNA] Two Iranian judokas, Mahshid Safari and Samira Khak-Khah, each won a bronze medal in the youth category at the 2026 Asian Judo Cup held in Jordan, according to IRNA.

[IRNA] Iran's Vice President and head of the Iranian Department of Environment, Shina Ansari, said the Islamic Republic's strong presence at the 17th Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (COP17) reflects Iran's determination to defend its interests and rights in international forums, according to IRNA. She made the remarks on October 31, 2026.

[IRNA] Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Seyyed Mojtaba Hosseini Khamenei issued a statement marking the anniversary of the Zulfiqar Operation and the popular commemoration of the expulsion of invading Baath forces from Abadan Island during the 1980-1988 imposed war, according to IRNA. In the message, he reviewed the fundamental factors behind the Iranian people's victory during the Sacred Defense period.

[IRNA] Iran's Supreme National Security Council secretary, Major General Mohsen Rezaei, said he has not yet replied to a letter from the US vice president, according to the official IRNA news agency. On Iran's nuclear doctrine, Rezaei said no new decision has been taken on the matter.

[IRNA] Iran's national karate team delivered a notable performance at the Moscow Grand Prix, with its athletes collecting 12 medals — one gold, four silver and seven bronze, according to IRNA.

[IRNA] Iran's Supreme National Security Council secretary, Major General Mohsen Rezaei, said on October 31 that the diplomatic path will become available if Iran's conditions are met, according to the Islamic Republic News Agency. IRNA reported that Rezaei made the remark in Tehran, citing the fulfillment of Iranian conditions as the precondition.

[IRNA] Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi sent a congratulatory message to his Algerian counterpart Ahmed Attaf, congratulating the Algerian government and people on the 72nd anniversary of the outbreak of the liberation revolution and the country's national day, according to IRNA.

[IRNA] Iran's Foreign Ministry said in a statement on November 1 that it had taken countermeasures against British intelligence and military institutions in response to the British government's hostile policies, its involvement in supporting U.S. and Israeli aggression against Iran, and its decision to subject the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps to government threats legislation. According to the Foreign Ministry statement, Britain's MI6 intelligence service was designated a hostile entity, while the British navy and air force were listed as terrorist organizations.

[IRNA] Ali Nikzad, deputy speaker of Iran's Islamic Consultative Assembly, said the most rational option is to accept realities and implement the Islamic Republic of Iran's seven conditions without reservation, according to the Islamic Republic News Agency. Nikzad said accepting Iran's conditions is the only way to end the war, IRNA reported.

[IRNA] Following a meeting between senior commanders of the armed forces and Islamic Revolution Leader Ayatollah Seyyed Mojtaba Hosseini Khamenei, two members of Iran's Islamic Consultative Assembly stressed the need to maintain maximum combat readiness, continuously monitor enemy movements and strengthen military capabilities and deterrence, IRNA reported. The two lawmakers said real-time monitoring of enemy movements and cross-border response are the focus of the new mission assigned by the Supreme Leader to the armed forces.

[IRNA] Iran is ranked among the world's top 20 countries in animation film production, according to Nasser Jihadnia, chief executive of the Iranian Animation Foundation. He said six Iranian films in the sector were screened in cinemas last year.

[IRNA] Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian sent a congratulatory message to his Algerian counterpart, Abdelmadjid Tebboune, on the 72nd anniversary of the outbreak of Algeria's liberation revolution and the country's national day, IRNA reported. In the message, Pezeshkian stressed the importance of strengthening bilateral relations and expanding areas of cooperation between the two countries.

[IRNA] Mohammad Reza Mowalizadeh, governor of Iran's southwestern Khuzestan province, said during a meeting with Rajab Safarov, head of the Iranian-Russian Trade and Economic Council, that the province has resources and potential in industry, agriculture, services and tourism and is capable of building productive cooperation with the Russian side across various fields, according to IRNA.

[IRNA] Pakistan's embassy in Tehran on November 1, 2026 categorically denied rumors and reports that Pakistani Ambassador Imran Ahmed Siddiqui had been assaulted, according to IRNA. The embassy rejected the claims in full and in detail.

[IRNA] Iran has submitted a complete dossier to the council of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) containing documents and images documenting attacks on Iranian ports, civilian vessels and maritime infrastructure, which it attributes to the United States and Israel, according to the Islamic Republic News Agency. An IRNA correspondent in London reviewed the dossier. Iran said the material shows war crimes were committed against its ports.

[IRNA] The head of the Russia-Iran trade relations development council, Rajab Safarov, said the two countries have reached a common position under the new conditions of the international system, according to the Islamic Republic News Agency. Safarov said developing economic, political and security cooperation between them would strengthen their standing and preserve shared interests.

[IRNA] Iran's national freestyle wrestling team finished third at the 2026 World Freestyle Wrestling Championships after winning six medals, according to IRNA.

[IRNA] Iran's defense and armed forces logistics minister, Mehrdad Akhlaghi, said the country is working to boost the readiness and combat capabilities of its armed forces so as to ensure an immediate and effective response to any threat, without geographic limits, according to IRNA. He said the forces would carry out the directives of the armed forces commander-in-chief.

[IRNA] The commander of the naval force of the Islamic Republic of Iran's army, Admiral Shahram Irani, said the success of Naval Group 86 in completing its assigned missions will endure in the history of Iranian navigation, according to IRNA. Irani said the achievement was the result of planning carried out over several months.

[IRNA] A spokesman for Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, Brigadier General Hossein Mohebbi, said that removing geographic restrictions would open broad scope for operations against the enemy and pave the way for achieving full deterrence, according to IRNA. He made the remarks while referring to comments by Ayatollah Seyyed Mojtaba Hosseini Khamenei during a meeting with senior military commanders, in which he stressed the need to confront any level or type of threat with an immediate, effective response and without geographic limits, according to the spokesman.

[IRNA] Iran's ambassador to Germany, Majid Nili, said Western governments that had remained silent over what he described as Zionist-American aggression are now voicing concern about the economic fallout of that same aggression, according to IRNA.

[IRNA] Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said consultations with Qatari mediators over the "two-day plan" for the Strait of Hormuz are continuing but have not yet reached a final result, according to IRNA. Araghchi said the talks are ongoing and that the outcome depends on the answers the other party provides to Iran's questions.

[IRNA] Iran's 74kg wrestler Amir Mohammad Yazdani won the bronze medal at the freestyle wrestling world championships after defeating his Slovak opponent, according to the Islamic Republic News Agency.

[IRNA] Iran's ambassador and representative to the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, Mohammad Hassan Sheikholeslami, pointed to the economic and technological potential of the halal industry in global markets, saying that unifying standards, reducing disparities in their application, developing laboratory infrastructure and strengthening smart oversight of the supply chain are basic requirements for boosting the standing of halal products in markets, according to IRNA.

[IRNA] Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi will visit Turkmenistan on Monday, November 2, according to the Islamic Republic News Agency. The report did not disclose the agenda for the trip or the composition of his delegation.

[IRNA] Iranian wrestler Mohammad Nokhodi won the silver medal in the 79kg freestyle category at the World Freestyle Wrestling Championships hosted by Astana, Kazakhstan, according to IRNA.

[IRNA] Brigadier General Mohammad Reza Naghdi, coordination deputy of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, said the enemy, having failed to achieve its military objectives, is now seeking through cognitive warfare, psychological operations and the sowing of discord among the people — particularly among Iran's ethnic groups and religious denominations — to weaken national cohesion and unity. Naghdi stressed the need to preserve national unity and solidarity, according to IRNA in a report dated Oct. 30, 2026, from Chabahar.

[IRNA] Farah Abu Ayyash, a correspondent for Iran's Tasnim news agency in Palestine, was released after 450 days in detention, IRNA reported. According to the report, the release was ordered under a ruling by the occupation's Ofer military court.

[IRNA] A center for Iranian studies and geopolitical analysis opened at Gladzor University in Armenia on October 30, according to the Islamic Republic News Agency. The center was established by the university in cooperation with the embassy of the Islamic Republic of Iran, IRNA said, adding that the opening was attended by officials, academics and students.

[IRNA] Iranian wrestler Rahman Amouzad won the bronze medal in the 65kg category at the freestyle wrestling world championships after defeating his Bulgarian opponent in the placement match, according to IRNA.

[IRNA] Brigadier General Jahanshahi, commander of the Iranian Army's Ground Forces, said on October 30 in Tehran that self-confidence, full readiness and reliance on domestic capabilities play a decisive role in safeguarding the country's security and independence, according to IRNA. He made the remarks while stressing the importance of indigenous capabilities in strengthening national security and preserving state independence.

[IRNA] Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian expressed his sincere condolences and sympathy to the government and people of Spain following the tragic accident involving two passenger trains, which resulted in casualties and injuries, according to IRNA.

[IRNA] Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy said a giant oil tanker exploded after hitting a sea mine while transiting the Strait of Hormuz without the necessary permits, according to the force.

[IRNA] Ayatollah Ali Reza Arafi, head of Iran's seminaries, condemned harsh and unjust court rulings issued in regional countries against local residents, young people and religious scholars, singling out a death sentence handed down by Kuwait's rulers against Islamic jurisprudence scholar Sheikh Hussein Al-Mutawwa, according to IRNA.

[IRNA] Iranian film "The Sun Rises" (Khorshid Mishavad), directed by Ali Tabe Emam, has been accepted into the 19th Jaipur International Film Festival (JIFF) in India, according to IRNA. The festival is scheduled to run from January 8 to 12, 2027.

[IRNA] Iran's navy said it destroyed an enemy drone boat in the Strait of Hormuz, according to the force. The navy also said two oil tankers struck mines east of the Strait of Hormuz. It did not provide further details.

[IRNA] The public relations department of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy said two oil tankers were stopped in the waters south of the Strait of Hormuz after attempting to pass through unauthorized shipping lanes, according to the department. One vessel was in the eastern part of the strait and the other in the western part, it said on October 30, 2026.

[IRNA] The Friday prayer leader in Tehran, Hojjat al-Islam wal-Muslimin Mohammad Javad Haj Ali Akbari, said in remarks on recent developments in Iran-US relations that the Iranian people have had multiple experiences with US behavior and know that calls for negotiations, messages and the dispatch of mediators do not necessarily mean threats have decreased, according to IRNA. He said Iranians should therefore not be caught off guard by such moves.

[IRNA] Iran's ambassador to Armenia, Khalil Shir Gholami, held a meeting with Armenia's Minister of Advanced Industries and Artificial Intelligence, Davit Tadevosyan, to discuss prospects for developing bilateral cooperation in advanced technology sectors, including artificial intelligence, space technology, nanotechnology and communications, according to IRNA.

[IRNA] A Qatari delegation arrived in Tehran on the morning of Friday, October 30, 2026, for talks and consultations with officials of the Islamic Republic of Iran, according to the Islamic Republic News Agency.

[IRNA] Iran's police spokesman Brigadier General Saeed Montazer al-Mahdi said in a statement marking Youth Day that the occasion embodies the meaning of growth and development and commemorates martyr Mohammad Hossein Fahimeh, who was killed during the 1980-1988 imposed war, according to IRNA. He said the day symbolizes the commitment of a generation that places the protection of values and the safeguarding of the country's dignity at the top of its priorities and heavy responsibilities.

[IRNA] Iran's customs chief, Frouad Askari, said on October 30 that a package of facilitation measures aimed at boosting foreign trade has been prepared and signed by the presidency, according to the Islamic Republic News Agency. Askari said efforts to reduce the dwell time of goods at borders and cut extra costs imposed on traders are on the agenda, and he cited communications with Turkey.

[IRNA] Iranian Foreign Minister Araghchi sent a message to his Spanish counterpart on October 30, 2026, offering condolences over the deaths of a number of citizens in a train collision in Spain, according to IRNA.

[IRNA] Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmail Baqaei said that pinning responsibility on Iran for the consequences of US aggression is merely an attempt to cover up crimes that have been committed, according to the Islamic Republic News Agency. Baqaei said the so-called "human rights rapporteur" center deliberately covers up US crimes.

[IRNA] A total of 1.557 million passengers have crossed the Khosravi and Parviz Khan border crossings with Iraq during the current Iranian year, which began on March 21, according to Ali Salimi, director general of the roads and road transport department in Iran's western Kermanshah province, IRNA reported.

[IRNA] Iran and Turkmenistan discussed ways to expand economic cooperation during a visit by Iran's deputy foreign minister for economic diplomacy to the Turkmen city of Mary, according to the Islamic Republic News Agency.

[IRNA] The deputy commander of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, Ezadi, said the path of martyrs must be explained to future generations, according to IRNA. He said the martyrs live in the hearts of the Iranian people and that children should be raised to continue the path of these great figures. The remarks were published on October 29.

[IRNA] The leader of Yemen's Ansarullah movement, Abdul Malik Badr al-Din al-Houthi, said the aggression against Yemen is being carried out under US supervision with British and Israeli partnership, according to IRNA. He said the United States and Israel invoke liberation, economic welfare and human rights to justify their actions, while their practices expose systematic oppression, criminality and tyranny.

[IRNA] The deputy commander of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, referring to wars, sanctions and economic pressure as well as enemy efforts to stir chaos and weaken the Islamic Republic system, said the enemy had sought to divide Iran, overthrow the system, destroy the country's scientific and nuclear capabilities and eliminate its missile capabilities, according to the Islamic Republic News Agency. He said the people's resistance and the steadfastness of the Islamic Revolution proved that these plots failed to break the will of the Iranian people, IRNA reported.

[IRNA] Iran's ambassador and charge d'affaires to the United Nations, Gholam Hossein Darzi, told a UN Security Council meeting that aggressors bear direct responsibility for any disruption, obstruction or interference in navigation in the Persian Gulf and the Strait of Hormuz, according to IRNA.

[IRNA] Iran's national judo team won the Asian Cup, claiming eight medals — three gold, two silver and three bronze, according to the Islamic Republic News Agency.

[IRNA] Iran's Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said the "carrot and stick" approach has no effect on Iran, according to the Islamic Republic News Agency. Ghalibaf made the remarks in Tehran on October 28.

[IRNA] Iran has not yet responded to a letter from JD Vance, an informed source said, adding that media speculation about the letter's contents is incorrect.

[IRNA] Shahid Beheshti University said in a statement on 29 October that it has prepared an action plan to implement the scientific points set out in the letter from the Leader of the Islamic Revolution to the elite, according to IRNA. The statement was issued in response to the letter, which assigned responsibilities to the elite. The university said the move falls within its scientific and academic duties.

[IRNA] Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmail Baqaei strongly condemned claims by the United Arab Emirates and Canada regarding the three Iranian islands in a joint statement by the Abu Dhabi crown prince and the Canadian prime minister, IRNA reported. Baqaei stressed that Abu Musa, Greater Tunb and Lesser Tunb are an inseparable part of Iranian territory, and described the move as contrary to the principles of the UN Charter and international law.

[IRNA] The prosecutor of Iran's Kerman province, Mehdi Bakhshi, announced that a network of five people belonging to a group had been identified and dismantled, according to IRNA. Initial reports indicated that the network, acting under the direction of Israel and in contact with several members of the European Parliament, sought to recruit, train and organize elements with the aim of toppling the Islamic Republic of Iran, IRNA reported.

[IRNA] Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmail Baghaei said the Islamic Republic of Iran deals with the enemy with prudence, awareness and precise calculations. According to IRNA, Baghaei said the country's strength today is the fruit of the people's resilience and their vigilant presence on the scene, and that the enemy has realized it cannot break the will of Iran's great people through pressure and threats.

[IRNA] Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said it has downed 68 advanced US drones in the "Hormuz hunting ground" to date, according to the IRGC. The force said the tally demonstrates the capability of the IRGC Aerospace Force's new air-defense system.

[IRNA] Iran's First Vice President Mohammad Reza Aref said on October 29 in Yazd that enemies have bowed to the power of the Iranian people and their exceptional potential, according to IRNA. Aref said reliance on human capital, the knowledge of young people and scientific and technological progress forms a basic pillar for confronting challenges and defending national interests.

[IRNA] Three hundred Iraqi tribal chiefs and elders paid tribute to the spirit of the Islamic Revolution's leader, the martyred Imam Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, during their attendance on October 29 at the Dar al-Dhikr portico of the holy Razavi shrine in the city of Mashhad, according to IRNA.

[IRNA] Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said Iran is ready to expand its cooperation with Turkey in a message congratulating the Turkish president, government and people on Turkey's national day, according to IRNA. Pezeshkian said the expanded cooperation would serve mutual interests and strengthen stability and security in the region.

[IRNA] Iran's security ministry said it broke up four operational cells belonging to groups it described as Takfiri terrorist organizations in the southeast of the country, arresting 16 terrorists and detaining three people involved in sending information to Israeli-American centers, according to the ministry.

[IRNA] Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said on October 29 that countries in the region have the potential to cooperate, according to IRNA. "We are brothers with all the countries around us, and we are all Muslims; therefore we can help one another and preserve the security of our region," Pezeshkian said in Tehran.

[IRNA] Brigadier General Hossein Mohebbi, spokesman for Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, said the reality of the Strait of Hormuz is shaped in the sky, on land and at sea, not in virtual space, according to a report by the Islamic Republic News Agency on October 29, 2026.

[IRNA] The naval force of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said three violating oil tankers exploded while crossing an unauthorized route in the Strait of Hormuz, adding that the tankers were left on the southern coast of the strait. The IRGC naval force announced the development on October 29, 2026, without providing further details.

[IRNA] The chairman of the Iranian parliament's National Security and Foreign Policy Committee, Ebrahim Azizi, said the era of pledges that count merely because they are signed has ended, and that Iran no longer accepts an agreement simply because a US president has signed it, according to IRNA. He stressed on 29 October 2026 that the United States must prove its commitment to its pledges.

[IRNA] Iran's First Vice President Mohammad Reza Aref said achieving the country's top scientific ranking in the region requires long-term investment in the education sector, according to IRNA. Aref said the path of the country's scientific and technological progress must begin at school, particularly at the primary level and first grade, and that alongside providing the educational environment, attention must be paid to raising the level of teachers, school facilities and the management of the education system.

[IRNA] Kazem Gharibabadi, Iran's deputy foreign minister for legal and international affairs, said diplomatic activity should adopt a proactive, results-oriented strategic approach and effectively use the capacities of international organizations, multilateral institutions and international law mechanisms to achieve national goals and interests, according to IRNA. He pointed to the complex evolution of the international system and threats to regional and international peace and security, and stressed that legal diplomacy must produce tangible results to safeguard national interests.

[IRNA] Iranian Minister of Roads and Urban Development Farzaneh Sadegh said the capacities of Iran and Turkey provide the basis for expanding bilateral cooperation. According to IRNA, Sadegh said on October 29, 2026 that the two countries need to expand bilateral cooperation in political, economic, transportation and connectivity fields. She said strengthening economic relations, transportation and connectivity between the two countries, along with securing common interests, can effectively contribute to cooperation, welfare and sustainable development in the region.

[IRNA] The head of the investment committee at Iran's chamber of commerce, Farshid Shekarkhodaei, stressed the importance of strengthening and expanding economic ties with regional countries and broadening joint cooperation, saying the notion that regional states can achieve development and sustainable growth by weakening Iran does not match the region's reality and that such an approach would harm the region's economy and stability in the long term, according to IRNA.

[IRNA] Iranian national judo team athlete Mahshid Safari won the silver medal in the under-63kg category on the first day of the Asian Judo Cup hosted by Jordan, according to IRNA. The report said she impressed against her opponents and reached the final.

[IRNA] Iran's ambassador to South Korea, Ahmad Erfanian, met with the head of the South Korean importers' association, Yoon Young-mi, on October 29 to discuss developing bilateral trade exchanges and strengthening economic cooperation, according to the Islamic Republic News Agency.

[IRNA] The communications and media affairs aide at the office of Iran's first vice president said the project to blockade Iran has failed outright, according to IRNA. He said that although economic-war considerations limit the possibility of publishing detailed figures, field reports show one fact: the blockade project against Iran has failed outright, and some trade routes have grown several-fold.

[IRNA] Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian stressed the need to concentrate facilities and services in the country's less-developed and border regions, according to IRNA. He described meeting people's needs in the fields of health, livelihood, education and housing as among the priorities of the Mostazafan Foundation, and underlined the institution's role in achieving social justice, balanced development, job creation and higher production.

[IRNA] Iranian Foreign Minister Araghchi said on October 28, 2026 that Iran will continue close communication with mediators in order to give diplomacy an opportunity, according to the Islamic Republic News Agency.

[IRNA] Iran's First Vice President Mohammad Reza Aref on October 28, 2026 warned of insufficient legal preparedness for dealing with digital space issues and ordered the formation of a permanent working group to review and draft laws in this field, according to the Islamic Republic News Agency.

[IRNA] At the close of a UN Security Council meeting on Iran in New York on October 27, Gholam Hossein Darzi, Iran's ambassador and charge d'affaires to the United Nations, responded to claims by US ambassador Mike Waltz by displaying images of those killed in what IRNA described as aggressive attacks by the United States and the Israeli regime on Iran, saying the US envoy should speak with facts rather than false claims, according to IRNA.

[IRNA] Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian left the Russian capital Moscow on the evening of Tuesday, October 27, returning to Tehran after attending and delivering a speech at the eighth summit of the Gas Exporting Countries Forum, according to the Islamic Republic News Agency.

[IRNA] Iran's Vice President for Science, Technology and Knowledge-Based Economy Hossein Afshin, responding to the Leader of the Islamic Revolution's letter to the scientific and sports elite community, set out eight strategic axes for realizing those directions, according to IRNA. He announced a comprehensive, time-bound and goal-oriented program to move from a knowledge-based economy to a power-based economy and to secure Iran's global scientific standing.

[IRNA] Iran's embassy in Baghdad presented certificates of appreciation to a group of Iraqi specialist doctors who stood by the Iranian people during recent military operations waged by Israel and the United States against Iran, according to IRNA. The embassy said the doctors did not hesitate to provide medical and humanitarian assistance to Iran. Iran's ambassador in Baghdad praised the Iraqi doctors' efforts.

[IRNA] Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, speaking at the end of his two-day visit to Moscow, said the eighth summit of the Gas Exporting Countries Forum featured in-depth and detailed discussions and interactions, according to IRNA. He said good understandings and fruitful results were reached, and described the summit as constructive and fruitful.

[IRNA] Hezbollah Secretary-General Naim Qassem said that the Islamic Republic of Iran places halting the Israeli entity's aggression against Lebanon and its withdrawal from Lebanese territory at the top of its priorities, according to IRNA on October 28, 2026.

[IRNA] Russia's permanent representative to international organizations in Vienna accused the International Atomic Energy Agency and the UN Security Council of continuing pointless and provocative tricks regarding the Iran nuclear file, citing tension in the West Asia region, IRNA reported on October 27, 2026.

[IRNA] Iran's First Vice President Mohammad Reza Aref said on October 28 that the naval blockade imposed by the enemy, while a threat, has provided a new and unprecedented opportunity to develop the country's border crossings and complete its transport corridors, according to IRNA.

[IRNA] Iraqi tribal elders and chiefs were received in Mashhad on October 28 by Iranian Deputy Interior Minister Ali Akbar Pourjamshidian and Khorasan Razavi Governor Gholam Hossein Mozaffari, according to the Islamic Republic News Agency. IRNA said the Iraqi tribal elders had come to attend a ceremony honoring their loyal role in the funeral procession of the martyred Imam Khamenei.

[IRNA] Iran's ambassador and charge d'affaires to the United Nations, Gholam Hossein Darzi, said in New York that the Islamic Republic of Iran supports Cuba and the lifting of sanctions imposed on it, according to IRNA. He said sanctions are an example of economic terrorism, and that imposing a blockade using armed force is also an example of acts of aggression under international law.

[IRNA] Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian gave a positive assessment of the results of his intensive visit to Russia and his participation in the eighth Gas Exporting Countries Forum, saying: "We held in-depth discussions on gas and energy issues and reached good understandings," according to IRNA.

[IRNA] Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmail Baqaei said the U.S. president's explicit acknowledgment of violating the Islamabad understanding represents a double scandal for those polishing America's image, stressing that Washington has a long history of breaking commitments.

[IRNA] Mahmoud Maleki, head of the Public Relations Department at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Iran, said the Tehran quadrilateral meeting is in itself an indication of Iran's goodwill and its responsible approach toward the shared interests of the region's peoples. According to IRNA, on October 28, 2026, Maleki advised a Qatari official to take into account his country's role in ongoing diplomatic tracks and to exercise greater precision in his media statements.

[IRNA] Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi described the Tehran quadrilateral meeting as a valuable opportunity to advance dialogue on regional peace and security, according to IRNA. Araghchi said regional security hinges on collective responsibility, and that turning the meeting into sustainable cooperation requires confidence-building, mutual respect for the sovereignty of states and practical commitments.

[IRNA] Iran's acting oil minister, Hamid Borde, said global energy security hinges on stability in the Persian Gulf, according to the Islamic Republic News Agency. He said the attendance of an Iranian delegation led by President Masoud Pezeshkian at the Gas Exporting Countries Forum (GECF) summit, and Iran's active participation in shaping the organization's policies and priorities, is a clear indication that Iran cannot be removed from global energy transitions.

[IRNA] Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said the destructive consequences of any military adventure in the Persian Gulf region, incited by Israel, remain a serious concern for gas exporting and consuming countries, according to IRNA. He made the remarks at the Gas Exporting Countries Forum (GECF) summit, referring to the role of Iran's energy diplomacy.

[IRNA] Iranian national taekwondo team athletes won four gold medals and one silver at the Uzbekistan Open, according to the Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA) on October 28, 2026.

[IRNA] Iran's ambassador to Iraq, Mohammad Kazem Al Sadeq, visited the booths of Iranian pharmaceutical and medical supplies companies at the Baghdad International Health Exhibition on October 28, according to the Islamic Republic News Agency.

[IRNA] The Islamic Republic of Iran has announced its readiness to take an active part in drafting a global treaty to combat plastic pollution, taking into account the national circumstances of countries, IRNA reported on 28 October 2026.

[IRNA] Askar Jalalyan, the Iranian Justice Ministry's deputy for human rights and international affairs, said a missile attack on an educational complex in Minab in southern Iran constitutes a blatant and complete violation of the four Geneva Conventions, international law and children's fundamental rights. He added that a fact-finding committee has assigned primary responsibility for this war crime to the United States, according to IRNA.

[IRNA] The fourth International Conference on Child Rights opened in Qom on Wednesday with the participation of Iranian and foreign professors, researchers and experts, IRNA reported. The conference is discussing challenges facing children's rights worldwide, with priority given to the impact of wars, attacks on schools, children's mental health, artificial intelligence and ways to strengthen international legal protection mechanisms. The event also focuses on the Minab case.

[IRNA] The Iranian embassy in Kuwait categorically rejected the Kuwaiti government's claims that an Iranian national was involved in a plot to assassinate figures or in any action targeting Kuwait's national security, stressing that the Iranian national in question was not present in Kuwait at all during the past ten years.

[IRNA] Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said on October 28 that the government will use all its capabilities to implement the directives of the Supreme Leader and to pursue the conditions set out, in order to move the country out of the "neither war nor peace" situation it is currently in, according to IRNA.

[IRNA] Religious authority Ayatollah Hossein Nouri Hamedani, in a letter, criticized prison and death sentences handed down against some scholars in countries of the region, IRNA reported. He said any action against scholars who seek to defend religious beliefs and the rights of their peoples is condemnable.

[IRNA] Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi briefed the cabinet on Oct. 28 on the latest diplomatic developments and consultations concerning Iran and the United States, as well as the points Tehran emphasized during a quadrilateral meeting with Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Turkey, according to the Islamic Republic News Agency.

[IRNA] Iran's acting oil minister, Hamid Bourd, said Iran's energy diplomacy is moving forward with strong momentum and will despite some problems caused by enemy aggression, according to IRNA. He cited the results of his bilateral, trilateral and multilateral consultations in Moscow and noted the attraction of new Russian investment in the oil and gas sectors. According to IRNA, Bourd said an understanding had been reached on strengthening Russian investment in the energy sector.

[IRNA] Behrouz Kamalvandi, spokesman for the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran and its deputy head for international and legal affairs, said Iran is pursuing joint cooperation with Russia on building small modular reactors. According to IRNA, Kamalvandi said an agreement with the Russian side is in the process of being signed to accelerate the construction of this type of reactor.

[IRNA] Iran's newly appointed ambassador to Greece, Mahmoud Heidari, met Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi on October 28 before leaving for his diplomatic post, according to the Islamic Republic News Agency.

[IRNA] Iran's acting oil minister, Hamid Borde, said the country's fuel situation is suitable despite the problems Iran faces following what was described as Israeli-American military aggression, according to IRNA. Borde stressed that officials are carrying out their responsibilities to secure fuel and other needs, and that citizens are seeing the results of these efforts in practice.

[IRNA] Iran's Islamic Revolution Leader Ayatollah Seyyed Mojtaba Hosseini Khamenei replied on October 28, 2026 to letters from a group of university students, according to IRNA. In his reply, Khamenei said the path would continue under a pledge toward the peaks of progress and Islamic-Iranian civilization.

[IRNA] Iran's Supreme National Security Council secretary, Major General Mohsen Rezaei, met Islamic Revolution Leader Ayatollah Seyyed Mojtaba Hosseini Khamenei in Tehran on October 27, 2026, according to the Islamic Republic News Agency. The report did not disclose the details of the meeting.

[IRNA] Ahmad Nadri, head of Iran's parliamentary delegation to the 12th session of the BRICS Parliamentary Assembly, said the Iranian people love peace and are committed to stability, but do not confuse peace with surrender, nor optimism in diplomacy with giving up their legitimate and established rights, according to IRNA.

[IRNA] Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani met Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian in Russia on Monday, October 27, 2026, according to IRNA. The two sides discussed ways to expand bilateral relations and strengthen joint cooperation in the energy sector, IRNA said.

[IRNA] Iran's Supreme National Security Council secretary, Major General Mohsen Rezaei, said security in West Asia must come from the region's own states, adding that Washington's inability to provide security guarantees has become evident, according to the Islamic Republic News Agency.

[IRNA] Iran's ambassador to Saudi Arabia, Alireza Enayati, said in an article written for IRNA that the Tehran quadrilateral meeting bringing together Iran, Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan offers potential for shaping an indigenous regional security system. According to Enayati, these countries can, drawing on their shared capabilities, play a leading role in promoting peace, stability and security in the region.

[IRNA] Ali Haddadi, vice chairman of the Iran-India parliamentary friendship group, said BRICS plays an important role in advancing global economic development, according to the Islamic Republic News Agency. Haddadi stressed the need to strengthen trade, economic and parliamentary cooperation among BRICS states, saying that deepening cooperation between Iran, India and China would support economic growth and contribute to building a new global order.

[IRNA] Two Catholic bishops who were guests at the White House have apologized after a video showing them praying for U.S. President Donald Trump was published, saying they were used and that images from the meeting were not supposed to be released, according to IRNA.

[IRNA] Iran's ambassador to Russia, Kazem Jalali, pointed to Iran's vast energy resources and its active role in founding the Gas Exporting Countries Forum (GECF), saying the active participation of the Iranian delegation led by President Masoud Pezeshkian in the summit is of major importance, according to IRNA.

Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf, referring to his recent meeting with the Leader of the Islamic Revolution, Ayatollah Seyyed Mojtaba Hosseini Khamenei, said the Leader stressed that "unity of ranks in word and deed is the key to victory and success and to overcoming tensions and challenges," according to IRNA.

[IRNA] Iranian government spokeswoman Fatemeh Mohajerani said a sustainable peace that preserves dignity and safeguards the country's national interests must be reached. According to IRNA, she said President Pezeshkian has repeatedly cited the late leader of the Islamic Revolution in stressing the need to exit the "neither war nor peace" situation, because the national economy suffers most under such conditions and citizens fall victim to economic fragility.

[IRNA] Iran's acting oil minister, Hamid Pour, set out the Islamic Republic's positions at the 28th meeting of oil and energy ministers of the Gas Exporting Countries Forum (GECF) member states and held bilateral and multilateral consultations aimed at strengthening Iran's cooperation with energy-rich countries, according to IRNA.

[IRNA] The Islamic Republic of Iran has officially joined the global alliance for the protection of endangered species, IRNA reported. According to IRNA, the step is expected to pave the way for enhanced international cooperation to protect and restore wildlife in the country.

[IRNA] Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf, in a congratulatory message on the national Greco-Roman wrestling team's world championship victory, said that trust in the youth and belief in their capabilities is a valuable legacy on the path of the Islamic Revolution, according to IRNA.

[IRNA] Iran's First Vice President Mohammad Reza Aref said the national Greco-Roman wrestling team's world championship title reflects the will of the country's youth and their confidence in themselves and their abilities, according to IRNA. Aref said trust in the young generation, support for talent and providing opportunities for them to thrive would pave the way for Iran to continue earning pride and making progress in various fields, IRNA reported.

[IRNA] Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian congratulated the Iranian people, wrestlers, technical staff, coaches and the country's wrestling community on the Iranian Greco-Roman wrestling team's major early victory and title win at the world championship underway in Kazakhstan, according to IRNA.

[IRNA] Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian described relations between Iran and Russia as good and said the two sides are cooperating to promote a multipolar world, according to the Islamic Republic News Agency. Pezeshkian said the problem facing the world is US unilateralism, which he said seeks to impose its will through intimidation, adding that Iran is working with Russia and other countries to achieve multipolarity.

[IRNA] Ali Bagheri Kani, deputy secretary-general of Iran's Supreme National Security Council for international affairs, said Iran's equipment and weapons are the product of the minds and ideas of the country's young scientists. According to IRNA, he said the quadrilateral meeting of Iran, Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan held in Tehran on Monday is the fruit of the resilience of the Iranian people and the bravery of the armed forces.

[IRNA] A ceremony to renew the pledge and covenant to the martyred leader was held by sports medalists on October 26, 2026, with a large turnout from the sports community on Keshvar Doost Street, adjacent to the site where the martyred leader was killed, and in Revolution Square, according to IRNA.

[IRNA] Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian arrived in the Russian capital Moscow on the evening of Monday, October 26, 2026, to attend the eighth summit of the Gas Exporting Countries Forum, according to the Islamic Republic News Agency.

[IRNA] Following the conclusion of a quadrilateral meeting between Iran, Pakistan, Turkey and Saudi Arabia on regional security and stability, the secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council said regional cooperation should have begun long ago, according to IRNA. He said the visit by senior officials from these countries showed that US threats do not greatly affect the countries of the world, and that security in West Asia must stem from the region itself.

[IRNA] Iran's national Greco-Roman wrestling team has clinched the world championship title in Astana, Kazakhstan, before the competition's events concluded, according to IRNA. The report was dated October 26, 2026.

[IRNA] Iran's armed forces Chief of Staff Ali Abdollahi said the naval and ground forces of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps have full control and oversight over the coasts of the Persian Gulf, its islands and the Strait of Hormuz, and that any movement in the area is under close monitoring, according to IRNA. He said no violating vessel is safe.

[IRNA] Ahmad Nadri, head of Iran's parliamentary delegation at the 12th session of the BRICS Parliamentary Assembly, said the United States is seeking to undermine the national sovereignty of countries through its new interventionist practices, according to IRNA. Nadri stressed the need for BRICS to counter these illegal measures, which he said have become a fixed approach in U.S. foreign policy.

[IRNA] Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Seyyed Mojtaba Hosseini Khamenei said in a message to elites and medalists in scientific and sports fields at international arenas that elites, young people and the new generation achieving accomplishments in science and sports play a unique role in spreading hope and boosting the country's progress and vitality, according to IRNA. Khamenei described elites' crossing of scientific boundaries as the key to strengthening Iran's power and stressed that the country's progress, within the framework of the supreme strategy "Science is Authority," requires a deep and accelerated scientific movement. He said officials, while providing the infrastructure and conditions needed for this scientific leap, must make maximum use of the individual capabilities and collective wisdom of elites.

[IRNA] Iran's acting oil minister, Hamid Pour, announced that a new chapter has opened in bilateral cooperation between Iran and Russia, saying joint cooperation, particularly in the energy sector, will soon be strengthened in practice, according to the Islamic Republic News Agency. The report did not specify the concrete areas of cooperation or a timeline.

[IRNA] Ahmad Nadri, head of Iran's parliamentary delegation to the 12th session of the BRICS Parliamentary Assembly, said China stood on the right side of multipolarity by voting against a US resolution against Iran at the United Nations Security Council, according to IRNA. Nadri said the vote reflected support for the principle of multipolarity.

[IRNA] A press statement issued on the quadrilateral meeting of Iran, Pakistan, Turkey and Saudi Arabia on regional security and stability said the participants agreed to continue dialogue aimed at strengthening cooperation among the four countries in the region, including in the field of regional peace and security, according to IRNA on October 26, 2026.

[IRNA] Iranian wrestlers Daniel Sohrabi and Fardin Hedayati each won a gold medal and Mohammad Hadi Saravi took bronze in the day's competition at the Greco-Roman World Wrestling Championships in Astana, Kazakhstan, on Oct. 26, 2026, according to IRNA.

[IRNA] Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, ahead of his departure for Moscow to attend the eighth summit of leaders of the Gas Exporting Countries Forum, stressed the importance of ensuring the security of energy transport routes, freedom of trade and addressing insecurity, according to the Islamic Republic News Agency. Pezeshkian underlined the need to strengthen multilateral cooperation and to counter unilateralism in international relations.

[IRNA] Iran's acting oil minister Hamid Bord, Qatar's energy minister Saad bin Sherida Al-Kaabi and Libya's oil and gas minister Khalifa Rajab Abdul Sadiq held a trilateral meeting in Moscow on October 26, 2026, IRNA reported. The meeting aimed to strengthen cooperation in the energy sector and an active presence in global gas markets, according to IRNA.

[IRNA] Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian stressed on October 26 the need to strengthen unity and rapprochement among Islamic countries, according to the Islamic Republic News Agency. He said Iran, based on firm belief and serious will, is ready to press ahead with deepening regional cooperation, settling disputes and drawing on the shared potential of Islamic states, and supports any understanding that would enhance unity, cohesion, security and development in the region.

[IRNA] Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi and his Turkmen counterpart Rashid Meredov stressed the importance of political efforts aimed at reducing tensions and ensuring sustainable security during a telephone conversation on October 26, according to the Islamic Republic News Agency.

[IRNA] Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian left Tehran for the Russian capital Moscow on October 26, 2026, to attend the Gas Exporting Countries Forum (GECF) summit, according to IRNA.

[IRNA] According to the Islamic Republic News Agency, on October 26, 2026, Pakistani Chief of Army Staff Asim Munir, Saudi Minister of Defense Khalid bin Salman, and Turkish intelligence chief Ibrahim Kalin met with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian in Tehran.

[IRNA] Senior officials from Iran, Pakistan, Turkey and Saudi Arabia held a quadrilateral meeting in Tehran on October 26, 2026 to discuss regional security and stability, according to the Islamic Republic News Agency. Iranian Supreme National Security Council Secretary Mohsen Rezaei, Saudi Defense Minister Khalid bin Salman, Pakistani Defense Minister Asim Munir and Turkish intelligence chief Ibrahim Kalin attended the meeting.

[IRNA] A quadrilateral meeting between Iran, Pakistan, Turkey and Saudi Arabia began in Tehran on October 26, 2026, according to the Islamic Republic News Agency. The report said the meeting started earlier, without disclosing its agenda, the level of participants or other details.