Tehran [Iran], June 28 (ANI): Iranian Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei criticised American and Israeli leaders for boasting of crimes committed against Iran and urged for pursuing legal cases in international and domestic courts against the deaths in Iran due to the conflict.
Iraq arrests 47 officials in anti-corruption crackdown Submitted by Alex MacDonald on Sun, 06/28/2026 - 13:46 Security services enter the fortified Green Zone in Baghdad as the new prime minister steps up action to tackle the problem Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi (right) meets Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi (left) in Baghdad’s Green Zone, in a handout image released by the Iraqi Prime Minister Media Office on 28 June 2026 (AFP) Off Iraqi authorities have arrested 47 officials in an anti-corruption campaign led by new Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi, the Iraqi News Agency (INA) said on Sunday. INA quoted senior officials as saying the suspects had been “arrested on corruption charges” and included MPs and officials from the oil ministry. Iraq’s Commission of Integrity said the arrests were carried out in Baghdad after “diligent and continuous monitoring” during a major overnight operation that reportedly led to the detention of multiple former officials, lawmakers and businessmen across the country.
(260628) -- BAGHDAD, June 28, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein (R) and his visiting Iranian counterpart Seyed Abbas Araghchi hold a joint press conference in Baghdad, Iraq, on June 28, 2026. Hussein met Araghchi here on Sunday to discuss bilateral ties and regional security.
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The implementation of Kazakhstan’s investment contract in Iran’s southern port of Shahid Rajaee will increase the volume of commodity exchange between the two countries three-fold and guarantee annual transit of 1. 5 million tons of cargo, an official said.
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Mojtaba Khamenei stressed that judicial reforms must move beyond official plans and become tangible in people’s everyday lives.
Iraqi security forces arrested dozens of officials in Baghdad on Sunday, including figures linked to Shia parties close to Iran, sources told Iran International, in a sweeping operation tied to a corruption case involving alleged smuggling of Iranian oil.
A mourning site set up near the place where Ali Khamenei was killed has been shut down after shroud-wearing ultra-hardliners turned it into a three-day sit-in, exposing a widening rift inside Iran’s loyalist camp over how to use the slain leader’s memory.
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi warned on Sunday that any external interference in maritime arrangements would only complicate the situation and delay the reopening process of the Strait of Hormuz.
Iran's foreign minister says Hormuz is under total Iranian control Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said the Strait of Hormuz is under total Iranian control. He made the comments during a press conference with his Iraqi counterpart in Iran. Araghchi said: "I have briefed my counterpart on the latest outcomes of the war imposed on Iran, and also the developments with respect to the memorandum of understanding signed between Iran and the United States.
The Iranian team’s departure from the tournament ends one of the most politically charged odysseys in recent sports history. Its soccer federation criticized the United States and praised Mexico.
Tel Aviv [Israel], June 28 (ANI): Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has welcomed the newly announced US-mediated framework agreement with Lebanon as a turning point that effectively sidelines Tehran, calling it a 'massive blow to Iran and Hezbollah.
Life in Tehran appears to be edging back toward peacetime normalcy as a cease-fire holds and negotiations between the United States and Iran continue. Cafes that shuttered during air strikes have reopened. Streets that were once empty are again busy with traffic and pedestrians.
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Following a powerful earthquake that struck Venezuela and caused heavy casualties and widespread damage, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi expressed the country’s full readiness to provide emergency assistance and support rescue and relief operations.
Analysts and western leaders believe Iran will increase support of militia groups despite deal between US and Iran As Marco Rubio ended his brief visit to the Middle East on Friday, he sought to cast in the best possible light his discussions with leaders of the Gulf states. Those leaders are deeply anxious that the deal agreed earlier this month between Iran and the US fails to address their worries about continued Iranian efforts to project power and influence throughout the region. “They’ve shared with us some very concrete concerns,” the US secretary of state admitted, and insisted that any definitive agreement will require Tehran to not only restrict its nuclear programme but also halt its support of Hamas in Gaza, Hezbollah in Lebanon, militia in Iraq and the Houthis in Yemen.
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman decried remarks by Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni regarding Italy’s role in the US-Israeli war of aggression against Iran, saying Rome’s denial of participation contradicts its admission of providing support to US forces.
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi departed for Baghdad on Sunday morning for an official visit to hold talks with senior Iraqi officials on bilateral relations and regional and international developments.
Iran's Aragchi to 'discuss regional developments' with Iraqi officials Iran's foreign minister Abbas Aragchi on Sunday morning left for Baghdad, where he will exchange views with senior Iraqi officials on bilateral relations and regional and international developments, IRNA reported. The official visit comes amid a fresh wave of US strikes on several Iranian installations and Tehran's retaliatory attacks on Bahrain and Kuwait. FM @araghchi departed for Baghdad, the capital of Iraq, on Sunday morning for an official visit.
Netanyahu says 'there is no room for two states' Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu has ruled out the possibility of a Palestinian state if he returns to power in the upcoming elections in Israel. “Another principle of the government, of the broad national government that I intend to lead, is that there is no room for two states. Between the sea and the Jordan River, there is no room for two states,” he told reporters.
Netanyahu calls Lebanon deal a ‘massive blow’ to Iran Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has described the framework agreement with Lebanon as a "historic accomplishment" and a "massive blow to Iran and Hezbollah". Netanyahu said the understandings reached with Lebanon and the United States recognise Israel's right to maintain a security zone inside southern Lebanon for as long as it considers necessary. He said Israel would remain there until Hezbollah and other armed groups are disarmed and no longer pose a threat.
Iran resisting US pressure over Hormuz routes, analyst says Abas Aslani, a senior research fellow at the Center for Middle East Strategic Studies, said the United States and Iran are advancing competing visions for the future operation of the Strait of Hormuz following the recent US-Iran agreement. Speaking to Al Jazeera, Aslani said Tehran believes Washington is violating the memorandum of understanding by seeking alternative transit corridors rather than routes agreed under the deal. He said Iran is working with Oman and other regional countries on new arrangements and remains opposed to restoring the pre-war status quo.
