TEHRAN(Basirat): Germany has officially turned down a request by the United States to join its international naval force, which is supposed to protect vessels from an alleged Iranian threat as they pass through the Strait of Hormuz.

TEHRAN (Basirat) : Iran’s Foreign Ministry strongly condemned an aerial attack by the Saudi-led military coalition on a residential area in Yemen’s Sa’ada that has killed at least 14 civilians at a local market.

TEHRAN (Basirat) :The Iranian Navy dismissed media reports that a joint naval drill of Iran and Russia will take place in the Persian Gulf, stressing that the war game is to be launched in the Indian Ocean and the Sea of Oman.

TEHRAN(Basirat): The head of Bazargan Border Terminal in West Azarbaijan province said that the number of tourists entering Iran from Bazargan border has increased by 57% compared to the corresponding period last year.