Thousands have held national-wide demonstrations in several US cities against the possibility of waging a war against Iran.
In the last few days, people across North American cities have participated in demonstrations to sound their voice against the US interfering with the Zionist regime’s war with Iran.

A group of protesters rallied in front of the White House and criticized the militant policies of US President Donald Trump’s administration. According to the New York Times, people also took to the streets in San Jose, California on Tuesday to protest against the involvement of the US military in the war.

The protesters held anti-war placards in their hands and were shouting slogans against warmongering policies by the US administration. A member of the San Jose peace and justice organization, which held the demonstration, called for the federal government to allocate the federal budget on social security rather than military spending.

Hundreds also demonstrated in the city of Milwaukee against war with the Islamic Republic of Iran.

Protesters were heard shouting slogans such as “do not intervene in Iran’s affairs” and called on the US government not to get themselves engaged in the Zionist regime’s aggressive war against Iran.

They also called for a ban on the sale of weapons to the Zionist regime.

At the same time, New York City also witnessed holding a solidarity gathering with the Islamic Republic of Iran. The protesters were holding placards that reads “The Government of the Apartheid should not exist,” referring to racist regime of Israel. Some also included placards with the burned flag of the Zionist regime. /T.N/

Military official said that the Islamic Republic of Iran had gained complete control over the skies of the Israeli regime.

The spokesperson for Operation True Promise 3 Colonel Iman Tajik says that Tuesday night missile attacks demonstrated Iran’s complete dominance over the skies of the occupied territories.

Tajik lauded the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (I.R.G.C.) Aerospace Force’s 11th wave of Operation True Promise 3, carried out with first-generation Fattah missiles.

The powerful Fattah missiles penetrated the Israeli missile defense system, repeatedly shaking the shelters of the cowardly Israelis, and delivering Iran’s message of strength to the warmongering allies in Tel Aviv, who are lost in delusions and hollow fantasies, he added.

Tuesday night missile attack proved that Iran has the gained the full control over the skies of the occupied Palestine, leaving its residents completely defenseless against Iran’s missile strikes, he stressed.

Earlier, the I.R.G.C. said Iran had sent a message to the Israeli regime’s supporter, the United States, by striking Israeli targets with a new advanced missile.

Hours earlier, Iran began hitting Israeli targets. Footage captured from inside the occupied territories showed Iranian missiles making impact on ground targets, and the Israeli “Iron Dome” system was seen malfunctioning for the second night in a row and lobbing presumably defense projectiles onto Tel Aviv and causing a fire.

After the strikes, footage captured by cellphone cameras of panicked and awestruck Israelis walking amid the rubble of buildings hit by Iran began to go viral.

The Israeli regime attacked Iranian territory, including residential buildings, in an unprovoked act of aggression overnight on June 13. Top Iranian military officials were assassinated in targeted strikes. Civilians died when houses were directly struck. Entire population centers were affected. / IRNA/

Iranian scientists named ‘Maedeh Mohammadifar’ and ‘Maryam Rezaei’ created the dissolvable battery with safe and probiotic power.

Powered by the same probiotics found in yogurt and dietary supplements, the battery produces electricity for more than 100 minutes and then dissolves into its surroundings.

The battery, developed by a team headed by researchers at Binghamton University in the United Kingdom, is made using water-soluble paper.

This battery is used in biomedical and environmental fields, but it must be decomposed in an environmentally friendly way. To prevent the release of toxins into the environment, the main challenge is to modify the power supply. But most power supplies, such as lithium batteries, contain toxic substances.

The battery has a power source that disappears without leaving behind toxic residue. The battery has been in the works for 20 years, and Binghamton University graduate “Maedeh Mohammadifar” was a member of the Dissolvable Microbial Fuel Cell Research Group that helped design it initially.

The new battery is powered by commercially available probiotics that dissolve harmlessly and release only the beneficial microbes. The energy delivery time can be adjusted from 4 minutes to more than 100 minutes, she said, adding that this battery can be used in biomedical implants, environmental sensors and disposable electronics.

Probiotics are living microorganisms that, when consumed, provide health benefits and are harmless to the environment or humans. New research by Iranian scientists Maeda Mohammadifar and Maryam Rezaei shows the potential of using probiotics in the development of new, soluble batteries.

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Iran’s Vice President for Science, Technology, and Knowledge-Based Economy Hossein Afshin says that Iran has exported medical equipment to 60 countries.

Addressing the opening ceremony of the International Exhibition of Medical, Dental, Pharmaceutical and Laboratory Equipment (Iran Health 2025) on Sunday, Afshin said it is an honor that domestic manufacturers are collaborating with Iran’s skilled community of medical experts.

Highlighting the export potential of domestic medical equipment, he said if a product can meet domestic consumption standards, it can certainly be exported to other countries.

Referring to supportive programs for promoting innovation in medical equipment, he said, “This year, we have two special initiatives to strengthen the link between Research and Development (R&D) and the medical equipment sector.”

Iran Health 2025 is the biggest health event in Iran and will be underway June 8-11. /MNA/

Iran’s nuclear chief says the country’s nuclear power output will reach 3,000 MW by the end of the 7th development plan, nearly triple the current capacity.

Mohammad Eslami, head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI), announced that Iran plans to triple its nuclear power generation capacity to 3,000 megawatts by the end of the country’s seventh development plan.

Speaking on the sidelines of a cabinet meeting on Wednesday, Eslami emphasized that Iran has always acted voluntarily and in good faith in its cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).

“We will never accept accusations that Iran has failed to meet its safeguards obligations. That is a major lie without any evidence,” Eslami said.

He stressed that if the so-called ‘snapback mechanism’ is activated, the Islamic Republic will take appropriate countermeasures at the right time.

Eslami added that Iran remains committed to lifting sanctions through diplomacy, noting that talks are ongoing with European and friendly countries, as well as indirect discussions with the United States.

He added that Iran’s top priority is to lift oppressive sanctions and relieve economic pressure on the people. “Whenever the other side — especially the US — shows genuine goodwill and seriousness in lifting sanctions, Iran will respond appropriately and proportionately,” he said.

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Iran’s defense minister says the country has successfully tested a missile equipped with a two-ton warhead, marking a new achievement in its military capabilities.

Brigadier General Aziz Nasirzadeh, Iran’s Defense Minister, announced on Wednesday that the country successfully conducted a missile test last week featuring a two-ton warhead, hailing it as a major step forward in Iran’s defense capabilities.

Speaking to reporters after a cabinet meeting, Nasirzadeh said, “We have made very good progress in defense affairs. Our operational forces are fully equipped.”

“Our most recent achievement came last week when we successfully tested a missile carrying a two-ton warhead, with excellent results.”

The test is part of Iran’s broader efforts to enhance its military readiness and defense power amid ongoing regional tensions.

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A high-ranking Iranian military official has hailed a newly-unveiled GPS-independent ballistic missile as a key piece of defensive hardware that is in the service of the “new models” of confrontation with the enemies.

Deputy Head of Science, Research, and Technology at the General Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces, Brigadier General Mohammad Mehdinejad Nouri made the remarks on Thursday, as quoted by Press TV.

He was addressing the capabilities of the country’s Qassem-Basir missile, which was unveiled by Defense Minister Brigadier General Aziz Nasirzadeh on May 4.

The official identified the projectile as an instance of “significant achievement” in the field of cyber technology, as well as the areas of designing and manufacturing military equipment.

“Whether on the ground, at sea, or in space, these achievements contribute to the Islamic Republic’s defensive deterrent power, and enhance the capabilities of its [military] equipment against any potential threat from the enemy,” he noted.

He commended the missile’s non-reliance on the Global Positioning System (GPS), pointing to its rather using its own Inertial Navigation System (INS).

Mehdinejad Nouri noted that such technology used to be available only to the United States and a few other countries, praising Iran’s “capable experts” for harnessing the know-how.

He also reminded that the world’s GPS services’ global navigation and control systems were also being controlled by the US and some other countries, suggesting that Qassem-Basir’s independence from GPS complicated the work of those seeking to track and destroy the projectile.

Therefore, he remarked, the Islamic Republic could now “strike designated hostile positions, even without the need for GPS, whether in times of war or disruption of [navigation] systems.”

Mehdinejad Nouri additionally lauded the Iranian Armed Forces for entirely indigenizing such missiles’ new generation from the designing stage to ultimate manufacturing.

“Currently, inside the Islamic Republic, the designing and production of all pieces of equipment that are required for military engagement, especially drones, missiles, vessels, tanks, and other equipment, are made by domestic experts,” he said in the same context.

“This successful and promising path continues.”

The official also underlined the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC)’s development last year of the Shahid (Martyr) Bagheri homegrown drone carrier vessel as a case in point when it came to the advancement of the country’s naval firepower.

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Iran exported 24.6 million tons of non-oil goods worth $8.24 billion in the first two months of the current Iranian calendar year (March 21–May 21), according to the head of the Islamic Republic of Iran Customs Administration (IRICA).

Foroud Asgari, who also serves as deputy economy minister, said the volume of exports rose by 4.4 percent year-on-year, although the total value saw a marginal decline of 0.11 percent. The average customs value of each exported ton fell by 4.3 percent to $335.

Among the major non-oil exports were liquefied propane ($643 million), natural gas ($455 million), liquefied butane ($452 million), petroleum bitumen ($419 million), and methanol ($388 million).

Petrochemical products accounted for 5.7 million tons valued at $2.22 billion, reflecting a four percent increase in volume and a three percent rise in value compared to the same period last year.

China remained Iran’s top export destination, receiving $2.43 billion worth of goods, followed by Iraq ($1.5 billion), the United Arab Emirates ($1.09 billion), Turkey ($673 million), Afghanistan ($374 million), Pakistan ($322 million), and Oman ($305 million).

Asgari also provided data on imports, which reached 5.9 million tons worth $8.47 billion in the same two-month period. While the import volume rose by 1.16 percent, the value dropped by 7.8 percent year-on-year.

The average value of imported goods stood at $1,431 per ton, down nine percent from the previous year.

Top imports included unrefined gold ($860 million), corn feed ($657 million), rice ($289 million), sunflower seed oil ($215 million), and soybeans ($211 million).

Iran’s main import partners were the UAE ($2.6 billion), China ($2.2 billion), Turkey ($1.37 billion), Germany ($308 million), India ($291 million), the Netherlands ($215 million), and Switzerland ($190 million).  / T.T/

Iran’s Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant has completed fuel loading and maintenance, positioning it to be ready for utilization.

The Head of Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant announced the completion of fuel loading and preparation of the plant for operational startup, stating, “We are ready to start electricity production from the (Iranian) month of Tir (starting from June 22).”

According to Mehr News Agency, Reza Banazadeh said during a press briefing that energy production at the nuclear power plant is an essential national need of great importance that must be specially prioritized.

“The preparation stages at Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant have been completed, and the plant is ready to enter the re-operation phase. According to the Ministry of Energy’s schedule and requirements, electricity generation will commence.”

Banazadeh also spoke about water supply plans at the Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant, saying, “The completion and operation of the plant’s 75,000 cubic meter desalination unit will play a key role in providing drinking water for the local population.”

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A new commercial rail route linking China and Iran has officially launched with the arrival of the first cargo train from the eastern Chinese city of Xi’an at Aprin Dry Port near Tehran.

Missing from the headlines amid the fifth round of indirect talks with the US, a freight train from China rolled into Iran last week at a time of a simmering war of corridors.

The train from the eastern Chinese city of Xian arrived at the Aprin dry port near Tehran with a cargo of solar panels in time for Iran’s ardent push to expand its renewable power capacity.

The event flies in the face of President Donald Trump’s administration which Reuters has said – whether truly or falsely – is considering stopping and inspecting Iranian oil tankers at sea.

With the rail line far from any American military presence, Iran can export oil and import goods from China with the ease of mind if the sea trade is disrupted.

Ninety percent of Iran’s exports to China are oil-based products such as petrochemicals, petroleum products and gases, or mining-based products such as copper concentrate, iron concentrate, and the like.

While these goods are difficult to transport on rail and must be transported by ship, the new route offers a vital just in case solution to keep bilateral trade from the tentacles of US hegemony.

Trump has vowed to restore a “maximum pressure” campaign to isolate Iran from the global economy and drive its oil exports to zero.

The rail mode shortens the delivery time for goods to 15 days, compared to 30 days via the maritime route and helps China evade the Malacca Strait chokepoint.

The Malacca Strait is a narrow waterway where a significant portion of China’s crude oil imports from West Asia and Africa pass through. But with the Red Sea having turned into a battle zone between Yemen’s resistance forces on one side and Israel and its allies on the other, shipping costs have jumped 250%, according to BBC, and transit has declined by 70 percent.

The new line – part of the evolving East-West Corridor linking China to Iran, the Persian Gulf littoral states, Africa and ultimately Europe – presents one of the most secure trade routes currently in play.

On May 12, railway officials from Iran, China, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, and Turkey met in Tehran to advance a transcontinental rail network linking Asia to Europe.

The six nations agreed on competitive tariffs and operational standards to streamline regional rail services and boost trade connectivity.

China and Iran have expanded trade and economic relations in recent years. Both countries share a strategic view to counter US global hegemony, having faced sanctions and other pressures from the American side for years.

Iran is part of China’s One Belt One Road (BRI) initiative, which seeks to re-establish overland trade routes once known as the Silk Road.

The rail link integrates Iran into the trillion-dollar BRI and lays the groundwork for deeper political and economic ties. Its genesis lies in a historic 25-year economic cooperation agreement worth $400 billion which they signed in 2021.

The successful implementation of the rail project demonstrates the strength and potential of Iran’s logistics infrastructure in attracting international cargo.

It can serve as a model for developing and strengthening international trade routes and a successful example of regional and international economic integration.

Its advantages over some competing corridors such as the trans-Caspian Middle Corridor which includes China, Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, Georgia and Turkey will increase Iran’s transit position in the region, facilitate trade and promote the Islamic Republic’s economy and entrepreneurship.

In general, the implementation of the East-West Corridor plan under the New Silk Road and the North-South Corridor plan via Iran can enhance the country’s position in the new regional order.

In a broader perspective, the China-Iran rail connection project is a strategic alternative to the India–Middle East–Europe Economic Corridor (IMEC) project which aims to turn Israel into a gateway for trade in goods and energy in West Asia.

The IMEC starts in India and stretches to the UAE, Saudi Arabia, and Jordan, before reaching the Israeli occupied territories and Europe through the Mediterranean Sea.

In other words, the Iran-China rail project should be seen in the context of a major corridor war of Iran and China with the United States that is set to determine the future of the new world order.

Lying ahead is improving the transport and customs infrastructure along the corridor to help further facilitate trade and the movement of goods.

Also, efforts to increase the number of trains and improve transportation schedules will help strengthen this corridor and create wider trade networks.

MNA/Press TV