“The world is transitioning into a novel international order, and the project to Americanize the world has failed,” Raisi told the General Assembly session on Tuesday. “Thanks to the Islamic Revolution, the Iranian nation is proudly playing the biggest role in unmasking the imperialists in the East and the West,” he added. Raisi condemned the desecration of the Muslim holy book of Quran in countries like Sweden. “We firmly believe that reverence for religions should hold a prominent position on the United Nations’ agenda,” he said. He stressed that the Islamic Republic values the security of other countries in the region. “The...

The local branch of Iran’s Department of Environment in Mazandaran province released a footage on Sunday showing Persian Leopard in good conditions. It came after photos went viral on social media platforms that showed the animal in a northern Iranian habitat. The Persian leopard is one of the biggest of its kind in the West Asian region and is native to the Iranian Plateau and surrounding regions. According to current statistics, a population of 500 to 800 Persian leopards are scattered in three Iranian northern provinces of Mazandaran, Gilan, Golestan as well as in Razavi Khorasan, North Khorasan, Semnan, Yazd,...