Mehr News Agency

• Pilgrims served in Mawkib en rout to Imam Reza holy shrine
  TEHRAN, Aug. 11 (MNA) – There are Mawkibs (tents) on the roads to Mashhad to serve pilgrim who go on foot towards the holy Shrine of Imam Reza in the holy city located in northeast Iran.
• Lebanese government’s direct talks with Israel ‘pointless’
  TEHRAN, Aug. 11 (MNA) – Vice President of Lebanon’s Supreme Islamic Shia Council (SISC), Sheikh Ali Khatib, has categorically dismissed direct talks between the Beirut government and the Israeli regime, stressing that the negotiations are pointless.
• Araghchi receives Pakistani interior minister
  TEHRAN, Aug. 11 (MNA) – Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi received visiting Pakistan's Interior Minister Syed Mohsin Naqvi and his accompanying delegation for a meeting in Tehran on Tuesday.
• Iran not to retreat from its rights in face of any threats
  TEHRAN, Aug. 11 (MNA) – Newly-appointed secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) has said that Iran will not to back down from its rights in the face any threats.
• Iran, Malaysia defense chiefs emphasize expanding cooperation
  TEHRAN, Aug. 11 (MNA) – Iran’s Acting Defense Minister Brigadier General Seyyed Majid Ibn Reza and Malaysian Defense Minister Dato Seri Mohamed Khaled Nordin in a phone call on Tuesday stressed the need to strengthen and expand defense cooperation.
• Pakistan says Iran, US close to sort of agreement over Hormuz
  TEHRAN, Aug. 11 (MNA) – Pakistani defense minister claims that Iran and the Unnited States are close to a sort of agreement over the Strait of Hormuz
• VIDEO: Handala II sets sails towards Gaza
  TEHRAN, Aug. 11 (MNA) – Handala II sets sail as part of the latest Freedom Flotilla mission, with stops planned in Scandinavia, Western Europe, and the Mediterranean before heading toward Gaza.
• Pakistani interior minister arrives in Tehran
  TEHRAN, Aug. 11 (MNA) – Pakistan's Interior Minister Syed Mohsin Naqvi has arrived in Tehran for talks with Iranian officials.