
Minister of Health Bahram Ainollahi stressed that "we believe in traditional scientific medicine" and said that the establishment of the Faculty of Traditional Medicine is on the agenda. "Our traditional medicine was destroyed during the reign of Reza Shah because there were traces of religion in it," he said.

The United States and European powers are set to decide today (Friday) how to respond to a recent IAEA report that Iran is blocking IAEA oversight, according to the Guardian. The new IAEA report was released a few days ago and is scheduled to be discussed at the IAEA Board of Governors

Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid, who visited Russia, told RIA Novosti that Israel could not cope with Iran's presence in Syria and would not sit idle against it. He also stressed that Israel and Russia have a special mechanism to avoid confrontation in Syria, which works well.

Mohammad Javad Bagheri, the Friday prayer leader of Islam, called Israel "weakened" and said: "They do not even know what is going on in their territory, let alone that they want to fulfill the promised land for the Jews of the world. "Israel is pierced through the earth and the sky."
Omid Kowsarifar, Executive Director of Arbaeen Central Headquarters, said that so far there has been no change in Iran's quota of 30,000 people to be sent to Arbaeen. The Iraqi Prime Minister's Information Office announced on Thursday evening that the quota for Iranian pilgrims to attend the Arbaeen ceremony has been increased from 30,000 to 60,000.