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Russia-Iran ties to Assad open wound after war: Syrian minister
Dubai: Syria’s relations with Iran and Russia remain an open wound for its people after those nations backed autocratic President Bashar Assad during the long civil war, the country’s new, interim foreign…
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Iran’s top leader meets Hamas leaders in Tehran
Tehran: Iran’s supreme leader has met top Hamas leaders in Tehran, state-run IRNA news agency reported Saturday. Ayatollah Ali Khamenei met with Khalil al-Hayya, the deputy chairman of Hamas’ Political Bureau, and…
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Trump, Netanyahu meeting focuses on hostages, Saudi relations, Iran threats
Washington: President Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu are set to meet Tuesday as the Israeli prime minister faces competing pressure from his right-wing coalition to end a temporary truce against Hamas militants…
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Syria’s interim president visits Saudi Arabia on first trip abroad, likely a signal to Iran
Dubai: Syria’s interim president made his first trip abroad Sunday, travelling to Saudi Arabia in a move likely trying to signal Damascus’ shift away from Iran as its main regional ally. Ahmad…
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Watch: Iran unveils ‘Gaza’ drone with 35-hour flight endurance
In a significant move, the Islamic Republic of Iran unveiled a super-heavy drone named Gaza during a Great Prophet Authority a large-scale military held in the western province of Kermanshah. The addition…
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Iran says ready to cooperate with Saudi Arabia in ICT
Tehran: Iran has expressed its readiness to cooperate with Saudi Arabia in the area of information and communications technology (ICT). In a meeting in Tehran, Iranian ICT Minister Seyed Sattar Hashemi and…
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Video: Iran police arrest 2 women for dancing at martyr’s graveyard
The Iranian police arrested two young women after a video surfaced showing them dancing at a martyr’s burial site in Tehran without adhering to the country’s dress code. The video was reportedly…
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Iran’s top commander declares Gaza ceasefire a ‘biggest defeat’ for Israel
The commander of the Quds Force of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC), Esmail Qa’ani on Sunday, January 19 lauded the ongoing ceasefire agreement between Israel and the Palestinian-based resistance group Hamas. Qa’ani…
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Iranian popular singer Tataloo sentenced to death for blasphemy
The Islamic Republic of Iran’s Supreme Court has sentenced popular singer Amir Hossein Maghsoudloo to death for alleged blasphemy, local media reported on Sunday, January 19. In a significant decision, the court…
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Iran: Two Supreme Court judges assassinated in Tehran
The Islamic Republic of Iran’s top two judges and leading clerics were assassinated on Saturday, January 18 as gunmen stormed Supreme Court headquarters in the capital in Tehran. The attacker who brandished…
- Middle East
Iran’s IRGC unveils new underground missile base: Report
Tehran: Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) has unveiled a new underground missile base, local media reported. Footage broadcast by state-run IRIB TV on Friday night showed the facility, described as a…
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Video: Iran unveils underground missile base amid Israeli threats
Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) has unveiled a newly established underground secret missile base known as “Missile City” amid the Israeli’s intensified threatening rhetoric against the country. The vast missile facility…
- Middle East
Iran declares Raisi’s death anniversary as Martyrs of Service Day
In a significant move, the Islamic Republic of Iran’s President, Massoud Pezeshkian, has officially registered late President Ebrahim Raisi’s date of death as Martyrs of Service Day in the national calendar, Press…
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Iran condemns US-led airstrikes on Yemen, lethal attack in Pakistan
Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei strongly condemned airstrikes by the US-led navy coalition on northern Yemen as well as a lethal attack in southwestern Pakistan. The “ongoing and repeated military aggression”…
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Withdrawal from Syria: Introspection time for Iran
The ouster of Syrian dictator, Bashar al-Assad came as a wakeup call for Iran, which has otherwise overcome many challenges since the 1979 revolution. It is time for Tehran to examine whether…
