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Iran, Algeria urge efforts to stop Middle East conflict
Tehran: Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi and his Algerian counterpart, Ahmed Attaf, called for effective efforts to stop Israel’s “genocide in Gaza and aggression against Lebanon.” During a phone call on…
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Iranian delegation attends interfaith forum in India
A high-profile Iranian delegation, including prominent religious leaders, embarked on a mission to promote interfaith dialogue and understanding in India on Monday. The delegation featured notable figures such as including Ayatollah Ahmad…
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Iran executes German citizen over charges of ‘corruption on Earth’
Iran executed a 69-year-old German-Iranian software developer and US resident, Jamshid Sharmahd on Monday, October 28, following years of imprisonment. Sharmahd’s case Sharmahd was abducted by Iranian agents in 2020 when he…
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Iran says it does not seek war with Israel but vows ‘appropriate response’
Tehran: Iran has vowed to respond to Israel’s strikes on the country, which Tehran says killed five people, but said it does not want a wider war. “We do not seek war,…
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Hezbollah launches drone strike on Israeli airbase following attack on Iran
Just hours after Israel conducted air strikes on military facilities in Iran, Hezbollah launched a volley of around 80 projectiles at Israeli bases on Saturday, October 26, the Israeli army said. In…
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Full range of relations reviewed with Iranian President, says PM Modi
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said that a full range of relations between the two nations was reviewed with the Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian during the bilateral discussions on…
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Iran’s supreme leader extends condolences for Yahya Sinwar’s death
Tehran: Iran’s Supreme Leader Seyyed Ali Khamenei on Saturday, October 19 expressed condolences over the death of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar, who was killed by Israeli soldiers in the Gaza Strip. In…
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Iran accused of killing about 200 Afghan refugees, UN seeks probe
An Iranian human rights organisation has accused the Iranian border police of killing or seriously injuring between 200 and 260 Afghan refugees at the Iran-Afghanistan territorial borderline. This report issued by Halvah…
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Iran warns oil-rich US allies in Middle East against helping Israel: Report
Iran has issued a stern warning to its Arab neighbours and US allies in the Gulf, cautioning of severe retaliation if their territories or airspace are used to assist Israel in any…
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Iran confirms recovery of slain senior commander’s body in Beirut
Tehran: Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) has said that the body of its senior commander, Abbas Nilforoushan, who was reportedly killed alongside Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah in an Israeli airstrike in…
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US imposes sanctions on Iran over missile attack against Israel
Washington: The US has announced sanctions targeting Iran’s energy trade in light of the October 1 ballistic missile attack launched by the country against Israel, in retaliation for Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah’s…
- Middle East
Over 3000 Sunni scholars praise Khamenei over Iran’s military action on Israel
In a rare movement, over 3,000 Sunni scholars have sent written letters to Iran’s Supreme leader Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, expressing gratitude and appreciation for the nation’s recent military operation against Israel.…
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Iran’s Supreme leader awards IRGC commander for successful missile strike on Israel
Supreme Leader of Iran Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has awarded the “Fath” medal to Amir Hajizadeh, the commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) for a successful missile attack inside the territory…
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Iranian retaliation, Hezbollah’s resistance catch many global experts off-guard
On October 2 morning a veteran strategic affairs expert, while reading his own Op Ed article in a premier Indian newspaper of that date found himself in an embarrassing situation as whatever…
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Iran backs ceasefire in Gaza, Lebanon, warns of stronger retaliation against Israel
Damascus: Iranian Foreign Minister Seyyed Abbas Araghchi has said here that Iran supports a ceasefire in Gaza and Lebanon, and warned Israel that his country would respond proportionately to any attacks, and…
