Islamic Republic of Iran
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Iran unveils Fattah-2 hypersonic missile
Tehran: Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) have unveiled a new domestically-developed hypersonic ballistic missile, the media reported. The missile, dubbed Fattah-2 (Conqueror-2), was unveiled during a visit by Iran’s Supreme Leader…
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At least 8 pro-Iran fighters killed in US strikes in Syria
At least eight pro-Iranian fighters were killed in United States (US) strikes in eastern Syria, according to a Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) on Monday, November 13. This comes after US…
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US conducts airstrikes against Iran-backed groups in Syria: Defense Secy
Washington: US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said the military conducted additional strikes on facilities in eastern Syria used by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and Tehran-affiliated groups in response to continued…
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Iran’s Raisi arrives in Saudi Arabia to attend Arab-Islamic summit on Gaza
Riyadh: Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi arrived in Saudi Arabia’s capital Riyadh on Saturday, November 11, to participate in the extraordinary joint Arab-Islamic summit. His arrival mark the first visit to Saudi Arabia…
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Iran’s Raisi to attend emergency OIC summit in Riyadh
Tehran: Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi will travel to Saudi Arabia to attend the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) summit, where the issue of the Palestine and Gaza crisis will be discussed, Islamic…
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Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen claim missile attack on Israeli city
Sanaa: Iran-backed Houthi militia in Yemen has claimed responsibility of launching a batch of long-range ballistic missiles on the southern Israeli city of Eilat in retaliation to the continued bombardment in the…
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US conducts airstrike in Syria on facility used by Iran’s IRGC
Washington: The United States has conducted a self-defense airstrike in eastern Syria against a facility used by the Iran Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and affiliated groups, the White House said Thursday. The…
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Iran-backed Houthis claim missile, drone attacks on Israel from Yemen
Tel Aviv: Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen have claimed responsibility for a series of attacks against southern Israel, media reports said. Yahya Saria, a spokesman for the group, said that the aerial…
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Over 400 kms tunnels underneath Gaza: Iranian Army Chief
Tel Aviv: Chief of Staff of Iranian Army Major General Mohammad Bagheri on Tuesday claimed that there are over 400 kilometers (248 miles) of tunnels underneath the northern section of the Gaza…
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Iranian teen dies after alleged assault over hijab on metro
Tehran: A 16-year-old Iranian girl, Armita Geravand who was hospitalised and was in coma for weeks after an incident on Tehran’s Metro while she was not wearing a headscaf has died, Iran’s…
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Saudi ambassador to Iran presents credentials to President Raisi
Tehran: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s ambassador to Iran Abdullah bin Saud Al-Anazi has presented his credentials to President Ebrahim Raisi on Tuesday, October 24, as reported by the Saudi Press Agency…
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16-yr-old Iranian girl Armita Geravand is ‘brain dead’, says Iranian media
Tehran: A 16-year-old Iranian schoolgirl, who fell into a coma after she was allegedly assaulted by morality police for not wearing a headscarf, is said to be ‘brain dead’, Iranian media reported. On…
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Iran sentences 2 women journalists for covering Mahsa Amini’s death
Tehran: Iranian journalists – 30-year-old Niloufar Hamedi and 35-year-old Elaheh Mohammadi – have been sentenced to seven and six years jail terms respectively for their alleged collaboration with the US for covering…
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Iran bans teaching foreign languages in KGs, primary schools
Tehran: The Iranian authorities have banned the teaching of all foreign languages in kindergartens and primary schools, AFP reported citing IRNA News Agency. The teaching of foreign languages has been banned as…
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Iran Foreign Minister warns of ‘preemptive measure’ against Israel
Tehran: Iran’s Foreign Minister Hossein Hossein Amir-Abdollahian has warned that “any preemptive measure” by resistance leaders against Israel is “possible in the coming hours” and said that Israel will not be allowed…
