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Hamas asked USD 500M from Iran to fund Oct 7 attack: Israel
Tel Aviv: Israel has made public an intelligence document that, according to its officials, reveals a direct financial and operational link between Hamas and Iran, including a request for USD 500 million…
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Iran threatens to develop nuke weapons should US attack
Tehran: An adviser to Iran’s supreme leader warned that if the US or Israel were to attack Iran under the pretext of nuclear concerns, the country would be compelled to pursue the…
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Iran ‘open’ to indirect negotiations with US: FM
Tehran: Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi announced Monday that his country will not engage in direct negotiations with the United States unless Washington adjusts its policy towards Tehran, but “the path…
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Iran denies aiding Yemen’s Houthi rebels after US strikes, threat from Trump
Tehran: Iran on Sunday once again denied aiding Yemen’s Houthi rebels after the United States launched a wave of airstrikes against them and President Donald Trump warned that Tehran would be held…
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Watch: Heavy rain turns Iranian beach blood red, stuns viewers
A viral video shows the Silver and Red Beach on Hormuz Island in Iran turning blood red amid heavy rainfall, leaving viewers both amazed and horrified. The video, originally posted last month,…
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Iran uses drones, facial recognition to enforce headscarf: UN
Geneva: Iran increasingly relies on electronic surveillance and the public to inform on women refusing to wear the country’s mandatory headscarf in public, even as hard-liners push for harsher penalties for those…
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Emirati diplomat with Trump’s letter meets with Iran’s foreign minister
Dubai: An Emirati diplomat earlier identified by Tehran as carrying a letter from US President Donald Trump met Wednesday with Iran’s foreign minister. Iranian state television showed Emirati official Anwar Gargash meeting…
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Iran open to US talks, but only on nuclear militarisation
Tehran: Iran said Sunday it would consider negotiations with the United States if the talks were confined to concerns about the militarisation of its nuclear programme. In a statement posted on X,…
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Persian Gulf nations will run dry in 3 days if Iran’s nuclear sites attacked: Qatari PM
Qatar’s Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al-Thani has warned that any military action by the US or Israel against Iran’s nuclear sites could plunge persian Gulf nations into a…
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Iran summons Britain’s envoy over ‘anti-Tehran’ positions
Tehran: The Iranian Foreign Ministry summoned British Ambassador to Tehran Hugo Shorter over the anti-Iran positions recently adopted by his country’s senior officials. In a statement released on Friday, the ministry said…
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Trump writes to Iran’s Khamenei inviting him to ‘negotiate a deal’
Washington: US President Donald Trump has said he wrote a letter to Iran’s supreme leader Ali Khamenei inviting him to negotiate a deal. He did not divulge more. Trump divulged the communication…
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Iran says expanding defence capabilities ‘essential’ due to Israeli threats
Tehran: Esmaeil Baghaei, Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson, has said it is a “responsible and essential” move for Tehran to maximise its defence capabilities owing to Israel’s threats. He made the remarks in…
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Iran rejects nuclear talks under pressure, backs Russia ties
Tehran: Iran will not negotiate over its nuclear program while facing external pressure or sanctions, Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi declared during a joint press conference with his visiting Russian counterpart,…
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Iran’s supreme leader says US ‘foolish’ plans for Gaza to lead nowhere
Tehran: Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei said that US “foolish” plans for Gaza and Palestine “will lead nowhere.” “Those who claimed that they would destroy resistance in a short period of time…
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Iran rejects US accusation of funding, arming Yemen’s Houthis
Tehran: Iran’s Permanent Mission to the United Nations (UN) in New York has rejected the US accusation that Tehran is providing the Yemen-based Houthis with financial resources, arms support, and military training.…
