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Iraqi cleric Sadr calls for an end to protests over his resignation from politics

Iraqi cleric Moqtada al-Sadr called on his followers to stop protesting Tuesday after violent clashes between rival Shiite Muslim groups continued for a second day following his announcement that he was withdrawing from politics. The violence prompted Iran to close its air and land borders with Iraq just as millions…

France 24

Iran closes its borders with Iraq, halts flights amid violence - State TV

Iran has closed its borders with Iraq and urged its citizens to avoid travelling there, a senior official said on Tuesday, amid an eruption of violence after powerful Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr said he would quit politics.

Reuters

Iran Closes Border to Iraq, Flights Stop amid Violent Unrest

Iran closed its land borders to Iraq as flights to the country halted Tuesday amid violence in Baghdad following influential Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr's announcement he would resign from politics. The death toll rose to 22 Iraqis on Tuesday after the unrest erupted the previous day, according to two medical…

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Iran Guards, Lebanese Hezbollah, Sadr Rivals Discussed Confronting him with Arms

Four leaders of Iraqi Shiite factions met with two members of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards (IRGC) and Lebanon’s Iran-backed Hezbollah party at a house in Baghdad in mid-August. Just outside, in the heavily fortified Green Zone, supporters of influential Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr were collecting thousands of signatures for a “legal…

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Israel Calls to Support IAEA in its Investigations with Iran

Israel objected to Tehran's request to end open probes by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), calling on major countries to support the "independence" of the watchdog investigating Iran's nuclear program. Political sources in Tel Aviv said there were several faults and defects in the draft to revive the nuclear…

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Iran shuts border to Iraq and halts flights due to deadly violence in Baghdad

The United Nations Assistance Mission in Iraq called the developments "an extremely dangerous escalation."

Axios

Iran closes border to Iraq, flights stop amid violent unrest

Iran has closed its land borders to Iraq as flights to the country halted amid violence in Baghdad following an influential Shiite cleric’s announcement he would resign from politics

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Reaction to deadly clashes in Iraq after al-Sadr quits politics

Iran closes its border with Iraq and Turkey issues a travel advisory as concern grows over deadly violence in Baghdad.

Al Jazeera

Russia Has Faced ‘Failures’ with Iranian-Made Drones, Says US Official

Russia has faced technical problems with Iranian-made drones acquired from Tehran this month for use in its war with Ukraine, according to Biden administration officials. The officials, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss the US intelligence assessment, did not detail the “numerous failures.” They added that the…

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Russia has faced 'failures' with Iranian-made drones, says U.S. official

Russia has faced "numerous failures" with Iranian-made drones acquired from Tehran this month for use in its war with Ukraine, according to a senior U.S. administration official.

Reuters

US: Russia running into problems with Iran-made drones

Russia has faced technical problems with Iranian-made drones acquired from Tehran this month for use in its war with Ukraine

The Independent UK

Celtic and Rangers clash sees Carter Vickers, Tillman and Sands earn chance to rubber stamp World Cup ticket

The US will face England, Wales and Iran and in Qatar and the trio are eyeing their seat on the plane.

Daily Record

Exclusive-Iran steps up underground uranium enrichment, IAEA report says

Iran is pressing ahead with its rollout of an upgrade to its advanced uranium enrichment programme, a report by the U.N. nuclear watchdog seen by Reuters on Monday showed, even as the West awaits Iran's response on salvaging its 2015 nuclear deal.

Reuters

Daughter executes her own mum by kicking chair away in barbaric hanging

Karimi died after her child kicked the chair from under her as she was hanged.

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Iraq's Sadr: from outlaw to top politician

Populist Iraqi Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr, once a mercurial outlaw wanted dead or alive during the U.S. occupation, rose to become a political kingmaker and Iraq's most powerful figure.

Al Jazeera

Iran’s Raisi: IAEA inquiry must close for nuclear deal to happen

Iran has not backed down from its demands that an inquiry into nuclear particles found at its nuclear sites be dropped.

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Tracy Chamoun Announces Run for Lebanon’s Presidency

The granddaughter of a former Lebanese president and ex-diplomat Monday announced her candidacy for the cash-strapped country’s upcoming presidential elections on a platform critical of Iran-backed Hezbollah party. The country’s political woes are compounded by its crippling economic crisis, which the World Bank says is the worst worldwide in over…

Irish Mirror

Daughter executes own mum by kicking away chair in barbaric Iran hanging

Maryam Karimi's lifeless body swung from the gallows of Iran's central Rasht prison when cruel guards escorted her father and co-conspirator Ebrahim - who helped her kill her abusive husband - in to look at her corpse

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Boomers survive Iran scare in WC qualifier

Iran started with a flurry in the second half to lead Australia in their basketball World Cup qualifier, before the Boomers responded to win 98-68.

Daily Mirror

Daughter forced to execute her own mum by kicking away chair in barbaric hanging

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Rights Groups Urge Houthis to End Siege on Yemen’s Taiz

Sixteen rights groups on Monday urged the Iran-backed Houthi militias to end their siege of Yemen’s third-largest city. The groups, including Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International, said in a joint statement the Houthi blockade of Taiz has severely restricted freedom of movement and impeded the flow of essential goods,…

The Independent UK

Iran president: No way back to nuclear deal if probe goes on

Iran’s president is warning that any roadmap to restore Tehran’s tattered nuclear deal with world powers must see international inspectors end their probe on man-made uranium particles found at undeclared sites in the country

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Iran President: No Way Back to Nuclear Deal if Probe Goes on

Iran's president warned Monday that any roadmap to restore Tehran's tattered nuclear deal with world powers must see international inspectors end their probe on man-made uranium particles found at undeclared sites in the country. In a rare news conference marking his first year in office, President Ebrahim Raisi also issued…

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Report: Syria Asked Iran Not to Attack Israel from its Territories

Syrian officials have asked Iran and its proxies not to carry out attacks against Israel from its territory, The New York Times reported on Friday citing a source in Damascus. It said this request led the Iran-led axis to retaliate against Israeli strikes by hitting US bases instead. The source…

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Lapid: Deal with Iran Depends on ‘Credible Military Option’

Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid considered that the nuclear agreement with Iran was “possible if a credible military threat is put on the table,” stressing that he instructed the army and Mossad leaders to prepare to defend Israel’s security. “We are making a concerted effort to ensure the Americans and…

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