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Hundreds of girls poisoned in Iran to stop them from going to school

Parents protest against poisoning of their children in Iran

The Independent UK

Toxic Smog: Iran Criticized for Winter ‘Air Pollution Catastrophe’

In Iran this winter, hospital emergency rooms have been full, schools regularly closed, and many people unable to work or even leave their homes due to toxic smog, which a leading United Nations expert is calling an "air pollution catastrophe". Dirty air is a chronic problem in Iran. Many of…

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Israel Reveals Secret Iranian Gold Smuggling Trade to Finance Hezbollah

Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant recently issued an order to uncover a gold smuggling operation between Iran and Venezuela that is funding Lebanon’s Hezbollah terror activity, bypassing sanctions. In a signed document, the Minister revealed that dozens of kilograms of gold were smuggled on an Iranian Mahan Air flight, which…

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Iraqi President Says Country Now Peaceful, Life Is Returning

Nearly 20 years after the overthrow of Saddam Hussein by US-led forces, Iraqi President Abdul Latif Rashid wants the world to know his country now is at peace, democratic and intent on rebuilding economic life while maintaining a government that serves the whole country and the region. Rashid told The…

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CIA Chief: Iran Could Enrich Uranium to Weapons-grade within Weeks

CIA director William Burns warned on Sunday that Iran could enrich uranium within weeks to 90 percent, the quantity it needs for a nuclear weapon. He added that in terms of its missile systems, Iran’s ability to deliver a nuclear weapon, once developed, has also been advancing as well. In…

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Iraqi president says country now peaceful, life is returning

Iraqi President Abdul Latif Rashid says he wants the world to know that his country now is at peace, nearly 20 years after the overthrow of Saddam Hussein

The Independent UK

Iran Frees Spanish Woman Detained Since Late 2022

Iran has released a Spanish woman, Ana Baneira, who had been in detention since November, Spain's foreign minister said on Sunday. "She was freed yesterday but we didn't want to announce it publicly before her plane had taken off from Iran," Jose Manuel Albares told journalists. "I was able to…

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Iran releases Spanish woman after three months in jail over protests

A Spanish woman imprisoned in Iran since November on espionage charges after she was arrested during anti-government protests in November has been released, the Spanish Foreign Minister said on Sunday.

Reuters

Russia, Iran sending top envoys to UN's human rights council

The latest session of the Human Rights Council opens Monday with the U.N. secretary-general joining three presidents to speak, and foreign ministers from countries including France, Germany and Iran set to attend

The Independent UK

Iranian Parliament Discusses a Record Drop in Local Currency

The Iranian parliament held a closed session on the record decline of the Iranian riyal against foreign currencies as the dollar continues its record-breaking high. The parliament held an extraordinary session with Vice President Mohammad Mokhber, Economy Minister Ehsan Khandouzi, and Central Bank Governor Mohammadreza Farzin. A spokesman for the…

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Film-maker Hassan Nazer on his love letter to Iranian cinema

The Scottish-Iranian director’s heartwarming new film, Winners, tells the tale of a child in Iran boy with a passion for movies

The Guardian - UK

IRGC: Avenging Soleimani Is Our Primary Goal

A top Iran Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) commander said on Friday that Tehran seeks to kill former senior US officials, including former President Donald Trump, for their involvement in the 2020 killing of Iranian military commander Qassem Soleimani. “God willing, we will be able to kill Trump… [former secretary of…

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At least 60 migrants including newborn dead after boat falls apart off coast of Italy

WARNING: DISTRESSING IMAGES Around 30 bodies were seen floating in the rough seas off the southern coast of Italy this morning, with rescue officials saying they expect the death toll to rise through the day. The victims, who were from Afghanistan, Iran and Pakistan, included a number of children, officials…

Daily Mirror

Key Hezbollah Financier Faces 20 Years in Prison

A US federal prosecutor announced the arrest of a Lebanese-Belgian citizen considered a major financier of Iran-backed Hezbollah in the Romanian capital, Bucharest. US Attorney Breon Peace in Brooklyn said that Mohammed Ibrahim Bazzi, 58, designated by the US as a “global terrorist” in 2018, when it offered $10 million…

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Berlin film fest to award prizes as stars return

BERLIN: The Berlin film festival awards its top prizes on Saturday, including the Golden Bear for best picture, after a star-studded run that highlighted freedom struggles in Iran and Ukraine.

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Israeli Cabinet Approves $2.8 Billion Budget for Potential Strike against Iran

The Israeli government approved a multiyear draft general budget, to include an increase by around USD2.8 billion for a potential strike against Iran, following 36 hours of deliberations. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu boasted of approving the budget, saying that an agreement was reached on a multi-year plan for the security…

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Iran Hints at Supplying Syria with Khordad Missile System

Iranian state television announced on Friday that Iran is likely to sell surface-to-air missiles to Syria, to help it boost air defenses in the face of repeated Israeli airstrikes. “Syria needs to rebuild its air defense network and requires precision bombs for its fighter planes,” Reuters quoted the Iranian state…

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Iran Says it has Developed Long-range Cruise Missile

Iran has developed a cruise missile with a range of 1,650 km, a top Revolutionary Guards commander said on Friday. Separately, Amirali Hajizadeh, the head of the Revolutionary Guards aerospace force, also spoke of Iran's often repeated threat to avenge the US killing of a top Iranian commander, saying "We…

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White House: Russia May Send Fighter Jets to Iran

The White House on Friday said it believed Moscow might provide Iran with fighter jets and other military equipment in exchange for Iran's expanded support for Russia's war in Ukraine, White House national security spokesperson John Kirby said. Kirby told reporters the United States had information that Iran had shipped…

Reuters

Iran says it has developed long-range cruise missile

Iran has developed a cruise missile with a range of 1,650 km (1,025 miles) a top Revolutionary Guards commander said on Friday, in a move likely to raise Western concerns after Russia's use of Iranian drones in the Ukraine war.

The Independent UK

US says Iran ‘expanding’ support for Russia’s war on Ukraine

US says Russia is offering Tehran ‘unprecedented’ cooperation in exchange for additional support for its’ war efforts

Asharq Al-Awsat

Renewed Protests in Iran’s Restive Southeast, Currency at New Low

Demonstrators marched in Iran's restive southeast on Friday amid reports on social media that security forces were surrounding a mosque at the center of weekly anti-government rallies. Anti-government protests have been taking place across Iran since last September's death in custody of 22-year-old Kurdish Iranian woman Mahsa Amini for flouting…

Reuters

Renewed protests in Iran's restive southeast, mosque surrounded

Demonstrators marched in Iran's restive southeast on Friday amid reports on social media that security forces were surrounding a mosque at the centre of weekly anti-government rallies

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Iran Calls 84% Uranium Enrichment Allegation a ‘Conspiracy’

Iranian state television on Friday offered an extended defense against an accusation attributed to international inspectors that it enriched uranium to 84% purity, with an official calling it part of a “conspiracy” against Tehran amid tensions over its nuclear program. The comments by Behrouz Kamalvandi, a spokesman for Iran's civilian…

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IRGC: Europe Officially Entered into Soft War Against Us

The commander of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC), Hossein Salami, announced that Iran was facing a clear and open soft, low-level war with the Europeans, accusing enemies of being behind the protests that have rocked the country since mid-September. The Tasnim news agency, affiliated with the IRGC, quoted Salami…

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