TEHRAN- Diplomats and ambassadors from the Iranian Foreign Ministry issued a joint statement on Tuesday renewing their allegiance to the Leader of the Islamic Revolution, Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei.
The declaration came as a direct rebuke to…
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Third group of deported Iranians returns home
TEHRAN — The third group of Iranian nationals to be forcibly expelled from the United States arrived at Imam Khomeini International Airport on Monday, January 26, escaping months of reported systemic neglect and inhumane treatment within the…
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Volunteers abroad deploy tech to pierce Iran’s internet iron curtain
Thousands of diaspora users have downloaded and run an application called Psiphon Conduit that allows them to securely share part of their bandwidth with the widely popular censorship circumvention tool Psiphon, helping users inside Iran maintain…
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‘Where are you, son?’ Iranian father’s morgue odyssey breaks hearts
On December 28, a strike by shopkeepers in Tehran’s markets ignited protests that rapidly spread far beyond their original setting. What followed was not a short-lived wave of unrest, but a nationwide rupture whose scale and consequences now…
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‘Rule of lies’: Foreign Ministry slams ‘Hitler-fashioned disinformation campaign’ against Iran
Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Baghaei has accused Israeli media of orchestrating a campaign of fabricated stories regarding casualties in recent terrorist riots in Iran.
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Millions ready to sacrifice lives for Iran’s Leader, Bahrain’s top cleric says
Sheikh Issa Qassem condemns US president’s rhetoric against Ayatollah Khamenei.
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Israel signs deal with domestic defense contractor for air munitions
JERUSALEM, Jan. 27 (Xinhua) — The Israeli Defense Ministry said Tuesday it has signed a deal worth more than 570 million shekels (about 183 million U.S. dollars) with the country’s defense electronics company Elbit Systems to purchase air…
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Iran summons Italian envoy over calls to proscribe IRGC
Iran has summoned Italy’s ambassador in Tehran following remarks by Italy’s foreign minister urging the European Union to designate the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) as a terrorist organization.
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Trump Says Iran Wants To Talk As US Ships Arrive In Middle East Waters
A US aircraft carrier group arrived in the Middle East on January 27 as tensions mount over a possible strike against Iran after a brutal crackdown on protests that rights groups say killed thousands of people.
Amid the turmoil, the Iran…
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Traditional dessert-making ritual in South Khorasan added to tourism events calendar
TEHRAN – The traditional ritual of making Kaf, a local sweet dessert in South Khorasan province in eastern Iran, has been added to Iran’s national tourism events calendar, officials said.
The ritual, known locally as Kafbikh or Kafzani, takes…
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