The Pentagon firings on Friday, which, according to US officials who spoke to the Reuters and Associated Press (AP) news agencies, also include two other senior military commanders, are the latest moves by the Trump administration to purge…
Category: 1. Iran
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Pentagon fires intelligence chief after Iran attack assessment
Trump had declared the nuclear sites in Iran “completely destroyed”, and had accused the media of “an attempt to demean one of the most successful military strikes in history”.
Speaking at the Nato summit at the time, Hegseth had said that the…
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Trump Again Threatens Russian Sanctions If Ukraine War Doesn’t End
“I’m not happy about anything about that war — nothing, not happy at all,” Trump said Friday, adding, “I think over the next two weeks, we’re going to find out which way it’s going to go. And I better be very happy”.
He said he…
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Ukraine Official Says Zelensky Ready To Discuss Territory With Putin
Ukraine is ready to discuss its territorial dispute with Russia at direct talks between President Volodymyr Zelensky and Russian President Vladimir Putin, a senior Ukrainian foreign ministry official has said, adding that the current frontline…
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Meaningful Negotiations Possible Only If West Acknowledges War Threats Will Not Work Against Iran: Security Chief
In a recent interview with the website of Islamic Revolution Leader Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, Larijani, who serves as the Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, emphasized that diplomacy remains a central tool for the…
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Iran Reformist Front Urges State TV To Provide Equal Airtime
The head of Iran’s Reformist Front has criticized state broadcaster IRIB for a “biased and one-sided approach,” calling on the organization to grant reformist representatives a platform to present their views, particularly following the…
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Iran Defeats S. Korea at 2025 FIVB U-21 World Championship
TEHRAN (Tasnim) Iran defeated South Korea 3-2 (31-33, 25-15, 25-22, 22-25, 15-12) in the 2025 FIVB Volleyball Mens U-21 World Championship on Saturday.
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Iran will play Canada on Monday.
The young Persians have also defeated Kazakhstan…
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Iranian MP Warns Of Possible NPT Exit If “snapback” Mechanism Is Triggered
Esmaeil Kowsari, a member of the Parliament’s National Security and Foreign Policy Committee, said Saturday that the snapback tool, part of the 2015 nuclear deal (JCPOA), has long been “invalid and ineffective.”
“The mechanism lost its…
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Analyst: Russia Unlikely To Back Iran Militarily In Case Of Future Conflict
A senior Eurasia affairs analyst has warned against unrealistic expectations of Russian military support for Iran in the event of a future war, noting that Moscow’s stance during the recent 12-day conflict between Iran and Israel showed only…
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Over 1.9 mln Afghans return home from Iran in 8 months
KABUL, Aug. 23 (Xinhua) — More than 1.9 million Afghans have returned from Iran to Afghanistan since the beginning of 2025, the local media Tolonews reported on Saturday.
According to the report, about 85 percent of the returnees, or over 1.6…
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