The Commander of Iran’s Aviation Protection Corps, Brigadier General Mollanouri, says several serious security threats against civil aviation have been successfully neutralized in recent months due to the vigilance and preparedness of security…
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Expert warns crisis in West Asia will worsen in 2026 without policy shifts
TEHRAN – A Princeton University researcher says 2026 may bring “deeper instability” at a great cost to the Middle East and United States if UN resolutions are not enacted, a regional security mechanism is not established, and the US and Iran…
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US Imposes Visa Bans on EU Commissioner, Anti-Disinformation Activists
Wednesday, 24 December 2025 18:51 [ Last Update: Wednesday, 24 December 2025 20:16 ]
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The US government is…Continue Reading
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12th Andrei Stenin Intl. Press Photo Contest Opens in Moscow
The 12th Andrei Stenin International Press Photo Contest has officially opened in Moscow, with submissions now underway.
The annual contest held in memory of Andrei Stenin, a photojournalist with the Rossiya Segodnya Media Group who was killed…
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Iran's Revolutionary Guards say it seized oil tanker in Persian Gulf
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said on Wednesday they had seized a tanker in the Persian Gulf carrying millions of litres of smuggled fuel, in the latest maritime interception announced by Tehran in the strategic waterway.
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Gaza truce turns to strategic impasse
TEHRAN – The resistance in Gaza is fighting a battle guided by a logic of achievable deterrence.
It understands that attaining military superiority after two years of a genocidal war is extremely difficult. Politically, however, it seeks to…
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IRGC seizes yet another oil tanker in Persian Gulf
IRGC has announced that its naval forces carried out a precise operation, successfully intercepting a ship laden with 4 million liters of smuggled fuel.
The vessel, crewed by 16 non‑Iranian sailors, was attempting to slip out of Iran’s…
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Iran rejects inspection of bombed sites, demands IAEA clarify stance
TEHRAN, Dec. 24 (Xinhua) — Iran’s atomic chief said on Wednesday the country will not comply with the United Nations nuclear watchdog’s demand to inspect its bombed nuclear facilities, according to the Iranian Students’ News Agency.
President of…
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Iran rejects post-strike nuclear inspections, accuses watchdog of bias
Zarif argues that relations between Iran and the United States have long been trapped in a cycle of “securitization,” in which each side responds defensively to the other’s actions.
The Islamic Republic, he writes, has been “forced” to…
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Xinhua Headlines: The Middle East 2025 — Seeking stability and development on frontlines and fault lines
*Throughout the year, multiple conflicts persisted in the Middle East, overlapping and often taking unexpected turns.
*Middle Eastern countries are coordinating to advance political solutions to regional challenges while seeking greater unity and…
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