(260107) — TEHRAN, Jan. 7, 2026 (Xinhua) — People drive past a billboard depicting Qassem Soleimani, former commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Quds Force, in downtown Tehran, Iran, Jan. 6, 2026. Iran’s army chief warned…
Category: 1. Iran
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Iran Highlights Historic Ties to Christianity at Christmas Celebration
Wednesday, 07 January 2026 17:40 [ Last Update: Wednesday, 07 January 2026 18:09 ]
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Iranian officials highlight the…
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After shock Venezuela attack, might Trump train his sights on Iran?
For more than a decade, these ventures—framed as anti-imperialist cooperation between two heavily sanctioned states—served political purposes rather than a commercial ones.
They were designed to circumvent US sanctions, monetize Venezuela’s…
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Yemen’s crisis deepens amid UAE–Israel nexus
TEHRAN – The latest turmoil in Yemen underscores how regional rivalries and foreign entanglements continue to destabilize the country.
Aidarous al-Zubaidi, leader of the United Arab Emirates-backed Southern Transitional Council (STC), has been…
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Rioters kill 2 police officers, injure 30 others in Lordegan
According to the Tehran-based Fars News Agency reporting from Lordegan, “Around 10 am today, a group of traders and shopkeepers closed their shops and began to gather and rally and chant slogans on some streets of Lordegan. The marchers were…
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Interview: Could There Be A 'Venezuela-Like Situation' In Iran
Iran has been rocked by nearly two weeks of nationwide protests, in the most serious challenge to the clerical establishment in several years.
The demonstrations erupted on December 28 in the bazaars of the capital, Tehran — key commercial and…
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Could There Be A ‘Venezuela-Like Situation’ In Iran?
Iran has been rocked by nearly two weeks of nationwide protests, in the most serious challenge to the clerical establishment in several years.
The demonstrations erupted on December 28 in the bazaars of the capital, Tehran — key commercial and…
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Civilians Flee Aleppo As Syrian Army Declares Kurdish Regions ‘military Zones’
The deadly clashes, which started on Tuesday, are the worst between the two sides, who have so far failed to implement a March deal to merge the Kurds’ semi-autonomous administration and military into Syria’s new government.
In a statement,…
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Iran’s deputy FM Takht-Ravanchi to visit Armenia for talks
The Iranian deputy foreign minister is lared to meet with other Armenian officials during the visit, aimed at consulting on the cooperation between the two countries in the economic, trade, transit, transportation and cultural fields.
During the…
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Nationwide Protests in Iran: Parliament to Investigate Security Forces’ Raids on Hospitals
Iran’s parliament announced that it will look into reports and images showing security forces entering hospitals in Ilam and Tehran, as …
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