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Pezeshkian’s remarks highlight Iran’s emphasis on homegrown scientific progress amid continued Western sanctions and efforts to restrict the country’s technological development. His comments reflect a…
Category: 1. Iran
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India Says Priority Is Consumers After Trump Comments On Halting Russian Oil
New Delhi neither confirmed nor denied it was shifting policy towards Russia.
“It has been our consistent priority to safeguard the interests of the Indian consumer in a volatile energy scenario,” Indian Foreign Ministry spokesman Randhir…
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Half the Answer #42: America and Iran: Past, Present and Future
Caitlin and Trent catch up with historian and former journalist John Ghazvinian to discuss the state of Iran, its past, present and future, how that has historically intersected with the United States dating back nearly 300 years,…
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BBC Verify Live: Iran oil tankers hiding locations again, plus how reliant is India on Russian oil?
Russian war blogger shares video of UN aid convoy strike in Ukrainepublished at 12:14 BST
Sherie Ryder
BBC Verify journalistMedia caption, Footage posted online shows attack on UN convoy in Ukraine
We’ve been looking at drone…
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U.S. Sanctions Hit Respiratory Medicine in Iran
WANA (Oct 16) – The head of the Iranian Scientific Association of Pulmonologists announced that they are facing serious difficulties in obtaining two essential drugs for asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients, as…
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Freed Israeli Captive Admits to Humane Treatment by Hamas Fighters
Why it matters:
The soldier’s account challenges the dominant Israeli and Western media narrative that paints Palestinian fighters as violent extremists, while testimonies from both Palestinian and Israeli detainees…
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Israel Could Resume Gaza Military Operations If Hamas Fails To Implement Ceasefire Terms: US
“What’s going on with Hamas – that’ll be straightened out quickly,” Trump told CNN in a phone interview.
“Israel will return to those streets as soon as I say the word. If Israel could go in and knock the crap out of them, they’d…
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Iran stuck between anger, acceptance after Gaza ceasefire – DW – 10/16/2025
Israel is committed to “regulating” its relationship with Iran, Russian President Vladimir Putin said at a summit in Tajikistan last week, citing confidential contacts with Israeli leaders.
“We are getting signals from the Israeli leadership…
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U.K. facing growing threat from Russia, Iran, and terrorists: MI5 chief
Director General of MI5, the UK’s Security Service, Ken McCallum, delivers the annual Director General’s Speech at Thames House, the headquarters of the UK’s Security Service in London, on Thursday, October 16, 2025. …
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Israel Confirms It Received Bodies Of 2 More Hostages From Red Cross In Gaza
A statement by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office said that “Israel has received, through the Red Cross, two coffins of deceased hostages that were delivered to IDF (army) and Shin Bet forces inside the Gaza Strip”.
The Israeli…
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