Category: 1. Iran
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Tehran more ready than ever for US talks, commentators say
Infighting persisted among rival factions in Tehran over possible US talks after Ali Khamenei gave an implicit green light earlier this week, though with caveats reflecting his recurrent distrust of America. At the same time, some of the key… Continue Reading
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Israeli Airstrikes Hit Lebanon, Violating Ceasefire
Why it matters: The strikes mark another escalation in the Israeli regime’s military aggressions along the Lebanon border. The big picture: The ceasefire, which halted months of cross-border Israeli aggressions, remains… Continue Reading
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Iran, Iraq discuss expansion of co-op in ICT sector
TEHRAN –The Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Minister, Sattar Hashemi, and the Iraqi ambassador to Iran, Naseer Abdul Mohsen Abdullah, have explored avenues for boosting cooperation in the ICT sector, particularly artificial… Continue Reading
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US leans on Beirut to curb Hezbollah sway in cabinet – Reuters
Washington is exhorting senior Lebanese officials to prevent Hezbollah or its allies from selecting the country’s next finance minister, Reuters reported citing sources familiar with the matter. Hezbollah has traditionally played a key role in… Continue Reading
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Marking start of Ten-Day Dawn in Semnan
TEHRAN, Jan. 31 (MNA) – The people of Iran’s Semnan commemorated the beginning of Ten-Day Dawn on Friday. Continue Reading
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Iran in Pot 1 of 2025 AFC Women's Futsal Asian Cup
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iran is draw in Pot 1 of the AFC Women’s Futsal Asian Cup China 2025. – Sports news – The 12 contenders for the competition will discover their Group Stage fate on Thursday, February 6 when the Final Draw ceremony takes place… Continue Reading
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Israel says Iran is smuggling millions of US dollars in cash to Hezbollah – WSJ
Israel has accused Iran of funneling tens of millions of dollars to Hezbollah through clandestine cash deliveries, lodging formal complaints with the US-led committee overseeing the cease-fire in Lebanon, The Wall Street Journal reported Friday.
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Iran Commemorates 46th Anniversary Of Islamic Revolution
The event marked the beginning of the Ten-Day Dawn celebrations, commemorating the Revolution’s victory in 1979. Celebrating the day, motorcycle parades were held in the capital Tehran and other cities across the country. The ceremonies also… Continue Reading
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Iran Wants To Negotiate With U.S., But What Will It Concede?
Welcome back to The Farda Briefing, an RFE/RL newsletter that tracks the key issues in Iran and explains why they matter. I’m RFE/RL’s Iran correspondent Kian Sharifi. In this edition I’m exploring Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei’s recent comments… Continue Reading
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Imam Khomeini (RA) one of prominent figures in Islamic world
Speaking during this week’s Friday Prayers sermon at the Mausoleum of Imam Khomeini (RA) in the downtown capital of Tehran, he stated that all intellectual, scientific, philosophical, jurisprudential, and monotheistic characteristics of the late… Continue Reading