Category: 1. Iran

The 24-hour average for fine particulate matter (PM2.5) stood at 103 on Friday, placing the capital in the category affecting children, the elderly and people with heart or respiratory conditions, the Tehran Air Quality Control Company said.

Driving the news:

During a visit to a Russian army command center involved in the Ukraine war, Putin said Russian troops had surrounded 15 Ukrainian battalions in Kupiansk and should allow Ukrainian soldiers to lay down…

Pars Today — Iran’s Foreign Minister, while announcing the Islamic Republic’s willingness to negotiate with the United States, emphasized: “We learned many lessons during the 12-day war and are better prepared than…

Pars Today — A U.S. media outlet has reported on Democrats gearing up for the 2028 presidential election following the decline in popularity of President Donald Trump.

According to Pars Today, Trump’s decreasing approval…

Pars Today — Contrary to the media atmosphere created around the disarmament of the Lebanese Resistance, it appears that Hezbollah has chosen a strategy of “rebuilding” rather than “restoring deterrence” in the short…

 Why it matters:

The protests reflect mounting anger over Israel’s actions in Gaza, including genocide and the use of starvation as a weapon. The spread of demonstrations to the U.S. highlights how the conflict is…

“The fear of miscalculation and renewed conflict stems, among other things, from the fact that, like Israel, Iran feels that it is under an existential threat,” one of the Western sources said.

Western officials, according to the i24 report,…

Speaking in a gathering of Basij voluntary forces at Imam Khomeini Mausoleum on Friday, Ghalibaf pointed to the 12-day war waged by the Israeli regime and the United States back in June, saying that the Islamic Republic’s power does not emerge…

Pars Today — China’s Permanent Representative to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) reacted to the adoption of an anti-Iran resolution by the Agency’s Board of Governors.

According to Pars Today, Li Song, China’s…