Category: 1. Iran
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United States and China in the 21st Century
The 21st century has no fixed center. It shifts to the rhythm of the rivalry between the United States and China. This is not a mere bilateral dispute. It is a struggle shaping the world order, already cutting across the economy, technology,…
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Iran hails implementation of strategic partnership treaty with Russia
Iran’s Foreign Ministry has hailed the entering into force of the comprehensive strategic partnership treaty between Moscow and Tehran.
The ministry said in a statement on Thursday night that the treaty reflects the…
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Daily World Briefing, Oct. 3
Manchester synagogue attack confirmed as terrorist incident
Police confirmed Thursday afternoon that the attack outside the Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation Synagogue on Middleton Road in Crumpsall, Manchester, has been declared a terrorist…
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5.3 earthquake strikes central Iran, felt in Tehran
The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 kilometers from the earth surface and was also felt in parts of Tehran and Qom in the north of Isfahan.
Mehr reporters reported tremors being felt in Damavand, Absard, Kilan, Varamin, and Fasham in Tehran…
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Urgent: 5.1-magnitude quake hits central Iran — USGS
TEHRAN, Oct. 2 (Xinhua) — A 5.1-magnitude earthquake struck 80 km northeast of Ardestan in central Iran at 2035 GMT on Thursday, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) reported.
The quake’s epicenter was at a depth of 10 km, located at 33.86 degrees…
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Water crisis means Iran has no choice but to move capital, Pezeshkian says
Pezeshkian said the idea of relocating the capital had already been discussed with the Supreme Leader but now “is not a choice, it is a mandate.”
“Last year, rainfall was 140 millimeters, while the standard is 260 millimeters. That means…
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Hezbollah getting more and more powerful: Ghalibaf
Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf made the remarks in a ceremony to mark the first anniversary of the martyrdom of Hassan Nasrallah and other leaders of the Lebanese Hezbollah resistance movement on Thursday.
In his address, Ghalibaf…
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Blast at Tehran University laboratory kills 1, injures 2
An explosion at a laboratory in the University of Tehran in the Iranian capital claimed the life of one person and injured two others.
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It’s the economy, donkey! | Iran International
Half a century ago, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini dismissed economics as trivial. “Those who see the economy as the foundation of everything—they see man as an animal,” he said. “An animal’s foundation is its economy.”
“A donkey’s…
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