WASHINGTON, D.C.: Citizens from more than 30 countries could soon be banned from entering the United States, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said. The move follows a shooting in which a man from Afghanistan killed one National Guard…
Category: 1. Iran
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Air pollution sends 170,000 Iranians to hospitals in a week – health official
Iran’s Deputy Health Minister Alireza Raisi said more than 170,000 people have gone to emergency wards since the start of December because of heart and respiratory problems caused by air pollution, describing the situation as a “serious and…
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Iran Reports Flu Deaths as H3N2 Strain Spreads
At least seven people died from influenza in Yazd province in one week, and health officials warned the H3N2 strain is spreading rapidly …
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Concerns Over US Visas For Iran Players Ahead Of 2026 World Cup Preparations
The head of Iran’s Football Federation, Mehdi Taj, has warned that some national team players and staff may be denied US visas ahead of the 2026 FIFA World Cup, saying the federation must be prepared with alternative options for affected squad…
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U.S. 2025 National Security Strategy marks a turning point in transatlantic divergence?
Pars Today – Rising tensions in transatlantic relations following the release of the U.S. 2025 National Security Strategy and deep disagreements over the Ukraine war have created an unprecedented rift between Washington and European…
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Israel Biggest Killer Of Journalists Worldwide For 3 Years Running: RSF
Israeli forces accounted for 43 percent of the total, making them “the worst enemy of journalists”, RSF said in its report, which documented deaths over 12 months from December 2024.
The most deadly single attack was a so-called…
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Israel Strikes Southern Lebanon in Clear Ceasefire Violation
Why it matters:
The recent attacks expose the fragility of the ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon, which was intended to end a year-long conflict that resulted in over 4,000 deaths and 17,000 injuries. Israel’s partial…
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Iran accelerates missile rebuilding effort, IDF warns Knesset – Ynet
To many viewers it looks like a cultural opening: a genre long associated with underground resistance now visible on mainstream screens.
But researcher and artist Siavash Rokni, a postdoctoral fellow at McGill University in Montreal who studies…
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Returned bodies deepen grief of Palestinian families, says Middle East Eye
Pars Today – The return of Palestinian victims’ bodies, instead of ending the period of waiting, confronted families with horrifying scenes of torture.Middle East Eye recently reported that the delivery of the bodies of…
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Iranian, Chinese deputy FMs discuss bilateral ties
The Chinese deputy foreign minister, who has traveled to Tehran to participate in the third round of the Iran-China-Saudi Arabia trilateral meeting, met with Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for Political Affairs Majid Takht-e-Ravanchi on Monday…
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