An Internet Shutdown Cuts Off Iranians From One Another, and the World The New York Times
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An Internet Shutdown Cuts Off Iranians From One Another, and the World – The New York Times
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Funeral For Former Basij Commander Held In Tehran
The funeral ceremony for Brigadier General Alireza Afshar, former commander of Iran’s Basij Resistance Force, was held in Tehran on Friday.
The ceremony took place in the Shahid Mahallati district, in northeastern Tehran.
Before the victory of…
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Iran to mobilize 80,000 volunteers for hijab campaign, official says
“The country’s greatest asset is its faithful and revolutionary people,” Rouhollah Momen-Nasab, head of Tehran’s headquarters for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice, told reporters. “By activating 80,000 trained personnel,…
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Iran Calls For Dialogue Between Afghanistan, Pakistan To De-escalate Tensions
Esmail Baqaei, Spokesman for the Iranian Foreign Ministry, expressed satisfaction with the establishment of a ceasefire between Pakistan and Afghanistan.
He underscored the necessity of the immediate commencement of dialogue between the two…
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Israel expects Germany to lift partial ban on arms exports – Middle East Monitor
The Israeli government expects Germany to lift its partial ban on arms exports to Israel and its travel warning for some parts of the country, following the Gaza Strip ceasefire agreement.
Israeli Deputy Foreign…
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Iran’s Marziyeh Jafari Crowned Asia’s Best Women’s Football Coach
Why it matters:
The selection of Marziyeh Jafari as Best Women’s Coach in Asia shows that Iranian women are reaching high positions in sport.
The big picture:
Marziyeh Jafari began her football career with Khatun Bam and…
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RSF calls on Israel to release 16 Palestinian journalists immediately – Middle East Monitor
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has urged Israel to release 16 Palestinian journalists who were, according to the organisation, arbitrarily arrested during the past two years in the Gaza Strip.
RSF stated that Israel…
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Suicide attack kills 7 Pakistani troops near Afghan border
Seven Pakistani soldiers were killed in a suicide attack near the Afghan border on Friday, Pakistani security officials said, amid a fragile ceasefire between Islamabad and Kabul that paused days of intense fighting.
The South Asian neighbours…
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One year after Sinwar’s martyrdom: Fulfilling promises, continuity of resistance
Pars Today – One year after his martyrdom, Yahya Sinwar has not reached an end, but has become the start of a new path. By architecting the Al-Aqsa Storm operation, he engineered the irreversible defeat of the Zionist…
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UN Charter Friends Group Slams Legitimacy of Snapback Mechanism
Why it matters:
Resolution 2231, adopted in 2015, endorsed the Iran nuclear deal (JCPOA) and laid out a timeline for lifting sanctions.
On 26 September 2025, sanctions were reimposed under the “snapback” mechanism by…
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