Abbas Araghchi, who is in New York for the UN General Assembly, said he plans to meet the UN nuclear watchdog later today and will also hold meetings with three European counterparts to discuss the looming reimposition of UN sanctions they…
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Israeli attack on Yemeni journalists among deadliest in history
TEHRAN – The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) says recent Israeli attacks on a Yemeni media office were the second-deadliest on journalists in history.
According to the CPJ, the strikes on the offices of the September 26 newspaper and the…
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Bint Jbeil tragedy and Ortagus’ responsibility
BEIRUT — While President Joseph Aoun is leading a Lebanese delegation to participate in the UN General Assembly meetings in New York, Israel committed a new massacre in Bint Jbeil on Sunday afternoon, resulting in the murder of five citizens,…
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Wave of Palestine recognition: A symbolic rupture wrapped in political interest
TEHRAN – Paris formally recognized the State of Palestine on Monday, a move unveiled in the context of the Franco-Saudi summit on the margins of the United Nations General Assembly, and immediately folded into a wave of declarations from the…
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Pezeshkian receives Leader’s guidance ahead of crucial UN address
TEHRAN – In a meeting that took place on Monday, President Masoud Pezeshkian met with the Leader of the Islamic Revolution, Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, to coordinate Iran’s stance ahead of the president’s upcoming visit to New York to…
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What is behind Trump’s Bagram dream?
TEHRAN- The recent political and military discourse surrounding the Bagram Air Base in northern Afghanistan underscores the renewed strategic tug-of-war playing out in Central and South Asia.
U.S. President Donald Trump has made the reclamation…
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Iran warns snapback sanctions will create new conditions and void Cairo deal with IAEA
Iran warns that any move by Britain, France, and Germany to reinstate UN sanctions through the “snapback mechanism” would create “new conditions” that nullify its recent agreement with the International Atomic…
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Iran’s First VP Says Economic Plans Are in Place If Snapback Mechanism Is Triggered
Why it matters:
Aref’s comments signal Tehran’s intent to resist pressure and maintain internal stability.
The big picture:
Aref said the government has developed governance frameworks for emergency conditions,…
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US could hit entire Intl. Criminal Court with sanctions
Washington has already imposed targeted sanctions on several prosecutors and judges at the court, but naming the court itself in the sanctions list would be a major escalation.
Six sources with knowledge of the matter, all speaking on condition…
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VIDEO: Italian people hold rally to denounce Israeli attack
TEHRAN, Sep. 22 (MNA) – People in Italy held massive rallies in the cities of Naples, Bologna, Florence and Turin to denounce Israeli genocide in Gaza, pushing for Palestinian state recognition.
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