TEHRAN – As a leader who has frequently talked about how “concerned” he is about Iran’s battered nuclear program in recent weeks, Emanuel Macron of France inarguably blunted any efforts to prevent tensions from shooting up when he sat…
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UN vote clears path for Iran sanctions to kick in at month’s end
The resolution, tabled by South Korea in its role as Security Council president, was a procedural part of a process launched last month after Britain, France, and Germany triggered the so-called snapback mechanism, declaring Iran in…
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Tehran says Europe ignored Iran’s offer due to ‘political greed’
TEHRAN – As a leader who has frequently talked about how “concerned” he is about Iran’s battered nuclear program in recent weeks, Emanuel Macron of France inarguably blunted any efforts to prevent tensions from shooting up when he sat…
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Africa’s future runs on water. So treat it as essential infrastructure | Water
Crises in Africa rarely begin with politics alone. They often start with water — too little, too dirty, or unfairly shared. Droughts push pastoralists off their land, floods wash away markets and schools, and in both cases, families are left…
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Persepolis, Chadormalou share spoils at 2025/26 PGPL
TEHRAN – Persepolis were held to a goalless draw by Chadormalou at the Takhti Stadium on Matchweek 4 of the 2025/26 Iran Persian Gulf Pro League (PGPL) on Friday.
This marked Persepolis’s third draw in four matches.
Elsewhere, Mes were also…
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Estonia says Russian fighter jets entered airspace in ‘brazen intrusion’ | Russia-Ukraine war News
Estonia summons Russian diplomat; NATO scrambled aircraft to intercept jets, showing alliance ability to respond.
Estonia has said Russia violated its airspace with the incursion of three supersonic fighter jets amid heightened fears that…
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VIDEO: Pro-Palestine rally in Yemen's Sa'ada prov.
TEHRAN, Sep. 19 (MNA) – Yemenis flooded the streets in Sa’ada province with a massive pro-Palestine march, vowing to stand with Gaza until victory.
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Press briefing by UN Women on urgent aid for Afghan women
Now, on top of their grief and loss, survivors are facing new threats, including heightened risks of violence and exploitation, and a lack of access to support and services.
As I saw when I visited a village in Kunar province last week, many…
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UNSC Fails to Approve Draft Resolution Extending Iran Sanctions Relief
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The failure to pass this resolution places the international community in a sensitive situation, with potential consequences for the future of the JCPOA and the broader geopolitical landscape regarding…
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Iran’s sinking cities: how IRGC corruption and regime negligence are engineering a national catastrophe
While the clerical regime in Tehran distracts the world with its foreign policy and domestic repression, the very ground beneath Iran’s cities is collapsing. In Isfahan, a jewel of Iranian civilization, the crisis has become so acute that one…
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