President Trump is less concerned with the outcome of Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu’s graft trial than with pressuring him to finalize a security deal with Syria.
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A Trump bargain: Pardon Netanyahu in exchange for Israel-Syria security deal?
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AP’s 100 Best Photos of 2025 Include Image from Tehran
Why it matters:
The inclusion of this image underscores the global significance of Israel’s unprecedented 12‑day incursion into Iranian territory. While the conflict inflicted heavy damage, its documentation through…
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White House optimistic about Putin-Witkoff meeting
Envoys for United States President Donald Trump are due to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin to discuss Washington’s proposed peace plan to end the war in Ukraine.
In advance of the meeting in Moscow on Tuesday, the White House said it was…
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Cultural diplomacy and the ambassador who crafts narratives
TEHRAN- The South Korean ambassador to Iran appeared in Isfahan wearing a tie adorned with Persian verses in Nasta’liq script. His cultural diplomacy as an ambassador can be evaluated as highly expressive, instructive, and impactful. Kim Junpyo…
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Using AI To Improve Care And Cut Administrative Burdens
These young entrepreneurs, researchers and doctors are improving care, empowering patients and making healthcare more efficient.
By Alex Knapp, Amy Feldman and Genevieve Bookwalter
When Eunice Wu, 26 worked as a pharmacist, she was frustrated by…
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Lawmakers accuse Iran’s judiciary of inaction on hijab enforcement
An audio file surfaced online in which senior cleric Hossein Rafiei asserted that Khamenei had instructed the government to step up enforcement of the Islamic dress code on Iranian women.
Official scrutiny of women’s dress had eased in the year’s…
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Nigeria grants asylum to presidential candidate Fernando Dias
Nigeria has granted asylum to Guinea-Bissau presidential candidate Fernando Dias da Costa just days after a coup prevented the results of the recent election being announced.
The 47-year-old, who ran as a candidate for the Party for Social…
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Iran’s Mazandaran exports 29k tons of fresh fruits in one day
Acting Head of the Agricultural Department in Mazandaran province Asadollah Teymouri Yansari stated that 616 shipments of kiwifruit, weighing 12,939 tons, were exported from the province overseas on November 29, of which, 246 shipments were…
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The return of Iran’s Jamaran Destroyer with five-fold enhanced power
Sixteen years after joining the fleet, the vessel—belonging to the Mowj-class of Iranian-designed warships—has re-entered service with significantly expanded operational capability.
A return to indigenous warship construction after centuries
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Asian Youth Para Games pave the way for the future: Koohpayehzadeh
TEHRAN – Jalil Koohpayehzadeh, head of Iran’s Sports Federation for the Disabled, said the Asian Youth Para Games 2025 present an opportunity to identify talented athletes for the 2026 Asian Para Games and the 2028 Paralympic Games.
The press…
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