Friday, March 21, 2025
President Pezeshkian is surrounded by children as he started Ramadan by holding the evening fast-breaking iftar meal for a large group of enthusiastic orphans from local orphanages. However, the president then…
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As Iran faces looming Trump deadline, is Khamenei shifting strategy?
Washington’s warning to Iran over its support for Yemen’s Houthi rebels has brought the two archenemies closer to the brink of a direct military conflict.
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Iran, UAE FMs discuss regional developments by phone
Condemning the crimes of the Zionist regime in Gaza, which has massacred hundreds of innocent Palestinians in complete violation of the ceasefire, as well as the US military aggression against Yemen, which has led to the killing of innocent women…
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Iran says quakes strike near Natanz nuclear site, no damage reported
TEHRAN, March 21 (Xinhua) — A series of earthquakes struck near Iran’s Natanz nuclear facility on Friday, but caused no damage to the sensitive site, an Iranian atomic energy official said, after a 5.0-magnitude tremor and subsequent aftershocks…
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Iran Wealth Flees Country via Cryptocurrencies
Friday, March 21, 2025
The desire of Iranians to get their wealth out of Iran caused a major spike in cryptocurrency activity last year, as wealthy Iranians bought up crypto coins to try to protect their wealth and move it somewhere…
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Gov’t Signs Huge Contracts to Push More Gas out of South Pars Gasfield
Friday, March 21, 2025
Iran signed $17 billion in contracts March 8 to implement a pressure-boosting project at the South Pars gas field, an effort to reverse the impending decline in output from the field and prevent further winter…
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Savak’s Sabeti Sued by Emigres Over 60s Torture
Friday, March 21, 2025
Three dissidents now living in the US are suing the Shah’s “chief torturer” – Parviz Sabeti, who has lived for decades in Florida as a real estate developer – over years of abuse they say continues…
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Pentagon sends second aircraft carrier to Middle East as Trump warns Iran
Al-Monitor is an award-winning media outlet covering the Middle East, valued for its independence, diversity and analysis. It is read widely by US, international and Middle East decision makers at the highest levels, as…
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Gen. Hajizadeh lauds Yemen for resistance against US, Israel
“The Yemenis are unparalleled in their support for Gaza,” said Brigadier General Amir Ali Hajizadeh, commander of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps’ Aerospace Force.
“We salute the leaders and people of Yemen,” He told Yemeni Al-Masirah TV…
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Rial Hits New Low of 949,000, but Stops Falling
Friday, March 21, 2025
The rial hit a new all-time low February 21 of 949,000 to the dollar, but has regained some strength since then and is now bobbling around a little above the 900,000 mark. Few…
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