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Accused Executives Moving Capital Abroad. Can they find a Safe Haven for Corruption?

M Nazari -
Complainants in the case against Iran Tractor Forging Company are breaking their silence. Following a workers’ strike and widespread reports that top executives have...
Middle East

More than 100,000 people died in Gaza war: Report

IFP Media Wire -
The number of Palestinians killed in the Gaza war could be significantly higher than previously thought, the weekly German paper ZEIT reported.
Americas

Iranian scholar Vahid Abedini released after brief ICE detention in US

IFP Editorial Staff -
Iranian academic Dr. Vahid Abedini, an assistant professor at the University of Oklahoma, has been released after being detained by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), according to colleagues and friends who announced the news on social media.
Middle East

Gaza Humanitarian Foundation officially ends ‘mission’: Report

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The Israeli and US-backed aid distribution organisation that has caused death and injury to over 2,600 Palestinians in the Gaza Strip announced the end of its "mission" in Gaza, according to a statement by its executive director on Monday.
Environment

Authorities order closures in Tehran amid severe air pollution

IFP Media Wire -
Public closures have been imposed in the Iranian capital, Tehran, as well as in surrounding cities due to heavy air pollution, with government authorities introducing restrictions on transportation and industrial activity across the region.
Foreign Policy

Iranian editor criticizes President Pezeshkian over letter to Saudi crown prince; foreign ministry denies mediation claims

IFP Editorial Staff -
A public dispute has emerged in Tehran after the editor-in-chief of the principlist daily Kayhan, Hossein Shariatmadari, sharply criticized President Massoud Pezeshkian over a recent letter sent to Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.
Foreign Policy

Iranian FM to visit France for talks on bilateral issues, regional crises, nuclear file

IFP Editorial Staff -
Iran’s Foreign Ministry confirmed on Tuesday that Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi will travel to France this week for high-level discussions, following his participation in the annual conference of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) in The Hague.
Security

IRGC busts terror team in Iran’s Sistan and Baluchestan

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The Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) Ground Force has smashed a team of militants affiliated with the so-called Ansar al-Furqan terror outfit in Iran’s southeastern province of Sistan and Baluchestan.
Energy

More Iranian oil being shipped to China via Indonesia: Reuters

IFP Media Wire -
A new report by Reuters news agency suggests that Iran has managed to export more oil to China via Indonesia, a tactic experts believe is used to evade US sanctions aimed at restricting Iranian oil shipments.
Europe

German arms industry investors in panic over Ukraine peace talks

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The prospect of a possible peace in Ukraine has caused “panic” among investors in the German defense industry, sending stocks of weapons manufacturers such as Rheinmetall tumbling.
Americas

US signals ‘progress’ in Ukraine peace push

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US President Donald Trump has expressed cautious optimism about the result of talks in Geneva on the American peace plan to end the Ukraine war, saying that “something good” may be happening.
Europe

Macron poised to reintroduce voluntary military service in France: Le Figaro

IFP Media Wire -
French President Emmanuel Macron is preparing to roll out a new voluntary military service scheme this week, according to Le Figaro daily. The proposal was first floated by the French leader in July in response to what he described as a “lasting threat” from Russia – something Moscow has denied as nonsense.
Security

Former IRGC chief calls on Hezbollah to reassess strategic patience amid regional tensions

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Former commander-in-chief of the Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) Mohsen Rezaei has urged Lebanese resistance movement Hezbollah to reconsider its approach of strategic patience, warning that Israel is exploiting ceasefires, negotiations, and the restraint of resistance forces.
Europe

Zelensky hails ‘important steps’ in peace negotiations but stresses more work needed

IFP Media Wire -
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenky on Monday lauded "important steps" after talks in Geneva with the US, but stressed that more work is needed to negotiate an end to the war with Russia.
Middle East

Israeli military chief dismisses senior officers over failures leading to Hamas attack

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Israeli Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir has issued a series of disciplinary measures and dismissals against several senior officers over the military’s failure to prevent the Oct. 7, 2023 events, local media reported.
Americas

US claims EU sanctions against Russia ‘failed’

IFP Media Wire -
The restrictions Brussels has imposed against Moscow over the Ukraine conflict are ineffective, US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told NBC News on Sunday. He also criticized the bloc for pursuing the same strategy for 19 rounds in a row and claimed the EU officials were essentially “funding the war on themselves".
Middle East

Hamas meet Egypt’s spy chief, says Israel’s attacks on Gaza threaten ceasefire deal

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A senior delegation from Hamas has met Egypt’s intelligence chief in Cairo to discuss Israel’s breaches of the Gaza ceasefire agreement in, the group announced.
Environment

Iran says main phase of Mazandaran forest fire containment completed, monitoring to continue

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Iran’s National Disaster Management Organization announced on Monday that the main phase of efforts to contain the large forest fire in Mazandaran Province has been completed, while ground teams will continue monitoring the affected areas due to the risk of renewed flames.
Local

Nationwide funeral processions held for 310 unknown martyrs of Sacred Defense

IFP Media Wire -
Iranians on Monday morning held funeral processions for the  remains of 310 unknown martyrs from the 1980s Sacred Defense era.
Religion

Iranians Mark Martyrdom Anniversary of Hazrat Fatima Zahra

IFP Editorial Staff -
Iran on Monday observed the martyrdom anniversary of Hazrat Fatima Zahra (AS), the revered daughter of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH), with mourning ceremonies held in cities across the country.
Europe

US, Ukrainian laud ‘good progress’ in Geneva talks

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US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and head of Ukraine's delegation Andriy Yermak have hailed "good progress" in talks underway in Geneva Sunday to discuss a proposal to halt the Ukraine war.
Foreign Policy

Iran denounces Israeli strike on Beirut, killing of resistance leader

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Iran’s Foreign Ministry has sharply criticized the Israeli regime’s airstrike on a residential neighborhood in southern Beirut on Sunday evening, as well as the assassination of senior Lebanese resistance commander, martyr Haitham Ali Tabatabaei.
Middle East

Top Hezbollah commander killed in Israel’s attack on Beirut

IFP Media Wire -
Hezbollah has confirmed that its top military commander Haytham Ali Tabatabai has been killed in an Israeli air attack on Lebanon’s capital.
Europe

New draft of US plan reflects Ukraine’s ‘key priorities’: Kyiv

IFP Media Wire -
The latest version of the US draft plan for ending war in Ukraine now includes most of Kyiv's "key priorities", the European country's negotiator said Sunday, after holding a few rounds of negotiations in Geneva.
Europe

EU’s central role must be ‘fully reflected’ in Ukraine peace plan: Top diplomat

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The "centrality" of the European Union's role must be "fully reflected" in a peace plan for Ukraine, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has stressed.
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