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Latest News and Views from Iran and the World

Iranian MPs slam European Parliament’s anti-Tehran resolution

Iranian lawmakers have strongly condemned the recent European Parliament’s “interventionist and biased” resolution against Tehran over human rights.

UN opposes Trump’s proposal to relocate Gazans outside coastal enclave

The United Nations has announced that it opposes a proposal by US President Donald Trump to relocate Palestinians outside the Gaza Strip.

Hezbollah chief refutes extension of Israel’s withdrawal deadline from south Lebanon

Hezbollah's Secretary-General Naim Qassem has pointed out that there is no justification for extending Israel's deadline to withdraw from southern Lebanon.

Iran Leader: Resistance movement awakened Muslim nations

Iran's Leader, Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, has underscored the significance of the resistance movement, describing it as a continuation of Islam’s revered Prophet Muhammad's mission.

Israel kills two in south Lebanon as displaced people try to return

Israeli troops shot and killed at least two people and wounded 17 on Monday in the second day of deadly protests in southern Lebanon, health officials have announced, as residents displaced by the 14-month war between Israel and Hezbollah attempted to return to villages where Israeli forces remain.

UN experts warn Israel’s attacks in West Bank mark ‘dangerous escalation’

A group of UN experts have expressed concern over Israel’s ongoing attacks in the occupied West Bank, warning that the intensified campaign marks a "dangerous escalation" against Palestinians.

Iran warns US, Israel against attacking nuclear facilities

Iran has issued a strong warning to the US and Israel, asserting that any attack on its nuclear facilities would be a "crazy" move, leading to a "very bad disaster" for the region.

Officials say over 300k displaced Palestinians return north of Gaza

More than 300,000 displaced Palestinians are returning to the Gaza Strip's north after Israel agreed to allow their travel, Palestinian government in the besieged enclave announced.

2 Israeli reservists captured on suspicion of ‘espionage for Iran’

Israel’s internal security service, Shin Bet, and police say they have captured two reservist troops on suspicion of spying for Iran.

Israel says 8 of 33 hostages on Hamas’s list to be freed are already dead

Israel announced a Hamas list shows that 8 of the 33 captives to be released in the first phase of the Gaza ceasefire accord are dead.

IRIB Chief: Iranian State TV Reporter Captured by Zionists in Gaza

The head of the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB) announced that one of the organization's reporters in Gaza has been captured by the Zionist regime and is now in an Israeli prison.

Dozens of Iranian MPs file complaint against VP Zarif over Davos comments

Sixty members of the Iranian Parliament have filed a complaint with the Attorney General against the country’s Vice President for Strategic Affairs Mohammad Javad Zarif, following his recent remarks at the World Economic Forum (WED) in Davos last week, Tehran MP Mohammad Seraj announced.

Crew members from a burning cargo dhow in southern Iran rescued

Images have been released showing the moment when fishermen from the southern Iranian port city of Bushehr rescued the crew members of a burning cargo dhow.

Lebanon says 24 killed, over 130 injured by Israeli fire as withdrawal deadline extended

The Lebanese Health Ministry announced that 24 people were killed by Israeli army forces on Sunday as residents attempted to return to their homes in southern Lebanon.

UK, Germany reject Trump’s proposal of relocating Gazans in neighboring countries

The United Kingdom and Germany have refuted US President Donald Trump’s idea to “clean out” Gaza and relocate its population to other Arab nations.

EU FMs agree to prolong sanctions on Russia

European Union foreign ministers have agreed to extend the bloc’s economic sanctions on Moscow, after Hungary dropped a last-minute threat to block the extension over Ukraine’s refusal to restart the flow of Russian gas to the EU.

Saudi Arabia opens property investments in two holy cities to foreigners

Riyadh has begun allowing non-Saudis to invest in publicly-traded companies that own real estate in Mecca and Medina.

Iran repatriates over half a million undocumented Afghan nationals

Iran has repatriated 586,000 undocumented Afghan nationals from various provinces to Afghanistan via the Dowqarun border crossing in Khorasan Razavi Province.

US hasn’t won a war in 40 years:  J.D. Vance

The United States has failed to win a single war in several generations despite spending staggering sums of money on its army, Vice President J.D. Vance has stressed, urging a major military overhaul.

Ukraine predicts collapse, if peace negotiations fail to begin by summer

Ukraine's survival will be under a serious threat, if peace talks fail to begin by the summer, Kirill Budanov, the head of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ukrainian Defense Ministry has stated in an interview.

Iranian newspaper questions FM Araghchi’s visit to Taliban-ruled Afghanistan

Jomhouri-e Eslami newspaper has criticized Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi's recent visit to Afghanistan which the daily says is ruled by a “violent and backward group,” despite warnings from experts.

France says to suspend some Syria’s sanctions

France has announced that it will lift or suspend certain sanctions on Syria’s energy, transportation, and financial sectors to support the country’s economic stabilization and reconstruction efforts.

Israeli PM appears in court for corruption trial after month-long pause

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu appeared before the Tel Aviv District Court on Monday in his corruption trial after a month-long pause.

Homa-ye Saadat, symbol of prosperity, spotted in Iran’s Alamut

A bearded vulture, known as Homa in Persian literature and regarded as a symbol of prosperity, has been observed and photographed in the skies of the mountainous Alamut region in Qazvin, north-central Iran, according to the provincial Department of Environmental Protection.

Displaced Gazans return home to north, first time since war began

Tens of thousands of displaced Palestinians in Gaza began returning to the northern Gaza Strip on Monday for the first time since the war started more than 15 months ago after mediators brokered an agreement tied to the release of an Israeli captive.