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Iran parl’t committee votes to set Thursday as weekend holiday

The Iranian Parliament’s Social Committee, at a crossroads to choose between Thursday and Saturday as a second holiday in Iran besides Friday, has opted for Thursday.

Iran says not to wait for US to negotiate

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has stated that Tehran will start contacts with the Europeans and will not wait for Washington to start talks.

FBI investigating apparent assassination attempt on Trump

The FBI is investigating what it announced an apparent assassination attempt on Donald Trump at his Florida golf club Sunday, the second similar attack on the former president in two months.

7,000 Iranians die annually of suicide: Judiciary official

Gholamabbas Turki, Iranian Deputy Prosecutor General for Public Rights and Crime Prevention, revealed that around 130,000 suicide attempts occur in Iran annually, resulting in 7,000 deaths.

Lawmaker raps ex-FM Zarif appointment over dual citizenship controversy

In a fiery address to the Iranian Parliament, principlist MP Hamid Rasaei criticized former Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif's return to government after his resignation, questioning the legal foundation of his current role as Strategic Advisor to the President.

Iran secures runner-up at Asian Wushu championship with 15 medals

The Iranian Wushu team, grabbed 15 medals—7 gold, 3 silver, and 5 bronze—becoming the runners-up in the Asian Wushu Championship in China.

Iranian daily: Tehran should retract all privileges given to Taliban

The Iranian government should withdraw all of the privileges it has so far granted to the Taliban, a Tehran-based newspaper believes, arguing the ruling regime in neighboring Afghanistan is ‘terrorist’ in nature and deems it obligatory to kill Shia Muslims.

Israeli army says missile from Yemen landed deep inside Israel, casualties reported

Tel Aviv announced Sunday that a ballistic missile launched from Yemen has targeted central Israel after the Iron Dome system failed to repel the attack and intercept the long-range projectile.

Dialogue impossible with West leveling baseless claims against Iran: Parliament speaker

Effective negotiations between Iran and the Western governments will be out of reach as long as the Westerners make false claims against Tehran, Parliament Speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf has stated.

UAE says will not support post-war Gaza plans without Palestinian state

The United Arab Emirates has announced it will not back Israel in its “day after” plan in the Gaza Strip unless a Palestinian state is established.

Help 2m displaced people in Gaza ‘before it’s too late’: Government Media Office

Gaza’s Government Media Office announced it is sending out a “humanitarian SOS” to the international community to help 2 million internally displaced people in the besieged coastal enclave “before it’s too late”.

Iran’s Russia envoy says US to lose its psychological war

Washington is trying to defame anyone who goes against its interests, Iran’s ambassador to Russia, Kazem Jalali, has stated, adding the US will be the loser in such psychological warfare.

G7 condemns Iran’s “transfer of ballistic missiles to Russia”

The foreign ministers of the Group of Seven (G7) industrialised powers have condemned "in the strongest terms" Iran's export and Russia's procurement of "Iranian ballistic missiles". Tehran has dismissed claims of supplying ballistic missiles to Moscow as baseless.

Netanyahu plans ‘broad’ raid on Lebanon: Report

Israel’s Channel 13, citing an unnamed senior official, reported that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is planning to launch a major attack on Hezbollah in Lebanon soon.

Thousands protest in Tel Aviv for ceasefire

Thousands of antigovernment Israeli protesters have gathered in central Tel Aviv, calling for more efforts to secure the release of captives held in the Gaza Strip.

Former Tehran mayor asks President Pezeshkian to reverse policies on hijab, internet

Tehran’s former mayor has advised Iran’s newly-elected President Massoud Pezeshkian to shy away from following the restrictive and controlling policies of the former administration on the cyberspace and women’s clothing.

Video: Appalling scene when lighting hits Tehran’s Milad Tower

A video has captured the moment a lightning bolt struck the Milad Tower in the Iranian capital Tehran on rainy Saturday after a period of dry spell in the city.

Rain and snow refresh Tehran

With summer coming to an end, Tehran has received a downpour, including hail and snow on the heights to the north and east of the Iranian capital.

Biden and Starmer express concern about Iran supplying arms to Russia

Despite Tehran's repeated denial, US President Joe Biden and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer have expressed concern about Iran providing lethal weapons to Russia amid its ongoing war with Ukraine, the White House announced.

Iranian minister says Judiciary to look into detained students 

Iran’s Minister of Science, Research and Technology Hossein Simai Sarraf says the Iranian Judiciary has promised to form a working group to review the cases of students and university lecturers who got implicated following the September 2022 unrest in the country.

Pentagon chief says Iran’s threat serious

United States Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin has said Washington considers Tehran's threat of retaliation against Israel over the killing of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh to be serious.

Kabirkouh forests in western Iran burning in fire

A video has been posted online showing the heights of Kabirkouh Mountain ablaze toward the end of summer. Kabirkouh is in the city of Abdanan in Iran’s western province of Ilam .

More details emerge from autopsy of dual national activist killed by Israel in West Bank

An autopsy of the body of Aysenur Ezgi Eygi, a Turkish American activist who was killed by Israeli soldiers in the occupied West Bank, has revealed a bullet entry from a firearm in the lower ear area, sources familiar with her case said on Saturday.

US confirms Daesh leaders killed in joint operation in Iraq

The US Central Command (CENTCOM) has confirmed that its forces and Iraq conducted a raid in Western part of the Arab country that resulted in the deaths of 14 Daesh operatives in late August.

UAE to restart F-35 talks with US if Trump elected as president: Report

The United Arab Emirates would aim to restart talks on purchasing F-35 warplanes from the US if Donald Trump wins the 2024 Presidential election, according to a report by Reuters.