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Israel claims Hamas military chief Mohammed Deif killed in Gaza

Israel’s military has claimed it has intelligence confirming that Hamas commander Mohammed Deif was killed in a July 13 airstrike targeting him in the Gaza Strip.

Report: Saudi king sends letter to Iran’s new president, underlines enhanced ties

Saudi Arabia’s King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud has sent a letter to Iran’s newly-elected President Massoud Pezeshkian on the expansion of bilateral ties between the two major powerhouses in the region, the kingdom’s SPA news agency reported.

UN Security Council members fear all-out war after assassination of Haniyeh

Member states of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) have condemned the assassination of Hamas’s political chief Ismail Haniyeh in Iran and called for stepped-up diplomatic efforts to prevent an all-out war in the Middle East.

IRGC: Iranian military advisor assassinated in Israeli strike on Lebanon

The Israeli regime has assassinated an Iranian military advisor in an air strike on southern Beirut in Lebanon which also killed a top commander with Lebanon’s resistance movement Hezbollah.

UN experts urge targeted sanctions and arms embargo on Israel amid regional tensions

A group of 38 independent United Nations human rights experts, appointed by the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva as part of its special procedures, have called on the UN member states to impose an arms embargo and targeted sanctions on Tel Aviv.

First F-16s arrive in Ukraine: Report

The first batch of US-made F-16 fighter jets has arrived in Ukraine, Bloomberg reported on Wednesday. The number of warplanes is “small”, sources told the outlet on condition of anonymity.

Yazd windcatchers, historical masterpieces in central Iran

A windcatcher, wind tower, or wind scoops is a traditional architectural element that originated in Iran and is used to create cross ventilation and passive cooling in buildings.

Iranians hold funeral for assassinated Hamas leader Haniyeh in Tehran

Massive crowds of mourners in Tehran took part on Thursday morning in the funeral procession of Hamas political chief Ismail Haniyeh, who was assassinated along with his security guard a day earlier in an Israeli air strike in the Iranian capital.

Haniyeh hit ‘directly’ by missile: Hamas official

The missile that killed Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh struck him "directly", Hamas deputy chief Khalil al-Hayya told reporters at a press conference in Tehran, citing witnesses who were with Haniyeh in Iran. Al-Hayya warned the Zionist regime will pay a heavy price for this crime.

Body of Hezbollah military commander found in rubble in Beirut

The body of Hezbollah military commander Fuad Shukr has been found in the rubble in the southern suburbs of the Lebanese capital Beirut.

EU senior diplomat meets Araqchi in Tehran 

Senior EU diplomat Enrique Mora and Secretary of Iran’s High Council of Strategic Relations Abbas Araqchi have held talks over different aspects of relations between Iran and Europe.

Al Jazeera journalists reporting on Haniyeh’s assassination killed by Israel in Gaza

An Israeli airstrike near the house of Ismail Haniyeh in the besieged Gaza Strip has killed two journalists who were reporting on the Hamas leader's assassination in Iran.

Iran says reserves right to respond to Israel assassination of Hamas leader in Tehran

In the wake of the assassination of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran, the Islamic Republic of Iran has underscored its inalienable right to respond appropriately to this "brazen act against its sovereignty and territorial integrity."

Iran observing 3 days of mourning for Hamas political chief demise

The Iranian government on Wednesday declared three days of public mourning for the passing of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh, who was assassinated in Tehran.

Hamas armed wing responds to Haniyeh’s assassination in Tehran

Hamas’s military wing, the Qassam Brigades, has released a statement calling the killing of the group's political chief Ismail Haniyeh a “dangerous event” with “major repercussions across the entire region".

Survey shows Iranians upbeat Pezeshkian administration able to tame inflation

A new poll found that a majority of Iranians are upbeat that the new Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian and his administration can tame high levels of inflation in the country. The swearing-in ceremony for Pezeshkian was held at the Parliament on Tuesday.

UN says Israel used dogs, waterboarding on Palestinian detainees from Gaza

Thousands of Palestinians have been forcibly removed from the Gaza Strip, sometimes from bomb shelters, and dragged into detention in Israel where some have been tortured and at least 53 detainees have died, according to a United Nations human rights office report.

Hezbollah: Haniyeh’s killing to boost resolve of resistance fighters

The Lebanese movement Hezbollah has stressed that the assassination of head of the political bureau of Hamas resistance movement Ismaell Haniyeh will only strengthen the resistance front’s resolve.

Air attack targeted Hamas political chief in Tehran: Report

Iranian media reported that Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh was killed by an “airborne guided projectile” that hit his residence in the north of the capital, Tehran.

US reveals value of lethal weaponry sent to Ukraine during war

The US Department of Defense has reported that since President Joe Biden took office in January 2021, more than $56.1 billion in “security assistance” has been given to Ukraine.

Iran Leader: Zionist regime prepared ground for harsh punishment after assassinating Haniyeh

The Leader of Iran’s Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei says the Israeli regime will be harshly punished for assassinating senior Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh and his bodyguard in the Iranian capital Tehran.

Iran condemns Israel’s violation of Lebanon’s sovereignty and territorial integrity

Tehran has strongly condemned deadly Israeli strikes against a residential building in Beirut, describing the attack as a blatant violation of Lebanon's sovereignty and territorial integrity, and a gross breach of international laws and regulations as well as the United Nations Charter.

President Pezeshkian: Iran will make occupiers regret Haniyeh assassination

Iranian President Massoud Pezeshkian says the assassinated leader of the Palestinian resistance movement Hamas, Ismail Haniyeh, was a “partner in Iran’s sorrows and joys,” adding it will make "the occupiers regret the terrorist attack."

Americans divided on whether US should keep funding Ukraine amid war: Report

Americans are divided on whether Washington should keep funding Kiev, according to a new Pew Research Center survey.

Iran says Haniyeh assassination to consolidate unbreakable bonds with Palestine

The Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson, Nasser Kanaani, says the assassination of Ismail Haniyeh, the head of the political bureau of the Palestinian Islamic resistance movement Hamas in Tehran will consolidate the bonds between the Islamic Republic and Palestine.