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NATO says military alliance holds consultations on putting nuclear weapons on alert

NATO member states have started consultations on the need to put nuclear weapons on alert, the alliance’s Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg has told The Daily Telegraph.

Zelensky should think about Putin’s peace proposal, Kiev’s situation worsening: Moscow

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov believes that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky should think about Russian leader Vladimir Putin's peace proposal because the military situation for Kiev is worsening.

Body of second missing person found after mine collapse in Iran’s Shazand

The dead body of a second driver was pulled from the debris on Monday after a mine collapse in the central Iranian city of Shazand a day earlier.

Zelensky says would hold peace talks if Russian soldiers leave Ukraine territory

Ukraine would hold peace talks “tomorrow” if Russia pulls out of all Ukrainian territory, President Volodymyr Zelensky has stated at a peace summit in Switzerland.

Netanyahu announces opposition to Israeli military ‘tactical pauses’ for Gaza aid

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is opposed to plans announced by the Israeli military to hold daily tactical pauses in fighting along one of the main roads into the besieged and bombarded Gaza Strip to facilitate aid delivery into the Palestinian enclave.

Israeli soldiers violently block Palestinians from Al-Aqsa Mosque on Eid

Israeli forces violently blocked Palestinians from accessing Al-Aqsa Mosque in occupied East Jerusalem on Sunday to attend Eid prayer.

Iran, Russia reaffirm opposition to foreign meddling in Caucasus

Ali Bagheri, the Iranian Acting Foreign Minister, has stressed Tehran’s steadfast opposition to the presence of trans-regional countries in the Caucasus region, calling for strategic coordination and consultations between Tehran and Moscow in the face of foreign interference in the regional affairs.

Zarif’s office refutes claims on JCPOA secrecy ahead of presidential vote

Former Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif's office has responded to allegations made by presidential candidate Alireza Zakani during a recent political roundtable.

Iran’s Leader pardons, commutes sentences of over 2,600 prisoners ahead of upcoming eids

Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei has approved a proposal from the country’s top judge to pardon or commute the prison terms of more than 2,600 convicts found guilty by various Iranian courts.

Fmr. Iranian ambassador to London raps missed opportunities in European ties

Seyyed Jalal Sadatian, former Iranian ambassador to London, has expressed concerns over Iran's foreign policy, particularly regarding missed opportunities to deepen relations with Europe.

‘Daesh terrorist’ inmates take hostages in Russian prison

Two law enforcement officers have been freed after being taken hostage by a group of prisoners at a jail in the southern Russian city of Rostov-on-Don, local officials have stated.

Four trapped in mine collapse in Iran’s Shazand, rescue operations underway

A mine collapse occurred near Shazand in Iran's Markazi province trapping some miners. Emergency response teams and engineering experts from the cities of Arak and Shazand quickly arrived at the scene to assess the situation.

Top commander: Iran has identified sites breeding terrorists in neighboring countries

A senior commander with the Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) says Iranian forces have spotted centers in the neighboring countries that train and hire militants for terrorist activities inside Iran.

Tehran rejects G7 statement on Iran’s nuclear program

The Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson has dismissed the claims the Group of Seven against Tehran’s nuclear activities. Nasser Kanaani stated Iran will continue its nuclear work in full force, while fulfilling its international commitments including cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency.

Poll shows most Russians fear outbreak of WWIII

Around 60% of Russians are concerned that a Third World War could begin soon, a survey conducted by the Field research group in Moscow has shown.

Iran calls on Muslim states to use all available tools to stop Gaza war

Iran’s Acting Foreign Minister Ali Bagheri has urged the Islamic countries to use all available tools to stop Israel's war on the Gaza Strip which has so far claimed the lives of more than 37,000, mainly children and women.

Iran signs contracts worth $2bn to develop oil industry

Iran’s Ministry of Petroleum has signed four new contracts worth over 2 billion dollars with the private sector to develop its oil and gas fields.

UN officials warn ‘miscalculation’ could lead to wider Hezbollah-Israel conflict

There is a "very real" risk that a miscalculation along Lebanon's southern border could trigger a wider conflict between Hezbollah and the Israeli military, two UN officials in Lebanon have warned.

Over 50k children in Gaza require treatment for acute malnutrition: UN

The United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) has reported that over 50,000 children in the Gaza Strip are in urgent need of treatment for acute malnutrition.

Israel’s hitting of Gaza schools ‘eroding foundation for societal growth’

More than 76 percent of schools in the Gaza Strip require “full reconstruction or major rehabilitation” to be functional following Israel’s months-long military onslaught, according to a new assessment shared by the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs.

Israel says 8 soldiers killed in Gaza ambush; deadliest day in months

Hamas fighters have killed eight Israeli soldiers traveling in military vehicles in Rafah after firing rocket-propelled grenades (RPGs) and then ambushing a support force deployed to the scene.

US imposes sanction on Israeli group for attacking Gaza aid convoys

The United States has put sanctions on a “violent extremist” Israeli group for blocking and damaging humanitarian aid convoys to the Gaza Strip as the risk of famine increases in the besieged Palestinian territory.

EU member states disagree on new sanctions against Russia: Report

Brussels has failed to agree on the new round of sanctions against Russia because of Germany’s opposition to the proposed plan to punish companies doing business with Moscow, Reuters has reported, citing EU diplomats.

Iran says Sweden freed Hamid Nouri

Iran’s top human rights official has announced that Hamid Nouri, a former  judiciary official who has been illegally imprisoned in Sweden, has been released from jail.

Iran’s Leader calls for constant renunciation of US, Israel

Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has emphasized that the renunciation of the Zionist regime and the United States by Muslims must continue beyond the time and place of Hajj, prevail in all Islamic countries worldwide, and be extended to the general populace.