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Massive crowd in Maragheh bids farewell to East Azarbaijan governor who died in president copter crash

A large number of mourners took to the streets in the northwestern Iranian city of Maragheh on Friday to take part in the funeral ceremony of East Azarbaijan province’s governor Malek Rahmati who died in the helicopter crash on Sunday along with President Ebrahim Raisi and six other companions.

Iran’s army releases first report on president’s helicopter crash, ruled out bullets on aircraft

The General Staff of Iran's Armed Forces has released the initial results of an investigation on a recent helicopter crash that led to the deaths of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and his accompanying delegation on Sunday, ruling out any bullet sign on the crashed copter.

Russia president lays groundwork for confiscation of US assets

The property of US-linked entities will be held liable for any confiscation of Russian assets by the US government, according to a decree signed by Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday.

Late Iranian President Raisi laid to rest at Imam Reza Holy Shrine in Mashhad

In a profoundly sombre ceremony, the late President of Iran, Seyyed Ebrahim Raisi, was laid to rest in his home city of Mashhad, four days after passing away in a tragic helicopter crash.

Moscow cautions Ukraine seeking to spark direct NATO-Russia clash

Calls by American lawmakers to allow Ukraine to use foreign-made weapons against targets deep in Russian territory play into Kiev’s hands, as they encourage a direct clash between Moscow and NATO, Russis’s Ambassador to Washington, Anatoly Antonov, has warned.

Iran’s interim president to Syria’s Assad: Tehran will continue support for resistance axis, Damascus

Interim Iranian President Mohammad Mokhber has assured Syrian President Bashar al-Assad that Tehran will continue its full support for the resistance axis, particularly Syria.

Acting FM says Iran to continue détente diplomacy with neighboring countries

Iran’s acting Foreign Minister Ali Bagheri Kani has stressed that his country's détente diplomacy with neighbors is an effective strategy for regional collaboration that will definitely continue.

Western officials say cutting off Palestine from global banking system would be ‘catastrophic’

Western officials have warned of an “economic catastrophe” in the occupied West Bank if Israel does not renew a banking waiver vital to the Palestinian Authority (PA), the Financial Times has reported.

Tehran hosts meeting of resistance groups

Leaders and high-ranking officials of the resistance movements in the region held a meeting in the Iranian capital Tehran on the sidelines of the funeral ceremony for late President Ebrahim Raisi and his companions.

Israel has killed just 30-35 percent of Hamas fighters in 7 months of Gaza war: US sources

Only 30 to 35 percent of Hamas fighters have been killed after more than seven months of Israel's military operations against the Palestinian group in the Gaza Strip, US intelligence sources told Politico.

Questions rise on Iranian late president’s chopper crash

Calls are growing on Iranian officials to launch an investigation into the cause of the helicopter crash in the northwest of the country that led to the demise of President Ebrahim Raisi, with some Iranian newspapers and analysts raising questions on the deadly incident.

Moscow blasts EU decision to use income from Russian assets

Moscow has castigated the decision by the EU to use income from frozen Russian sovereign assets to help Ukraine as expropriation, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov has stated.

PA’s Mahmoud Abbas urges other countries to recognize Palestinian state

Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmoud Abbas has welcomed Ireland, Norway and Spain's decision to recognize a Palestinian state, calling on other countries to follow their lead.

Funeral procession of FM Amirabdollahian begins in Tehran

The funeral procession of late Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian has kicked off in Tehran.

US says concerned by Israel’s growing diplomatic isolation

A top White House aide has acknowledged concern about Israel’s potentially growing diplomatic isolation amid its latest spat with several European countries after they moved to recognize a Palestinian state.

Massive crowd gathers in Iran’s Birjand for late president’s funeral

A large number of people have packed the streets in the eastern Iranian city of Birjand to participate in President Ebrahim Raisi’s funeral procession, aerial images show.

British MPs grill ministers over weapons exports to Israel amid Gaza war

The British government continues to assess that Israel has the intent to follow international humanitarian law even as hundreds of thousands of Palestinians have fled Gaza's Rafah, but several MPs pressed UK ministers to explain how London could have come to its conclusions.

Iranian Leader visits President Raisi’s family to say condolences

The Leader of Iran’s Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei paid a visit to the family of President Ebrahim Raisi on Wednesday in Tehran to express condolences over the death of the president in a helicopter crash.

Egypt FM calls for strengthening ties with Iran

Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shukri has called for efforts to boost ties with the Islamic Republic of Iran.

Foreign officials pay tribute to late Iranian president Raisi, Foreign Minister Amirabdollahian

High-ranking officials and leaders of foreign countries paid their respects to the body of late president Ebrahim Raisi, Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian and Brigadier General Mousavi, the head of the security team of Pesident Raisi, at the Tehran summit hall on Wednesday.

Foreign officials meet with Ayatollah Khamenei after attending late president’s funeral

Iran’s Leader Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei met a few foreign officials and dignitaries visiting Tehran to participate in a ceremony held to commemorate late president Ebrahim Raisi and foreign minister Hossein Amirabdollahian who were martyred in a helicopter crash Sunday.

Iran’s Leader meets Iraqi PM, Hamas chief in Tehran

Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei met prime ministers of Iraq and the Hamas chief on the sidelines of the funeral procession of President Ebrahim Raisi and his associates in Tehran on Wednesday.

Ayatollah Khamenei calls ties with Pakistan important, urges removal of obstacles

Leader of Iran’s Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei told Pakistani Prime Minister shahbaz Sharif that the recent visit of late president of Iran Ebrahim Raisi to Pakistan can serve as a turning point in relations between Tehran and Islamabad.

3 European states to recognise Palestinian state

The leaders of Norway, Ireland and Spain have stated their countries will formally recognise Palestine as a state next week for the sake of “peace in the Middle East“, prompting Israel to immediately recall its envoys.

Ukraine wants NATO to shoot down Russian missiles

The US and its allies should shoot down Moscow's missiles, give Kiev more weapons, and allow Ukraine to strike Russia directly, President Volodymyr Zelensky has told the New York Times newspaper.