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Armenian PM meets Iranian Leader to sympathize over President Raisi, companions’ demise

The Leader of Iran’s Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei received Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan who has traveled to Tehran to express condolences over the passing of President Ebrahim Raisi and his accompanying delegation.

China says to continue enhancing strategic partnership with Iran

Beijing will continue strengthening the strategic partnership with Tehran "regardless of how the situation changes", Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi has told at a meeting with Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for Economic Diplomacy Mahdi Safari.

Russia launches tactical nuclear wargames

Russia’s Southern Military District has launched the first stage of recently announced tactical nuclear drills, the Defense Ministry in Moscow has confirmed.

Putin says Russia will continue to boost Iran ties

Russian President Vladimir Putin has expressed deep sorrow over the martyrdom of his Iranian counterpart Ebrahim Raisi, calling it “a great loss”. He stated Tehran and Moscow will continue down the path of the late Iranian president to further boost ties and mutual cooperation.

US lawmakers urge Biden admin. to allow Ukraine to use American weapons inside Russia

A bipartisan group of US lawmakers have sent a letter to Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin demanding that he allow Ukraine to use US-supplied long-range weapons to carry out strikes inside Russian territory.

Egyptian foreign minister due in Tehran Wednesday

Egypt’s Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry has left Cairo for the Iranian capital Tehran to participate in the memorial ceremony of late President Ebrahim Raisi and his companions, according to the Arab country’s foreign ministry.

Over 50 high-ranking foreign delegations in Iran to take part in President Raisi’s commemoration ceremony

Over 50 delegations of foreign countries are arriving in Iran’s capital Tehran on Wednesday to participate in a ceremony commemorating late Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and his entourage.

Republican bill aims to give Americans serving in Israeli military same benefits as US soldiers

Two Republican congressmen introduced a bill that would provide the same employment and economic protections to Americans serving in the Israeli military as US citizens who get deployed to serve in the US military.

Millions gather in Iranian capital to mourn president, companions’ demise

Millions of people packed the streets in the Iranians capital Tehran on Wednesday for the funeral processions of President Ebrahim Raisi and his entourage, who passed in a helicopter crash on Sunday.

UN says halted food shipments to Gaza’s Rafah as supplies run out

The United Nations (UN) warns it has run out of food supplies in Rafah, the city in the southern part of the Gaza Strip at the center of a possible new Israeli military push.

EU’s Borrell says member states have to nab Netanyahu if ICC issues arrest warrent

EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell has stated that if the International Criminal Court issues arrest warrants for top Israeli officials over their alleged war crimes in Gaza, all EU member states will be legally forced to oblige.

Spokesman: Yemen’s Houthis shoot down US MQ-9 Reaper drone

The military spokesperson for the Houthi movement says the Yemeni fhighters have shot down an American MQ-9 Reaper drone while it was conducting hostile activities in the airspace over the central province of Bayda.

Israeli soldiers kill Palestinian students, teacher, doctor in West Bank raid

Israeli soldiers killed Palestinian students, a teacher and a doctor, and wounded others, including a journalist, during an assault on Jenin in the occupied West Bank on Tuesday.

People in Qom hold procession for Pres. Raisi, FM, companions

On Tuesday afternoon, the bodies of the late President Ebrahim Raisi and his companions were carried from the Fatima Masumeh Shrine in the holy city of Qom to the Jamkaran Mosque.

More than 900k displaced in Gaza over past two weeks

Over 900,000 people, approximately 40% of Gaza's population, have been displaced in the past two weeks as Israeli bombardment continues across much of the blockaded enclave, United Nations spokesperson Stephane Dujarric has stated.

Iranian deputy FM reaffirms commitment to combating terrorism, raps Israeli regime’s war crimes

At the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Council of Foreign Ministers meeting in Astana, Mehdi Safari, Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister for Economic Diplomacy, reaffirmed Iran's commitment to combating terrorism.

Syrian first lady diagnosed with leukemia

Syria's first lady, Asma al-Assad, has been diagnosed with leukemia, the Syrian presidency announced on Tuesday, almost five years after announcing she had fully recovered from breast cancer.

Millions of Iranians mourn demise of president, FM, companions in Tabriz

Millions of black-clad mourners gathered on Tuesday in the northwestern Iranian city of Tabriz for the funeral procession of President Ebrahim Raisi, Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian and their companions who died Sunday in a helicopter crash while crossing the mountainous terrain in heavy fog.

Hezbollah chief condoles with Iran Leader over President Raisi martyrdom

The Secretary-General of Lebanon’s Hezbollah resistance movement has condoled with Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei over the martyrdom of Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi and his companions in a copter crash.

Biden’s approval over Gaza war gets lowest mark yet in new poll

The approval rating for US President Joe Biden’s handling of the Israeli war on the Gaza Strip has dropped to its lowest point in a new survey, as the fighting continues in the besieged enclave.

Iran Leader: Gaza genocide laid bare Western human rights to awakened consciences

The Leader of Iran’s Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei says the Zionist regime’s Western-backed brutal genocide against Palestinians in the Gaza Strip since October last year has openly revealed the true nature of the Western human rights.

Iran’s new Assembly of Experts convenes for 1st biannual meeting

The Assembly of Experts, a panel of clerics electing Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution in Iran, convened its first session in Tehran on Tuesday morning.

US offers condolences to Iran over President Raisi’s demise

The United States has expressed condolences over the death of President Ebrahim Raisi and his accompanying delegation in a helicopter crash in a mountainous area of Iran's northwest.

North Korea’s leader sends condolence message to Iran over death of President Raisi

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has sent a condolence message to Tehran over the demise of Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi in a helicopter crash, state media KCNA reported.

Ceremony held in Tehran to honor President Raisi, companions

A large crowd of people participated in ceremony in Tehran’s Vali-e Asr square on Monday to commemorate the late Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and his entourage, including Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian, who died in a helicopter crash on Sunday.