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SCO leaders sign over 20 agreements, condemn Israeli, US Strikes against Iran

Leaders of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), including Iranian President Massoud Pezeshkian, signed more than 20 agreements and joint statements at the conclusion of the group’s 25th summit in Tianjin, China, on Monday.

Israel tells US of plans to annex occupied West Bank: Report

Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar informed US Secretary of State Marco Rubio of Tel Aviv’s intention to annex the occupied West Bank, according to a report.

UN warns catastrophic rains, floods to trigger food shortages in Pakistan

The ongoing torrential rains and surging floods have inundated large swaths of farmlands and destroyed ready-to-reap crops across Pakistan, triggering fears of a food crisis and inflation, the Unite Nations and growers warned on Monday.

At least 800 killed as powerful quake rattles Afghanistan

An earthquake in eastern Afghanistan has killed at least 800 people and injured 3,000, a government spokesman announced, with significant damage reported across several districts in the mountainous regions.

Putin defends Ukraine invasion at SCO, slams West

Russian President Vladimir Putin sought on Monday to defend his Ukraine offensive to Moscow's allies, slamming the West for triggering the three-and-a-half year war that has killed tens of thousands and devastated much of eastern Ukraine.

Yemen’s Houthi leader condemns Israel’s ‘record of terror’ after deadly bombing

The leader of Yemen’s Houthis, Abdel-Malik al-Houthi, has denounced Israel and signalled defiance, praising assassinated government leaders as “the martyrs of all Yemen”, the day after the group confirmed the death of its prime minister and other cabinet ministers.

Iran urges stronger financial, peace initiatives at SCO Summit

Iranian President Massoud Pezeshkian called for deeper cooperation among Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) members to strengthen financial resilience and promote peace, during the group’s 25th summit in Tianjin, China, on Monday.

Iran confirms visit of two IAEA inspectors amid nuclear oversight talks

The head of Iran’s Atomic Energy Organization (AEOI) confirmed that two inspectors from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) recently visited Iran with authorization from the Secretariat of the Supreme National Security Council.

Xi calls on regional leaders to oppose ‘Cold War mentality’ at SCO

Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday urged regional leaders to oppose “Cold War mentality” at a gathering of a security bloc that Beijing has touted as an alternative to the Western-led international order.

Europe drafting ‘precise plans’ for troop deployments to Ukraine with US backing: Top diplomat

European capitals are preparing “pretty precise plans” for potential troop deployments to Ukraine as part of postwar security guarantees, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen told the Financial Times (FT), adding that the measures would carry full U.S. support.

Iran’s leader, president congratulate natl. Junior volleyball team on world championship victory

Following the resounding triumph of Iran’s junior national volleyball team in the U21 World Championship, the country’s top leadership extended heartfelt congratulations.

Iran president arrives in China for SCO summit

Iran’s President Massoud Pezeshkian touched down in Tianjin, China, to participate in the 25th Shanghai Cooperation Organization Summit. The visit sets the stage for regional diplomacy and multilateral engagement.

IRGC deputy commander: Enemies achieved no objectives in 12-day conflict

The deputy commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC), Brigadier General Ali Fadavi, said Iran’s adversaries failed to achieve any of their goals during the 12-day military confrontation earlier this year.

60% of Gen Z in US support Hamas over Israel amid Gaza war: Poll

Some 60% of Generation Z in the United States favor Palestinian resistance group Hamas over Israel in Tel Aviv's ongoing war in the Gaza Strip, a new survey found.

IRGC condemns Israel’s deadly strike in Yemen

Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) has strongly condemned a “heinous act of state terrorism” by the Zionist regime in Yemen, following an Israeli airstrike on Sana’a that killed Ahmed Ghaleb Nasser al-Rahwi, Prime Minister of Yemen’s Government of Change and Construction, along with several ministers and aides.

Official: Iran weighs conditional accession to CFT, seeks closer engagement with FATF

Iran will decide on joining the Combating the Financing of Terrorism (CFT) convention based on its national interests and may consider conditional acceptance through defined reservations, according to the head of the Financial Intelligence Unit at the Iranian Ministry of Economy.

Israeli government moves meetings to ‘secret location’ after assassination of Yemeni officials

Israel moved two scheduled government meetings on Sunday to a “secret and fortified location” following Israeli strikes that killed senior Houthi ministers in Yemen, according to a report.

Ukraine plans strikes deep into Russia: Zelensky

Ukraine plans new strikes deep into Russia, President Volodymyr Zelensky has stated, after weeks of intensified attacks on Russian energy assets.

Israel targeted spokesman for Hamas’s armed wing: Netanyahu

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has claimed that Tel Aviv had carried out a strike on Abu Obeida, spokesman for the armed wing of Hamas, the Ezzedine al-Qassam Brigades.

IRGC colonel killed during mission in Iran’s southeast

The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) has announced that Colonel Rahim Mohammadi, a member of the IRGC’s 41st Tharallah Operational Division, was killed during a mission in the border region of Saravan, southeastern Iranian province of Sistan-Baluchestan.

Top Russian general says military operation against Ukraine will continue

Russian forces will push their advantage and continue their offensive against Ukrainian troops, Chief of the General Staff Valery Gerasimov has stated.

Iranian cheetah at brink of extinction, says environment chief

The head of Iran’s Department of Environment has warned that the critically endangered Asiatic cheetah is “one step away from extinction,” urging coordinated national action to save the species.

Hamas confirms death of Mohammed Sinwar

Hamas on Sunday confirmed the death of Mohammed Sinwar, its presumed leader in Gaza, more than three months after Israel announced it had killed him in an air strike.

Interior ministry: Over 1.8mn undocumented Afghan migrants exited Iran since July last year

More than 1.8 million undocumented Afghan migrants have left Iran since the start of the current administration in July last year, according to the Ministry of Interior’s Office for Foreign Nationals and Immigrants Affairs.

Iran denies Azerbaijan’s allegations against ambassador to Armenia

The Iranian embassy in Baku has denied allegations published by the Republic of Azerbaijani news outlet Axar regarding Iran’s ambassador to Armenia, describing the claims as “baseless and false.”
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