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Reports and views published in the Media Wire section have been retrieved from other news agencies and websites, and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the Iran Front Page (IFP) news website. The IFP may change the headlines of the reports in a bid to make them compatible with its own style of covering Iran News, and does not make any changes to the content. The source and URL of all reports and news stories are mentioned at the bottom of each article.

US says Iran’s nuclear talks at ‘urgent’ point

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken says negotiations over Iran’s nuclear program have reached an "urgent" point. The top diplomat added it would be necessary to take a different course with Iran if no progress is made.

Kahatibzadeh: Iran to continue supporting ‘one-China policy’

The spokesman for Iran’s foreign ministry says Tehran has always supported China in its core concerns over the one-China policy and other issues. Saeed Khatibzadeh told Xinhua that Beijing has also assisted Iran in different fields like the fight against COVID-19 in this very hard time.

Deadly blast targets Lahore’s shopping district

At least three people were killed and several others wounded in an explosion in a busy shopping district in the eastern Pakistani city of Lahore, police say.

China discloses Iran oil imports amid US sanctions

Beijing has reported the first imports of Iranian crude oil in a year despite the ongoing sanctions by the United States, according to data released by China’s customs organization on Thursday.

French Senate votes to ban hijab at sports events

French senators have voted in favor of a bill that bans wearing of hijab in sports competitions. The ban is expected to mainly affect Muslim women athletes.

US mulling to re-designate Houthis as terror group

US President Joe Biden says Washington is considering re-designating Yemen’s Houthis as a “terror organization.” Biden stopped short of referring to the crimes of the Saudi-UAE coalition on Yemeni civilians.

Report: South Korea, Iran mull paying Tehran UN debts

South Korea is in consultations with Iran over the proposed use of its funds, frozen under the US sanctions, to help Tehran pay dues to the United Nations and regain its voting rights, government sources say.

Biden: It’s ‘not time to give up’ on saving JCPOA

US President Joe Biden says there is progress in the nuclear talks and now is not the time to give up efforts to save the Iran nuclear deal.

US says unable to provide guarantee won’t quit JCPOA again

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken says Tehran wants a guarantee that Washington won’t unilaterally quit the nuclear deal again, but the US administration can’t provide such kind of “hard and fast guarantee”.

The Taliban repeat calls for international recognition

Afghanistan's acting prime minister Mullah Hasan Akhund has called for international governments to officially recognize the Taliban administration.

Russia calls on US to stop speculations about Ukraine invasion

Russia has urged the United States to stop spreading speculations about Moscow's alleged plans to invade Ukraine.

EU seeking Iran role to end Yemen war

A top European diplomat has called on Iran to play a role in ending the Yemen crisis which has killed and wounded hundreds of thousands of civilians, and turned the poor country into the scene of the world’s worst humanitarian crisis.

Erdogan: US supporting terrorists in Syria

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has once again criticized the United States’ support for ‘terrorist organizations’ in Syria.

WSJ: Yemeni forces can strike targets lying 1,000 miles away

The recent attack by Yemeni forces on the United Arab Emirates (UAE) proves the military advances they have made in recent years, according to a report by The Wall Street Journal. The American newspaper writes Yemenis could hit targets lying “1,000 miles away from their mountain strongholds.”

Amir Abdolahian: Iran, Russia redoubling efforts to nullify US sanctions

The Iranian foreign minister says Tehran and Moscow are redoubling their joint efforts to nullify US and European sanctions targeting the economies of the two countries.

State of emergency lifted in Kazakhstan

The state of emergency that was imposed in Kazakhstan amid riots in early January expired at midnight on Wednesday local time.

Two Israeli soldiers injured in training explosion

The Israel army has confirmed two soldiers from the elite Duvdevan Unit were injured in an explosion in the occupied West Bank on Tuesday.

Yemeni army says winged, ballistic missiles used to hit UAE targets

The Yemeni army’s spokesman says they used winged missiles and a ballistic projectile in their operation inside the United Arab Emirates on Monday.

Kremlin: Putin, Raisi to discuss JCPOA, joint economic projects

Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Iranian counterpart, Ebrahim Raisi, will discuss the implementation of joint economic projects and international issues, including the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) during Raisi’s visit to Moscow, according to the Kremlin.

Several injured in Pakistan train explosion

Several people were injured when a blast hit a passenger train in Pakistan's southwest Balochistan Province on Tuesday, local media and railway officials say.

Military Sources: Iran, Russia, China to hold naval drills

Iran, Russia and China plan to take part in joint naval maneuvers, TASS News Agency reported, citing sources with the Russian Pacific Fleet.

More than two dozen killed in Afghanistan earthquake

At least 26 people have been killed in an earthquake hitting western Afghanistan, officials announced.

Death toll from Saudi attack on Yemen rises to 23

The death toll from the Saudi-led coalition’s airstrike on Yemeni capital Sana’a has risen to 23, with some of the victims being women and children, the Al-Mayadeen TV reported on Tuesday.

‘Jordanian, Bahraini activists phones hacked by Israeli spyware’

Reports say, the cell phones of two prominent women’s rights campaigners in Bahrain and Jordan have been hacked by Pegasus spyware developed by the Israeli offensive cyber firm NSO Group.

Western diplomats say pathway to Iran nuclear deal possible

Showing more optimism since late last year, Western diplomats believe a pathway to a deal with Iran over its nuclear programme is possible in Vienna. The diplomats say they don’t believe the demand for guarantee from Washington is designed by Tehran to simply drag out the negotiations.

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