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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.

Iran’s president vows to focus foreign policy on regional outreach, ties with Russia, China

President Masoud Pezeshkian has pledged to prioritize regional outreach in Iran’s foreign policy, while also strengthening relations with key international partners such as Russia and China.

Iran’s FM praises Tehran’s missile power for defeating Israel

Iran’s foreign minister has commended the firepower wielded by the Islamic Republic’s missile forces for its compelling Israel to request a ceasefire after launching an unprovoked war on the country last month.

Trump says may fast-track sanctions on Russia over Ukraine war

New sanctions against Russia and its trade partners could come before a previously declared deadline for settling the Ukraine war, US President Donald Trump suggested on Friday.

US military claims killed senior Daesh leader in Syria

The U.S. military carried out a raid in northwestern Syria on Friday, killing a senior Daesh leader and two of his sons in the Aleppo area, according to the United States Central Command (Centcom).

Dozens of UK MPs urge PM to recognize Palestine

One third of the UK House of Commons has called on British Prime Minister Keir Starmer to officially recognize Palestine, as pressure mounts on Israel to allow food and medical supplies into the Gaza Strip.

European countries urge end to Gaza ‘humanitarian catastrophe’

Britain, France and Germany on Friday called for an end to Gaza's "humanitarian catastrophe" as the UN food agency warned almost a third of people in the war-ravaged Palestinian territory were not eating for days.

Hamas will be ‘hunted down’ as Gaza ceasefire negotiations wane: Trump

United States President Donald Trump has suggested that Hamas is refusing to agree to a Gaza truce because it fears what comes after all the Israeli hostages are released.

Putin-Zelensky meeting ‘is going to happen’: Trump

US President Donald Trump has stated a face-to-face meeting between Russian leader Vladimir Putin and Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky “is going to happen”. The Kremlin insists such a summit should only be held to seal a final peace agreement.

Almost a third of Gazans ‘not eating for days’: UN

Almost a third of people in the Gaza Strip are "not eating for days", the United Nations food aid agency told AFP on Friday, adding the crisis has reached "new and astonishing levels of desperation".

Macron says France to recognize Palestine

French President Emmanuel Macron has announced that Paris will recognize Palestine as a state in pursuit of what he called a “historic commitment to a just and lasting peace” in the region.

More Gazans die of starvation as famine worsens: Health Ministry

Two more Palestinians have died of starvation and malnutrition in the besieged Gaza Strip in the last 24 hours, the Health Ministry in the enclave announced on Thursday.

Taliban committing ‘rights violations’ against Afghan returnees: UN

The United Nations has announced that Taliban authorities are committing human rights violations, including torture and arbitrary detention, against Afghans forced to return by Iran and Pakistan.

Passenger aircraft with 49 people on board crashes in Russia

A passenger plane operated by Angara Airlines has crashed in Russia’s Far East, killing all 49 people on board, emergency services confirmed on Thursday.

Bombing Iran nuclear facilities ‘wrong’, will bear ‘unpredictable’ consequences: Ex-US envoy

The former US special representative for Iran has censured the administration of President Donald Trump for choosing the “wrong option” of attacking nuclear sites inside the Islamic Republic, which he said would have “unpredictable” consequences.

ISL may be responsible for atrocities against Druze, not Syrian forces: US envoy

US envoy Tom Barrack has suggested that Syrian government forces were not responsible for atrocities committed against the Druze community in southern Syria, and that the armed fighters who carried out the attacks may have been Islamic State militants disguised in government uniforms.

OIC calls on UN Security Council to act on Gaza

The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), which is currently chaired by Turkey, called Wednesday on the UN Security Council to immediately act to end the suffering in the Gaza Strip.

Hamas says submitted response to Gaza ceasefire proposal to mediators

Hamas announced early Thursday that it submitted its response to a Gaza ceasefire proposal.

Iran slams US, Israel’s role in ‘collapse’ of intl. legal order, ‘erosion’ of UN Charter

A senior Iranian diplomat has denounced the United States and Israel’s role in the ongoing "collapse" of the international legal order and "erosion" of the United Nations Charter.

Iran ready for war with Israel, will not stop nuclear programme: President Pezeshkian

Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian has stated that the Islamic Republic is prepared for any war Israel might wage against it, adding he was not optimistic about the ceasefire between the two sides, while confirming Tehran is committed to continuing its nuclear programme for peaceful purposes.

Israel’s parliament approves ‘symbolic motion’ on West Bank annexation

Israel’s parliament has approved a "symbolic measure' calling for the annexation of the occupied West Bank.

Ukraine, Russia hold third round of peace negotiations in Istanbul, agree to another major prisoner exchange

Ukrainian and Russian delegations have held a third round of peace talks in Istanbul, with the meeting lasting less than an hour.

Finance minister says Israel has US ‘greenlight’ to turn Gaza into ‘resort town’

The US has given Israel the green light to transform the Gaza Strip into a “resort town” after relocating Palestinians, far-right Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich has said.

Iran’s Deputy FM slams false claims, points to UN reports of nuclear non-diversion

Iran’s deputy foreign minister for legal and international affairs has stressed the peaceful nature of the country’s nuclear program, saying none of the reports published by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) indicates any deviation in Tehran’s nuclear activities.

Columbia University suspends, expels dozens of students over Gaza protests

Columbia University in the United States has imposed severe punishments, including expulsion, suspension from courses and revocation of academic degrees, on dozens of students who participated in demonstrations against Israel’s war on the Gaza Strip.

Over 100 aid groups warn ‘mass starvation’ spreading across Gaza

More than 100 aid organisations have warned that "mass starvation" was spreading across the Gaza Strip and that their own colleagues were suffering acutely from the shortages.

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