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Foreign Policy

Iran Leader: Resistance movement awakened Muslim nations

IFP Editorial Staff - January 28, 2025

Iran's Leader, Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, has underscored the significance of the resistance movement, describing it as a continuation of Islam’s revered Prophet Muhammad's mission.

Foreign Policy

Iran warns US, Israel against attacking nuclear facilities

IFP Editorial Staff - January 28, 2025

Iran has issued a strong warning to the US and Israel, asserting that any attack on its nuclear facilities would be a "crazy" move, leading to a "very bad disaster" for the region.

Local

Dozens of Iranian MPs file complaint against VP Zarif over Davos comments

IFP Editorial Staff - January 28, 2025

Sixty members of the Iranian Parliament have filed a complaint with the Attorney General against the country’s Vice President for Strategic Affairs Mohammad Javad Zarif, following his recent remarks at the World Economic Forum (WED) in Davos last week, Tehran MP Mohammad Seraj announced.

Incidents

Crew members from a burning cargo dhow in southern Iran rescued

IFP Editorial Staff - January 28, 2025

Images have been released showing the moment when fishermen from the southern Iranian port city of Bushehr rescued the crew members of a burning cargo dhow.

Local

Iran repatriates over half a million undocumented Afghan nationals

IFP Editorial Staff - January 27, 2025

Iran has repatriated 586,000 undocumented Afghan nationals from various provinces to Afghanistan via the Dowqarun border crossing in Khorasan Razavi Province.

Views

Iranian newspaper questions FM Araghchi’s visit to Taliban-ruled Afghanistan

IFP Editorial Staff - January 27, 2025

Jomhouri-e Eslami newspaper has criticized Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi's recent visit to Afghanistan which the daily says is ruled by a “violent and backward group,” despite warnings from experts.

Nature and Wildlife

Homa-ye Saadat, symbol of prosperity, spotted in Iran’s Alamut

IFP Editorial Staff - January 27, 2025

A bearded vulture, known as Homa in Persian literature and regarded as a symbol of prosperity, has been observed and photographed in the skies of the mountainous Alamut region in Qazvin, north-central Iran, according to the provincial Department of Environmental Protection.

Local

Controversy surrounding Iranian VP Zarif’s role in US Sanctions, recent criticisms

IFP Editorial Staff - January 27, 2025

The managing director of Tehran-based principlist Kayhan newspaper has harshly laid into Iranian Vice President for Strategic Affairs Mohammad Javad Zarif, after his recent comments in the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, which he interpreted as “begging” for direct talks with the US.

Foreign Policy

Afghan acting PM urges increased security cooperation with Iran

IFP Editorial Staff - January 27, 2025

The acting Afghan Prime Minister highlighted the necessity of increased cooperation between Afghanistan and Iran to enhance border security and prevent terrorists from carrying out mischievous activities.

Healthcare

Soaring medicine prices cause shock among Iranian patients

IFP Editorial Staff - January 26, 2025

The recent surge in drug prices in Iran has sparked significant reactions, with some pharmacists reporting that a portion of patients are now refusing to purchase their medications due to the high costs.

Foreign Policy

Iranian, Afghan foreign ministers discuss bilateral relations

IFP Editorial Staff - January 26, 2025

Iran's Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi met with the Taliban administration’s acting foreign minister, Amir Khan Muttaqi, at the Afghan Foreign Ministry in Kabul on Sunday during his one-day visit to Afghanistan.

Local

Radical protesters in Iran call for execution of VP Zarif, trigger outcry

IFP Editorial Staff - January 26, 2025

Iranian Vice President for Strategic Affairs Mohammad Javad Zarif was severely insulted in a small gathering of radicals held in Tehran on Saturday over his recent remarks at the Davos meeting, with some protesters demanding his execution.

Cultural Heritage

Police discovers ancient artifacts in Harsin, western Iran

IFP Editorial Staff - January 25, 2025

An Iranian police commander announced the discovery of 100 historical artifacts dating back to the first and second millennia B.C. in western Iran.

Healthcare

Annual cancer incidence in Iran reaches 131k cases

IFP Editorial Staff - January 25, 2025

A recent report from the Cancer Research Institute at Tehran University of Medical Sciences highlights the growing number of cancer cases in Iran, saying on average, the country experiences approximately 131,000 new cancer cases annually, resulting in nearly 80,000 deaths each year.

Cinema

“Cause of Death: Unknown” competes in New York’s Iranian Film Festival

IFP Editorial Staff - January 25, 2025

The film "Cause of Death: Unknown," written and directed by Ali Zarnegar, is competing in the third Iranian Film Festival in New York, coinciding with its release in Iran.

Middle East

President Rashid: Iraq’s relations with Iran ‘normal, friendly’

IFP Media Wire - January 25, 2025

Iraqi President Abdul Latif Rashid has described Iran as a significant and important neighbor to Iraq, emphasizing that the relations between Baghdad and Tehran are normal and friendly.

Economy