Pentagon rescinds plea agreement for accused plotters of 9/11 attacks

US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has revoked a plea deal that would have taken the death penalty off the table for three prisoners accused of helping to plot the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.

Body of a former IRGC military advisor in Syria honored, buried in Tehran

The body of Milad Bidi, one of the military advisors of the Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) in Syria and Lebanon, was buried on Saturday morning in a grand ceremony at Behesht-e Zahra Cemetery in southern Tehran.

Iran men’s futsal team shortlisted as best in the world

Iran's national futsal team have been nominated for the Futsal Planet Awards 2023 Best Men's National Team in the World.

US sending fighter jets, to keep carrier group in West Asia for Israel defense

US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has ordered a fighter jet squadron, Navy ships and air defenses to the Middle East amid heightened regional tensions due to Israeli attacks in Iran and Lebanon.

How will Haniyeh assassination affect Pezeshkian’s economic aspiration?

The assassination of the Palestinian resistance movement Hamas’ political chief Ismail Haniyeh on Wednesday in Tehran in an Israeli plot just a day after Iranian President Massoud Pezeshkian’s inauguration ceremony, casts a pall over the president’s economic agenda amid spiraling tensions, an Iranian daily warns.

IRGC chief to Hezbollah leader: ‘Enemies of the nation’ will pay for assassination of military commander

In a message to Hezbollah leader Seyyed Hassan Nasrallah, the commander of the Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), Hossein Salami, warned that “the enemies of the nation, especially the Zionist gang and its supporters”, should expect revenge from the resistance groups in West Asia for the assassination of a senior Hezbollah commander.

Biden warns Netanyahu against escalation of tensions in West Asia

US President Joe Biden has privately demanded in a "tough" call Thursday that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stop escalating tensions in the region and move immediately toward a Gaza ceasefire deal, two U.S. officials told Axios on Friday.

Iranian VP Aref meets with Qatari emir in Doha

Iranian Vice-President Mohammad Reza Aref has met with Qatari Emir Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani in Doha.

Acting FM: Iran wants EU pressure against Israel

Iran's Acting Foreign Minister Ali Bagheri, in a phone conversation with the European Union foreign policy chief, called for the bloc's pressure against Israel to prevent the continuation of the regime's crimes.

Jordan, Algeria condemn Israel assassination of Haniyeh, breach of Iran territorial integrity

The foreign ministers of Jordan and Algeria have condemned Israel's move to assassinate Ismail Haniyeh, the political leader of the Palestinian movement, Hamas, and the breach violation of Iran's sovereignty and territorial integrity.

Tehran’s Tabiat Bridge turns red as a symbol of revenge for Hamas leader’s assassination

The lights of the Tabiat Bridge in northern Tehran turned red as a sign of blood vengeance for the martyr Ismail Haniyeh, the political leader of the Hamas movement.

Iran to UN chief: Tehran to severely punish Israel following Hamas leader assassination

Following the assassination of Ismail Haniyeh the leader of Hamas in Tehran, the acting Iranian foreign minister, in a telephone call with António Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations, said Iran will not forgo its inherent right to self-defense and to take reciprocal action to punish Israel.

Former Iran FM Zarif appointed vice-president for strategic affairs

Masoud Pezeshkian, the President of the Islamic Republic of Iran, has appointed former foreign minister Mohammad Javad Zarif as the Vice-President for Strategic Affairs.

Sources say Turkey blocked NATO-Israel cooperation over Gaza war

Ankara has blocked cooperation between NATO and Israel since last October because of the Israeli war on the Gaza Strip, saying the alliance should not engage with Israel as a partner until there is an end to the conflict, sources familiar with the process have said.

Iran military commanders emphasize strong response regarding assassination of Hamas leader

The Commander-in-Chief of the Islamic Republic of Iran's Army stressed that the Zionist regime's crime in assassinating martyr Ismail Haniyeh, political leader of the Palestinian movement Hamas, will definitely not go unanswered.

Pezeshkian: Iran will continue to support resistance with firmer determination

The newly-elected Iranian president says the assassination of Hamas’ political chief in Tehran by the Israeli regime will not dent Iran’s determination to support the resistance movement.

Iran urges OIC emergency meeting after Haniyeh assassination

Iran's acting Foreign Minister Ali Bagheri has called for an emergency meeting of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) and collective condemnation by the regional countries of Israel's assassination of Hamas political head Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran.

Israel purchases $11bn worth of US weapons since onset of Gaza war: Report

Israel has purchased $11 billion worth of US arms and military equipment since the start of its war on the Gaza Strip last October, the Defense Ministry has announced.

US reaches plea deals with 9/11 planners at Guantanamo

The United States has reached a plea agreement with three prisoners accused of helping to plan the 9/11 attacks, who are being held at the infamous Guantanamo Bay facility.

Pezeshkian: Iran will not forget China’s assistance in countering US sanctions

Masoud Pezeshkian, President of the Islamic Republic of Iran, referred to China as a strategic partner in Iran's foreign policy and emphasized that the Islamic Republic of Iran will not forget China's assistance in countering the oppressive US sanctions.

Report: Saudi king sends letter to Iran’s new president, underlines enhanced ties

Saudi Arabia’s King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud has sent a letter to Iran’s newly-elected President Massoud Pezeshkian on the expansion of bilateral ties between the two major powerhouses in the region, the kingdom’s SPA news agency reported.

UN Security Council members fear all-out war after assassination of Haniyeh

Member states of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) have condemned the assassination of Hamas’s political chief Ismail Haniyeh in Iran and called for stepped-up diplomatic efforts to prevent an all-out war in the Middle East.

IRGC: Iranian military advisor assassinated in Israeli strike on Lebanon

The Israeli regime has assassinated an Iranian military advisor in an air strike on southern Beirut in Lebanon which also killed a top commander with Lebanon’s resistance movement Hezbollah.

UN experts urge targeted sanctions and arms embargo on Israel amid regional tensions

A group of 38 independent United Nations human rights experts, appointed by the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva as part of its special procedures, have called on the UN member states to impose an arms embargo and targeted sanctions on Tel Aviv.

Yazd windcatchers, historical masterpieces in central Iran

A windcatcher, wind tower, or wind scoops is a traditional architectural element that originated in Iran and is used to create cross ventilation and passive cooling in buildings.

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