Saudi Arabia fails to win seat on UN Human Rights Council

Saudi Arabia has failed to win a seat on the United Nations Human Rights Council (HRC) after a vote for membership in the 2025-27 term.

Iran: Israel’s chemical weapons a serious threat to intl. peace, security

Iran’s permanent representative to the United Nations in The Hague has condemned the Zionist regime’s use of chemical weapons against Gaza and Lebanon, stating that such weapons represent a grave threat to both international and regional peace and security.

Iran fully prepared for any scenario: FM

Iran's Foreign Minister Seyyed Abbas Araghchi stressed Tehran's readiness to respond to any hostile action by the Israeli regime.

UN officials warn of ‘catastrophic’ humanitarian situation in Lebanon amid Israel’s attacks

The United Nations officials have issued dire warnings as Lebanon’s humanitarian situation worsens amid Israel's ongoing military campaign .

Calls grow on Iranian gov’t for transparency in internet filtering policies

The ongoing wait in Iran for high-quality internet access without restrictions continues, despite being a key promise made by President Massoud Pezeshkian during the election campaign.

Top-level meeting of Ukraine’s supporters canceled: Report

A planned meeting of the heads of state of Ukraine’s backers in Germany has been canceled after US President Joe Biden announced he would not attend, Reuters reported on Wednesday, citing an e-mail sent by the US public affairs office at Ramstein Air Base.

A quarter of Lebanon is under Israeli displacement orders: UN

A quarter of Lebanese territory is now under Israeli military displacement orders, according to the United Nations, a sign of the growing scale of the humanitarian crisis and expansion of Tel Aviv’s war against Beirut.

FM Araghchi: Iran, Saudi Arabia can bring security, stability to region

Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi, who took a trip to Riyadh, has emphasized that Iran and Saudi Arabia can bring security and stability to the region, but it requires a higher level of political will.

5 Palestinians killed by Israeli forces in Nablus shooting

Five Palestinian men were killed by Israeli special forces who shot at their car in Nablus in the occupied West Bank, according to reports.

Biden, Netanyahu discussed diplomatic solutions in Lebanon and Gaza: White House

US President Joe Biden has pressed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on the need for diplomatic solutions to conflicts in the Gaza Strip and Lebanon, the White House announced Wednesday, with the two leaders agreeing “to remain in close contact over the coming days both directly and through their national security teams.

Saudi Crown Prince meets Iran foreign minister in Riyadh, discusses regional developments

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and Iran's Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi met in Riyadh on Wednesday to discuss developments in the region.

Two Israelis killed in Hezbollah rocket attack

Hezbollah rockets fired from Lebanon, hitting the northern Israeli city of Kiryat Shmona on Wednesday, killed two people, Israel's ambulance service has confirmed.

Israeli footage of strikes on Gaza shows ‘unprecedented rates of civilian harm’: Investigation

Airwars, an investigative war monitor, has analysed hundreds of clips of Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip released by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) over the past year. The footage was geolocated and linked to incidents in which Palestinians had publicly reported that civilians were injured or killed.

Gaza’s death toll from Israeli attacks exceeds 42,000

At least 42,010 people have been killed and 97,720 wounded in Israeli military attacks on Gaza since October 7, 2023, the besieged enclave’s Health Ministry reported on Wednesday.

Report: Dozens of Iranian MPs call for revision of nuclear weapons doctrine

39 members of the Iranian Parliament have called for a revision of the country's defense doctrine to allow for the production of nuclear weapons which Iran has so far asserted does not seek, according to a Wednesday report by Dideban Iran news website.

‘No Place is Safe in Gaza’: UN Chief

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres warned that the nightmare in the Gaza Strip is entering a horrific second year, adding that the enclave has effectively become a no safe zone.

Iran refutes British intelligence claims as “enemy-making” policy

Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baqaei has firmly rejected recent allegations leveled by the British intelligence agency chief against Tehran, criticizing the repetition of such accusations over the past two years.

Report: White House’s distrust of Netanyahu’s government growing

The White House has lost trust in Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government in recent weeks as Tel Aviv carries out multiple wars across West Asia, according to a report.

Israel dragging West Asia into war to manipulate US presidential election: Iran

The Iranian Foreign Ministry has rejected allegations of Tehran's interference in the upcoming US presidential election, stating that it is Israel seeking to escalate the war in West Asia in order to influence the outcome of the November vote.

Iranian gov’t: Immediate lifting of internet filtering unlikely

The Iranian government has clarified that lifting internet filtering in the country is not an immediate possibility, emphasizing the complexity and time required for such a change.

Lebanon seeing “the same patterns” and “methods of warfare” as Gaza: UN

Officials from the United Nations say they fear Lebanon could suffer the same fate as the Gaza Strip where the Israeli year-long war has taken the lives of 42,000 Palestinians so far, turning the enclave into ruins.

Iran mission says no Iranian among dead, injured in Israeli missile attack on Damascus

The Iranian Embassy in Damascus says no Iranian citizens were among the dead or injured in the Israeli missile attack on the Syrian capital.

Harris says Iran is top US foe

US Vice President Kamala Harris has identified Iran as the United States’ greatest adversary, in a portion of her “60 Minutes” interview that did not air on the full broadcast.

At least 7 killed in Israeli strike on residential building in Damascus

At least seven people were killed and 11 others wounded in an Israeli attack on a residential building in Damascus, Syria, on Tuesday, according to Syrian state broadcaster SANA.

17th natl. Iranian soup festival underway in Zanjan

The 17th National Iranian Soup Festival has officially opened its doors at the Caspian International Exhibition Center in Zanjan, wrstetn Iran

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