Cinema

Iranian actor arrested after threatening police over Islamic HIjab

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Security forces have reportedly arrested an Iranian actor after a short video went viral showing him threatening police forces over enforcing Islamic Hijab.
Foreign Policy

Iranian president calls for expediting implementation of agreements with Pakistan

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Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi has called for speeding up the implementation of trade agreements between Iran and Pakistan.
Art

Japanese embassy in Tehran offers condolences over passing of Iranian voice actor

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Japan’s embassy in Tehran has issued a statement to offer condolences over the death of Ali Mohammad Ashkboos, an Iranian dubbing artist who portrayed a character in a popular Japanese anime football series.
Asia

China, Russia to hold joint air and sea drills in Sea of Japan

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A Chinese naval flotilla set off on Sunday to join Russian naval and air forces in the Sea of Japan in an exercise aimed at “safeguarding the security of strategic waterways”, according to China’s defence ministry.
Foreign Policy

Ex-diplomats warn Iran govt. against ‘radical anti-West, pro-East policy’

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A group of former Iranian diplomats have warned the government of President Ebrahim Raisi against sticking to what they describe as a “one-sided” look-to-the-East policy and anti-West approach, saying an unbalanced foreign policy agenda will harm the interests of the country.
Local

Iran VP lauds French court’s rejection of US anti-Tehran call

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Iran’s Vice President for Legal Affairs Mohammad Dehqan has hailed the French supreme court’s decision to reject a US request to confiscate $247 million in Iranian assets. He has said it marked an important achievement for Tehran.
Handicrafts

The art of Mowj weaving, an important Iranian handicraft

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Mowj weaving has been common in Iran’s Ghazvin Province since the Safavid era. In this art, wool obtained from sheep is used to produce all-wool fabrics with a checkered pattern.
Parliament

Iran Parliament chief warns Russia ‘not to promote West plot to destabilize Persian Gulf’

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The Iranian Parliament Speaker cautions Russia not to promote a Western agenda to destabilize the Persian Gulf region, Moscow joined voice with the Persian Gulf Cooperation Council to question Iranian sovereignty over three islands in the region.
Middle East

Pentagon says considering ‘military options’ against Russia in Syria

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The US is weighing a military response to Russia’s presence in the skies over Syria, a Pentagon official has confirmed. Damascus says the US presence in Syria is a violation of its sovereignty.
Security

IRGC chief: Iran, Pakistan can eliminate terrorists from border via joint efforts

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The chief commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) says Iran and neighboring Pakistan will eventually eliminate the terrorist elements destabilizing the areas near their borders through joint cooperation.
Europe

Russia’s “Special Operation” in Ukraine; Day 508: Putin says Ukrainian counter offensive ‘not succeeding’

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Russia, wary of NATO’s eastward expansion, began a military campaign in Ukraine in February 2022 after the Western-leaning Kiev government turned a deaf ear to Moscow’s calls for its neighbor to maintain its neutrality. In the middle of the mayhem, Moscow and Kiev are trying to hammer out a peaceful solution to the conflict. Follow the latest about the Russia-Ukraine conflict here:
Cinema

Iranian filmmakers slam court ruling against actress Azadeh Samadi

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The Iranian Cinema Directors Association and the Iranian Cinema Producers Union have objected to a court ruling against famous actress Azadeh Samadi for ignoring the Hijab rule.
Foreign Policy

Former Iran ambassador to Moscow: Tehran must take Russia’s use of fake name for Persian Gulf seriously

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Iran’s former ambassador to Moscow says Russia’s recent stance on the Persian Gulf’s name is a new development that must be taken seriously.
Americas

More US lawmakers join boycott of Israeli president’s speech to Congress

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Three more US lawmakers have announced their intentions to boycott Israeli President Isaac Herzog's address to a joint session of Congress next week. It comes after Congresswoman Ilhan Omar announced there would be "no way in hell" she would be in attendance.
Security

Iran’s top military commander meets with Pakistan’s Army chief

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Major General Mohammad Baqeri, the chief of staff of Iran’s Armed Forces, has met with Pakistan’s Army Chief General Asim Munir.
Persian Gulf

US plans to send F-16 jets to Persian Gulf

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A senior US defence official has confirmed that Washington is deploying additional fighter jets around the strategic Strait of Hormuz "to protect ships from Iranian seizures". The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) says Iranian naval forces have so far seized 35 ships for violating maritime laws in the waters off the Persian Gulf.
Sport

Most Powerful Man competition held in Iran’s Zanjan

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A competition has been held to identify the most powerful man in Zanjan Province, in Iran’s northwest.
Europe

South Africa should follow intl. law if Putin visits Johannesburg: ICC chief prosecutor

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South Africa should do "the right thing" and follow international law if Russian President Vladimir Putin attends the BRICS bloc summit in Johannesburg next month in person, International Criminal Court (ICC) Chief Prosecutor Karim Khan told CNN. In mid-March, the ICC issued arrest warrants for Putin and Maria Lvova-Belova, the Russian presidential commissioner for children’s rights over the Ukraine war.
Foreign Policy

Beijing’s envoy: China backs Iran’s bid to join BRICS

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China’s ambassador to Iran says his country supports the Islamic Republic’s bid to join the BRICS group of emerging economies.
Local

Iran’s Leader offers condolences to Hezbollah chief over demise of Muslim scholar

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Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has extended his condolences to the Hezbollah Secretary-General Seyyed Hassan Nasrallah over the passing of a religious authority and Shia scholar from Lebanon.
Tourism

Iran tourism: Sahoolan water cave, West Azerbaijan Province

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Sahoolan is a cave in a village with the same name located 42 kilometers southeast of the city of Mahabad, in Iran’s West Azerbaijan Province.
Nature and Wildlife

Removal of fishing ban in northern Iranian village, long-time tradition

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Balabisheh Sar village is in Babol’s central district and the Feyzieh County in the northern Iranian province of Mazandaran.
Incidents

Hundreds seek medical help due to dust storm in southeastern Iranian province

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An official in Iran’s southeastern Sistan and Baluchestan Province says around 600 people have sought medical help following a dust storm with strong winds hitting parts of the province.
Security

Iran very sensitive to claims about three Persian Gulf islands: Army commander

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Major General Abdolrahim Mousavi, the commander-in-chief of Iran’s Army, says the country is very sensitive to claims made about its three islands in the Persian Gulf, to which the United Arab Emirates lays claims.
Foreign Policy

Raisi says goal of Africa tour was ‘to strengthen Iran’s strategic depth’

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Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi says the goal of his tour of African countries was “to strengthen the Islamic Republic’s strategic depth.”
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