Security

Iran unveils advanced 2,000 km ballistic missile

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The Iranian Defense Ministry unveils an advanced ballistic missile, designed and built by the country’s experts, which can travel 2,000 kilometers and carry a 1,500-kilogram warhead.
Europe

Russia’s “Special Operation” in Ukraine; Day 456: Ukraine says Wagner withdrawing troops from Bakhmut

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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:
Local

Ayatollah Khamenei applauds Iranian parliament for adopting strategic nuclear act

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Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has stated that the Strategic Action Plan to Counter Sanctions which was approved by the Iranian Parliament in late 2020 has saved the country from uncertainty regarding the nuclear issue.
Foreign Policy

Iran to seek arbitration if water share negotiations fail with Taliban: Vice president

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Iranian Vice President for Legal Affairs Mohammad Dehqan says Tehran would seek arbitration if negotiations over water rights fail with the Afghan Taliban.
Religion

Iran sends 1st batch of Hajj pilgrims to Saudi Arabia

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Iran sends a first batch of pilgrims from 10 provinces to Saudi Arabia for the 2023 Hajj rituals in the holy city of Makkah.
Asia

China and Russia should upgrade economic, trade and investment cooperation: Xi

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Chinese President Xi Jinping has said at a meeting with Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin that Beijing and Moscow should increase the level of economic, trade and investment cooperation, according to the Chinese state media reports.
Security

IRGC busts terror group planning sabotage attack in Iran’s southeast

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Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) dismantles a terror group that was planning to conduct a sabotage operation in the country’s southeastern region.
Asia

Russia predicts trade with China to hit record $200 billion

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Trade between Moscow and Beijing is expected to hit a new record level of $200 billion this year, said Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin during a trip to China. The remarks came as Moscow faces growing isolation from the West over the Ukraine war.
Nuclear

‘Israeli claims on Iran nuclear work new, nonsense psy-war to shift attention away from its woes’

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Iran’s nuclear chief reacts to a Western media report about the construction of a secret nuclear site in the Zagros Mountain range, describing it as yet another Israeli psychological warfare aimed at diverting attention away from the regime’s internal crisis.
Foreign Policy

Iran, ASEAN stress efforts to bolster bilateral cooperation

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Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi calls for efforts to realize the goals set by Tehran and the Indonesia-based Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) for the promotion of bilateral cooperation.
Europe

Russian court extends WSJ reporter’s detention by 3 months

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The Lefortovsky District Court of Moscow has extended the pre-trial detention of American journalist Evan Gershkovich for three months to August 30, Russian state news agency RIA Novosti reported citing the court.
Nuclear

Iran Nuclear chief: Demand on rise worldwide for Iranian-made heavy water

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Iran’s nuclear chief says demand has been on the rise from companies and countries around the world for the high-quality heavy water produced in Iran as well as its derivatives.
Security

US military vessel traffic in Persian Gulf down by over 83%: Iranian commander

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A commander with the aerial defense force in southern Iran says traffic by US military vessels in the Persian Gulf has declined by over 83 percent.
Middle East

Germany issues arrest warrant for Lebanon’s central bank governor

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Germany's public prosecutor has informed the Lebanese judiciary of an arrest warrant for Lebanon's central bank governor Riad Salameh. It comes after French prosecutors issued a similar warrant for Salameh.
Judiciary

Iran arrests four over links with Jaish al-Adl terrorist group

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Iran says it has arrested four individuals suspected of being linked to the Jaish al-Adl terrorist group in the country’s southeast.
Judiciary

Iran’s top court revokes death sentences of young man arrested during 2022 unrest

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The Iranian Supreme Court revokes the death sentences handed down to Javad Rouhi, who was arrested during the unrest last year and found guilty of three capital offenses.
Asia

Russian PM in China for business forum, talks with President Xi

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Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin has arrived in China on an official visit during which he will meet President Xi Jinping and sign a series of deals on infrastructure and trade.
Foreign Policy

President Raisi in Jakarta: Iran, Indonesia sign cooperation deals, set goal for boosting trade

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Iran and Indonesia sign several agreements for cooperation in various sectors, stressing their determination to boost the value of annual bilateral trade to $20 billion in the future.
Americas

Oil prices continue to rise, tighter market expected

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Oil prices continued to climb on Tuesday with investors expecting a tighter market led by a seasonal rise in gasoline demand and supply cuts from OPEC+ producers, though concerns over the risk of a US debt default capped gains.
Foreign Policy

IRNA: Satellite images refute Taliban’s water shortage claims in dispute with Iran

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Newly-released satellite images show a considerable amount of water at the two controversial dams built by Afghanistan on the Helmand River shared with Iran, contrary to the Taliban’s claims of water shortages there.
Foreign Policy

Iran’s president in Indonesia for high-level talks

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Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi is in Indonesia on an official visit aimed at promoting relations, particularly in the economic field, between the two Muslim countries.
Security

IRGC chief says Iran security forces will avenge 5 Iranian border guards

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The commander-in-chief of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC), Hossein Salami, says Iranian security forces will take revenge for the deaths of the five Iranian border guards who were killed by terrorists in southeastern Iran on Saturday.
Local

Iran’s former security chief becomes Leader’s political adviser, member of Expediency Council

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Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has appointed the former secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council (SNSC), Ali Shamkhani, as his political adviser and a member of the Expediency Council.
Foreign Policy

Iran names ambassador to Saudi Arabia

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Iran has named an ambassador to Saudi Arabia, almost two months after the two countries agreed to reestablish diplomatic relations. Alireza Enayati was named Iran’s new ambassador to Riyadh.
Nature and Wildlife

Harvesting spring-time chai (tea) plants in Iran’s north

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It’s already mid-spring, and the chai (tea) farmers in Iran’s bountiful north are harvesting what is known as spring-time chai plants.
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