Fire in industrial town in central Iran contained, 22 injured

Firefighters managed to put out the fire in an industrial town in Iran’s central city of Garmsar on Tuesday after 16 hours, the governor of the city announced.

Ukraine president says next few months will be ‘decisive’

The next few months will be "decisive" in Russia's full-scale war against Ukraine, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has stated, as he began his nearly week-long trip to the U.S.

Iran president expresses deep concern over Israel’s war-mongering in region

In a meeting with António Guterres, the United Nations Secretary-General, in New York, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian voiced deep concern over the Israeli regime's war-mongering in West Asia.

Israel seeking to drag West Asia into a full-blown war: Iran President

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has warned that Israel wants to drag the entire region into a full-blown war and spread insecurity and instability, which will not benefit any country.

Death toll from Israel’s strikes on Lebanon climbs to 492, deadliest day since civil war

The Israeli air raids on Lebanon killed at least 492 people on Monday, Lebanon's health ministry announced in its latest update. Thirty-five children and 58 women were among those killed, while a further 1,645 people have been injured in the attacks.

Top UN officials demand ‘end to humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza’

Senior UN officials have issued a warning about threats of wider regional escalation, demanding "an end to the appalling human suffering and humanitarian catastrophe" in the Gaza Strip.

Pentagon dispatching additional troops to West Asia as tensions escalate

The United States is sending a “small number” of ground troops to West Asia as a larger war between Israel and Hezbollah threatens to break out, the Pentagon has announced.

State of emergency declared in Israel until late Sept. amid tensions with Hezbollah

The Israeli government has announced a state of emergency across the occupied territories until Sept. 30 amid its escalating strikes on Lebanon and anticipated expansion of Hezbollah rocket firing toward Israel.

10 injured following fire, blasts in Iranian industrial town

A fire incident and multiple explosions at an industrial town in the central Iranian city of Garmsar on Monday have left 10 people injured, according to an official tally.

Iconic singer of Iran protests and deadly riots says pardoned, his case closed

Iranian singer Shervin Hajipour, who was accused of spreading anti-government protests in Iran in 2022 with his catchy “For” song, says he has been pardoned in a general amnesty.

Lebanon says over 270 killed in Israeli strikes

Israeli air raids on southern Lebanon killed at least 247 people and wounded 1,024 on Monday, according to the country's health ministry.

UK predicts Ukraine war could persist beyond 2026

The war between Russia and Ukraine is likely to rage on for at least another two years, the United Kingdom's foreign secretary has predicted.

Iran FM says efforts underway to start nuclear talks in New York, messages exchanged

Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi said that the Iranian delegation in New York, attending the United Nations General Assembly, is working to initiate a new round of nuclear negotiations with the other parties during this visit, and there has been a general expression of readiness for this.

Ayatollah Khamenei calls for mobilization of relief aid after Iran mine blast

Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has stressed the necessity to provide urgent aid to the workers affected by the devastating explosion at a coal mine in northeastern Iran.

Israel bombs another school in Gaza, killing 3 Palestinians

At least three Palestinians were killed when the Israeli army bombed a school sheltering displaced people in central Gaza on Monday.

Cmdr.: Army constructing Iran-Afghan border wall at full speed

The Iranian Army has constructed 10 kilometers of the wall that is supposed to serve as a barrier between Iran and Afghanistan, a senior commander announced on Monday.

US doing everything possible to prevent wider war breaking out in Middle East: Biden

US President Joe Biden told reporters Sunday he remains concerned about the ongoing tensions in the Middle East amid fears that escalating attacks between Hezbollah and Israel may lead to a wider regional conflict.

Iran president denounces West’s double standards as root cause of bloodshed and warfare

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has slammed the double standards adopted by the West that he said have resulted in the spread of bloodshed, conflict and massacre worldwide.

Iranian official blames Western sanctions for deadly mine accident

The mine blast in northeastern Iran that left dozens of miners dead and wounded on Saturday night could have happened without so many casualties if the US-led Western sanctions had not barred Iran from purchasing up-to-date alarm systems, an official says.

40,000 settlers left Israel in 2024: Report

New data show more than 40, 000 settlers have left Israel since the beginning of the year, and have never returned.

IRGC says dismantled cell of Zionist regime collaborators in Iran

The Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) said in a statement that its intelligence operatives have dismantled a cell of the Israeli regime’s collaborators inside Iran. The statement was published by Tasnim News Agency.

Lebanon orders school closures in areas affected by conflict

Lebanon’s education ministry has ordered school closures in areas affected by the fighting between Israel and Hezbollah.

At least 7 killed in Israeli attack on another Gaza school compound

At least seven people were killed Sunday in an Israeli airstrike on a school compound in Gaza one day after a similar raid in the enclave that left 22 dead.

Russia says not to participate in second Ukraine ‘peace summit’

Moscow does not plan to attend the second Ukrainian-promoted “peace summit” later this year, Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova has confirmed. She argued that the event would be based on President Volodymyr Zelensky’s “peace formula” and seek to impose an ultimatum on Russia.

Dismissed Iranian university professors ask President Pezeshkian to facilitate their return

A number of university professors who say have unfairly been purged from academic centers during the tenure of the late president Ebrahim Raisi, have written an open letter to his successor Massoud Pezeshkian to reverse the decision that terminated their contracts.

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