Middle East

Trump-Netanyahu rift widens over potential agreement between US, Iran: NBC

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Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is “worried about any deal” the administration of US President Donald Trump might strike with Iran, according to NBC News.
Middle East

New Pope urges Gaza ceasefire in first Sunday message

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Pope Leo XIV called for genuine peace in Ukraine and an immediate ceasefire in the Gaza Strip in his first Sunday noon blessing as pontiff.
Foreign Policy

Iran says fresh round of nuclear talks with US “difficult, useful”

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Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson announced the conclusion of the fourth round of indirect negotiations between Tehran and Washington, describing the talks as “difficult but useful.”
Parliament

Iranian lawmakers to Trump: “Persian Gulf Is Our Homeland”

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Members of Iran’s Parliament have issued a strong statement addressed to US President Donald Trump, reaffirming the historical and geopolitical identity of the Persian Gulf amid reports of plans to rename the waterway.
Foreign Policy

Iran refutes ‘totally absurd’ claims of sending missile launchers to Russia

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Iran’s permanent mission to the United Nations has categorically rejected claims that Tehran is preparing to supply launchers for short-range ballistic missiles to Moscow for the war in Ukraine.
Foreign Policy

FM Araghchi reaffirms Iran’s nuclear rights, calls for regional unity

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Foreign Minister of Iran, Seyed Abbas Araghchi, reiterated that Iran would not back down from its nuclear rights, stating that any negotiations attempting to limit them are unacceptable.
Incidents

Fire erupts at Tehran hotel, 130 evacuated safely

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A fire broke out early Sunday morning at a hotel on Mofatteh Street in central Tehran, prompting the evacuation of approximately 130 people, according to the Tehran Fire Department.
Europe

Ukraine, European allies pledge harsher sanctions on Russia’s banking, energy sectors if Moscow refuses ceasefire

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and the leaders of the United Kingdom, France, Germany, and Poland have agreed to impose additional sanctions against Russia if the Kremlin does not accept their proposal for an unconditional 30-day ceasefire.
Sport

Iranian female mountaineer conquers 8,167-meter peak in Himalayas

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Afsaneh Hesamifard, an Iranian mountaineer and doctor, has successfully summited Dhaulagiri in the Himalayas.
Healthcare

Iran reports ‘slight rise’ in COVID-19 cases, urges continued vigilance

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Iran’s Ministry of Health has reported a slight increase in COVID-19 cases over the past two weeks but confirmed that no new variant has been detected.
Foreign Policy

Iran Leader urges continued focus on Palestinian struggle, denounces Israeli actions, Western support

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Leader of Iran’s Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei warned that global powers are deliberately attempting to push the Palestinian issue out of public consciousness through diversionary tactics and disinformation.
Middle East

Trump has increasingly grown frustrated with Netanyahu amid Gaza war: Report

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US President Donald Trump has increasingly grown frustrated with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over Tel Aviv’s resistance to Washington's directives regarding the ongoing war in the Gaza Strip, according to a report published by Yedioth Ahronoth.
Cinema

Tehran’s Intl. Film Festival hosts many artworks from Gaza

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The secretary of the 14th International "100 Film Festival", which concluded on Friday in the Iranian capital Tehran, announced that 22 cinematic works from inside the Gaza Strip were submitted to this edition of the festival.
Incidents

Eight family members fall into 50-meter agricultural well in Iran’s Kuhdasht

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Eight members of a family in Iran’s western city of Kuhdasht fell into a 50-meter-deep agricultural well on Saturday, according to Kuhdasht Governor Morad Naseri.
Books

36th edition of international book fair underway in Tehran

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The 36th Tehran International Book Fair opened on Wednesday, under the theme “Let’s Read for Iran.”
Foreign Policy

FM Araghchi: Iran, US set to resume indirect talks on Sunday

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Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi has confirmed that the fourth round of indirect negotiations between Iran and the United States is expected to take place on Sunday.
Foreign Policy

Source: Fourth round of Iran-US indirect talks to be held in Oman 

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A member of the Iranian negotiating team has confirmed to Tasnim News Agency that the fourth round of indirect talks between Iran and the US in Oman has been finalized. 
Int'l Relations

Iran’s Embassy at Vatican congratulates election of new Pope 

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Iran’s Embassy at the Vatican has in a post on X congratulated the election of Cardinal Robert Prevost as the leader of the Roman Catholic Church. 
Nuclear

AOEI deputy rejects US claims about Iran’s enrichment activity 

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Deputy Head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran, AEOI, Behrouz Kamalvandi, has dismissed recent claims by US Secretary of State Marco Rubio that Iran is the only country enriching uranium without possessing nuclear weapons. 
Religion

Iran’s Mashhad shines with festivities on Imam Reza’s birth anniversary

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Friday marks the birth of Imam Reza, the eighth Shia Imam, whose sanctuary in Mashhad, northeastern Iran, is alive with the voices of angelic praises and the joy of countless pilgrims. 
Religion

Iranians celebrate birth of Imam Reza at holy shrine of Mashhad

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The courtyard and the Holy Shrine of Imam Ali ibn Musa al-Reza in northeastern Iranian city of Mashhad were illuminated with light and joy on Thursday night on the occasion of the birth anniversary of the eighth Shia imam.
Incidents

Details emerge on Iranian women’s rights advocate, media personality Zahra Mirzaei’s murder 

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Zahra Mirzaei, a 36-year-old Iranian women's rights activist and a PhD candidate in law, was brutally murdered in her Tehran home in what authorities describe as a premeditated crime by her cousin and his wife, allegedly motivated by greed. 
Sport

Two Kheybar FC support leaders suspended following assault on Persepolis manager 

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The football association of western Iranian province of Lorestan has announced the provisional suspension of two fan leaders affiliated with Kheybar FC following a physical assault on Afshin Peyrovani, team manager of Persepolis FC. 
Tourism

Kashan’s traditional rosewater festival gains intl. recognition

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The centuries-old rosewater extraction ceremony, known as Golâb-giri, held annually in Kashan, has officially been registered as an international tourism event in Iran’s national calendar, according to the Ministry of Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Handicrafts.
Local

Iran implements new work hours, Thursday closures to conserve energy 

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Several Iranian provinces, including Tehran, have announced changes to government office hours and weekly work schedules as part of a nationwide energy conservation initiative, effective through September 22. 
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