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Report: Head of Iran’s Islamic Center Hamburg leaves Germany

The president of Iran’s Islamic Center Hamburg (IZH) left Germany on Wednesdays evening, 48 hours before the deadline set by German authorities ran out, according to a report by DW.

Russia says West claims on weapons deliveries to Moscow from abroad groundless

Recent deliberations about alleged deliveries of weapons to Russia from abroad are groundless, Russian Presidential Spokesman Dmitry Peskov has stressed.

No confirmation Russia used Iranian missiles against Ukraine: Zelensky

There is no evidence yet that Moscow has already used Iranian ballistic missiles against Ukraine, President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine has stated.

US hints it will lift restrictions on Ukraine using long-range arms in Russia

The US secretary of state, Antony Blinken, gave his strongest hint yet that Washington is about to lift its restrictions on Ukraine using long-range weapons supplied by the west on key military targets inside Russia, with a decision understood to have already been made in private.

UK, Netherlands summon Iranian envoys over “missiles given to Russia” 

The Netherlands and Britain have summoned the Iranian envoys to the two European countries in protest at what they describe as Iran’s move to give missiles to Russia for use against Ukraine.

Top US, UK diplomats arrive in Kyiv for talks with Ukrainian leaders

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy arrived in Kyiv on Wednesday for talks with top Ukrainian officials.

Russia conducts biggest strategic naval drills in decades

Russia has launched the biggest naval drills in its modern history, President Vladimir Putin has announced. The ‘Ocean-2024’ exercise is expected to be held simultaneously in the Pacific and Arctic Oceans as well as the Mediterranean, Caspian and Baltic Seas.

Without international action, ‘West Bank will become a new Gaza’: EU

The European Union foreign policy chief has warned that a new front was being opened with a clear objective of turning the West Bank into a new Gaza Strip.

Ukraine says it may severe ties with Iran over missile supply to Russia

Kiev has announced it will review its options and could even cut relations with Tehran if Russia used ballistic missiles supplied by Iran to attack targets in Ukraine.

US says to target Iran with new sanctions over “missile transfer to Russia”

The United States has formally accused Iran of supplying short-range ballistic missiles to Russia for its war in Ukraine, saying Washington will take measures to punish Tehran. The Islamic Republic has denied providing Moscow with weapons for the conflict.

Ukraine attacks Russian capital in biggest drone strike

The Ukrainian army struck the Moscow region on Tuesday in its biggest drone attack so far on the Russian capital, killing at least one woman, wrecking dozens of homes.

US says cannot confirm report of Iran missile supply to Russia

Washington cannot confirm reports that Tehran had supplied Moscow with ballistic missiles, White House national security spokesman John Kirby has stated.

Russia responds to report of missile supplies from Iran: Tehran is our partner

The Kremlin, asked on Monday about a Wall Street Journal report that Tehran has sent short-range ballistic missiles to Moscow, announced that Iran is Russia's partner, and that the two countries are developing dialogue in all areas.

Armenia hands over to Azerbaijan completely agreed draft of peace treaty

Yerevan has handed over to Baku the completely agreed draft of a peace treaty and is waiting for Baku’s response, Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan has stated.

EU claims allies have ‘credible information’ Iran delivered missiles to Russia, warns of sanctions

The European Union claimed that its allies had shared intelligence that Tehran had supplied Moscow with ballistic missiles, and warned of new sanctions on Iran if the matter was confirmed.

Kiev’s allies worried Ukraine could be pushed out of Russia’s Kursk in near future: Report

Kiev’s allies are concerned that in the wake of the Russian army’s offensive, the Ukrainian troops could be forced to give up the border areas in the Kursk Region within a few months, Bloomberg has reported citing officials.

Ukraine warns Iran against sending ballistic missiles to Russia as Tehran denies media reports

Ukraine's Foreign Ministry has announced Iran's provision of ballistic missiles to Russia, "will have devastating consequences for the Ukrainian-Iranian bilateral relations". The Iranian government has denied providing weapons to Russia for use in the Ukraine war.

CIA chief fails to confirm Iran delivering missiles to Russia

The head of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) William Burns has not confirmed recent Western media reports that Tehran has transferred ballistic missiles to Moscow amid the war in Ukraine.

Iran’s response to Haniyeh’s killing still expected: UK spy chief

Richard Moore, the head of Britain’s MI6 foreign intelligence agency, has stated he believes that Tehran is still planning to respond to the assassination of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh, which took place in the Iranian capital in late July and which the Islamic Republic blames on Israel.

Ukraine ups pressure for more air defense systems, long-range strike capabilities

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has pushed for more air defense systems and long-range strike capabilities during a meeting Friday with the US and Western leaders. He made the plea as Russia continues to pound Ukraine with missiles and drones.

Analysit on Zangezur corridor: Putin’s preemptive strike to prevent potential Iran-US diplomatic channels

Heshmatollah Falahatpisheh, a former Chairman of the National Security and Foreign Policy Commission of the Iranian Parliament, has voiced concerns over Russia's push to establish the Zangezur Corridor in the Caucuses, saying this initiative represents a preemptive strike by Russian President Vladimir Putin to block any possible communication channels between Iran's new administration and the United States.

Putin claims Ukrainian army facing collapse

High casualties inflicted upon the Ukrainian military since Kiev launched its incursion in Kursk Region could render its armed forces useless, Russian President Vladimir Putin has stated.

Retaliatory measures being worked out: Moscow on Washington media sanctions

Moscow is preparing retaliatory measures to the introduction of Washington's sanctions against the Rossiya Segodnya media group, the Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Thursday.

US charges RT employees over alleged election influence

The United States has filed money-laundering charges against two employees of Russian state media network RT for what officials claim was a scheme to hire an American company to produce online content to influence the 2024 US presidential election.

Ukraine to hold seized Russia land indefinitely: Zelensky

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has stated that Kyiv intends to indefinitely hold the Russian land it seized in its surprise incursion last month.

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