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Trump chooses Iran hawk as UN ambassador

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US President-elect Donald Trump has nominated Republican Congresswoman Elise Stefanik, a staunch ally of Israel and a foreign policy hawk, to serve as the next US envoy to the United Nations.
Foreign Policy

Iran VP praises OIC-Arab League summit, calls for closer relations with Saudi Arabia

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Iranian First Vice President Mohammad Reza Aref has stated that the joint summit meeting of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) and the Arab States in Riyadh led to alignment among Islamic and Arab states and was a great success for Tehran.
Middle East

Israel’s finance minister tells authorities to prepare for West Bank annexation

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Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich has told his department to prepare for the annexation of the occupied West Bank in the wake of Donald Trump's victory in the US presidential elections.
Middle East

US claims attacks in Syria targeted ‘Iranian backed groups’

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The US military has carried out airstrikes against targets in Syria in what the US Central Command (CENTCOM) claimed was a response to recent raid on US forces by “Iranian-aligned groups” in the country.
Foreign Policy

Holding referendum sole democratic solution to Palestinian issue: Iran

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Holding a referendum involving all Palestinians is the sole lasting democratic solution to the Palestinian issue, Iran's First Vice President Mohammad Reza Aref has stated at the Extraordinary Joint Summit of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) and the Arab League in the Saudi capital Riyadh.
Middle East

Hezbollah says Israel failed to occupy one single village in Lebanon

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The Lebanese resistance movement’s Media Relations Officer, Mohammad Afif announced that Israel has fallen short of occupying even a single village in southern Lebanon.
Middle East

Human rights organization calls for famine declaration in northern Gaza

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The Euro-Med Human Rights Monitor has urged the international and United Nations organizations to officially declare a famine in northern Gaza, where aid and goods have been blocked from reaching hundreds of thousands of residents for more than 50 days.
Middle East

Netanyahu working from protected room in light of security fears since drone attack: Report

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Benjamin Netanyahu is conducting most of his duties from a reinforced room on the basement level of the Prime Minister’s Office, rather than his usual office on a higher floor, in accordance with instructions from security officials, Channel 12 news reported.
Foreign Policy

Iran calls OIC, Arab League meeting on ending conflict in Lebanon, Palestine

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Iran's First Vice President Mohammad Reza Aref said that an emergency meeting of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) and the Arab League will start later on Monday at Iran's proposal, with the aim of ending the ongoing conflicts in Lebanon and Palestine.
Foreign Policy

Riyadh summit can help stop Israeli crimes in Gaza, Lebanon: Iran’s president to Saudi crown prince

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Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, in a phone conversation with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, expressed confidence that an extraordinary meeting of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) and Arab League in Riyadh will yield "effective and tangible" outcomes in halting  Israel's aggression in Gaza and Lebanon.
Middle East

Israel PM admits giving green light for Lebanon pager attacks

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared that he approved a deadly September attack on communications devices that exploded in Lebanon – the first time Tel Aviv admitted involvement in the terrorist incident.
Middle East

US freezes delivery of bulldozers to Israel over home demolitions in Gaza

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The United States has frozen the delivery of 130 bulldozers to Israel amid home demolitions in the Gaza Strip, according to a report.
Middle East

Qatar says suspended mediation efforts on Gaza

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Qatar announced it has suspended its mediation attempts between Hamas and Israel until the parties show “their willingness and seriousness” to end the war in the Gaza Strip.
Middle East

Number of journalists killed by Israel in Gaza nears 190

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The number of journalists killed in Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip since the start of war has soared to 188, media office in the blockaded enclave has announced.
Foreign Policy

Zarif: Resistance a result of Israeli regime occupation

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Iranian Vice President for Strategic Affairs Mohammad Javad Zarif has said resistance in Lebanon and Palestine is the result of the Zionist regime’s occupation and the resistance will remain as long as the occupation persists.
Middle East

UNIFIL: Israel ‘deliberately and directly’ attacking UN positions in Lebanon

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United Nations peacekeepers in southern Lebanon have reported another Israeli attack on their positions as the regime's ground and air operations in Lebanon continue to claim lives.
Foreign Policy

Iran warns Israeli aggressions posing threat to West Asia, whole world

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Iranian Foreign Minister Seyyed Abas Araghchi has warned that the continuation of the Zionist regime's aggressive policies and repeated violations of human rights have not only endangered regional security and stability but also posed a serious challenge to the international system and norms.
Middle East

Attorney General gives authority to investigate Israeli PM for office leaks

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Israeli Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara has permitted authorities to investigate Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office for the leak of secret security documents, the Maariv newspaper reported.
Middle East

Food security experts warn of a ‘strong likelihood’ famine is imminent in northern Gaza

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There is a "strong likelihood that famine is imminent in areas" of the northern Gaza Strip, a committee of global food security experts has warned, as Israel continues its military offensive against the Palestinian group Hamas in the region which has so far killed more than 43,000 people.
Middle East

Qatar agrees to expel Hamas leaders out of Doha following US request : Report

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Qatar agreed in recent weeks to kick Hamas out of the country following a request from the US to do so, capping off months of failed attempts to try to get the Palestinian group – whose top leaders reside in Doha – to accept a ceasefire and captive release deal in the Gaza war, US and Qatari sources told CNN.
Middle East

70% of victims of Israeli war in Gaza are children, women: UN

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The United Nations Human Rights Office (OHCHR) reported that women and children comprise nearly 70 percent of those killed in the Gaza Strip during Israel’s military campaign in the besieged enclave.
Middle East

IRGC chief commander: Resistance grandeur led to changes in US leadership 

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The commander-in-chief of Iran's Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) says that the power of Palestinian resistance in Gaza has changed the US government, citing Republican Donald Trump’s victory in the recent US presidential election.
Middle East

Iraq’s FM denies reports Iran planning attack on Israel from Iraqi territory

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Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein has dismissed reports suggesting that Iran is planning a retaliatory operation on Israel from Iraqi soil. 
Middle East

Israeli Parliament passes law to deport families of Palestinians involved in attacks against settlers

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The Knesset (Israel’s parliament) passed a new controversial law Thursday that allows the deportation of family members of Palestinians involved in attacks against Israelis.
Foreign Policy

Ayatollah Khamenei: Resistance will definitely emerge victorious

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The Leader of Iran’s Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has paid tribute to the leaders and commanders of the resistance movements in Lebanon and Palestine, saying the legacy they left will finally come out triumphant against the Israeli regime and its allies.
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