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IS teaches child recruits how to sever heads
IS releases shocking images teaching children how to behead
ISIS, a product of Western Irresponsibility
A closer look at what role the West has played in the emergence of ISIS in the region.
Pentagon: US preparing military options against ISIL in Syria
The US military is planning for airstrikes against ISIL militants in Syria despite warnings by Damascus about such operations on its soil without its permission.
Israel launches attack on UN-run school in Gaza
In another gruesome act against Palestinians, the Israeli regime has attacked a UN school sheltering displaced and defenseless people against the Israeli offensive in the besieged Gaza Strip.
Spokeswoman: Iran Supporting Peaceful Settlement of Differences in Pakistan
Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Marziyeh Afkham underlined that Tehran strongly supports a peaceful solution to the ongoing political differences in Pakistan.
FM: Iran Supporting National Unity, Security in Iraq
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif renewed Tehran's support for national unity, security and territorial integrity in Iraq.
Top MP describes damage to Gaza environment unprecedented
Iranian parliament speaker describes environmental damage Gaza has suffered in the recent invasion by the Israeli military as unprecedented.
Tehran Seeks Closer Ties with New Iraqi Government
Iran’s foreign minister on Sunday expressed the country’s enthusiasm for stronger ties with its western neighbor during new Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi’s tenure.
Chasing tragedy: James Foley and the violence of Empire
I recently became a mother, which could explain why this current period of conflict strikes me even harder than usual.
Christians Take Refuge in Iraq’s Kurdistan
Atrocities by ISIL Takfiris have caused a new exodus of Iraqi Christians after the fall of the Assyrian city of Qaraqosh in northern Iraq, Press TV reports.
ISIL beheading video anti-Islam Two Minute Hate: Analyst
The widely circulated beheading of American journalist James Foley by the Takfiri ISIL militants exemplifies celebrated British novelist George Orwell’s Two Minute Hate event against Muslims, an analyst writes for Press TV.
Iranian Cleric Condemns ISIL Attacks against Minorities in Iraq
A senior Iranian cleric strongly condemned the “brutal attacks” against the Christians and religious minorities in the north of Iraq and called for closer ties and collaboration among religious leaders across the world to save the humanity.
Hezbollah condemns ISIL killing of James Foley as savagery
Hezbollah resistance movement has issued a statement condemning the beheading of American photojournalist James Foley by the so-called Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) terrorist group as a “savage crime.”
Zionist Regime, ISIL Allies
Syria’s ambassador to the UN says the Zionist reigme allows the free flow of weapons and ISIL terrorists into the occupied Golan Heights and then into the rest of Syria.
Gaza death toll nears 2,000
The Palestinian death figure from more than a month of violence in Gaza has risen to 1,980 as a fragile truce persists between the two sides.
Iran extols Maliki for efforts to bolster unity in Iraq
Iran has praised Iraq’s outgoing Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki for his efforts to restore unity to war-stricken Iraq.
What Iran can do to halt the snowball of ISIL
With the Islamic State on the march in Iraq and Syria, Tehran can arguably play a more active role in stopping the advance of the terrorist grouping.
Israel suffered humiliating defeat: Iran
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has slammed the Israeli regime's military onslaught against Palestinians in Gaza, saying the Tel Aviv regime suffered a humiliating defeat in the besieged Palestinian territory.
Iran always stands by Palestine, Iraq, Syria: Rouhani
Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani says Muslim people in Gaza will achieve victory against the Israeli regime, adding Tehran will always stand by all oppressed nations, including Palestinians, Iraqis and Syrians.
Judiciary Chief: Zionists Committing War Crimes in Gaza
Iran's Judiciary Chief Sadeq Amoli Larijani blasted the Zionist regime for its atrocities against the Palestinian , and said the Israelis are committing war crimes in Gaza.
Iran blasts UN Security Council inaction on Gaza
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has lashed out at the UN Security Council for its failure to stop Israel’s atrocities in the besieged Gaza Strip.
China urges end to Israeli blockade of Gaza
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi has called on Israel to lift its seven-year blockade on the Gaza Strip and end the ongoing deadly offensive against the Palestinian enclave.
350 Gazan children killed in Israel war
Latest figures show the ongoing Israeli air and ground strikes have claimed the lives of more than 350 children across the besieged Gaza Strip over the past weeks.
Protesters Defy Pro-Palestine Ban in Paris
Pro-Palestinian protesters clashed with police in central Paris when thousands of marchers defied a ban by French authorities to rally against the occupying regime of Israel's offensive in the Gaza Strip.
IRGC Quds General Stresses Need for Aiding Palestinians Armed Resistance
Commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Quds Force Major General Qassem Soleimani reiterated Iran's call for supplying the Palestinian Resistance Movement of Hamas and its affiliated brigades with more weapons to defend their nation and territories against the Israeli army.