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Foreign ministry spokesperson mocks presence of anti-Iran figures at Munich Security Conference

IFP Media Wire - February 18, 2023

Spokesperson for Iran’s Foreign Ministry Nasser Kanaani has decried the organizers of the Munich Security Conference (MSC) for ignoring the Iranian nation’s support for the Islamic establishment and inviting a number of anti-Tehran ‘clowns’ who have no identity to the meeting.

Middle East

Dozens killed in Daesh attack in Syria’s Homs: State media

IFP Media Wire - February 18, 2023

Syrian state media outlets reported as many as 53 people, included 46 civilians and seven soldiers, have been killed in an ambush carried out by the Daesh terrorist group near a central Syrian city.

Middle East

Hezbollah chief says massive rallies in Iran gave strong response to enemies

IFP Media Wire - February 17, 2023

The secretary general of the Lebanese Hezbollah movement has hailed the mass participation of Iranians in nationwide rallies on the 44th anniversary of the victory of the Islamic Revolution. Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah stated that the people’s epic presence gave a proper response to false speculation that the time was up for the Islamic establishment.

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Ex-Iran envoy to London warns end of JCPOA jeopardizes peace

IFP Editorial Staff - February 16, 2023

The former Iranian ambassador to Britain has warned about the consequences of the end of Iran’s 2015 nuclear deal, JCPOA.

Healthcare

222 people infected with Coronavirus in Iran, 4 killed

IFP Media Wire - February 16, 2023

The Iranian Health Ministry figures on Thursday showed that 222 people had tested positive for the Coronavirus over the past 24 hours. The deadly disease has also killed 4 patients during the period.

Europe

Armenia says it has sent draft peace agreement to Azerbaijan

IFP Media Wire - February 16, 2023

Armenia has sent a draft peace proposal to Azerbaijan to settle their simmering conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan stated on Thursday.

Middle East

UN extends sanctions on Yemen’s Houthis

IFP Media Wire - February 16, 2023

The UN Security Council has unanimously voted to renew for nine months its sanctions against several leaders and top officials of Yemen’s Houthis, which has been running the Sana’a government since 2014.

Americas

Sources say US and Iran in indirect talks on prisoner swap

IFP Media Wire - February 16, 2023

The United States and Iran are in indirect negotiations to secure a possible prisoner exchange, with Qatar and the United Kingdom acting as intermediaries, NBC News has reported, citing four unidentified sources.

Healthcare

One Covid death reported in Iran

IFP Media Wire - February 15, 2023

Iran’s Health Ministry on Wednesday announced that one patient had died of the Coronavirus pandemic over the past 24 hours.

Nuclear

Russia questions West’s commitment to JCPOA revival negotiations

IFP Media Wire - February 15, 2023

Russia’s ambassador to international organizations in Vienna has raised doubts about the West’s commitment to talks aimed at saving the 2015 Iran nuclear agreement.

Europe

Live Update: Russia’s “Special Operation” in Ukraine; Day 357

IFP Media Wire - February 15, 2023

Russia, wary of NATO’s eastward expansion, began a military campaign in Ukraine on February 24 after the Western-leaning Kiev government turned a deaf ear to Moscow’s calls for its neighbor to maintain its neutrality. In the middle of the mayhem, Moscow and Kiev are trying to hammer out a peaceful solution to the conflict. Follow the latest about the Russia-Ukraine conflict here:

Middle East

Israeli army kills Palestinian teen in West Bank

IFP Media Wire - February 14, 2023

Israeli forces killed a 17-year-old Palestinian in the occupied West Bank on Tuesday, medical sources and witnesses have confirmed.

Americas

Iran nuclear program poses challenge to US, China: Washington

IFP Media Wire - February 14, 2023

Iran’s nuclear program poses a challenge to the United States as well as China, the US State Department spokesperson claimed Tuesday. The remarks came in reaction to Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi's ongoing visit to Beijing.

Middle East

UN experts say Israel should be held accountable for systematic demolition of Palestinian homes

IFP Media Wire - February 14, 2023

A panel of United Nations experts has called on the international community to take action to stop systematic demolition of houses, arbitrary displacement and forced evictions of Palestinian people in the occupied West Bank.

Middle East

Thousands of Israelis protest against controversial judicial overhaul

IFP Media Wire - February 14, 2023

Thousands of Israelis have demonstrated outside the parliament and elsewhere across the occupied territories against a reform plan proposed by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s far-right cabinet, which seeks to change the judicial system and weaken the supreme court.

Europe

Moscow: Iran-Russia cooperation not affected by West pressure, sanctions

IFP Media Wire - February 14, 2023

External pressure and sanctions are no obstacle to cooperation between Moscow and Tehran, on the contrary, the ongoing illegal restrictions only help boost the positive tendencies in bilateral relations, Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova has said.

Middle East

Turkey-Syria earthquake live updates: Death toll rises to over 37,000

IFP Media Wire - February 14, 2023

Search operation continues for the possible survivors in quake-hit southeast Turkey and northern Syria. At least 37,000 people have been killed and tens of thousands injured after a magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck Turkey and Syria.

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