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Taliban: UN warning over Daesh threat in Afghanistan not real

The Taliban say some countries have “clandestine motives” in playing up the threat of Daesh in Afghanistan. This follows a new report issued by the United Nations Security Council suggesting that the terror group has been boosting its presence in the northern and eastern parts of the country.

Iran Covid: 29 deaths, nearly 8k infections in 24 hours

Covid has killed 29 more people and infected more than 7,900 in Iran. That’s according to the Thursday tally released by the Iranian health ministry. Coronavirus daily caseload is steadily soaring in Iran following weeks of retreat in almost all parts of the country.

Eight tourists killed in ‘Turkish air raids’ on northern Iraq

Turkish air attacks have killed eight tourists in northern Iraq and wounded more than 20, local officials and the Iraqi army confirmed. Ankara has denied any involvement in the deadly attack.

Iran says to extract natural gas from Persian Gulf gas field in winter

Iran will be able to pump natural gas from a difficult gas field in the Persian Gulf where development works have stalled for nearly five years because of American sanctions on the country, a senior official with the Iranian Oil Ministry confirmed.

US says Iran nuclear deal not dead yet

US Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman has said the Iran nuclear deal—formally known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA)—is not dead yet.

Envoy: Iran preparing documents to join Shanghai Cooperation Organization

Tehran is preparing the necessary documents to join the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), Iranian envoy to Russia Kazem Jalali said in an interview with TASS.

Iran’s team crowned at Intl. Biology Olympiad

Iran’s team grabbed four gold medals in the 33rd International Biology Olympiad in Armenia, taking the first place in the competition.

Kremlin: Russia and Iran to ditch dollar in trades

Kremlin Spokesperson Dmitry Peskov announced on Monday that Moscow and Tehran would gradually abandon the use of the dollar in bilateral relations.

Iran envoy welcomes meeting between Azeri-Armenian FMs

Tehran welcomes the meeting between foreign ministers of Azerbaijan Republic and Armenia, Iranian ambassador to Azerbaijan Seyyed Abbas Mousavi wrote on Twitter.

Analyst: Any German misstep could send Europe into black hole

While Germany plays a pivotal role in Europe as an economic powerhouse, any miscalculation by Berlin amidst the Russian war on Ukraine can affect the entire continent, a senior geopolitical expert says.

Yemen’s Houthi says Biden showed loyalty to Israel in ME tour

The leader of Yemen’s Ansarullah movement has lashed out at Washington’s efforts to normalize ties between Israel and Arab countries. Abdul-Malik Badreddin al-Houthi stated US President Joe Biden demonstrated his loyalty to Zionists during a recent visit to the occupied Palestinian territories.

Iran praises Iraq’s efforts in advancing regional talks

Iran’s Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian, in a phone call with his Iraqi counterpart Fuad Hussein, hailed Baghdad’s role in initiating regional talks.

Iran’s Covid death toll becomes double-digit again

The daily death toll from the Coronavirus in Iran has become double-digit again. The Iranian health ministry announced on Sunday that 13 people died of the disease in the past 24 hours.

Expert: Connecting Iraq to Saudi electricity network aimed at distancing it from Iran

The director of Iraq’s al-Ittihad Strategic Research Center has said connecting the country to Saudi Arabia’s electricity network will not solve any problem and it’s only a political move to distance Iraq from Iran.

Iraq says to keep pushing for Iran-Saudi rapprochement

Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi, whose country has hosted several rounds of talks between Iran and Saudi Araba, has said Bagdad will push for a rapprochement between Tehran and Riyadh in line with efforts to ease regional tensions.

Iranian expert: Biden’s visit to Saudi Arabia and Israel abject failure

An Iranian expert on international and geopolitical affairs says US President Joe Biden’s trip to occupied Palestine and Saudi Arabia was an abject failure. Abdolreza Faraji Rad told Jamaran news outlet that Israel’s intelligence agencies have confirmed that Biden made no gains during his trips to the kingdom and to Israel.

Analyst: Biden’s Middle East trip shouldn’t be overestimated

A top Iranian political analyst has downplayed US President Joe Biden’s tour of the Middle East in a wider context of developments in the world, saying the trip on its own cannot change the deep-seated policies in the region and beyond.

CNN: Russians visited Iran’s airfield in June to examine drones

A Russian delegation has visited an airfield in central Iran at least twice in the last month to examine weapons-capable drones, according to US National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan and satellite imagery obtained exclusively by CNN. Iran has earlier rejected Sullivan’s claim that Tehran is sending drones to Russia for use in the Ukraine war.

‘Biden’s Mideast trip to make revival of Iran nuclear deal harder’

US President Joe Biden’s trip to the Middle East to bring Saudi Arabia and Israel closer will make revival of Iran’s nuclear deal more complicated, a former Iranian diplomat says.

Iran diplomat: Biden ME tour aimed at security for Israel; we should thank him

The head of the Islamic Republic of Iran’s Interests Section in Egypt says the trip to the West Asia region by US President Joe Biden is aimed at ensuring the security of the Israeli regime.

‘Mideast NATO mere psyop to fix morale of Arab govts. left alone by US’

A political commentator says the much-talked-about plan to form a NATO-style coalition of Arab states is a mere psychological operation aimed at repairing the morale of the Arab regimes that have been let down by the US despite years of cooperation with Washington.

Analyst: US creating rifts within Taliban to facilitate Daesh infiltration

An Iranian political analyst has given the Taliban rulers in Afghanistan a heads-up over US plots to cause discord within the ranks of the group and pave the way for the Daesh terrorist group’s infiltration.

Biden says he raised Khashoggi murder with MbS

US President Joe Biden says he raised the 2018 murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi during his meeting with Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and that he told the Saudi leader he believed him to be responsible for Khashoggi’s death.

Biden says US seeks accountability in Al Jazeera corespondent killing

US President Joe Biden has said that Washington is insisting on accountability for the May killing of Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh by in the West Bank.

Analyst: US will fail in plot to form Arab-Israeli ‘NATO’ against Iran

The US will fail to advance the plot to form a NATO-style coalition against Iran joined by Israel and Arab countries due to the deep differences of opinion existing among Arab governments in their policies toward the Islamic Republic, a political analyst says.

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