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Kazakhstan announces upcoming visit by Iran’s President Pezeshkian

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Kazakhstan’s presidential office announced on Monday that Iranian President Massoud Pezeshkian will pay an official two-day visit to Astana starting on Wednesday.
Middle East

UN committed to supporting Syrian-led transition: Secretary-General

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United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres, marking the first anniversary of the fall of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s government, said the organization remains “fully committed to working with Syrians to ensure the transition is successful.”
Middle East

Israeli PM says will not quit politics if he receives pardon

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has stated that he would not retire from politics if he receives a pardon from the president in his years-long corruption trial.
Nature and Wildlife

New wave of mysterious Caspian seal deaths raises alarm across region

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A new wave of mass deaths among Caspian seals in Kazakhstan has triggered fresh alarm for all five littoral states, including Iran, as experts warn the endangered species may be edging closer to extinction.
Europe

Trump claims Zelensky ‘isn’t ready’ to accept US peace accord

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US President Donald Trump has stated that his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky “isn’t ready” to sign off on a US-authored peace proposal aimed at ending the war between Russia and Ukraine, at the end of three days of talks between Washington and Kyiv in Florida.
Middle East

Israeli PM rules out creation of Palestinian state

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Tel Aviv will not allow the creation of a Palestinian state, since its true purpose is the destruction of “the one and only Jewish state”, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has stated.
Europe

New US security strategy accords largely with Russia’s view: Kremlin

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The Kremlin has welcomed U.S. President Donald Trump's new national security strategy and announced it largely accorded with Russia's own perceptions, the first time that Moscow has so fulsomely praised such a document from its former Cold War foe.
Judiciary

Appeals court lifts detention order for actor Pejman Jamshidi, cites lack of new evidence

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Pejman Jamshidi’s attorney says an appeals court has overturned the lower court’s ruling and lifted the actor’s detention order after determining that no new evidence had emerged to justify continued custody.
Security

IRGC: Iran struck Haifa refinery twice, killed 36 in attack on Mossad facility

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An Iranian military official says that Iran carried out multiple strikes on strategic sites in Israel during the recent 12-day conflict, including two missile attacks on the Haifa oil refinery and an operation targeting a Mossad facility.
Europe

Ukraine leader had a ‘difficult’ call with US negotiators: Axios

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Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky has had a difficult discussion with US negotiators about Russia’s territorial demands, Axios reported, citing people familiar with the matter.
Middle East

Hamas says will hand over weapons to a Palestinian authority ‘if the occupation ends’

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Hamas has announced that it is ready to hand over its weapons in the Gaza Strip to a Palestinian authority governing the territory on the condition that the Israeli army's occupation ends.
Middle East

Herzog pushes back against Trump’s pressure to pardon Netanyahu on corruption charges

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Israel's president has pushed back against US President Donald Trump’s call for a pardon for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in his corruption trial.
Europe

Europe fears full US exit from Ukraine war: Bloomberg

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Western European leaders are growing concerned that Washington, under President Donald Trump, may walk away from the Ukraine conflict, Bloomberg has reported.
Local

Iran’s president marks Students Day, calls for dialogue and national unity

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Iranian President Massoud Pezeshkian attended a ceremony on Sunday at Shahid Beheshti University in Tehran to mark Students Day, using the occasion to urge respectful dialogue, tolerance of differing views and collective efforts toward addressing the country’s challenges.
Foreign Policy

US national security document serves Israel’s interests: Iran

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Reacting to the contents of the US National Security Strategy and Washington’s actions in West Asia, Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson, Esmail Baqaei, has stated the document makes no reference to Palestinian rights — a fact that shows it is essentially “Israel’s security document."
Persian Gulf

Iran’s parliament speaker warns regional states against challenging sovereignty over Persian Gulf islands

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Iran’s Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf on Sunday strongly condemned a recent statement by the Persian Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) that reiterated claims over the Iranian islands of Greater Tunb, Lesser Tunb and Abu Musa.
Foreign Policy

US yet unwilling to engage in serious talks: Iran

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Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has stated that the United States has yet to demonstrate readiness for “real, serious negotiation”, stressing that Washington must first acknowledge Tehran’s right to peaceful nuclear energy under the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT).
Middle East

Syria’s president accuses Israel of ‘exporting crises’ to distract from Gaza ‘massacres’

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Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa has accused Israel of "exporting crises" to other countries as a way to divert attention from the "horrifying massacres" it is committing in the besieged Gaza Strip.
Europe

Kiev’s European backers secretly admit territory loss likely: El Pais

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European officials are increasingly accepting in private that Ukraine may have to relinquish its claims to Russian territories in order to reach a peace agreement, El Pais has reported. The apparent shift comes despite continued public statements by Western leaders that only Kiev can decide the future of its borders.
Americas

US set to deport more Iranians back to their home country: CNN

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The Donald Trump administration is expected to deport dozens of Iranians back to their home country on Sunday, a source familiar with the matter told CNN.
Asia

Japan accuses Chinese fighters of directing fire-control radar at its aircraft

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Japanese Minister of Defence Shinjiro Koizumi has accused Chinese jets of directing their fire-control radar at Japanese aircraft during two separate incidents over international waters near the island of Okinawa.
Views

Iranian daily criticizes media focus on hijab controversy at Kish marathon

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An Iranian newspaper has criticized ‘disproportionate media attention’ to a small number of women runners who appeared without mandatory hijab during this year’s Kish Marathon in southern Iran.
Judiciary

Two key organizers of Kish marathon detained over violating Iranian law

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The Public and Revolutionary Prosecutor of Iran's Kish Island says two principal organizers of the Kish Marathon sports event have been detained following violations and conduct deemed contrary to legal regulations during the event.
Middle East

Canada removes Syria from its list of countries that support “terrorism”

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Canada has removed Syria from its list of states that support “terrorism”, citing a similar move by the United States as well as bids by Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa’s government to “advance” the country’s stability.
Europe

EU says Washington ‘biggest ally’ despite US security downgrade

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European Union foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas has stated that the United States remains Europe’s “biggest ally” despite stinging criticism of the continent in a major strategy document amid ongoing ceasefire talks on the Ukraine war.
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