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Incidents

Police: 314 people killed in road accidents in Iran over past week

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Iran’s traffic police say 314 have died in road accidents in Iran over the past week.
Economy

Chinese envoy blames Western sanctions for trade hurdles with Iran

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China’s Ambassador to Tehran Cong Peiwu says the persisting problems for transactions between the Chinese and Iranian businesspeople are rooted in the Western, and specifically US, sanctions.
Europe

Iran’s response to Haniyeh’s killing still expected: UK spy chief

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Richard Moore, the head of Britain’s MI6 foreign intelligence agency, has stated he believes that Tehran is still planning to respond to the assassination of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh, which took place in the Iranian capital in late July and which the Islamic Republic blames on Israel.
Sport

Iran’s gold medal at 2024 Paralympics snatched away in a controversial move

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Iranian para athlete Sadegh Beit Sayyah, who grabbed a gold medal and set a new Paralympic record in the men's javelin throw F41 class at the 2024 Paralympics, has been disqualified over displaying of a religious flag.
Middle East

Three paramedics killed in Israeli attack on southern Lebanon

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Three paramedics died in an Israeli raid in the town of Froun in southern Lebanon, according to Lebanon’s National News Agency (NNA).
Middle East

Hamas urges ICRC to document Israel’s torture of Palestinian detainees

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Palestinian group Hamas has condemned Israel's torture and humiliation of Palestinian detainees in Megiddo Prison, calling on the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) to document  such crimes.
Middle East

Turkish intelligence says to have killed PKK official in charge of Iran

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The Turkish intelligence agency says it has killed a PKK official in charge of the terrorist group’s Iran desk in the Iraqi city of Sulymaniah.
Security

IRGC chief says Iran hit 14 Israeli-linked vessels

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The commander in chief of the Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC), Major General Hossein Salami, has stated the Iranian naval units have carried out over a dozen operations against Israel-linked vessels in retaliation for attacks on tankers carrying Tehran's crude oil in international waters, prompting the opposing side to request an end to the ship battles.
Tourism

Recreation on Khazar Sea coast

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The September 2024 holidays provided an opportunity for Iranians to head to the country's north for recreation, with the coastal town of Abbasabad in Mazandaran Province being one of the many tourist destinations for people.
Science and Technology

Iran ranks 9th at 2024 Computer Olympiad

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Iranian students have achieved a gold medal, two silvers and one bronze in the Computer Olympiad 2024 in Egypt, ranking 9 at the competitions.
Middle East

Autopsy of Turkish-American activist shows she was killed by Israeli sniper’s bullet to head: Nablus governor

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An autopsy report of Aysenur Ezgi Eygi, a Turkish-American activist, has confirmed she was killed by an Israeli sniper’s bullet to the head during the protest in the occupied West Bank, Nablus governor Ghassan Daghlas has stated.
Middle East

Naval forces cannot stay and protect you ‘forever’: US cautions Israel

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American officials have warned Israel that US naval forces deployed in West Asia cannot stay there and protect Israel "forever", the Israeli Channel 13 reported on Friday.
Economy

Head of Securities and Exchange Organization of Iran steps down amid loan row, red market

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The Chairman of the Board of the Securities and Exchange Organization of Iran Majid Eshghi confirmed on Saturday he resigned from the post after a long period that the markets have been in the red, and days into a reported row over low-rate bank loans he received.
Foreign Policy

Iran’s envoy says Pezeshkian to meet Putin in Russia’s Kazan

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Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian will attend the BRICS summit in the Russian city of Kazan, where he plans to meet with Russian leader Vladimir Putin, Tehran's Ambassador to Moscow Kazem Jalali told TASS.
Foreign Policy

Iran’s UN mission refutes allegations of delivering ballistic missiles to Russia

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The mission of the Islamic Republic of Iran to the United Nations has rejected the accusation of Iran supplying ballistic missiles to Russia as baseless and misleading.
Europe

Ukraine ups pressure for more air defense systems, long-range strike capabilities

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has pushed for more air defense systems and long-range strike capabilities during a meeting Friday with the US and Western leaders. He made the plea as Russia continues to pound Ukraine with missiles and drones.
Middle East

Washington and Baghdad agree on plan to withdraw US troops: Report

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US and Iraqi negotiators have agreed on a plan regarding the withdrawal of American soldiers from the Arab country after US troops came under repeated attacks by armed groups.
Views

Iranian daily to President Pezeshkian: Do not put too much confidence in Russia

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Russia’s recent and past deviations from what ‘strategic allies’ would normally do for each other, have shaken Iranians’ confidence, with calls growing on the new administration of President Massoud Pezeshkian to revise the country’s policies vis-à-vis Moscow.
Sport

Iran sitting volleyball team crowned at 2024 Paralympics

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Iran’s men’s sitting volleyball team have won their eighth gold medal in the 2024 Paralympic Games in Paris after beating Bosnia and Herzegovina 3-1.
Nuclear

Iran’s atomic chief: Tehran has no hidden nuclear program

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The director of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran says the Islamic Republic has no hidden nuclear program.
Middle East

Israeli soldiers withdraw from Jenin, step up raids in other West Bank areas

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The Israeli military has withdrawn from the occupied West Bank city of Jenin and its refugee camp after a military onslaught that killed many and destroyed critical infrastructure there.
Middle East

US-Turkish activist killed by Israeli soldiers in West Bank

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An American-Turkish activist has been shot dead by the Israeli military during the settlement protest in the occupied West Bank.
Middle East

Humanitarian situation in Gaza ‘beyond catastrophic’: UN

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The humanitarian condition in the Gaza Strip is "beyond catastrophic", the United Nations has warned.
Foreign Policy

Iranian ambassador to Armenia urges Russia against pushing for Zangezur “corridor” 

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Iran’s Ambassador to Armenia, Mahdi Sobhani, says the dreams about the Zangezur corridor will not come true. 
Cultural Heritage

Remains of Sassanid era fire temple discovered in Lorestan, western Iran

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An Iranian official has announced the discovery of the four-arched remains of the Sassanid era fire temple in Rashidabad Village in Kohdasht, in the western Iranian province of Lorestan.   
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