The US State Department has announced that Hamas is planning an “imminent” attack on Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, potentially violating the terms of its peace deal with Israel about a week after the pact’s agreement.
Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi said that, according to the shared view of Iran, Russia, and China, the UN Security Council’s snapback mechanism to restore sanctions against Iran has not been activated and Resolution 2231 has formally expired.
Afghanistan and Pakistan have agreed to an immediate ceasefire after negotiations mediated by Qatar and Turkey following a week of fierce and deadly clashes along their disputed border.
A member of Iran’s parliament has sharply criticized former foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif for his recent comments about alleged Russia’s obstruction during the nuclear negotiations and implementation of the Iran nuclear deal, JCPOA.
Hamas has turned over the remains of two more deceased Israeli captives from the Gaza Strip, the office of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has announced, as the Palestinian group announced that Tel Aviv is continuing to commit ceasefire violations.
The government media office in the Gaza Strip has said in a press statement that Israel committed 47 breaches of the truce deal since it came into effect last week.
Hamas will not automatically commit to disarming and hopes the ceasefire with Israel will last three to five years to rebuild Gaza, Hamas politburo member Mohammed Nazzal has stated in an interview with Reuters.
Iranian political analyst Abbas Abdi has criticized Iran’s “honor-based” approach to politics, arguing that such rigidity prevents pragmatic policymaking and leads to endless conflict.
Iran’s Judiciary announced on Saturday that former lawmaker Mostafa Kavakebian and current Tehran representative Abolfazl Zohrevand have been sentenced to prison and banned from media activities in separate court rulings related to their public remarks.
Iran’s Parliament Speaker Mohammad-Baqer Qalibaf has officially notified President Massoud Pezeshkian of the law approving the country’s accession to the International Convention for the Suppression of the Financing of Terrorism (CFT), in accordance with the Iranian Constitution.
President Donald Trump said in an interview with Fox News that he will hold talks with China's Xi Jinping during the upcoming APEC summit in South Korea.
Nobel Peace Prize laureate Maria Corina Machado, in a call on Friday with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, praised the fight against "totalitarian forces", in what Tel Aviv presented as an endorsement of its Gaza offensive.
The Iranian Foreign Ministry has announced that the United Nations Security Council Resolution 2231 will officially expire on October 18, insisted that all related restrictions on Iran’s nuclear program are now void, and urged the UN to correct “false claims” of renewed sanctions.
Pakistan officials will hold talks in Qatar with their Afghan counterparts, a day after Islamabad launched air sattacks on its neighbour killing at least 10 people and breaking a ceasefire that had brought two days of calm to the border.
Iran, Russia, and China have jointly sent a letter to the UN Secretary-General and the President of the Security Council, emphasizing the termination of UN Security Council Resolution 2231 on Iran’s nuclear program, according to Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for Legal and International Affairs Kazem Gharibabadi.
US President Donald Trump has stated that he believed to be able to carry the momentum of the Gaza ceasefire accord between Israel and Hamas towards successfully putting an end to Russia’s war on Ukraine, too.
Hamas has handed over the remains of an additional captive it recovered in the ravaged Gaza Strip, as the Palestinian group calls on mediators and the international community to pressure Israel to open border crossings and allow aid in.
Iranian Foreign Minister Seyyed Abbas Araghchi asserted that Tehran is answerable only to “the rule of law, not coercion”, commenting on the scheduled legal expiration of all nuclear restrictions on the Islamic Republic.
Iranian mountaineer Afsaneh Hessamifard has made history by becoming the first Iranian woman to successfully climb all 14 peaks above 8,000 meters in the world, completing her quest with the ascent of Cho Oyu, the 6th-highest mountain on earth.
Iranian Foreign Minister, Seyed Abbas Araqchi, in a letter to the UN Secretary-General and the President of the Security Council, declared that Resolution 2231 has definitively expired and terminated as of Saturday, and that any claim to “restore” or “reactivate” the terminated UN Security Council resolutions is fundamentally invalid, lacks any legal basis, and cannot create binding effects.
The Iranian villages of Soheili, Kandolus, and Shafiabad have been officially recognized and added to the UN World Tourism Organization’s (UNWTO) Best Tourism Villages Network during a ceremony held in Hangzhou, China.
The funeral ceremony of Saeed Mozaffari, renowned voice actor and dubbing director, was held on Friday morning at the Artists’ Section of Behesht Zahra Cemetery in Tehran.
Iranian feature film “In the Embrace of the Tree” has been named Best Feature Film at the 6th Muslim International Film Festival (MIFF), held in Toronto from October 10 to 13.