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Former Tehran mayor asks President Pezeshkian to reverse policies on hijab, internet

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Tehran’s former mayor has advised Iran’s newly-elected President Massoud Pezeshkian to shy away from following the restrictive and controlling policies of the former administration on the cyberspace and women’s clothing.
Incidents

Video: Appalling scene when lighting hits Tehran’s Milad Tower

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A video has captured the moment a lightning bolt struck the Milad Tower in the Iranian capital Tehran on rainy Saturday after a period of dry spell in the city.
Environment

Rain and snow refresh Tehran

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With summer coming to an end, Tehran has received a downpour, including hail and snow on the heights to the north and east of the Iranian capital.
Europe

Biden and Starmer express concern about Iran supplying arms to Russia

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Despite Tehran's repeated denial, US President Joe Biden and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer have expressed concern about Iran providing lethal weapons to Russia amid its ongoing war with Ukraine, the White House announced.
Judiciary

Iranian minister says Judiciary to look into detained students 

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Iran’s Minister of Science, Research and Technology Hossein Simai Sarraf says the Iranian Judiciary has promised to form a working group to review the cases of students and university lecturers who got implicated following the September 2022 unrest in the country.
Middle East

Pentagon chief says Iran’s threat serious

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United States Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin has said Washington considers Tehran's threat of retaliation against Israel over the killing of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh to be serious.
Incidents

Kabirkouh forests in western Iran burning in fire

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A video has been posted online showing the heights of Kabirkouh Mountain ablaze toward the end of summer. Kabirkouh is in the city of Abdanan in Iran’s western province of Ilam .
Middle East

More details emerge from autopsy of dual national activist killed by Israel in West Bank

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An autopsy of the body of Aysenur Ezgi Eygi, a Turkish American activist who was killed by Israeli soldiers in the occupied West Bank, has revealed a bullet entry from a firearm in the lower ear area, sources familiar with her case said on Saturday.
Middle East

US confirms Daesh leaders killed in joint operation in Iraq

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The US Central Command (CENTCOM) has confirmed that its forces and Iraq conducted a raid in Western part of the Arab country that resulted in the deaths of 14 Daesh operatives in late August.
Middle East

UAE to restart F-35 talks with US if Trump elected as president: Report

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The United Arab Emirates would aim to restart talks on purchasing F-35 warplanes from the US if Donald Trump wins the 2024 Presidential election, according to a report by Reuters.
Incidents

Iranian man who saved 150 pilgrims in Iraq hotel fire succumbs to injuries

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An Iranian man who rescued at least 150 pilgrims after fire devoured a hotel in Iraq’s shrine city of Karbala last month, died of injuries on Saturday.
Middle East

Senior Saudi royal calls on US to cut financial and military support to Israel

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Prince Turki al-Faisal, a senior Saudi royal, has urged the US and the UK to do more to pressure Israel into ending its war on the Gaza Strip.
Views

Ex-Iranian diplomat: No strategic alignment between Iran, Russia

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A former Iranian envoy to the UN has hit out at Russia for ‘always blocking the path’ to Iran, despite the fact that the two countries are believed to be strategic allies.
Security

Iran vows harsh punishment for perpetrators of terror attack in southeast

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Iran’s Defense Minister Brigadier General Aziz Nasirzadeh has warned that the perpetrators of a recent deadly terrorist attack in the southeastern province of Sistan and Balouchestan will be dealt with "severely".
Sport

Football fan dies of heart attack during match in Iran stadium

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A football fan passed away on Friday due to a heart attack during an Iran Pro League match between Sepahan and Malavan in the Fooladshahr Stadium in central Isfahan province.
Science and Technology

Iran new research satellite launched, successfully put into orbit

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Iran on Saturday successfully launched the Chamran-1 research satellite into space using Ghaem-100 carrier, a new milestone in the country’s aerospace achievement.
Americas

US claims Russia’s RT conducting intelligence activities overseas

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Countries should treat the activities of Russian state broadcaster RT as they do covert intelligence operations, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has claimed as he unveiled new sanctions aimed at alleged Russian overseas influence campaigns.
Europe

UK MPs say London has ‘no legal justification’ to continue licensing parts for Israeli F-35s

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The UK government is justifying the continued sale of F-35 fighter jet parts which could end up in Israel through a legal provision that “has never been formally relied on” and one which likely requires parliamentary oversight, 37 British MPs have stressed.
Europe

NATO risks ‘war’ over Ukraine long-range missiles: Putin

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Russian President Vladimir Putin has warned that Moscow would be “at war” with the United States and its allies if they lift restrictions on Ukraine's use of long-range Western weapons.
Middle East

25% of Gaza wounded have ‘life-changing injuries’: WHO

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The World Health Organization has announced that one-quarter of the Palestinians wounded during the ongoing Israeli war on the Gaza Strip have suffered “life-changing injuries".
Middle East

UN warns of ‘staggering’ economic devastation in West Bank, Gaza amid Israeli war

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Israel’s war on the Gaza Strip has devastated the Palestinian enclave’s economy, reducing it to less than one-sixth of its 2022 size, while there has also been a “significant downturn” in the occupied West Bank, according to a United Nations report.
Foreign Policy

President Pezeshkian: Iran to follow any path that brings closer ties with Iraq 

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Iranian President Massoud Pezeshkian, who chose Iraq as his first foreign trip destination after taking office on July 30, says Iran is ready to take any path that brings it closer to its western neighbor, Iraq.
Security

Senior Iranian diplomat: International borders are inviolable

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The Iranian deputy foreign minister for political affairs has reiterated Iran’s stance that the international borders cannot be violated. 
Sport

Iran’s female rowers grab gold medal in Asian competitions in China

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The Iranian national rowing team has secured the gold medal in the women's U23 and youth four-person rowing competitions at the Asian Rowing Championship in China. 
Healthcare

Data: Dengue fever cases in Iran rise to 184

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Iran’s Health Ministry has released a new update on the number of people infected with dengue fever in the country, saying 184 cases have been registered as of September 8.
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