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Palestine calls on ICC to issue arrest warrants for Israeli officials over Gaza war

Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh has called on the International Criminal Court (ICC) to issue arrest warrants for Israeli officials over the ongoing conflict in the Gaza Strip which has so far killed over 10,000 people mainly children and women.

Ukraine threatening Russia with drone bombardment

Kiev is gearing up for a massive drone bombing campaign against Russia this winter, as the fighting on the ground is expected to enter a lull due to harsh weather conditions, a Ukrainian general in charge of UAV operations has stated.

Report: Iran’s President due in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on Sunday

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi is scheduled to make a trip to Saudi Arabia on Sunday, Tehran-based Tasnim news agency reported.

Iranian, Afghan officials stress on expansion of trade ties

Iran and its eastern neighbor Afghanistan say trade relations between the two countries have to expand.

Iran, Saudi Arabia urge OIC to hold emergency summit meeting on Gaza

Iran’s Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian and his Saudi counterpart Prince Faisal bin Farhan have called for an emergency summit meeting of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) to discuss the ongoing developments in the Gaza Strip which is under Israeli bombardment for a month.

Israeli minister’s threat of nuking Gaza undermines TPNW: Iran

Spokesperson for the Iranian Foreign Ministry Nasser Kanaani lashed out at an Israeli minister for his comments on the possibility of dropping an atomic bomb on Gaza, saying such a threat weakens the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW).

Russia says west pushing Middle East towards major war

Russia's foreign minister has asserted that Western states are actively steering Middle Eastern countries toward a potential large-scale conflict. Sergei Lavrov pointed out that historically, such "Anglo-Saxon strategies" have precipitated waves of terrorism and forced the migration of countless refugees.

Death toll among Hezbollah fighters rises to 61 in cross-border clashes with Israel

Lebanese group Hezbollah announced on Monday that one of its fighters lost his life during clashes with the Israeli army on the southern border of Lebanon.

Iran Leader: Muslims should pile up political pressure on Israel, US to stop Gaza massacre

Leader of Iran’s Islamic Revolution says Muslim nations should increase the political pressure on Israel and its main supporter, the United States, to stop the killing of the Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip.

Autumn rain in Tehran

A picture of a rainy day in the Iranian capital, Tehran. In autumn and winter, Tehran faces the problem of severe air pollution. Rain and snow, in addition to removing air pollution, grant the residents of Tehran a great sense of softness and beauty.

Iran tourism: Bisheh waterfall lures tourists from across world

The Bisheh waterfall is one of the natural attractions in the province of Lorestan in western Iran.

Ukraine’s Zelensky says ‘some countries’ engaged in peace talks with Russia

While Ukraine is not holding any talks with Russia to end the conflict, other countries are most likely engaged in such efforts, Ukraine’s President Vladimir Zelensky has stated.

Iran president: US lies about truce efforts, gives Israel free rein to commit crimes

The Iranian president says the United States’ claims that it is pushing efforts to bring about a badly needed ceasefire in the Gaza Strip to stop a weeks-long killing rampage by the Israeli regime are ‘sheer lies’.

Raisi to Pope: Israel committing ‘biggest genocide of century’ by killing thousands of Palestinians

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, in a phone call with the Pope, has strongly condemned the massacre of Palestinian women and children by the Israeli regime in its onslaught on the besieged Gaza Strip, describing it as “the biggest genocide of the century".

Iranian daily: Govt. ‘paying ransom’ in face of ‘bullying’ Taliban

A newspaper has come down heavily on the Iranian government for its “paradoxical policies” of not recognizing the caretaker administration in neighboring Afghanistan and yet hosting a top-level Taliban delegation.

US ‘will be hit hard’ if Gaza war does not end: Iranian defense minister

Iran’s Defense Minister Brigadier General Mohammad Reza Ashtiani has warned the United States would suffer a heavy blow if it fails to stop Israel’s savage war machine against the besieged Gaza Strip.

Palestinian officials say Israel ramped up use of white phosphorus in Gaza

Palestinian officials say Israel has increased its use of banned munitions, including bombs containing the highly dangerous white phosphorus, in its attacks on civilians in the besieged Gaza Strip.

Heads of UN agencies make rare joint plea for Gaza ceasefire

The leaders of 18 United Nations agencies have called for an immediate ceasefire in the Israeli-Hamas war, expressing “shock and horror” at the mounting death toll from the conflict. Around 10,000 Palestinians including 4,000 children have been killed in Israel’s attacks on Gaza.

Israel’s military claims cut Gaza in half, surrounded Gaza City

Israel’s military says it has encircled Gaza City and divided the besieged coastal enclave into two, as Gaza came under its third total communications outage since the start of the war in early October. Around 10,000 Palestinians including 4,000 children have been killed during the recent carnage by Israel.

Lebanon says working with Hezbollah to prevent war

Lebanese Foreign Minister Abdallah Bou Habib has stated that the government is working with Hezbollah and Palestinian groups in the country to prevent a war.

Israeli minister’s nuke comment bespeaks Tel Aviv’s Nazism, sadism: Hamas

The Palestinian resistance movement Hamas has denounced as an expression of Nazism the inflammatory remarks recently made by far-right Israeli heritage minister Amichai Eliyahu, who called for dropping an atomic bomb on the besieged Gaza Strip.

Israel-Palestine conflict LIVE: Gaza death toll tops 10,000 in one month of Israeli bombardment

Palestinian group, Hamas, which runs the Gaza Strip, has announced the start of military the operation Al-Aqsa Flood against Israel. Thousands of rockets have been fired from the blockaded enclave towards the occupied territories as far away as Tel Aviv, killing over 1,400 Israelis, including both military and settlers. More than 9,800 Palestinians have been so far killed in an exchange of fire between the two sides.

Afghan caretaker govt. envoy thanks Iran for hosting refugees

Mulla Abul Ghani Baradar, the Deputy Prime Minister of Afghanistan's caretaker government for economic affairs, appreciated Tehran for sheltering Afghan refugees seeking asylum in the Islamic Republic over the past decades.

“Israel’s efforts to extend conflict to Iran must fail to bear fruit”

Mohsen Hashemi, the son of former Iranian president, Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, has warned against Israeli extremists trying to extend the conflict beyond occupied territories and into Iran.

Ayatollah Khamenei: Iran to stand by Palestinians

Leader of the Islamic Revolution, Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei reaffirmed Iran’s unwavering support for the Palestinian resistance against Israel.