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Kenyan president welcomes Iran’s Raisi

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Kenyan President William Ruto has officially welcomed Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi at the presidential palace in Nairobi.
Europe

Live Update: Russia’s “Special Operation” in Ukraine; Day 504

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Russia, wary of NATO’s eastward expansion, began a military campaign in Ukraine in February 2022 after the Western-leaning Kiev government turned a deaf ear to Moscow’s calls for its neighbor to maintain its neutrality. In the middle of the mayhem, Moscow and Kiev are trying to hammer out a peaceful solution to the conflict. Follow the latest about the Russia-Ukraine conflict here:
Science and Technology

Official: Iran ranks first in producing radiopharmaceuticals in region

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The deputy director of the strategic planning and oversight department of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran says the country has achieved a very high place in the production of radiopharmaceuticals at the regional level.
Nuclear

US intelligence assessment says Iran not developing nuclear bombs

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A US intelligence assessment has refuted claims by the US government and some of its allies that Iran is pursing atomic bombs in its nuclear program, reaffirming its peaceful nature.
Foreign Policy

President Raisi says Iran-Uzbekistan relations can be further improved

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Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi has said that Iran and Uzbekistan have an "acceptable" level of relations which can be further improved given mutual capacities.
Middle East

Israel “no longer a star” on the American flag: Minister

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A hardline Israeli minister has hit out at US President Joe Biden for his recent remarks calling Israel's current government the "most extreme" he's seen in its history, stressing that Israel is "no longer a star" on the American flag.
Security

Top Iran military commander wars operation against terrorists could continue in northern Iraq

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Chairman of the Chiefs of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces General Mohammad Bagheri says if the Iraqi government does not fulfill its commitments to deal with terrorist groups based in northern Iraq by the coming September, the Islamic Republic will once again carry out operations against the groups.
Literature

Famous Iranian poet, writer and painter, Ahmad Reza Ahmadi, passes away

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Renowned Iranian poet, writer and painter Ahmad Reza Ahmadi has passed away at the age on 82.
IFP Exclusive

Iraq: US banking sanctions hindering repayment of energy debt to Iran

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Iraq's Minister of Electricity Ziad Ali Fadhil says Baghdad has fully paid its debt to Iran for energy purchases, but a number of banking issues caused by US sanctions are preventing the transfer of the sum of money to the Islamic Republic.
Americas

Pentagon chief discusses support for Turkey military modernization with peer

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US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has discussed support for Turkey's military modernization during a call with his Turkish counterpart, according to a US read-out released late Monday. It comes after Ankara announced it would back Sweden's NATO accession.
Middle East

Israel’s parliament approves first reading of PM’s judicial plan despite mass rallies

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Israel's legislature has passed the first reading of a highly controversial and divisive plan drawn up by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's extremist cabinet to curtail the powers of the Supreme Court, ignoring 27 weeks of incessant public protests.
Asia

Xi says progress in China-Russia relations both states’ strategic choice

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The ongoing progress in relations between Beijing and Moscow is the result of their strategic choice, which rests on fundamental interests of both countries, Chinese President Xi Jinping has stated.
Energy

Iran calls for demarcation, exploitation of Persian Gulf gas field

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The Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman has called for the demarcation and exploitation of the Arash gas field, falling in the neutral zone between Iran, Kuwait and Saudi Arabia in the Persian Gulf.
Middle East

Persian Gulf states, Russia stress importance of maintaining Syria’s sovereignty, integrity

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Russia and the member countries of the Persian Gulf Cooperation Council (PGCC) stressed the importance of maintaining the territorial integrity, independence, and sovereignty of Syria, according to a joint statement adopted following the ministerial meeting of the Russia-PGCC strategic dialogue in Moscow.
Europe

Russia says Turkey turning into “unfriendly country” following Ukraine president visit

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A Russian defense official says that Turkey is turning into an "unfriendly country" after a series of "provocative decisions." The comments follow a visit to Turkey by the Ukrainian president.
Europe

Live Update: Russia’s “Special Operation” in Ukraine; Day 503

IFP Media Wire -
Russia, wary of NATO’s eastward expansion, began a military campaign in Ukraine in February 2022 after the Western-leaning Kiev government turned a deaf ear to Moscow’s calls for its neighbor to maintain its neutrality. In the middle of the mayhem, Moscow and Kiev are trying to hammer out a peaceful solution to the conflict. Follow the latest about the Russia-Ukraine conflict here:
Energy

Iraqi officials says Iran has stopped gas exports to Iraq

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A spokesman for the Iraqi Electricity Ministry says that Iran has stopped gas exports to the country without prior notice while temperatures in Iraq have reached 51° Celsius.
Security

IRGC foils US attempt to help fuel smugglers in Persian Gulf 

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A commander of Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps says the IRGC’s naval forces have seized a foreign oil tanker carrying one million liters of smuggled fuel in the Persian Gulf.
Foreign Policy

President Raisi congratulates Uzbekistan’s Mirziyoyev on reelection

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Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi has congratulated his Uzbek counterpart Shavkat Mirziyoyev on his re-election as the Central Asian country’s president. Uzbekistan election body announced on Monday that Mirziyoyev was re-elected with more than 87% of the votes on Sunday.
Europe

Kremlin confirms Wagner chief meeting Putin after “attempted rebellion”

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Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov confirmed on Monday that Wagner private military company chief Yevgeny Prigozhin met with Russian President Vladimir Putin in the Kremlin after his short-lived mutiny at the end of June.
Local

Lawyer: Iranian woman activist Fatemeh Hassan released on bail 

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A lawyer for Iranian political activist Fatemeh Hassani says she has been released on bail.
Middle East

Israeli soldiers kill young Palestinian man in West Bank

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Israeli forces have shot dead a young Palestinian man in the central part of the West Bank amid heightening tensions in the occupied territories in recent months.
Middle East

US says drone strike killed Daesh leader in Syria

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A US drone attack has killed a Daesh group leader in Syria, the US Central Command has claimed.
Asia

Shavkat Mirziyoyev re-elected as Uzbek president for seven-year term in snap election

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Uzbekistan’s President Shavkat Mirziyoyev was re-elected with more than 87% of the votes on Sunday, the country’s Central Election Commission announced on Monday citing preliminary results. More than 15 million people participated in Sunday’s election.
Foreign Policy

Iran says US court decision over damages to Alinejad “banditry”

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The Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman says a US federal court ruling that Iran should pay millions of dollars to a US-based opposition figure, is a kind of “banditry” on the part of America, totally rejecting it.
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