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Hamas chief praises Iran’s support for Palestine

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Ismail Haniyeh, head of the political bureau of the Palestinian movement of Hamas, has lauded Tehran's support for Palestinian cause, describing Iran as the main supporter of resistance groups against Israel.
Europe

Live Update: Russia’s “Special Operation” in Ukraine; Day 454

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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:
Middle East

Turkey’s election kingmaker throws support behind Erdogan in runoff

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Sinan Ogan, who came third in the Turkish presidential election, has thrown his support behind incumbent President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in May 28 second round of voting.
Security

IRGC chief says Iran security forces will avenge 5 Iranian border guards

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The commander-in-chief of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC), Hossein Salami, says Iranian security forces will take revenge for the deaths of the five Iranian border guards who were killed by terrorists in southeastern Iran on Saturday.
Local

Iran’s former security chief becomes Leader’s political adviser, member of Expediency Council

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Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has appointed the former secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council (SNSC), Ali Shamkhani, as his political adviser and a member of the Expediency Council.
Foreign Policy

Iran names ambassador to Saudi Arabia

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Iran has named an ambassador to Saudi Arabia, almost two months after the two countries agreed to reestablish diplomatic relations. Alireza Enayati was named Iran’s new ambassador to Riyadh.
Nature and Wildlife

Harvesting spring-time chai (tea) plants in Iran’s north

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It’s already mid-spring, and the chai (tea) farmers in Iran’s bountiful north are harvesting what is known as spring-time chai plants.
Europe

More Iranian individuals, entities targeted by EU’s eighth package of sanctions

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The European Union on Monday imposed fresh rounds of sanctions on Iranian officials and organizations over alleged human rights violations. The EU has so far imposed several packages of sanctions on hundreds of individuals and tens of entities over the purported gross human rights violations during the protests that sparked following the death of a young Iranian woman in September.
Foreign Policy

Iranian President Raisi to travel to Indonesia on Tuesday

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Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi is due in the Indonesian capital, Jakarta, on an official invitation from President Joko Widodo.
Local

Iran holds funeral for guards killed in terror attack near Pakistan border

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Civilian and military officials attended a funeral procession held for five Iranian border guards who were killed by terrorists in southeastern Iran on the border with Pakistan.
Local

Iran’s security chief replaced after almost a decade

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Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi has appointed the director of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps’ Strategic Center as the new secretary of the Supreme National Security Council (SNSC), replacing Ali Shamkhani. Shamkhani was the second longest-serving security chief since the 1979 Islamic Revolution, behind only former President Hassan Rouhani who was SNSC secretary for nearly 16 years starting in 1989.
Europe

Armenian PM says Yerevan ready to recognize Nagorno-Karabakh as part of Azerbaijan

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Yerevan is prepared to recognize Nagorno-Karabakh as part of neighboring Azerbaijan if the authorities in Baku guarantee the safety and rights of the local population, which predominantly consists of ethnic Armenians, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has said.
Nuclear

Iran rejects G7 claims over nuclear program, Ukraine war

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The Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman has strongly rejected a claim by the Group of Seven (G7) leaders regarding Iran’s nuclear program and provision of drones to Russia for use in the Ukraine war.
Middle East

Syria sets condition for Assad-Erdogan meeting

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Syria’s foreign minister says President Bashar al-Assad of Syria would only meet his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan when Ankara was ready to completely withdraw its military forces from the northern part of the war-ravaged country.
Middle East

Only Iran stood by Yemen in hard times: Envoy

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Ye5men’s Ambassador to Iran has lauded Tehran’s unflinching support for the Arab country over the years of war. Ibrahim Mohammad al-Deilami has said it was only Iran that stood by the Yemeni people in tough times.
Foreign Policy

Iran-Taliban talks end; Taliban calls for good ties with Tehran

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The Taliban defense ministry says Iran and Afghanistan concluded the talks between their military delegations with an emphasis on the international and border obligations of both sides in line with the interests of the two countries.
Middle East

Turkish FM slams Erdogan rival over Russia meddling claims

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Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu has criticized opposition leader Kemal Kilicdaroglu for accusing Moscow of meddling in the presidential race, which will be decided in next Sunday's runoff.
Asia

Islamabad, military want to ‘crush’ PTI party ahead of polls: Ex-Pakistan PM

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Former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan has stated that he does not “have a problem” with the country’s army chief but accused Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Asim Munir of trying to stop him from returning to power.
Middle East

Israeli soldiers kill 3 Palestinians in raid near Nablus

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Three Palestinians have been killed in a raid by Israeli soldiers on the Balata refugee camp in the occupied West Bank, the Palestinian health ministry has confirmed.
Local

Iranian paper says supporters of interaction with Taliban should be held accountable over water row with group

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Iran’s Jomhouri Eslami newspaper, in an article, has slammed proponents of interaction with the Taliban in Afghanistan as a water dispute with the group escalates.
Local

Supreme National Security Council Media: Secretary Shamkhani’s resignation certain

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Iran’s Nour News website, which is affiliated with the Supreme National Security Council, says a piece of poetry posted by the council’s secretary Ali Shamkhani on his twitter accounts shows he is sure to step down from the position.
Europe

Live Update: Russia’s “Special Operation” in Ukraine; Day 453

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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:
Local

Iranian president nominates new individual as education minister

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Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi has nominated Reza-Morad Sahrayi as the new minister of education, more than a month after the previous minister resigned.
Nature and Wildlife

Hails as big as eggs hit region in western Iran

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Hails as big as eggs have fallen in Uramanat, a region in Iran’s Kermanshah Province.
Foreign Policy

Swiss envoy summoned to Iranian Foreign Ministry over “meddlesome move”

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Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has summoned Swiss ambassador to Tehran to lodge a protest over "meddling in Iran’s domestic affairs and posting an image of Iran's fake flag on Social media."
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