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Nature and Wildlife

Video shows two Asiatic cheetah cubs in Iran in good health

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A video clip has emerged showing two Asiatic cheetah cubs in Iran, named Azar and Touran, wrestling playfully and fidgeting around in good health.
Local

Iran’s Labor Ministry fires social insurance chief over contentious comments

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Iran’s Ministry of Cooperatives, Labor and Social Welfare has fired the social security chief, days after he severely hurt national feelings with his contentious claims about a need to sell two Persian Gulf islands due to economic woes.
Middle East

Israel says discussing possible direct Haj flights to S. Arabia

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Israel has expressed hope that Saudi Arabia would allow direct flights for its Muslim citizens who want to make the Hajj pilgrimage, to start in June.
Middle East

US says has engaged with Syria on case of missing American journalist

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Washington is extensively engaged on the case of an American journalist who disappeared a decade ago in Damascus, including with Syria and other countries, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has said.
Foreign Policy

Iran lauds Syria’s resistance against US sanctions, pressures

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Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi has hailed the Syrian government and nations’ resistance against the West’s political pressure and economic sanctions during the past years.
Middle East

US says Iran’s Raisi visit to Damascus ‘should be of great concern’

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The United States has expressed concern over Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi’s visit to Syria. State Department Deputy Spokesman Vedant Patel said on Wednesday that the deepening ties between Tehran and Damascus should be a source of worry for the international community.
Europe

Live Update: Russia’s “Special Operation” in Ukraine; Day 435

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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:
Asia

Video shows opium thrown into Iranian side of border from Afghanistan 

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A video has ricocheted around social media that purportedly shows a number of people throwing packages of opium and other narcotics into the Iranian side of the border from Afghanistan.
Local

Iranian president’s special inspector confirms illegal delivery of cars to MPs  

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The Iranian president’s special inspector for fighting corruption has confirmed a claim that dozens of lawmakers were promised to be given SUV cars.
Economy

Iranian official: Saudi delegation to participate in trade exhibition in Tehran

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Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister for Economic Diplomacy says a Saudi trade delegation will participate in an exhibition of Iranian-made products in Tehran.
Foreign Policy

President Raisi: Iran to keep standing by Syria; Tehran-Damascus sign 15 cooperation agreements

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Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi has reaffirmed Iran’s continued support for Syria, saying just as the Islamic Republic stood by the Syrian government and people in the war on terror, it will also keep standing by its Syrian brothers in the field of development and progress too.
Europe

Russia claims Ukraine conducted drone attack on Kremlin, Putin unhurt

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Ukraine launched two drone attacks overnight intended to strike the Kremlin residence of Russian President Vladimir Putin, his office has reported on Tuesday. It added that the Russian leader was not harmed. Ukrainian officials have denied Kyiv’s role in the alleged drone attack on the Kremlin.
Healthcare

Iran Covid daily death toll becomes single-digit after nearly 8 weeks

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The number of Coronavirus deaths in Iran has become single-digit after 54 days. Iranian Health Ministry figures on Wednesday showed 7 patients had died of the virus in the past 24 hours.
Middle East

Erdogan accuses Turkish opposition of seeking to divide country ahead of election

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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has hit out at the alliance of the six opposition parties for "drawing support" from terror organizations and imperialists. He has claimed that they are seeking to “divide the country” and revert its gains.
Security

Report: Naval forces of Iran’s IRGC seize oil tanker in Hormuz Strait

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The Navy of Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) reportedly seizes an oil tanker in the strategic waters of the Strait of Hormuz in the Persian Gulf.
Foreign Policy

Iranian president arrives in Syria on key visit

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Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi has arrived in Syria at the head of a political and economic delegation on an official two-day visit, Syria’s state media say.
Asia

UN chief says ‘not right time’ to engage with Taliban

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An international conference on Afghanistan organised by the United Nations has ended in Qatar's Doha with no formal acknowledgment of the Taliban. At the end of the meeting, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said it was not the right time for him to directly engage with the Taliban rulers of Afghanistan.
Security

President Raisi says Israel unable to defend itself against Iran

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Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi has warned that should Israel launch a direct military attack against Iran, it would be overwhelmed by the swift response and demised.
Incidents

Blast hits IRGC weapons depot in Iran’s Semnan, kills two members

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Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) says two of its staff members have been killed in an explosion at a military facility in the north-central province of Semnan.
Middle East

Palestinian groups, Israel agree to Gaza ceasefire

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Israel and Palestinian armed groups in Gaza have agreed to ceasefire. The development came after a night of Israeli airstrikes that pounded the besieged coastal enclave, while rockets were launched towards the occupied territories following the death in prison of prominent Palestinian hunger striker Khader Adnan.
Europe

Russia’s “Special Operation” in Ukraine; Day 434: Zelensky says Ukraine to launch counteroffensive against Russia ‘soon’

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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

Israel hits Gaza, Palestinian missiles launched in response

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Israeli artillery pounded the eastern Gaza strip on Tuesday, which was followed by several Palestinian missiles fired from Gaza towards the occupied territories. Tensions have spiked after the death of Khader Adnan in an Israeli prison after nearly three months of hunger strike.
Local

Member of Tehran mayor office arrested on corruption charges

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Authorities in Iran have arrested a member of the office of Tehran Mayor Alireza Zakani on alleged corruption.
Healthcare

Iran registers 11 Covid deaths, over 180 new infections

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The Iranian Health Ministry said on Tuesday that more than 180 new cases of coronavirus infection have been identified across the country during the past 24 hours. It added that 11 patients have died in the same period of time.
Nuclear

Nuclear chief: Iran working with IAEA to strip away baseless accusations

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The head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) says Tehran is cooperating with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to eradicate propaganda campaign and unfounded accusations against the country's nuclear program.
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