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Poll Finds 44% of US Democrats, 20 % of Republicans believe Israel has segregation similar to apartheid

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A new poll shows that more than 40 percent of Democrats in the US with an opinion on Israel view it as a state “with segregation similar to apartheid”, and a similar percentage of Democrats support the Palestinian-led Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) movement.
Incidents

Iran Cleric’s assassin says he mistook victim for someone else

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The man who shot and killed Ayatollah Abassali Soleimani, a member of Iran’s Assembly of Experts, on Wednesday says he mistook the victim for someone else.
Middle East

UN rapporteur says targeted by ‘smear campaign of apartheid Israel’

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The UN special rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the occupied Palestinian territories says she has been the target of a “smear campaign” by Israel that aims to expel her over anti-Israeli comments.
Foreign Policy

Iran, Kazakhstan call for efforts to further bolster cooperation

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Iran and Kazakhstan underscore their determination to double their efforts toward further promotion of the bilateral relations, especially in the economic sector.
Middle East

Erdogan cancels public rallies for health reasons

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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan canceled his scheduled campaign rallies on Thursday for health reasons ahead of the May 14 presidential and parliamentary elections.
Parliament

Iranian MP: Industry minister bribed lawmakers to escape earlier impeachment bid

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An Iranian lawmaker claims his colleagues received 70 to 75 SUV cars to drop an earlier impeachment bid against Minister of Industry, Mines and Trade Reza Fatemi Amin, ahead of yet another grilling session planned for the minister on Sunday.
Europe

Live Update: Russia’s “Special Operation” in Ukraine; Day 428

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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:
Religion

Funeral ceremony held for newly-found Iranian Assyrian martyr of Iraq war

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Iranians join a funeral procession in Tehran for Assyrian Christian soldier Johnny Bet Oshana who was martyred in the 1980s Iraqi war against Iran and whose remains returned home after 39 years.
Foreign Policy

Iran, Kazakhstan sign 5 MoUs to develop bilateral ties

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Iran and Kazakhstan have inked five Memorandum of understanding and a cooperation agreement to strengthen bilateral relations.
Judiciary

Belgium denies agreement reached to free jailed Iranian diplomat

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Belgium has denied reports of a prisoner swap agreement with Iran that would see the release of an Iranian diplomat serving a 20-year jail sentence in the European country.
Economy

Report: Iranian private sector’s constructive initiative to begin economic ties with Saudi Arabia

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Head of Iran’s Chamber of Commerce, Industries and Mines has reportedly sent a letter to the chairman of the Federation of Saudi Chambers of Commerce, declaring the full readiness of the Iranian private sector to exchange commercial and economic delegations in areas of mutual interest and to hold joint trade exhibitions.
Nuclear

Iranian FM says Oman favors talks over revival of nuclear deal

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Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian says Oman is interested in helping finalize the talks over the revival of the 2015 nuclear deal, JCPOA, adding that Tehran has received Muscat’s ideas to this end.
Europe

Jailed Russian opposition says faceing new terrorism case

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Jailed Russian opposition figure Alexey Navalny stated that he's been told he faces a new “terrorist case”, in comments posted to one of his official Twitter accounts on Wednesday.
Judiciary

Tehran says Iranian diplomat jailed in Belgium to be freed soon

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Spokesman for Iran’s Judiciary Massoud Setayeshi has stated that an Iranian diplomat who has been imprisoned in Belgium will soon be released in a prisoner swap. It comes after the two sides finalized a swap deal over a Belgian spy.
Healthcare

Iran registers 17 Covid deaths, 341 new cases

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The Iranian health ministry said on Wednesday that 341 new cases of coronavirus infection have been identified across the country during the past 24 hours. It added that 17 patients have died in the same period of time.
Nuclear

Russia says missing chances of resuming JCPOA would be a mistake

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It would be a huge mistake to miss the chance of resuming the Iran nuclear deal, JCPOA, due to West’s actions, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov told reporters in New York.
Local

Member of Iran’s Experts Assembly shot dead

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Ayatollah Abassali Soleimani, a member of Iran’s Assembly of Experts and Zahedan’s former Friday prayers imam, has been assassinated in Iran’s northern city of Babolsar, local officials say.
Asia

Taliban claim Daesh leader behind Kabul airport bombing killed

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Taliban fighters have killed the senior Daesh group leader behind the fatal suicide bombing outside the Kabul airport in August 2021, according to the father of a United States Marine killed in the attack who was briefed on Tuesday by military officials.
Europe

Putin signs decree on retaliatory measures on sanctions

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Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday signed a decree introducing possible retaliatory measures if Moscow's assets abroad are seized, state news agency TASS reported.
Middle East

Turkey arrests dozens over suspected PKK ties ahead of elections

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Police in Turkey have arrested 110 people over alleged ties to the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) ahead of the 14 May elections. Reports have indicated that politicians, lawyers and journalists are among those detained.
Local

Iranian MP: Raisi’s popularity rate sharply down due to poor cabinet performance

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An Iranian lawmaker claims President Ebrahim Raisi has sharply lost his popularity among the people over what he describes as his administration’s mishandling of economic affairs.
Judiciary

Iran court orders 9 US entities, ex-officials to pay compensation over 2017 Daesh terror attacks in Tehran

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A court in Tehran has ordered nine American institutes and nationals, including two ex-presidents, to pay a compensation of nearly $313 million to the families of two Daesh terror attacks in Iran given “Washington’s role in the creation of the Takfiri outfit.”
Middle East

Erdogan honors Iran’s Red Crescent over quake relief efforts

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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan honored the head of the Iranian Red Crescent Society (IRCS) over the body's relief efforts during the devastating earthquake that hit Turkey and Syria in February.
Foreign Policy

Iran FM praises Oman policy, says foreigners disruptive of security

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Iran’s Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian praised Oman's policy of consolidating and strengthening relations between the two countries, saying the presence of the foreign forces in the region is costly and disruptive to the regional security.
Europe

Russia: Dozens of Russians serving sentences in US

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Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov says dozens of Russian nationals are serving prisoner sentences in the US. Lavrov avoided directly answering a question about a possible prisoner swap for Americans Paul Whelan and Evan Gershkovich.
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