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Europe

Live Update: Russia’s “Special Operation” in Ukraine; Day 246

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Russia, wary of NATO’s eastward expansion, began a military campaign in Ukraine on February 24 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:
Security

At least 15 dead as terrorists open fire on Shah Charagh shrine in Shiraz, southern Iran

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At least 15 people have been killed in a terrorist attack on a famous shrine in the south-central Iranian city of Shiraz.
Local

Migration Observatory: Iran facing mass migration

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Iran Migration Observatory, which offers statistics on the rate of migration from the country, says emigration from Iran is currently just limited to the elite.
Security

Report: Sporadic clashes in Iran Kurdish city 40 days into Mahsa Amini’s death

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Sporadic clashes are reported in the western Iranian city of Saqqez, Kordestan Province, as thousands of people gathered to mark 40 days since the death of 22-year-old local, Mahsa Amini, whose death led to widespread unrest and deadly riots in Iran.
Healthcare

COVID-19 kills 4 more patients in Iran over past 24 hours

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The death toll from the coronavirus pandemic in Iran increased to 144,559 with four more Iranians killed by the deadly disease over the past 24 hours, Iran's health ministry announced on Wednesday.
Middle East

Israel says giving US intel on ‘Iranian drones in Ukraine’

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Israel’s President Isaac Herzog has stated that he is sharing intelligence with the US to prove that Iran “supplied Russia with drones for use in the Ukraine war.” Both Moscow and Tehran have denied the allegation
Economy

President Raisi: Independent nations should work together to offset sanctions

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Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi says sanctions can be neutralized through expansion of ties among independent nations.
Energy

Nigerian ambassador says Iran to build refinery in the African country

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The Nigerian ambassador to Tehran says Iran is planned to construct a refinery in his country as part of economic agreements signed with western African nations.
Americas

Families of 9/11 victims launch fresh campaign against Saudi-backed tournament

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Family members of the victims of the 9/11 attacks, have launched a fresh campaign against LIV Golf, with the Saudi-backed circuit to hold a tournament at Trump National Doral Golf Club set to begin on Friday.
Foreign Policy

Iranian foreign ministry imposes new sanctions on EU individuals, institutions

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The Iranian foreign ministry has imposed new sanctions on some European individuals and institutions, following the council of the EU’s bans on Iran.
Asia

Pakistan’s Imran Khan says to launch nationwide march, calls for early elections

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Former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan has announced that he would begin a march with his supporters from the eastern city of Lahore to Pakistan's capital Islamabad on Friday to call for early elections.
Nature and Wildlife

Iranians observe last solar eclipse in 2022

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People across Iran observed on Tuesday afternoon a partial solar eclipse, which was the last of its kind in 2022.
Government

Head of Iran’s Food and Drug Administration resigns after Raisi rebuke

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Head of the Food and Drug Administration of Iran (FDAI)Dr. Bahram Darayi has resigned, following criticism by the country’s President Ebrahim Raisi of recent shortages of medicine.
Foreign Policy

Iran says US support for Israel biggest example of human rights breach

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Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Naser Kanaani has condemned Israeli raids on the Palestinian city of Nablus in the West Bank. The diplomat noted that the unconditional support of the US and the West for the Zionist regime is the biggest example of the violation of human rights.
Healthcare

Iran Health official: Some 30k visiting hospitals daily for respiratory complications

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An Iranian health official says around 30,000 patients are currently visiting hospitals countrywide on a daily basis to seek medical care for respiratory complications, more than half of whom are diagnosed with influenza.
Incidents

‘Shower-averse’ man dies in Iran after bath

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Amoo Haji had managed to go without a shower for fifty years. Once, when fellow villagers in Dezhgah, in Iran’s Fars Province, attempted to throw him a good old bath and were taking him almost discreetly to a nearby river, he jumped out of the car as soon as he found out about their intentions.
Europe

Live Update: Russia’s “Special Operation” in Ukraine; Day 245

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Russia, wary of NATO’s eastward expansion, began a military campaign in Ukraine on February 24 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:
Views

Analyst: Russia tries to take Iran’s foreign policy hostage by dragging it into Ukraine war

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A political observer says Russia sought from the start to drag Iran into its own war on Ukraine so that it will not have to endure all the pressure alone, but the Islamic Republic’s national interests require the Tehran administration to maintain neutrality in the conflict.
Middle East

Qatari emir says Doha facing criticism over hosting World Cup

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Qatar has faced unprecedented criticism since winning the bid to host the 2022 World Cup, the Persian Gulf state's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani, has revealed.
Middle East

Israeli bank head to speak at Saudi investment event

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The chairman of Israel's Bank Leumi is due to speak at Saudi Arabia's flagship investment conference in Riyadh on Thursday. It's the latest sign of a potential thawing in relations between the kingdom and Tel Aviv.
Views

Russia seeking to carve out in Iran a partner to its aggression against Ukraine: Former MP

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A former Iranian parliamentarian says Russia has sought to carve out a partner in Iran to its military aggression against Ukraine and that the Islamic Republic has been “duped.”
Security

Two IRGC forces shot dead in Iran’s Zahedan

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Two members of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) have been shot dead by unknown assailants in Zahedan, the capital of the southeastern province of Sistan and Baluchestan.
Healthcare

COVID kills 7 patients, infects more than 200 over 24 hours in Iran

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The Iranian health ministry figures on Tuesday showed that more than 200 people had tested positive for the Covid-19 in the past 24 hours. The number of deaths from the Coronavirus pandemic also increased to 144,555 with 7 more patients killed by the deadly disease.
Security

Over 120 large cyber attacks targeted Iran’s infrastructure in 20 days: Senior cmdr.

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The head of Iran’s Passive Defense Organization says the country has dealt with more than 120 large-scale Distributed Denial of Service (DDos) cyber attacks against its infrastructure over the past 20 days, amid a wave of what is largely viewed as foreign-sponsored riots in different locations.
Judiciary

Strategic data obtained from French spies arrested in Iran: Judiciary spox

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The spokesman for the Iranian Judiciary says “strategic data” has been obtained from the French spies recently arrested in the Islamic Republic, and that the two face accusations of “assembly, collusion against Iran’s security and espionage.”
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