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Israel’s attack on Gaza-bound aid ship blatant example of ‘piracy’: Iran

Tehran has strongly condemned as piracy the violent seizure by Israeli soldiers of a Gaza-bound ship, carrying aid and activists in international waters.

Support for Palestinians in Britain rises amid humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza: Poll

Public sympathy for Palestinians has notably increased in the United Kingdom as the humanitarian disaster worsens in the Gaza Strip due to Israel’s blockade, according to a new survey reported by The Times.

Trump claims Hamas stealing food amid Gaza hunger crisis

US President Donald Trump has claimed Hamas is stealing food that was meant for people in the Gaza Strip, telling reporters multiple times that goods are being stolen when pressed on the hunger crisis in the region.

Pres. Pezeshkian: Completion of North–South corridor to be game changer

Iran’s President Massoud Pezeshkian has hailed the strategic significance of the North–South International Transport Corridor, asserting that its full operationalization would dramatically transform regional connectivity and render sanctions against Iran ineffective.

Leader rep. in IRGC: “We never surrender Islamic governance”

Hojjatoleslam Abdullah Hajji Sadeghi, Representative of the Supreme Leader in the Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC), emphasized Iran’s unwavering commitment to its Islamic system of governance.

More Gazans, including children, die from starvation amid Israeli blockade

Six more Palestinians, including two children, died of starvation in the Gaza Strip in the last 24 hours amid an Israeli siege on the Palestinian enclave, the Health Ministry announced on Sunday.

At least 18,500 Israeli soldiers injured since outbreak of Gaza war: Report

At least 18,500 Israeli soldiers and police forces have been injured since the outbreak of the Gaza war in October 2023, local media reported Sunday.

Rubio says Trump ‘losing patience with Russia’, despite giving Putin 50-day peace accord deadline

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has praised U.S. President Donald Trump as "the ultimate closer" and stated that the American leader is "losing his patience" with Russia over the war in Ukraine, in a televised interview with Fox News.

Iranian MP criticizes draft bill targeting ‘false news’ on social media

Ali Azari, spokesperson for the Iranian Parliament’s Legal and Judicial Commission, has strongly criticized a new draft bill aimed at combating the spread of “false news content” on social media.

Israel announces ‘tactical suspension’ of military operations in three parts of Gaza

A so-called “tactical and localized suspension of military operations” announced by Israel became effective on Sunday morning in select areas of the Gaza Strip, the Israeli military has announced.

Zangezur Corridor US project targeting Iran, Russia: Iranian leader’s aide

Ali Akbar Velayati, a senior adviser to the Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei, has stated that the proposed Zangezur Corridor is a geopolitical scheme led by the US and the Israeli regime to undermine Iran’s national security and strategic ties.

Iran’s health minister urges immediate global intervention to stop Gaza humanitarian catastrophe

Iran’s Minister of Health, Mohammad Reza Zafarghandi, has issued an urgent letter to international organizations calling for coordinated humanitarian intervention to halt a “deliberate annihilation of life” in the Gaza Strip.

OPEC says Iran’s oil export revenues up 14% to nearly $47bn in 2024

Tehran managed to significantly increase its oil export revenues last year, according to new OPEC data, which shows that US sanctions have failed to choke off Iran’s lucrative oil business.

Hamas didn’t steal UN aid in Gaza: Israeli officers

Two senior Israeli army officers have told The New York Times there is no evidence that Hamas looted United Nations humanitarian aid in the Gaza Strip, undermining a central Israeli justification for severely restricting food deliveries to over two million people and driving the population towards famine.

Iranian parliament approves urgent review of bill targeting false news on social media

Iran’s parliament approved on Sunday the double-urgency review of a government bill aimed at combating the spread of false news content on social media.

Israeli military claims it allowed limited aid airdrop into Gaza amid genocide

The Israeli army claimed Saturday that it allowed a limited aid airdrop into the war-torn Gaza Strip.

Two MKO terrorists hanged in Iran

Two members of the terrorist cult Mujahedin-e-Khalq Organization (MKO) were executed in Iran on Sunday.

Iran’s president reflects on Israeli bombing of National Security Council

Iran’s President Massoud Pezeshkian spoke publicly about the Israeli bombing last month targeting a National Security Council meeting, calling the incident both a personal close call and a national risk of catastrophe.

Iranian Parliament speaker: Any IAEA moves must follow domestic law

Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf emphasized on Sunday that any new developments regarding easing restrictions on the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) inspections must strictly adhere to national legislation.

FM Araghchi rejects criticism, says Iran won the 12-day war with Israel

Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi addressed key developments during the 12-day conflict between Iran and Israel in an interview with a documentary filmmaker.

Israel’s Gaza aid drops are ‘a smokescreen’: UN

Israel airdropping food will do little to help starving Gazans, Philippe Lazzarini, head of the UN Palestinian refugee agency (UNRWA), has announced.

Syria, Israel hold talks over conflict in Suwayda

Syrian and Israeli officials have held negotiations in Paris mediated by the United States, according to a Syrian official, in the wake of an eruption of sectarian violence compounded by Israeli military intervention in southern Syria.

Israel to start humanitarian pause in Gaza early Sunday: Report

Tel Aviv will implement a humanitarian pause in the Gaza Strip beginning early Sunday until the evening, Israeli media reported late Saturday.

Iranian Deputy FM: Messages being exchanged with US via mediators

Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Majid Takhte Ravanchi has said in an interview with Turkey’s Haber Türk TV that messages are currently being exchanged between Iran and the US through several intermediary countries. He noted that these countries are in contact with both Tehran and Washington.

Sunni Friday prayer leader in SE Iran condemns terrorist attack on Zahedan courthouse

Friday prayer leader of Makki Mosque in Zahedan, Molavi Abdolhamid Esmailzehi, has strongly condemned the terrorist attack that occurred on Saturday morning at the Sistan and Baluchestan Provincial Courthouse in Zahedan, southeastern Iran.