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Denmark embassy in Tehran: No demand for foreign nurses

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IFP Editorial Staff
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Iran Surgery Nurse Doctor

According to the embassy, this misconception has spread largely due to misleading advertisements by travel and employment agencies.

In an official letter to Iran’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Danish Embassy announced that following a new legal amendment effective October 7, Denmark will no longer accept Iranian nurses.

The embassy emphasized that the quota system for foreign healthcare workers now stands at zero for all countries, including Iran.

The letter, later forwarded to the Iranian Nursing Organization, explained that although Denmark had in recent years become a destination for Iranian nurses seeking employment in its healthcare system, working conditions for Iranian nurses had become increasingly difficult over the past year, accompanied by various administrative and professional challenges.

The embassy underscored that many Iranians mistakenly believe there is a high demand for foreign nurses in Denmark — a view it described as false and fueled by travel agencies’ misleading promotions.

It added that under the new regulations, even pending applications to the Danish Patient Safety Authority that have not been finalized will be rejected.

The Iranian Nursing Organization had previously issued warnings to nurses considering migration to Denmark, citing growing restrictions and complex employment procedures.

Iranian court issues verdict in espionage case involving 2 French nationals

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IFP Editorial Staff
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According to the court’s statement, both defendants were employees of the French intelligence service and were convicted of several counts related to espionage and national security offenses.

The court proceedings, held after a comprehensive investigation and seven judicial sessions, were attended by the defendants, their appointed lawyers, a prosecutor’s representative, and an official translator. The 715-page indictment accused the defendants of espionage for the French intelligence service, conspiracy to commit crimes against national security, intelligence cooperation with the Zionist regime, and complicity in such cooperation.

The court found both defendants guilty. One was sentenced to six years in prison for espionage on behalf of the French intelligence service, five years for conspiracy against national security, and twenty years of imprisonment in exile for intelligence cooperation with the Zionist regime, constituting moharebeh (taking up arms to instill fear into the public).
The second defendant received ten years’ imprisonment for espionage, five years for conspiracy against national security, and seventeen years for complicity in intelligence cooperation with the Zionist regime.

The court noted that both defendants had access to legal counsel and were allowed to communicate with their families during the investigation.
Their detention period will be deducted from the total sentence.

The ruling is subject to appeal before the Supreme Court of Iran within twenty days of notification.

Council of Europe alarmed By ‘large numbers’ of British arrests over Palestine Action

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IFP Media Wire
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In a letter to UK interior minister Shabana Mahmood, its human rights commissioner Michael O’Flaherty said London needed to conduct a “comprehensive review” of its policing of such protests.

The British government proscribed Palestine Action as a “terror group” in July.

Almost 500 people were arrested on October 4 in the latest pro-Palestinian protest in London, which came two days after two people were killed in a knife attack on a synagogue in Manchester.

“Large numbers of arrests have reportedly been made for displaying placards or banners expressing solidarity with the organisation or disagreement with the government’s decision to proscribe it,” O’Flaherty stated in his letter.

Domestic legislation designed to counter “terrorism” must not impose “any limitations on fundamental rights and freedoms”, he insisted.

He added that changes in legislation in 2022 and 2023 “allow authorities to impose excessive limits on freedom of assembly and expression, and risk overpolicing.”

The UK is one of 46 member states of the Strasbourg-based Council of Europe rights organisation, which is not connected to the European Union.

Council of Europe members sign up to the European Convention on Human Rights, which is enforced by the European Court of Human Rights.

Right-wing politicians, including leaders of the main opposition Conservative party, have called on Britain to pull out of the ECHR, regarding it as a brake on domestic policy.

The ruling Labour party has so far resisted such a move.

“I would recommend that a comprehensive review of the compliance of the current legislation on the policing of protests with the United Kingdom’s human rights obligations be undertaken,” noted O’Flaherty.

‘Surprising’ drop in military aid to Ukraine in recent months: Kiel Institute

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IFP Media Wire
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Military aid to Ukraine fell in the months of July and August despite the introduction of the Prioritized Ukraine Requirements List (PURL), which allows Ukraine’s European NATO allies to purchase weapons for Kyiv from the U.S.

The first delivery of military equipment under the PURL program arrived in Ukraine a month prior, Suspilne reported on Sept. 18, citing an unnamed NATO official.

“(T)he decline in military aid in July and August is surprising. Despite the NATO PURL initiative, Europe is scaling back its overall military support. What will be crucial now is how the figures evolve in the autumn,” Christoph Trebesch, head of the Ukraine Support Tracker and Research Director at the Kiel Institute, said.

Despite the signing of the PURL agreement between the U.S. and NATO on July 14, deliveries of military aid have only fallen over the summer. Most of the military aid Ukraine received was provided under the new initiative, but failed to match the previous support in recent months.

In July and August, total military aid to Ukraine fell 43% lower than the amount received in the first half of the year.

At the beginning of the year, as the U.S. stopped delivering new military aid packages, Ukraine’s European allies stepped up to fill the gap. Kyiv continued to receive consistent support in the first half of 2025, which even exceeded amounts provided years prior, the Kiel Institute found.

Military aid from Europe to Ukraine fell by 57% in July and August, even as Ukraine’s European allies continued to contribute through NATO’s PURL program.

Although military aid has fallen in recent months, financial and humanitarian aid to Ukraine has stayed consistent.

“The overall level of financial and humanitarian support has remained comparatively stable —even in the absence of U.S. contributions,” Trebesch said. “It is now crucial that this stability extends to military support as well, as Ukraine relies on it to sustain its defense efforts on the ground.”

Several European countries have pledged support to Ukraine through the PURL initiative.

Iran FM Rejects Trump’s Claim Being a Peacemaker

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Araghchi said on Tuesday on X that, referring to the US and Israeli regime’s military aggression against Iran, how can the Iranian people believe an olive branch of peace from someone who four months ago was involved in bombing homes and urban areas across Iran.

Araghchi noted that those criminal attacks claimed the lives of more than a thousand Iranians, including women and children.

In response to Trump’s remarks to the Knesset and his statements at the Sharm el-Sheikh summit in Egypt, he told the US president that Trump can either be a president of peace or a president of war — he cannot be both at the same time.

Trump described the Gaza peace agreement in Sharm el-Sheikh as his greatest achievement and said that after “three thousand years of war and chaos,” peace has returned to the Middle East.

Araghchi added that the true bully in West Asia is the actor whose parasitic existence has long exerted pressure on the United States and profited from it.

Referring to Israel’s claim that Iran’s nuclear program is weaponized, he said: “It is now completely clear that the President of the United States has been influenced by false information that is simply a big lie and for which there is no evidence.”

Araghchi also emphasized, “Iran has always been ready for respectful, reciprocal diplomatic engagement… but we also know precisely how to resist oppression…”

He also warned that anyone who seeks to sacrifice the Palestinians and ally with a genocidal entity must have the courage to accept full responsibility for that action before their own people, and not shift the blame onto others.

Zelensky’s presidential reelection chances fading: Survey

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IFP Media Wire
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Volodymyr Zelensky

The survey, conducted by the Kiev-based pollster RATE1 among 1,200 respondents in early October, found that Zelensky’s political viability continues to wane.

In a head-to-head second round between Zelensky and Zaluzhny, 42.6% of voters said they would back the retired general, who is now serving as Ukraine’s ambassador to the UK, while only 26.3% would support the incumbent leader.

In another scenario, pitting Zelensky against Budanov, the two were virtually tied: 33% of respondents favored the military intelligence chief, while 32.5% supported the de facto leader. A direct race between Zaluzhny and Budanov would give the former a decisive lead, with 44.5% to 22%.

In a broader first-round scenario featuring multiple candidates, Zelensky would still lead among decided voters but with less than one-third of total support, the survey indicated.

Zelensky’s presidential term expired last year, but he remains in power under martial law. The Ukrainian Constitution mandates that presidential authority should transfer to the parliamentary speaker under such circumstances.

Earlier this year, US President Donald Trump called the Ukrainian leader a “dictator without elections.” Speculation in the media suggests that Zelensky’s team is quietly preparing for a potential return to the polls.

Neither Zaluzhny nor Budanov has officially declared political ambitions, maintaining that the conflict with Russia must first be resolved.

 

Italy says closer to recognizing Palestine after Gaza deal

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IFP Media Wire
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West Bank

“Clearly, if the plan is implemented, Italy’s recognition of Palestine will certainly be closer,” Meloni told reporters on the sidelines of the Sharm el-Sheikh Peace Summit in Egypt, according to ANSA news agency.

She stressed that Italy aims to support the establishment of a Palestinian state while continuing its humanitarian support for the people of Gaza.

Meloni noted that Italy is ready to assist in stabilizing Gaza, including deploying Carabinieri forces if required by a UN resolution.

“Italy is ready to do its part. It’s a great opportunity. It’s a historic day. I’m proud that Italy is here,” she said.

Meloni described the ceasefire agreement as “a great success” for US President Donald Trump, adding: “We wish him more (successes), starting with Ukraine.”

Last week, Trump announced that Israel and the Palestinian group Hamas had agreed to the first phase of a plan he laid out on Sept. 29 to bring a ceasefire to Gaza, release all Israeli captives in exchange for Palestinian prisoners, and a gradual withdrawal of Israeli forces from the entire Gaza Strip. The first phase of the deal came into force Friday.

Phase two of the plan calls for the establishment of a new governing mechanism in Gaza, the formation of a multinational force and the disarmament of Hamas.

Earlier Monday, the release of Palestinians imprisoned in Israeli jails began after Hamas freed all 20 living Israeli captives held in the Gaza Strip

Since October 2023, Israeli attacks have killed over 67,800 Palestinians in the enclave, most of them women and children, and rendered it largely uninhabitable.

 

Iranian parliament rejects urgent motion to suspend CFT accession process

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IFP Editorial Staff
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Iran's parliament

During the open session, lawmakers discussed the “double-urgency” motion aimed at obligating the government to withhold the CFT ratification documents.

After statements from supporters and opponents, the motion was put to a vote and received 150 votes in favor, 73 against, and 9 abstentions out of 238 lawmakers present.

The proposal failed to secure the required two-thirds majority and will therefore be reviewed under normal parliamentary procedure.

Hassan Qashqavi, a member of the Parliament’s National Security and Foreign Policy Committee, strongly opposed the urgency motion, warning that it contradicted both the directive of the Leader and a decision by the Expediency Council.

“This move would set a dangerous precedent of defiance against the Council’s authority,” he said, calling on Speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf not to allow the “institutional confrontation.”

The CFT is one of the key components of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) recommendations.

Iran’s former FM Zarif: Direct negotiations with US ‘only real solution’

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IFP Editorial Staff
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Javad Zarif

In an interview with Lebanon’s An-Nahar, Zarif cautioned that “time is not necessarily on our side,” warning that “the coming months may not be more suitable for talks than today.”

He dismissed reports of an imminent war against Iran as speculation, saying the country must “face challenges from a position of strength through national unity, enhanced defense capability, and serious diplomacy.”

Zarif described “real negotiation” as freeing the nation from “the prison of the past” and fully using its national potential.

He emphasized that talks do not mean surrender, explaining, “In the nuclear negotiations, Iran did not give in but managed to secure many of its own demands. True diplomacy is a give-and-take process.”

He also criticized both the former Iranian government and Western powers for missing the opportunity to restore the 2015 nuclear deal, arguing that prolonging talks was a “strategic mistake” that cost Iran a key diplomatic window.

Opponents of negotiations with the United States argue that engaging in talks with a country that attacked Iran in the midst of previous negotiations and reneged on its commitments under the nuclear agreement would be against Iran’s national interests.

Renowned Iranian filmmaker Nasser Taghvai Dies at 84

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IFP Editorial Staff
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His wife, Marzieh Vafamehr, announced his death in a post on Facebook, writing: “Nasser Taghvai, the artist who chose the hardship of living freely, has been set free. He loved plants, let us plant a tree in his memory. He loved light, let us add our candle to his. He loved literature, let us read in his memory. He loved cinema, let us watch in his memory.”

Born in 1941 in Abadan, southern Iran, Taghvai was regarded as one of Iran’s most influential auteur filmmakers.

Before the 1979 Revolution, he directed acclaimed works such as Calm in the Presence of Others (1969), Killer Sadegh (1971), and The Curse (1973), along with the widely beloved TV series My Uncle Napoleon (1976).

After the Revolution, Taghvai created the celebrated Captain Khorshid (1986), which won the Bronze Leopard at the Locarno Film Festival. His later films included Oh Iran (1989) and Paper Without Lines (2001).

Taghvai leaves behind a lasting legacy in Iranian cinema and culture.

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