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Iran announces major discovery of new gas and oil reserves in Fars Province

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IFP Editorial Staff
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Iran Oil Gas

The newly found field contains an estimated 10 trillion cubic feet of gas, which could play a key role in reducing the country’s future energy imbalance. After an eight-year pause in exploration, drilling resumed on the second well of the Pazan field. According to the Iranian oil minister, the field’s development contract has been awarded, and operational work will begin soon.

Production is expected to start within 40 months. Paknejad noted that, for the first time, Iranian exploration teams have drilled into a horizontal layer containing at least 200 million barrels of crude oil. Further studies may reveal even larger reserves.

He added that the newly discovered field increases Iran’s total gas reserves by 10 trillion cubic feet.

This comes as Iran is already the world’s second-largest holder of natural gas reserves.

40k Russians without power in Belgorod after Ukrainian aerial attack

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IFP Media Wire
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The attack follows weeks of intensified Russian strikes against Ukraine’s energy infrastructure.

Nearly 40,000 Belgorod residents were left without electricity after the strike, which caused significant damage across seven municipalities, according to Gladkov.

“We listened to a report from energy officials on the nature of the damage caused by the nighttime shelling of Belgorod. We have significant damage,” he said, adding, “Scope of work will be significant.”

Emergency crews were deployed to the affected areas, and hospitals in Belgorod have switched to backup power. Local authorities are coordinating school operations amid the outages, Gladkov continued.

On Monday, Gladkov reported that partial power outages continued in 24 settlements, affecting 5,400 residents. He did not indicate when full power restoration was expected.

“Restoration work is continuing, and we hope that it will be completed in the very near future,” he stated.

In September, President Volodymyr Zelensky warned that Ukraine would retaliate against Russia’s energy sector if Moscow again attempted to plunge Ukraine into a blackout.

Russia has repeatedly targeted Ukraine’s power grid, gas facilities, and heating systems ahead of winter, aiming to make living conditions unbearable for civilians.

Last year, sustained strikes left millions without heat and electricity during freezing temperatures.

Last week, Russia launched a large-scale missile and drone strike on Ukrainian energy facilities, Zelensky stated, accusing Moscow of trying to worsen civilian suffering before the winter season.

Bloomberg reported on Sept. 20, citing sources close to the Kremlin, that Russia plans to continue targeting Ukraine’s energy this winter as part of a broader effort to pressure Kyiv into concessions.

Iran’s court acquits French-German national accused of ‘espionage’

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IFP Media Wire
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Iran Court

 

“The Revolutionary Court, taking into account legal principles and doubts about the crime, has issued a verdict of acquittal of the accused, although according to the law, the prosecutor has the right to object to the verdict,” the judiciary’s Mizan Online website reported.

Monterlos, 19, was arrested on June 16 in the southern city of Bandar Abbas while cycling alone across Iran, on the third day of the war between Tehran and the Zionist regime.

 

Russia, asked if China is sharing satellite intel for Ukraine, says it has its own capabilities

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IFP Media Wire
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Putin and Xi

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov was responding to a question about the matter after Oleh Aleksandrov, an official with Ukraine’s Foreign Intelligence Agency, told the state Ukrinform news agency, that China was passing on satellite intelligence on targets, including those benefiting from foreign investment.

“We have our own capabilities, including space capabilities, to accomplish all the tasks the special military operation poses,” Peskov told reporters.

Iran: Cairo Agreement defunct, no IAEA inspections currently underway

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IFP Editorial Staff
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Araghchi and Grossi

Speaking at his weekly press conference, Baqaei explained that the previous inspection was conducted under a bilateral agreement related to technical cooperation with Russia.

“At the moment, there are no IAEA inspectors in Iran,” he stated, emphasizing that any future decisions on the matter would be made by the Supreme National Security Council, which is the competent authority in such cases.

Baqaei also said that the Cairo Agreement, reached earlier with the IAEA, is no longer valid or implementable after the three European countries – the UK, France, and Germany – triggered the so-called snapback sanctions mechanism on Iran.

The spokesperson reiterated that Iran’s nuclear activities remain within the framework of national decisions and that Tehran will determine its cooperation with international bodies based on its own interests and the behavior of other parties.

Meanwhile, Baqaei expressed appreciation for Iraq’s efforts to mediate between Tehran and Washington but said tensions persist because of US “excessive demands and miscalculations.”

Referring to the latest discussions in New York, he said the US had proposed delaying the reinstatement of UN resolutions against Iran by three to six months in exchange for Iran transferring its enriched uranium.

He slammed the suggestion as “an example of Washington’s flawed understanding of Iran’s rights and logical expectations.”

Taliban says will never hand over Bagram Air Base to US

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IFP Media Wire
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A gate is seen at the Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan, Friday, June 25, 2021. In 2001 the armies of the world united behind America and Bagram Air Base, barely an hours drive from the Afghan capital Kabul, was chosen as the epicenter of Operation Enduring Freedom, as the assault on the Taliban rulers was dubbed. It’s now nearly 20 years later and the last US soldier is soon to depart the base. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)

In an exclusive interview with Sky News, Zabihullah Mujahid said: “Afghans will never allow their land to be handed over to anyone under any circumstances.”

But the senior Taliban member stated that his government had held talks with the US about reopening the Afghan embassy in Washington DC and the US embassy in Kabul.

He added: “We have discussed this matter and we wish to see the embassies reopened both in Kabul and in Washington.”

It is four years since the Taliban swept to power and only Russia has formally recognised their government.

But Mujahid denied that they have a “legitimacy problem”, claiming that many countries privately had acknowledged their leadership.

“It is not only Russia that has openly recognised the Islamic Emirate. There are several other countries that have extended recognition, though not publicly.”

The Taliban government has increasingly placed restrictions on women and girls, and girls over the age of 12 still cannot attend school.

The International Criminal Court has issued arrest warrants for two of the Taliban’s top leaders, including the Supreme Leader, Haibatullah Akhundzada, accusing them of persecuting women and girls in Afghanistan.

Afghanistan is in the middle of an economic crisis and has experienced severe droughts.

But in a wide-ranging interview, Mujahid said the country had enjoyed “relative peace and stability under a unified government” with more security and “visible signs of economic recovery”.

But malnutrition has soared in the country, and 90% of children under five are in food poverty, according to UNICEF.

Mujahid added it was the “result of decades of conflict and two major invasions that devastated Afghanistan’s infrastructure and economy”.

 

Nearly 20k Gaza children killed in Israeli war: Authorities

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IFP Media Wire
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Gaza War

Gaza’s Government Media Office said the bodies of more than 19,450 children were brought to hospitals, while over 12,500 women were also killed, including about 10,160 whose bodies were recovered.

The office added Israeli forces destroyed about 90% of Gaza’s territory and took control of over 80% of the area, using an estimated 200,000 tons of explosives.

According to the statement, at least 1,670 medical personnel, 140 civil defense members, and 254 journalists were killed since the war began two years ago.

The media office said around 12,000 miscarriages among pregnant women were reported in Gaza due to hunger and lack of healthcare.

It accused Israel of “systematically” targeting Gaza’s health sector, destroying or disabling 38 hospitals, 96 health centers, and 197 ambulances.

The office added 835 mosques were destroyed and 180 others partially damaged, while three churches were attacked, 40 cemeteries demolished, and over 2,450 bodies stolen from burial sites.

It said about 268,000 housing units were completely destroyed, 148,000 severely damaged, and 153,000 partially damaged, displacing more than 288,000 families. Most of the 125,000 tents sheltering them are now unfit for use.

Nearly two million Palestinians have been forcibly displaced since the start of the war, with 293 shelters and displacement centers hit by Israeli strikes, the office added.

Since October 2023, Israeli bombardment has killed more than 67,000 Palestinians in the enclave, and rendered it uninhabitable, with the blockade also pushing Gaza to famine.

 

Hamas dismisses media reports about agreeing to disarm under international supervision

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IFP Media Wire
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Hamas

Media reports had claimed that Hamas had agreed to hand over its weapons to a Palestinian-Egyptian committee under international supervision.

“We categorically deny the fabricated allegations published by several media outlets about the course of the ceasefire negotiations and Hamas’ position on handing over weapons,” senior Hamas member Mahmoud Mardawi said in a statement.

He called these media reports “baseless and aim to distort Hamas’ stance and mislead public opinion.”

Mardawi called on media outlets to verify information and rely on credible sources, urging journalists not to fall for what he called rumors or unverified claims.

Egypt is set to host delegations from Hamas and Israel on Monday to discuss the details of a prisoner swap deal under Trump’s Gaza plan.

In late September, US President Donald Trump unveiled the 20-point plan, which includes the release of Israeli captives and Palestinian prisoners, a ceasefire, disarmament of Hamas and rebuilding of Gaza. Hamas has agreed to the plan in principle and talks for the next steps are due in Egypt.

The Israeli army has killed over 67,000 Palestinians, most of them women and children, in Gaza since October 2023. The relentless bombardment has rendered the enclave uninhabitable and led to starvation and the spread of diseases.

 

Iranian daily calls for domestic accountability over UN sanctions, but not at cost of national cohesion

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IFP Editorial Staff
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Iran Bazaar

In an editorial published on Monday, the paper argued that identifying and prosecuting wrongdoing is necessary, including addressing negligence, yet stressed such processes must occur at an appropriate time to avoid greater harm.

The editorial criticized ongoing public disputes among political factions amid the return of UN sanctions and the activation of the so-called “snapback” mechanism, calling the current moment the worst possible for airing grievances.

It urged rivals to recognize that the primary threat is external and that diverting attention to internal power struggles helps adversaries.
Public debates, hostile media campaigns and displays of dominance, the paper said, are particularly damaging now and could amount to aiding the enemy.

While acknowledging that domestic actors have committed errors and bear public reproach, even potential legal consequences, Jomhouri-e Eslami emphasized that long years of factional fighting have sacrificed national interests.

The editorial concluded by calling on political rivals to set aside disputes, unite against the external threat and focus national effort on confronting the sanctions and protecting public welfare.

Iran Spox: European trio has proven diplomacy with them is ineffective

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IFP Media Wire
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Esmail Baghaei

Speaking on Monday to reporters about the activation of the snapback mechanism and renewed calls by Europe for negotiations, Baqaei criticized the approach of the UK, France, and Germany as “irresponsible and destructive,” particularly in recent months.

He said the three countries had misused the dispute resolution mechanism to impose Washington’s demands on Tehran.

According to Baqaei, all three conditions set by the Europeans were unreasonable. Nevertheless, Iran chose to engage in discussions with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), which resulted in an understanding aimed at creating a new framework for cooperation — a framework the Agency initially welcomed but was later rejected.

He added that the conditions set by the three European states for entering talks with the United States were illogical, and they failed to present themselves as independent actors. “Therefore, the situation will be different from now on,” he stated.

The Foreign Ministry spokesman stressed that the diplomatic path is never completely closed and that “whenever we conclude that diplomacy can deliver results, we will not hesitate to use it.”

Baqaei also reacted to comments by IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi, who claimed that his latest report was unrelated to the US and Israeli attacks on Iran. He argued that the IAEA report and the Europeans’ misuse of it to pass a resolution against Iran had created a pretext for those attacks. “For this reason,” Baqaei said, “the Agency should have condemned the US and Israeli strikes on Iran’s nuclear facilities.”

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