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Most Iranian airports resume operations amid safety review

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Iran’s Civil Aviation Organization (CAO) announced on Thursday that all domestic and international flights have resumed at airports across the country following the airstrikes by the US and Israel last month, except for those in Isfahan and Tabriz.

According to the CAO, this decision follows multiple inter-agency meetings and thorough safety and security assessments. As a result, major airports including Tehran’s Mehrabad and Imam Khomeini, as well as airports in the north, south, east, and west of the country, have reopened and are now fully operational for scheduled flights.

Isfahan and Tabriz airports remain closed, but the CAO stated that they will rejoin the national aviation network once necessary infrastructure is restored and no further restrictions remain.

Additionally, Iran has reopened its central and western airspace to international overflights during daytime hours (5 a.m. to 6 p.m.), while eastern airspace remains open 24/7 for transit flights and regional operations.

Iran’s airspace had been closed to flights since June 13 when the Israeli regime, later joined by the US, launched strikes that targeted civilian and military targets across the country.

Iran says committed to NPT, its safeguards agreement

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In a phone conversation with Norwegian Prime Minister, Jonas Gahr Støre, on Thursday evening, Araqchi said, however, in accordance with new legislation passed by the Iranian Parliament in response to the illegal attacks on Iran’s nuclear facilities by Israel and the US, Iran’s cooperation with the IAEA has been suspended for clear safety and security reasons and will now be managed solely through Iran’s Supreme National Security Council.

Araqchi stressed that the unlawful attacks by the US and the Zionist regime against Iran amid ongoing indirect Iran-US negotiations dealt a severe blow to the very principle of diplomacy.

He reiterated the Iranian people’s determination to defend their national sovereignty, territorial integrity, and legitimate rights, emphasizing that the Islamic Republic of Iran’s Armed Forces, as demonstrated during the 12-day national defense, are fully prepared to confront any adventurous moves by the Zionist regime and its supporters.

Araqchi criticized some European countries and the Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) for their stance in issuing the IAEA Board of Governors’ resolution, as well as their continued support for the aggression by the Zionist regime and the US against Iran.

He condemned their failure to denounce the dangerous actions of the aggressors in targeting Iran’s peaceful nuclear facilities, warning that such a destructive approach by certain European countries could further complicate the current situation and make the path of diplomacy more difficult.

Araqchi emphasized the need for the international community and the UN Security Council to hold the US and the Zionist regime accountable for their military aggression against Iran’s national sovereignty and territorial integrity, as well as for their violation of the fundamental principles of the UN Charter and peremptory norms of international law.

The Norwegian prime minister also emphasized the need to prevent any further conflict or escalation of tensions in the region.

He also stressed the importance of finding a diplomatic solution to the Iranian nuclear issue and expressed support for ongoing efforts aimed at de-escalation and establishing regional stability.

FM Araghchi raps Germany’s support for attacks on Iran, reaffirms NPT commitment

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IFP Editorial Staff
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Abbas Araghchi

Responding to recent foreign speculation, Araghchi clarified: “Iran remains committed to the NPT and its Safeguards Agreement. However, in accordance with new legislation passed by the Islamic Consultative Assembly in response to the unlawful attacks on Iran’s nuclear facilities by Israel and the United States, all cooperation with the IAEA will, for clear safety and security reasons, be regulated solely through the Supreme National Security Council of the Islamic Republic of Iran.”

He went on to sharply criticize Germany’s role in the crisis, stating: “What truly sends a ‘devastating message’ and destroys any path toward a diplomatic solution is clear to the Iranian people: Germany’s open endorsement of Israel’s unlawful military aggression against Iran—including attacks on safeguarded nuclear facilities—which German officials have grotesquely referred to as ‘dirty work’ carried out on behalf of the West.”

Araghchi further condemned Berlin for its support of the recent U.S. missile strikes against Iran’s nuclear sites, calling the attacks a blatant violation of international law, the NPT, and the United Nations Charter.

He also cited Germany’s “flagrant breach” of its JCPOA commitments, particularly through its repeated demands for “zero enrichment” in Iran.

“Iranians have long been disgusted by Germany’s Nazi-style support for genocide in Gaza and its past complicity in Saddam Hussein’s chemical warfare against Iran,” Araghchi wrote, referring to German companies’ provision of chemical weapons to the former Iraqi dictator during the imposed war on Iran in the 1980s.

He concluded that Germany’s open support for bombing Iran has left no illusion,  stressing that the German regime harbors nothing but hostility and ill intent toward the Iranian nation.

Iran’s Deputy Parl. speaker: IAEA chief ‘liar’, ‘Zionist agent’

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IAEA Grossi

Ali Nikzad said Grossi was behind fueling the Zionist regime’s recent military aggression against Iran through false reports.

Nikzad stated that during the 12-day war with the Israeli regime and the United States, over 260 Iranian lawmakers remained active in open and closed parliamentary sessions to ensure legislative and oversight functions continued.

He emphasized that Parliament had passed two “crucial and defensive” bills, one of which suspended the agency’s operations in Iran and barred IAEA inspectors and Grossi himself from entering the country.

Nikzad further condemned Grossi for facilitating Israel’s aggression through “false and provocative reports,” asserting that Iran will not allow the return of IAEA inspectors until the agency fulfills its legal obligations with transparency and fairness.

He also cited legislative action to regulate drone activity domestically and urged government bodies to accelerate post-war reconstruction efforts.

Iranian medical chief: Israeli strikes on hospitals direct attacks on vulnerable civilians

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Iran Hospital Surgery Doctor Nurse

“These strikes have directly endangered lives, especially patients in need of urgent surgeries or treatments like radiotherapy,” Khosronia said. Many patients have been forced to flee unsafe zones, missing essential treatment, leading in some cases to death or severe complications.

He warned that the displacement of patients and fear of returning to hospitals has disrupted care across the country.

Khosronia emphasized the urgent need for emergency infrastructure in hospitals, such as backup generators, highlighting that power cuts impact vital departments like dialysis units and operating rooms.

Referring to the June 13 Israeli airstrikes and subsequent 12-day conflict, which resulted in 935 deaths—including 38 children and 102 women—he reiterated the need to protect medical sites under international law.

US contractors fired live bullets at Gazans queuing for food: AP

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The report published on Thursday was based on testimony from two US contractors and videos obtained by AP.

The contractors said their colleagues frequently threw stun grenades and fired pepper spray in all directions at the sites, including towards Palestinians.

They also added that staff hired to secure the aid distribution sites were often unqualified, heavily armed and had an open licence to do as they wished.

“There are innocent people being hurt. Badly. Needlessly,” one contractor said, adding that staff monitor anyone deemed “suspicious” and pass that information over to the Israeli military.

The US and Israeli-backed GHF began operating in late May, following a three-month total blockade on the Gaza Strip by Israeli forces.

Since then, at least 600 Palestinians have been killed and around 4,000 wounded by Israeli soldiers while attempting to access food and aid supplies.

Internal communications seen by the AP revealed that during a single distribution of aid last month, security contractors used 37 stun grenades, 27 rubber and smoke “scat shell” projectiles and 60 cans of pepper spray.

The report added that this tally did not include the use of live ammunition.

One of the contractors shared a photo with the AP of a woman lying in a donkey cart after being struck in the head by a stun grenade.

Videos shared by the sources showed crowds of Palestinians trying to receive aid at the sites, “amid the sound of bullets, stun grenades and the sting of pepper spray”, the AP reported.

In other videos, English-speaking men are heard talking about how to disperse crowds and encouraging each other following a volley of gunfire.

One contractor stated that he saw other contractors shooting at Palestinians from a tower above the site as they were leaving the area, having collected food parcels. He said it was unclear why they were shooting at people departing the site.

AP used audio forensic experts to verify the sound of ammunition in the videos.

The contractors noted that Israel’s army was also using the aid distribution system for accessing intelligence.

The sources added that cameras monitoring the sites are screened by American analysts and Israeli soldiers in a control room on the Israeli side of the Karem Abu Salem (Kerem Shalom) crossing into Gaza.

One said that some of the cameras have facial recognition software, and flag people of interest. Israeli soldiers often watch the screen and cross-check it with their own drone footage from the sites, he added.

A spokesperson for Safe Reach Solutions, a logistics company subcontracted by the GHF, told the AP that there hadn’t been any serious injuries at their sites.

The GHF announced its team was composed of seasoned humanitarian, logistics and security professionals, and that people with a “vested interest” were trying to make the aid organisation fail.

Earlier this week, more than 170 NGOs called for immediate action to close the GHF scheme and revert back to United Nations-led aid coordination mechanisms.

Previously, during the two-month ceasefire between mid-January and mid-March, 400 aid distribution points were in operation in the enclave. These have now been replaced by four militarised distribution sites, forcing over two million people into crowded zones where they face Israeli gunfire.

Israeli military officials admitted they fired at Palestinian civilians lining up for aid in Gaza even though they posed no threat, according to a report by Haaretz newspaper on Monday.

The admission follows a report by the newspaper on Friday in which Israeli soldiers admitted they were directed to fire at starving civilians at the GHF distribution points in Gaza.

Haaretz reported that officials in the Southern Command unit said they were “ordered to fire at unarmed crowds near food distribution sites in Gaza, even when no threat was present”, and that senior Israeli officers acknowledged that civilians had been killed due to “inaccurate and uncalculated” artillery fire.

Last week, 15 human rights and legal organisations cautioned that the GHF may be complicit in international crimes.

Netanyahu’s son quietly purchased UK apartment under different name: Report

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Israeli business and economics daily the Calcalist reported on Wednesday that Avner Netanyahu purchased a £502,500 ($680,000) apartment in Oxford in October 2022, following a proposed mini-budget set out by then-UK Prime Minister Liz Truss that sent the pound plummeting.

According to the newspaper, Netanyahu paid exactly 1.98 million shekels for the apartment, slightly below the foreign asset reporting threshold of two million shekels.

According to the Calcalist, had the apartment been purchased “just 10 days before or after” Truss’s mini-budget, it would have been worth more than two million shekels, which would have required mandatory reporting of overseas property to Israeli tax authorities.

Citing the UK’s Land Registry website, the Calcalist also reported that Netanyahu made the purchase under the name Avi Avner Segal – a legal alias Avner adopted based on his paternal grandmother’s maiden name.

It added that Netanyahu made the purchase without having to take out a mortgage. As of 2025, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu earns an annual salary of at least $150,000.

Avner Netanyahu defended the purchase, telling the Calcalist that the name change was legal and had been registered with the interior ministry.

“I changed my name on my ID card at the Israeli interior ministry, and then changed my passport and driver’s licence. It’s a package deal,” he said.

“We reported everything that was necessary to the tax authorities in Israel and Britain,” he continued, adding, “All of my conduct was legal, both here and there.”

Now working at the strategic consulting firm Strategy&, part of the accounting firm PwC, Netanyahu said the name change had been prompted by security concerns.

At the time, his father was serving as opposition leader, and his request for Shin Bet protection while studying abroad had been denied.

“I didn’t have security at the time,” he told the Calcalist.

“I knew that if I walked around with that name, in another country with Muslims, I would get stabbed by the first person who heard it at a train station.”

Senior Tehran clerics declare Trump, Netanyahu ‘Enemies of Islam’ in harsh religious ruling

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IFP Editorial Staff
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Trump Netanyahu

The statement brands both leaders as “Kafir Ḥarbi” (belligerent non-believers), “Mufsid fī al-Arḍ” (corrupt on Earth), and “Mahdur al-Damm” (worthy of death), citing threats made against senior Shia religious figures.

The ruling, signed by over a dozen senior clerics and teachers of jurisprudence from the Tehran seminary, was in response to statements by Trump targeting Iran’s Leader Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei.

The scholars described the US president as a “reckless clown” and warned that any aggression against Islamic leaders would provoke wide-scale retaliation from Muslims around the world.

Quoting Quranic verses and Islamic legal principles, the statement slammed Trump and Netanyahu for war crimes, including inciting regional conflict, violating international agreements, and causing mass civilian casualties in the Middle East.

The signatories called on Muslims globally, especially the youth, to remain vigilant and follow the directives of religious leaders in resisting perceived foreign aggression.

Bahrain’s most prominent cleric: Threats against Iran’s Leader an affront to all Muslims

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IFP Media Wire
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In a statement on Thursday, Sheikh Qassim strongly condemned US President Donald Trump’s threats against Ayatollah Khamenei.

He said Trump’s insults and threats reflect the US president’s ignorance, foolishness, and his sense of inaccuracy in assessing issues and their consequences.

Trump’s behavior constitutes an affront to all Muslims and their sanctities and places a heavy responsibility on all noble Muslim nations, he added.

The leading Bahraini cleric hailed Ayatollah Khamenei as a great epitome of Qur’anic essence and a unique leader in the current era.

He emphasized that Ayatollah Khamenei’s leadership of Iran and his significant role demonstrate the Leader’s sincere loyalty to the Holy Qur’an.

In his customary vile language last week, US President Donald Trump launched a tirade of abuse at Ayatollah Khamenei, claiming that he had prevented the Israeli regime and the American armed forces from assassinating him.

Conflicting reports on the release of Iranian sociologist Saeed Madani

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IFP Media Wire
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Evin Prison

Earlier on Thursday, journalist and rights advocate Emadeddin Baghi claimed in a social media post that Madani had been released from prison, calling it “one of the best pieces of news in these wartime days” and a “strong response to Iran’s enemies who are counting on internal divisions.”

However, Madani’s wife, Mansoureh Etefagh, later denied the claim, clarifying that her husband remains incarcerated.

She explained that the misunderstanding arose after a phone call between Madani and Baghi was arranged, during which Baghi mistakenly assumed Madani had been freed. “There has been no indication or action toward his release,” she confirmed.

Madani, a well-known sociologist and reformist thinker, was arrested on May 16, 2022. Authorities accused him of “contact with suspicious foreign actors” and “transmitting operational plans to internal elements.”

In a leaked audio file published by BBC Persian in November 2022, a senior intelligence official allegedly cited Madani as one of three key figures targeted by the US for coordinating protests inside Iran.

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