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Iran gov’t spokesperson says newspaper’s remarks on Trump assassination countering official stance

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IFP Editorial Staff
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In a statement posted on her social media account, Fatemeh Mohajerani, said, “Some recent remarks attributed to Iran threatening assassination not only contradict the fundamental policies of the Islamic Republic but also provide pretexts to our adversaries.”

The editor in chief of the far-right daily Hossein Shariatmadari, had suggested in an editorial earlier this week that Iran should exact revenge against Trump for ordering the 2020 assassination of Iran’s top Quds Force commander, General Qassem Soleimani, in Iraq.

Mohajerani emphasized that Iran is pursuing the case of General Soleimani’s assassination through “competent international legal channels,” reaffirming Tehran’s commitment to “peaceful and legal means” in defending its national interests.

The Iranian Press Supervisory Board also issued a written warning to Kayhan, stating that such content “violates national interests” and fuels unnecessary tensions.

The board reiterated that Iran’s official stance is focused on legally prosecuting those responsible for General Soleimani’s assassination, including US officials.

Karaj hosts 11th Tulip Festival featuring Middle East’s largest flower carpet

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IFP Editorial Staff
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The display features 200,000 tulip bulbs in over 20 varieties and colors, alongside seasonal flowers like violets and daffodils.

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Iran’s knowledge-based firm develops new nanodrug for cancer diagnosis

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Golrokh Askarieh
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Cancer

This innovation not only enhances the precision of cancer detection but also significantly reduces costs, making advanced diagnostic methods more accessible to Iranian patients.

By injecting Tilmanoscept, a radiopharmaceutical, and performing scans, surgeons can precisely identify the location and extent of lymph nodes affected by cancer. This cutting-edge technology greatly improves diagnostic accuracy, preventing unnecessary surgeries and their associated complications.

Unlike other radiopharmaceuticals, which are typically used to detect specific types of cancer, Tilmanoscept can scan cancer spread across the entire lymphatic system. This feature makes the drug applicable to a wide range of cancers.

Until now, the production of this advanced radiopharmaceutical had been monopolized by the US since 2013. However, through round-the-clock efforts by Iranian experts, the technical know-how for its production has been fully localized.

After successfully passing preclinical stages, the drug has now entered the clinical trial phase.

With the use of this radiopharmaceutical, the cost of lymphatic system mapping in Iran has dropped to one-tenth of global prices. This cost reduction not only improves patient access to the technology but also creates significant export potential for Iran.

According to the Iranian Vice Presidency for Science and Technology, since the lymphatic system is a major pathway for cancer metastasis, Tilmanoscept could be applicable to approximately 90% of cancer patients.

No talks held between Iran and US: FM

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IFP Media Wire
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Abbas Araghchi

Araghchi made the remark on the sidelines of a meeting with members of the Parliament’s Committee on National Security and Foreign Policy on Sunday as he elaborated on the latest situation regarding negotiations between Iran and the US.

“So far, no round of negotiations between Iran and the US has been held,” he said.

He added that Iran has announced its stance that it is open to diplomacy and negotiations, albeit indirectly.

In contradictory messaging, the US president called on Tehran to hold direct negotiations on its nuclear program while threatening to bomb Iran if diplomacy fails.

On March 30, Trump threatened Iran with bombing and secondary tariffs if Tehran did not come to an agreement with Washington over its nuclear program.

He told NBC News that American and Iranian officials were talking, without giving more details.

Iran has stressed time and again that it will not sit at the negotiating table with the US administration as long as Trump continues his pressure campaign against Tehran.

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian on Saturday criticized the language of threat against Tehran, saying the country is willing to engage in negotiations “on equal footing.”

“The Islamic Republic of Iran seeks dialogue on equal footing. They threaten Iran on one hand and seek to hold negotiations on the other,” Pezeshkian added.

The Iranian foreign minister also on Saturday dismissed direct talks with the United States as “meaningless” given Washington’s threats to use force against the country.

“Basically, direct negotiations would be meaningless with a party that constantly threatens to resort to force in violation of the UN Charter and that expresses contradictory positions from its various officials,” he added.

Israeli PM should be behind bars: Iran’s Embassy

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IFP Media Wire
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The Iranian Embassy in Hungary has issued a strongly worded statement condemning Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s recent visit to Hungary, despite the International Criminal Court (ICC) issuing an arrest warrant against him in November 2024.

The warrant accuses Netanyahu and his former minister in charge of military affairs, Yoav Gallant, of war crimes, crimes against humanity, and using starvation as a weapon against Palestinians in Gaza.

The embassy described Netanyahu as “the world’s most infamous war criminal and child killer,” who runs “an apartheid colonial entity” that seeks the “colonial erasure” of Palestine.

The statement also rebuked Netanyahu for labeling Iran a threat to peace, calling it a “travesty” and asserting that he and his associates pose a grave danger to global peace, humanity, and shared human values

“Netanyahu, the world’s most infamous war criminal & child killer who is wanted by ICC for committing the most atrocious crimes of international concern and who is leading an apartheid colonial entity that seeks ‘colonial erasure’ of the native residents of Palestine has named Iran a threat to peace What a travesty!!” the embassy posted on X.

Palestinian-US teen killed by Israeli military in West Bank

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IFP Media Wire
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Israeli Forces in WB

The Palestinian Ministry of Health identified the victim on Sunday as Omar Mohammed Rabea, and said he was shot near the town of Turmus Aya, northeast of the city of Ramallah.

The Israeli military said it had killed a “terrorist” who was throwing stones.

The attack comes amid a sharp rise in Israeli violence against Palestinians in the occupied West Bank.

According to Wafa, Israeli officials arrested Rabea, later pronouncing him dead, and have withheld his body.

Two other Palestinian boys, aged 14 and 15, were shot in the attack that killed Rabea, the agency reported. The boys, who hold United States citizenship, were wounded in the abdomen and the thigh and were transferred by the Palestinian Red Crescent Society (PRCS) to a hospital for treatment.

The Palestinian foreign ministry meanwhile condemned the incident as an “extra-judicial killing” by Israeli forces during a raid in the town, saying it was the result of Israel’s “continued impunity”.

Earlier reports from the town’s mayor suggested it was an Israeli settler who had fired the bullets.

There have been several cases of US citizens being killed by Israelis in the occupied West Bank.

In 2024, Aysenur Ezgi Eygi, a 26-year-old Turkish-American activist, was shot in the head by an Israeli soldier while protesting against illegal Israeli settlements, according to witnesses.

Shireen Abu Akleh, a Palestinian-American journalist for Al Jazeera, was also killed by the Israeli military in 2022 while reporting in the occupied West Bank, despite being clearly identified as a member of the press.

Iranian photographer named among top 10 in world

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IFP Editorial Staff
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Competing with over 10,000 photographers from 131 countries and more than 42,000 submissions, Khoshroo’s remarkable work earned him global acclaim.

Khoshroo presented three new pieces in the competition, including one that opened the collection of the top 350 photos.

His journey in photography spans more than four decades, starting during the 1979 Iranian Islamic Revolution alongside prominent photographers Kaveh Golestan and Abbas Attar.

Trained in painting and design under renowned masters, including Faramarz Pilaram and Hannibal Alkhas, Khoshroo’s artistic foundation has deeply influenced his photography.

Initially distanced from art due to administrative duties, he embraced digital photography after the early 2000s, blending his painting expertise with diverse photography techniques.

Specializing in fine art, minimalism, architecture, and street photography, his works are celebrated for their unique perspectives.

Khoshroo plans to showcase his fine art photography in an upcoming exhibition.

He has previously won awards in events such as the “Picture of the Year” and “Avant-Garde 2024.

Yemen’s Houthis say latest US air raids kill at least four in Sanaa

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IFP Media Wire
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US UK Yemen Attack

The attacks on the capital on Sunday hit a home and wounded more than 20 other people, including four women and children, according to local sources.

US warplanes launched three other air strikes on the Al Jabal al Aswad area in the Bani Matar district, west of the capital. No details were available regarding casualties.

Earlier, the Houthis announced US air strikes killed at least two people overnight in a Houthi stronghold, Saada, and wounded nine.

Footage aired by the Houthis’ Al Masirah satellite news channel showed a strike collapsing what appeared to be a two-storey building.

The intense campaign of air strikes in Yemen under US President Donald Trump has targeted the group over Houthi attacks on shipping in the Red Sea. The Yemeni group has been carrying out attacks in solidarity with Palestinians during Israel’s war in Gaza.

Dozens of people in Yemen have been killed in the latest US strikes since Trump ordered them to resume last month. Civilians have been targeted, families wiped out, military sites destroyed and soldiers killed.

The White House said there have been more than 200 strikes so far.

The US attacks started after the Houthis stressed they planned to resume targeting Israeli-linked ships over Israel blocking aid entering the Gaza Strip and its subsequent resumption of the war, which ended a six-week ceasefire on March 18.

The Houthis targeted more than 100 merchant vessels with missiles and drones from November 2023 until January this year.

They also launched attacks targeting US warships.

US deploys second THAAD anti-missile defense battery to Israel: Al-Hadath

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IFP Media Wire
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Earlier, aircraft tracking sites reported the arrival of a US Air Force C-5M Super Galaxy cargo plane at Israel’s Nevatim Air Base in the northern Negev desert. The aircraft, which flew in from Ramstein Air Base in Germany, has reportedly delivered the THAAD battery.

The US sent the first battery to Israel in October 2024 at the request of Tel Aviv.

THAAD—the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense system—is a mobile, high-altitude missile defense platform that can intercept ballistic missiles outside the atmosphere.

The latest deployment, which comes amid rising regional tensions over Trump’s threats of war against Iran, adds to the more than 50,000 tons of armaments and military equipment the United States has supplied to Israel since the start of Tel Aviv’s genocidal war on Gaza in October 2023, according to Israel’s military.

Iran has repeatedly said that Washington’s deployment of the THAAD battery to Israel is part of its “psychological warfare.”

The deployment also comes as Netanyahu of Israel is set to meet with Trump at the White House on Monday, the prime minister’s office said late Saturday.

It said that Netanyahu will discuss issues, including US tariffs on Israeli imports, Tel Aviv’s war on Gaza, and the “Iranian threat” with Trump.

Trump threatened on March 30 to “bomb” Iran if Tehran does not make a deal over its nuclear program with Washington. Tehran said in response that the US president’s open threat against the country is an affront to global peace and security.

NATO says not part of Ukraine peace negotiations

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IFP Media Wire
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NATO

During an interview with Ukraine’s New Voice, Rutte was asked if NATO had any “red lines” in the negotiations to end the Ukraine conflict.

“We do not have our own red lines, because we are not part of that,” Rutte said.

“We are not part, as NATO, of those negotiations. They are really driven by the US, together with Ukraine and the Russians. I’m glad that the US has broken the deadlock, that these talks are now ongoing,” he added.

Rutte ruled out NATO itself sending peacekeepers to Ukraine.

“Probably it will not be NATO as such. That’s not very likely,” he stated, while adding that individual member states could dispatch troops on their own.

“That always means that it has an impact on NATO territory. It might have an impact on the defense of NATO territory also, going forward.”

Several NATO members, including France, the UK, and Germany, have floated proposals to deploy peacekeepers after a ceasefire is reached.

Rutte stressed that Ukraine’s aspiration to join the bloc has not been tied to the ongoing talks.

“It has never been promised to Ukraine that NATO membership will be part of a peace deal or a ceasefire,” he continued.

“These are two separate things, a peace deal and the long-term prospect.”

US President Donald Trump reiterated this week that Ukraine will “never be a member of NATO.” Russia has cited NATO’s expansion eastward as one of the core reasons for the conflict, and demanded that Ukraine drop its plans to join the alliance.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has rejected the deployment of troops from NATO members in Ukraine in any capacity as unacceptable.

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