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WFP warns of looming famine in Gaza amid Israeli siege

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Gaza War

The UN agency said it reached only 42 percent of the 1.1 million people targeted for food assistance in October due to a lack of supplies and access.

“North Gaza remains under siege since early October, with humanitarian agencies unable to reach people in need. Urgent international effort is required to allow the delivery of critical assistance and grant humanitarian agencies access to the area,” it added.

The Israeli army has continued a deadly onslaught in northern Gaza since early October to reportedly prevent the Palestinian resistance group Hamas from regrouping amid a siege on the area. Palestinians, however, accuse Israel of seeking to occupy the area and forcibly displace its residents.

More than 1,200 people have been killed in northern Gaza since the offensive began, according to the Gaza Health Ministry.

The aggression is the latest episode in a brutal Israeli war on Gaza since an attack by Hamas in October last year, despite a UN Security Council resolution demanding an immediate cease-fire.

More than 43,300 people have since been killed, mostly women and children, and over 102,000 others injured, according to local health authorities.

The Israeli assault has displaced almost the territory’s entire population amid an ongoing blockade that has led to severe shortages of food, clean water, and medicine.

Israel faces a genocide case at the International Court of Justice for its actions in Gaza.

Pezeshkian says ceasefire ‘could affect’ Iran’s response to Israel’s attack

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IFP Media Wire
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Gaza War

“If they (the Israelis) make a revision in their behavior, accept a ceasefire and stop killing the oppressed and innocent people of the region, it could have an effect on the type and intensity of our response,” Pezeshkian said in a cabinet session on Sunday.

However, he insisted that Iran will not leave “unanswered” any act of aggression against its sovereignty and security.

The Iranian president warned the Israeli authorities that they will receive a “tooth-breaking” response if they “commit a mistake” against the Islamic Republic.

On October 26, Israeli warplanes used US-controlled airspace over Iraq to fire projectiles at military installations in Iran’s Tehran, Khuzestan, and Ilam provinces in flagrant breach of the country’s national sovereignty.

The General Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces confirmed that a significant number of the missiles were intercepted, and the Israeli warplanes were blocked from entering Iran’s airspace.

Iran has stressed it is resolved to respond to the act of aggression and will not abandon its right.

Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei on Saturday warned the United States and Israel that they will definitely receive a crushing response for their atrocities.

Pezeshkian further slammed the hypocritical approach of the United States and European countries to the regional crisis and said all countries in the region now know that “Iran seeks to establish peace and stability and the Zionist regime seeks to intensify the crisis and war in the region.”

“We have never started a war and have never recommended any country to go to war. It has been the United States that has always waged wars in different parts of the world, including our region,” he emphasized.

The president added that the US keeps the fire of war raging in the region through its support for the Israeli regime.

Pointing to Israel’s acts of crime and aggression to fan the flame of war and bloodshed in the region, he stated the assassination of Ismail Haniyeh, the forner head of the political bureau of the Palestinian resistance movement Hamas, in Tehran late in July exposed its warmongering policies.

Some countries had called on Iran to show self-restraint in the hope of a ceasefire and secession of Israel’s massacre of innocent women and children but the regime escalated its crimes and spread its criminal acts to Lebanon, Pezeshkian pointed out.

He blasted the “shameful and disgraceful” silence of the self-proclaimed defenders of human rights towards Israeli killing of tens of thousands of innocent and oppressed women and children in Gaza and Lebanon.

“We have never dropped bombs and missiles on the women and children of any country and we have never deprived any people of water, food, and medicine, but they have committed all these crimes against humanity,” the Iranian president continued.

They are leveling unfounded allegations against Iran to force nations into obeying their demands, he added, emphasizing that the free peoples in the world will never succumb to oppression.

Iranian president’s aide hails ‘breaking taboos’ with consensus

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IFP Editorial Staff
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Masoud Pezeshkian

In a message on the X social media platform, Ali Rabiei emphasized that these achievements, along with the lifting of internet filtering and the reinstatement of dismissed university professors and students, are the results of consensus and agreement approach adopted by the administration of President Massoud Pezeshkian despite numerous challenges.

Rabiei wrote, “Recently, we witnessed the appointment of three Arab, Kurdish, and Baluch governors in the provinces of Khuzestan, Kurdistan, and Sistan and Baluchestan. This has been a long-standing aspiration of the residents of these regions, which has always been considered a taboo. Even the appointment of Sunni political deputies was deemed impossible.”

He also noted that the return of dismissed university professors and students and the facilitation of social activities, which seemed out of reach and impossible, have finally occurred. “All these achievements, despite all difficulties, are the result of consensus and agreement,” he asserted.

Rabiei also had some promising news on efforts to remove internet filtering in Iran, explaining “Despite significant resistance, effective steps have been taken towards lifting filtering, which will soon be evident.”

In related news, Ezzatollah Zarghami, a member of Iran’s Supreme Council of Cyberspace, announced on Sunday that positive developments regarding internet filtering are on the way.

“Events in the country will certainly be carried out in a timely and correct manner in response to the rightful demands of the people,” Zarghami stated.

Iran, Azerbaijan conduct joint naval exercise in Caspian Sea

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IFP Editorial Staff
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Hosted by Iran’s Navy in Bandar Anzali in northern Iran, the exercise aims to strengthen cooperation and ensure maritime security in the region.

The Azerbaijani Navy’s rescue vessels, G129 and A640, arrived in Iranian territorial waters on Monday to participate in the two-day exercise.

The exercise, named AZIREX 2024, is held under the motto Cooperation for Peace and Friendship.

It features various naval units from the Iranian and Azerbaijani navies, alongside units from the Islamic Revolution Guard Corps Navy and the Iranian National Police Marine Command.

During a briefing session held after the Azerbaijani vessels docked, the Deputy Operations Officer of the Iranian Navy, Rear Admiral Mostafa Taj al-Dini, emphasized the importance of coordination in executing scenarios, combat organization, execution phases, support, communications, and safety.

The primary objective of AZIREX 2024 is to strengthen sustainable collective security and cooperation among participating countries, demonstrate goodwill, and showcase capabilities in supporting peace, friendship, and maritime security, he added.

The exercise includes various drills, such as aiding distressed vessels, providing medical and emergency assistance, conducting search and rescue operations, and ensuring navigational safety.

Former official: Iran president has sufficient momentum for FATF approval

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IFP Editorial Staff
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Pezeshkian Jalili

Mahmoud Vaezi, Chief of Staff for former Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, has revealed in an interview with Entekhab news website that Saeed Jalili, a principlist member of the Expediency Council, played a significant role in initiating opposition to FATF during Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s presidency.

“The initial review and actions regarding FATF began under Ahmadinejad’s administration, with Jalili, then Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council, significantly involved,” Vaezi stated, citing a letter signed by Jalili as evidence.

Resolving the FATF issue was a core economic promise of President Massoud Pezeshkian during his presidential campaign. In less than six months, Pezeshkian has demonstrated his commitment, from sending a letter to the Expediency Council to tasking the minister of economy with addressing the matter.

However, Pezeshkian’s efforts have faced significant opposition. Recently, Qasem Ravanbakhsh, a representative of the Perseverance Front in Qom and a supporter of Jalili, explicitly stated that the Palermo and CFT conventions of the FTAF, which are the core disputes of Iran, would not be accepted.

Vaezi, however, expressed optimism about resolving the matter, stating, “Pezeshkian has sufficient support to take serious steps towards FATF approval.”

In contrast, the principalist newspaper Kayhan argued in an editorial on Monday that FATF cannot lift Western sanctions on Iran.

The newspaper questioned why some advisors suggest that resolving economic issues hinges on complying with FATF dictates and criticized the task force for not targeting the U.S. and Israel, despite its mandate to track and sanction terrorism financiers.

As the debate over FATF continues, the Iranian government faces the challenge of navigating internal and external pressures while striving to address economic sanctions and improve the country’s financial standing.

Leader of terrorist group behind deadly attack on Iran’s Sistan and Baluchestan border guards killed

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IFP Editorial Staff
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Iran Police

Brigadier General Montazer al-Mahdi, said the primary members of the terrorist cell responsible for the recent attack in Taftan were neutralized or apprehended within a week.

He added that in a complex intelligence operation, police counter-terrorism units located and killed the group’s leader in the Goharkooh area of Taftan.

Additionally, the spokesman added, two more terrorists were detained, including one who recorded the attack scene. Six individuals who provided support to the terrorists were also arrested, with some admitting to involvement in past attacks on security personnel.

Last Saturday, the terrorists  ambushed police forces patrols, killing 10 servicemen. The terrorist attack even drew a strong condemnation from the UN Security Council.

1,600-year-old juniper tree discovered in Iran’s West Azarbaijan province

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IFP Editorial Staff
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This ancient tree features three trunks, each over 1.5 meters in diameter, with branches reaching heights of approximately five meters and extending over 30 meters in length.

The head of Takab’s Natural Resources and Watershed Management Department has urged visitors to avoid damaging this historical tree, emphasizing its significance as a living relic of the area’s ancient forests to be preserved for future generations.

High-ranking Iranian military commander confirms military operation against Israel certain

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IFP Editorial Staff
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General Fadavi stated that while specific details cannot be disclosed, the operation will certainly take place.

The remarks come as Tehran has vowed to respond to an Israeli regime’s aggression against its soil last Saturday which was largely repelled, yet claimed the lives of four servicemen.

The Islamic Republic launched some 200 missiles towards Israel’s military and intelligence bases on October 1 as part of Operation True Promise 2.

It was carried out in response to Israel’s assassination of former Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran, and the killing of a senior military advisor of Iran in Beirut, Lebanon.

Iran says US, Israel inching toward downfall

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IFP Media Wire
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“Today, it is the US that is observing its political sunset,” Major General Hossein Salami said in an address to a gathering of people marking the National Day of Fighting against Global Arrogance in Tehran on Monday.

He noted that the Americans and Israelis have thoroughly approached their collapse, warning Washington and Tel Aviv that the resistance forces will respond to them at an appropriate time.

The commander added that the tragic events in Gaza and Lebanon debunk American human rights, slamming the US as the root cause of political and military turmoil in the world although it claims to be advocating democracy and freedom.

In remarks on Saturday, Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei underscored that the actions of the enemy will not go unanswered by those who are working to fight them on behalf of the Iranian nation, and that such actions will not be forgotten.

The Leader asserted that both the Zionist regime and the US will undoubtedly receive a crushing response for their actions against the Iranian nation and the resistance front.

Ukraine claims Russia has lost nearly 700,000 troops since start of war

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IFP Media Wire
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Russia Ukraine War

Moscow has lost 699,090 soldiers in Ukraine since the beginning of its full-scale invasion on Feb. 24, 2022, the General Staff noted.

According to the report, Russia has also lost 9,182 tanks, 18,523 troop-carrying armored fighting vehicles, 28,160 vehicles and fuel tanks, 20,086 artillery systems, 1,244 multiple launch rocket systems, 994 air defense systems, 369 airplanes, 329 helicopters, 18,187 drones, 28 ships and boats, and one submarine.

It comes as the United States announced that Russian President Vladimir Putin has not achieved a single one of his strategic objectives after nearly 1,000 days of full-scale war against Ukraine.

“Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky didn’t flee. Kyiv didn’t fall. And Ukraine didn’t fold,” US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said in his op-ed published by Foreign Affairs.

Putin’s original goals in his full-scale invasion of Ukraine launched in early 2022 were to “liberate the Donetsk and Luhansk Oblasts, “demilitarize and denazify” the country which in the Kremlin’s eyes, envisioned the removal of its Jewish president, and the occupation of its capital city Kyiv.

After swiftly failing to achieve these goals, with the exception of Russian forces occupying all of Luhansk Oblast, Putin was forced to lower his ambitions and said Russia’s “main goal” was to capture all of Ukraine’s eastern Donbas area that also includes the adjacent Donetsk Oblast.

According to Austin, Russia has paid “a staggering price for Putin’s imperial folly”, with more than $200 billion squandered.

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