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Lebanon lodges complaint with UN against Israel over attack on civilians, journalists, paramedics

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Lebanon War

A Foreign Ministry statement said Israel’s repeated attacks on media personnel “constitute war crimes that require Israel to be held accountable and punished for them, as they undermine the foundations of a free press”.

On Friday, an Israeli airstrike killed three journalists and injured three others at their residence in the Hasbaya region of southern Lebanon.

“The attack on journalists constitutes an attempt to terrorize and intimidate all journalists covering the Israeli aggression on Lebanon following the success of the free press in conveying the truth about the crimes, massacres, and flagrant violations of international law, international humanitarian law, and human rights committed by Israel,” the ministry added.

It called on the UN Security Council members “to adopt efficient measures to achieve an immediate cease-fire and a halt of Israel’s continuous attacks on Lebanon and its people, including civilians, journalists and paramedics.”

On Friday, Lebanese Health Minister Firas Abiad stated 163 health staffers and 11 journalists have been killed in Israeli attacks since October last year.

Israel has mounted a huge air campaign in Lebanon since last month against what it says are Hezbollah targets in an escalation from a year of cross-border warfare between Israel and the group since the start of Israel’s brutal offensive on Gaza.

Over 2,670 people have been killed and nearly 12,500 injured in Israeli aggression since October last year, according to Lebanese health authorities.

Israel expanded the conflict on Oct. 1 this year by launching a ground assault into southern Lebanon.

Judiciary spokesman clueless if Mousavi and Karroubi’s house arrest has ended   

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IFP Editorial Staff
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Asghar Jahangiri was speaking in response to claims including by the secretary general of Iran’s Motalefeh Party that the house arrested has ended.

Jahangiri said those who make such claims must first make it clear where they received this information from.

He added that it’s up to the Iranian Supreme National Security Council to make a decision about the issue of the house arrest of the three people, and that once they do so, authorities will issue a statement.

When asked if the Judiciary is pursuing the matter, Jahangiri said the judicial system acts according to the general policies of the ruling establishment.

Karroubi and Mousavi lost to former president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in the 2009 presidential election. But they refused to concede defeat and accused Ahmadinejad of vote-rigging.

They also invited their supporters to take to the streets to protest the vote result.
In clashes between the demonstrators and police, a number of people were killed on both sides.

Mousavi’s wife Zahra Rahnavard also was accused of inciting violence by making fiery comments against government officials back then.

182 journalists killed in Gaza by Israel since start of war: Report

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IFP Media Wire
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Gaza War

“The number of journalist martyrs has risen to 182 since the beginning of the genocide in Gaza, following the killing of journalists Nadia Al-Sayed, who worked with radio stations and media outlets, and Abdul Rahman Al-Tanani, who worked with Zaman and Sawt Al-Shaab radio stations,” said the media office in a statement.

Earlier, the office identified the slain reporters as Saed Radwan from the local Al-Aqsa TV, Hamza Abu Salmiya from the Sanad News Agency, and Haneen Baroud, who works for Al-Quds Foundation.

It appealed to the international community and press organizations to intervene “to deter the occupation and pursue it in international courts for its ongoing crimes, and pressure it to stop its ongoing genocide and the killing of Palestinian journalists”.

The Israeli army has continued a devastating offensive on the Gaza Strip since a Hamas attack last year, despite a United Nations Security Council resolution demanding an immediate cease-fire.

Nearly 43,000 people have since been killed, mostly women and children, and over 100,000 others injured, according to local health authorities.

The Israeli onslaught 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 also faces a genocide case at the International Court of Justice for its actions in Gaza.

Security chief says Iran’s military power unscathed by Israeli attack

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Ali Akbar Ahmadian

“This operation did not even have a minimum impact on Iran’s military power,” Ahmadian told reporters on Monday as he visited the office of the Palestinian resistance movement Hamas in Tehran.

The Islamic Republic’s power has remained intact, he stressed.

The Israeli regime attacked several Iranian military facilities early Saturday, killing four servicemen of the Armed Forces and one civilian.

Iran’s Air Defense Base announced some limited damage was caused in some areas, the dimensions of which are being investigated.

Iran has emphasized that it is not looking for war but will not abandon its right to give an appropriate and firm response to Israel’s latest act of aggression.

Police chief: 850,000 undocumented Afghan migrants expelled from Iran

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IFP Editorial Staff
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Afghan Refugees

Answering a question posed by Tasnim News Agency, General Ahmad Reza Radan emphasized that the police are committed to ensuring that illegal foreign nationals cannot find employment or settle in the country.

He highlighted that some of these individuals voluntarily surrendered, while others were identified and arrested.

When asked whether the expulsion of illegal foreign nationals would impact crime reduction, General Radan affirmed that it would. However, he noted that the precise results would need to be evaluated over the long term.

The step aligns with Iran’s ongoing efforts to address social and economic challenges linked to millions of illegal migrants from neighboring Afghanistan.

With a considerable influx of migrants, primarily from Afghanistan, Iran has aimed to balance the impacts of undocumented residents on resources and security.

The increased enforcement reflects broader national policies aimed at maintaining control over demographic shifts and protecting the domestic job market.

Unofficial sources put the number Afghan refugees in Iran at 10 million.

Israeli fighter jets did not enter Iran’s airspace during  assault: Spokesman

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IFP Media Wire
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Esmail Baghaei

In a press conference on Monday, Baghaei emphasized that Tehran will utilize all available tools to deliver a decisive response to the recent attacks by the Zionist regime against Iran’s military centers, stressing that the Islamic Republic is resolute and serious in this regard.

He referred to the Zionist regime’s raids on several military centers in Iran, which occurred early Saturday morning, affirming that Tehran will not renounce its right to respond to Zionist aggressions. Tehran’s response will be proportionate to the nature of the attack.

He denied reports of Israeli jets entering Iranian airspace during the recent attacks, adding that Iran’s armed forces have shown they will not hesitate to deliver a decisive and regret-inducing response to any aggression against Iran’s territorial integrity and sovereignty.

Regarding US Vice President Kamala Harris’s request for Iran to refrain from responding to Israeli attacks, the spokesperson stated that the Americans are following the wrong path, and this instance is no exception. They should restrain the Zionist regime.

Baghaei also addressed the use of Iraqi territory by the Zionist regime for attacks against Iran, saying that Iran has informed the Iraqi government and hopes it will follow up on the matter. The Zionist regime has repeatedly violated the airspace of other countries to carry out aggressions against other nations.

He added that it is the legal, international, and moral duty of countries to prevent such actions, expressing confidence that no neighboring country has granted such permission to the regime.

China says supports Iran’s sovereignty, national dignity

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IFP Media Wire
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Cong Peiwu

The ambassador made these remarks in an exclusive interview with Fars News Agency, commenting on the recent aggression by the Zionist regime against several military centers in Iran.

He stated that this military aggression reflects the negative impacts of the conflicts in Gaza and Lebanon. Beijing, while urging all parties to work towards peace and calm, consistently supports the resolution of issues through dialogue and consultations and opposes the escalation of conflicts and the spread of military adventurism.

The diplomat emphasized the role of the international community, particularly influential and major countries, in preventing further destabilization of the situation.

The Chinese Ambassador also referred to the recent BRICS summit in Kazan, Russia, stating that the summit has opened a new phase of “Greater BRICS” cooperation and fostered new consensus on unity and the revival of the Global South, as well as the strategic and diplomatic leadership of the member countries.

Expressing appreciation for BRICS’ development, the envoy stated that the current global governance system is clearly lagging and does not fully reflect the representation and voice of the Global South.

He further noted that the meeting of the presidents of Iran and China on the sidelines of the BRICS summit has deepened political mutual trust between the two nations.

The Chinese diplomat stressed that regardless of changes in the international and regional landscape, China will continue its friendly cooperation with Iran.

He noted that with China assuming the chairmanship of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization in 2025, China welcomes Iran’s active participation in this international organization.

In another part of the interview, he highlighted the Belt and Road Initiative, stressing that Iran’s active and positive participation in this initiative is very beneficial. China is pleased that the ancient Silk Road has intertwined with the modern Belt and Road in Iran.

The Chinese Ambassador also emphasized that the Comprehensive Cooperation Plan between Iran and China, signed in 2021, has yielded numerous results. This plan includes many areas of cooperation.

Iranians bid farewell to Army servicemen killed in Israeli attacks

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IFP Media Wire
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Mourners gathered in the provinces of Kermanshah, Khuzestan, and Lorestan on Monday to bid farewell to four fallen personnel of the Iranian Army’s Air Defense Force, namely Hamzeh Jahandideh, Mohammad Mahdi Shahrokhi, Sajjad Mansouri and Mehdi Naghavi.

They carried the martyrs’ coffins, draped with the national Iranian flag, in the cities of Kermanshah, Ramhormoz, Shushtar, and Borujerd.

They condemned the terrorist Israeli raid on Iran and called for a strong response to the criminal regime’s atrocities.

In the early hours of Saturday, Israeli Air Force used the space available to the US military in Iraq to fire long-range air-to-air missiles at military installations in Iran’s Tehran, Khuzestan, and Ilam provinces in flagrant violation of international law and the United Nations Charter.

Iran announced that the attack was successfully intercepted and countered by the country’s air defense system and that it only caused limited damage to radar sites.

Iraq complains to UN over Israel’s use of its airspace for strike on Iran

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IFP Media Wire
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Israeli Air Force

A statement from government spokesperson Bassim Alawadi said the letter condemns “the Zionist entity’s blatant violation of Iraq’s airspace and sovereignty by using Iraqi airspace to carry out an attack on the Islamic Republic of Iran on October 26”.

Alawadi added the Iraqi foreign ministry would raise “this violation” in talks with the US, Israel’s biggest arms supplier and most powerful diplomatic ally.

On Saturday, the Iranian Air Defense Forces said in a statement that the country’s integrated air defense system successfully intercepted and countered the Israeli strikes targeting military locations in Tehran, Khuzestan, and Ilam provinces.

The attacks caused limited damage in some locations and the dimensions of the incident are under investigation, the statement added.

The Iranian Army also announced that four of its servicemen had been martyred in the raids.

The Iranian Foreign Ministry has also condemned the Israeli assault as a blatant violation of international law and the UN Charter, reiterating the country’s right to defend itself against foreign acts of aggression.

IRGC chief warns Israel of ‘bitter consequences’ following deadly raid on Iran

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IFP Media Wire
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Hossein Salami

In a message to the Iranian Army commander on Monday, Major General Salami offered his condolences on the martyrdom of four Air Defense Force servicemen in the recent “evil and aggressive” attack by the Zionist enemy’s warplanes against a number of facilities in Iran.

The IRGC chief said the “illegitimate and unlawful” attack by the Israeli regime, which was repelled thanks to the Iranian Air Defense’s preparedness, revealed the Zionist regime’s “miscalculation and its frustration in the battlefield in the war against the combatants of the great front of Islamic resistance, especially in Gaza and Lebanon”.

The commander also warned that the Israeli act of aggression will certainly have bitter and unimaginable consequences for the Zionist occupiers.

On Saturday, the Iranian Air Defense Forces said in a statement that the country’s integrated air defense system successfully intercepted and countered the Israeli strikes targeting military locations in Tehran, Khuzestan, and Ilam provinces.

The attacks caused limited damage in some locations and the dimensions of the incident are under investigation, the statement added.

The Iranian Army also announced that four of its servicemen had been martyred in the raids.

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