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Iran tells US, regional states it will retaliate against any new Israeli attack

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Iran Missile Attack Israel

Iran has informed the United States and some countries in the Middle East that it will retaliate against any new attack by Israel, “contrary to some false news”, a source in Tehran with knowledge of the diplomatic discussions told CNN on Saturday.

Tehran has also warned Persian Gulf Arab states against any military support to Israel or the use of airspace in a potential Israeli military response to Iran’s recent missile attack.

“Iran made it clear that any action by a Persian Gulf country against Tehran, whether through the use of airspace or military bases, will be regarded by Tehran as an action taken by the entire group, and Tehran will respond accordingly. Any assistance to Israel, such as allowing the use of a regional country’s airspace for actions against Iran, is unacceptable,” a senior Iranian official told Reuters on Friday.

This warning came as Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian visited Qatar on October 3, the official added. Iran’s top diplomat, Seyyed Abbas Araghchi, will discuss this topic in Saudi Arabia on Wednesday.

“The message emphasized the need for regional unity against Israel and the importance of securing stability,” the official continued. According to him, Iran did not discuss the issue of Persian Gulf Arab oil producers increasing output if Iranian production was disrupted during any escalation.

A Western diplomat in the region confirmed Iran’s warning in an interview with Reuters. He said that Tehran would watch closely how each Persian Gulf country responded in the event of an Israeli attack, and also how US bases housed in these countries were used. The news agency specified that there are US military facilities or troops in Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.

Last week, Iran launched 200 missiles towards Israeli military and intelligence bases all over the occupied territories as part of Operation True Promise II in response to the Israeli regime’s deadly aggression against the country and other regional nations.

The aggression that prompted the retaliation had, among other things, led to the martyrdom of Hamas’s political leader Ismail Haniyeh, Hezbollah’s leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, and Abbas Nilforoushan, a senior commander of Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC).

Back in April too, the country had fired more than 300 missiles and drones against the territories in an operation codenamed True Promise in reprisal for deadly aggression by the regime against Iranian diplomatic facilities in the Syrian capital of Damascus.

Tehran has vowed to respond to potential repetition of the regime’s aggression against the country with multiple magnitude, targeting all of the regime’s infrastructures.

90% of children in Gaza suffered from food poverty: Report

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“Human suffering should never be normalized,” the group posted to X on Saturday.

“We must work towards ending this ongoing crisis,” it added.

The World Food Programme (WFP) on Friday said no food has entered northern Gaza since the start of October, putting 1 million people at risk of going hungry.

On Wednesday, the WFP announced in a report that the aid entering the besieged enclave has plummeted to its lowest level in months, forcing the organization to stop the distribution of food parcels in October.

Israel has continued a brutal offensive on Gaza following an attack by Hamas last October, despite a United Nations Security Council resolution calling for an immediate cease-fire.

Nearly 42,200 victims have since been killed, mostly women and children, and more than 98,300 injured, according to local health authorities.

The Israeli onslaught has displaced almost the entire population of the territory 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.

Dozens of countries that contribute to UN peacekeeping force in Lebanon strongly condemn Israel’s attacks

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UNIFIL

The statement was posted on X by Poland’s mission to the UN, after the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) reported a fifth member of the peacekeeping force was injured in southern Lebanon on Friday.

“Such actions must stop immediately and should be adequately investigated,” the statement said, adding: “We urge the parties of the conflict to respect UNIFIL’s presence, which entails the obligation to guarantee the safety and security of its personnel at all times.”

Co-signatories of the statement include the UK, France, India, Germany and Spain.

Since Thursday, UNIFIL reported that two peacekeepers were injured after an Israeli tank fired toward its observation tower in Naqoura, causing it to collapse. On Friday UNIFIL announced two more were hurt after two explosions near the observation tower.

Sri Lanka and Indonesia, whose nationals were among the injured, condemned the incidents.

On Friday a fifth peacekeeper was hit by gunfire at its headquarters in Naqoura due to ongoing military activity nearby, according to a UNIFIL statement released on Saturday.

A spokesman for the UN peacekeepers in Lebanon stressed he fears an Israeli escalation against the country could soon spiral out of control.

This risks “turning very soon into a regional conflict with catastrophic impact for everyone”, UNIFIL spokesman Andrea Tenenti told the AFP news agency, calling for a diplomatic solution.

Israel threatens to attack ambulances in Lebanon

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The warning came after Israeli forces hit positions of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL), injuring peacekeepers.

Israeli army spokesperson Avichay Adraee on Saturday claimed that “Hezbollah elements are using ambulances to transport fighters and arms”. He did not provide any proof of his accusation.

“We call on medical teams to avoid contact with Hezbollah members and not to cooperate with them,” he said, adding the Israeli military “affirms that the necessary actions will be taken against any vehicle transporting armed individuals, regardless of its type”.

Another peacekeeper from the UNIFIL was injured in southern Lebanon on Friday evening, UNIFIL said in a statement on Saturday.

UNIFIL announced the peacekeeper was hit by gunfire at its headquarters in the city of Naqoura due to ongoing military activity nearby.

“He underwent surgery at our Naqoura hospital to remove the bullet and is currently stable. We do not yet know the origin of the fire,” the force added.

The peacekeeper was the fifth member of the UN force hurt in southern Lebanon in just two days.

UNIFIL said two peacekeepers were injured after an Israeli Merkava tank fired toward its observation tower in Naqoura on Thursday, causing it to collapse.

On Friday, two more were hurt after two explosions occurred close to the observation tower in Naqoura.

Israeli air attacks continue to intensify across Lebanon, while Hezbollah has responded by launching rockets at Israel.

Since September 23, when Israel expanded its conflict against Hezbollah by bombarding southern Beirut and other strongholds of the group with deadly air attacks, killing almost 1,400 people in Lebanon.

The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs reported on Saturday that more Lebanese have now been displaced than during the last major war between Israel and Hezbollah in 2006, when around 1 million fled their homes.

Iran’s Ardabil produces 29,000 tons of grapes for domestic, int’l markets

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IFP Editorial Staff
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According to Rahim Yousefi, director of Horticulture at the Agricultural Jihad Organization of Ardabil, the province boasts 41,000 hectares of orchards, yielding over 370,000 tons of produce annually.

Yousefi noted that Ardabil has approximately 2,420 hectares of vineyards, with 95 percent located in Meshgin Shahr County.

He stated that 70 hectares of the vineyards are dry-farmed, while the remainder are irrigated.

Meshgin Shahr alone has 15,000 hectares of orchards, producing 320,000 tons of produce each year for both local and external markets.

The favorable geographic conditions and significant temperature variations between day and night contribute to the exceptional quality of Meshgin Shahr grapes, which are popular for fresh consumption due to their high sugar content of over 27 percent and crispness.

Yousefi highlighted that about 500 hectares of Ardabil’s vineyards have been modernized, tripling the grape yield.

The most commonly grown grape in Meshgin Shahr is the seedless Soltani variety, which has national fame and is also exported to other regions.

The grape harvest in Ardabil, which began over a month ago, has now concluded, marking another successful season for the province’s viticulture industry.

Iran’s UN mission responds to Israel’s ‘secret documents’ linking Tehran to Oct. 7 Attack

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The mission made this announcement on Saturday in response to allegations raised by The New York Times and Wall Street Journal that Israel has gained access to secret documents regarding Iran’s knowledge of the operation.

It pointed out that even the Hamas leadership in Doha, Qatar, has stated they were unaware of the operation, which was designed and managed solely by the Qassam Brigades, Hamas’s military wing based in the Gaza Strip.

“Any claim that links this operation to Iran or Hezbollah (the Lebanese resistance movement), either in part or in general, has no value and is considered a fabrication,” the mission emphasized.

The operation, launched on October 7, 2023, came in response to the Israeli regime’s intensified aggression against Palestinians. It saw the fighters storming the occupied territories, taking control of Israeli military bases and illegal settlements around Gaza, killing almost 1,200 and and taking more than 250 Israelis captive.

The Israeli regime brought Gaza under a genocidal war following the operation. The war has so far claimed the lives of over 42,000 Palestinians, mostly women and children, and wounded more than 98,000 people.

Trump leads Harris on handling Ukraine and Middle East wars: survey

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Russia Ukraine War

In overall support, the poll showed Harris and Trump tied across the seven states that could decide the November presidential election.

The poll showed Harris with marginal 2 percentage point leads in Arizona, Georgia and Michigan, Trump up 6 points in Nevada and 1 in Pennsylvania, and the two tied in North Carolina and Wisconsin.

The poll of 600 registered voters in each state conducted on Sept. 28-Oct. 8 had a margin of error of 4 percentage points in each state.

The neck-and-neck results echo other polls reflecting a tight race before the Nov. 5 election as Americans grapple with concerns about the economy, immigration, women’s rights and the nation’s democratic values in picking between the two candidates.

A Reuters/Ipsos poll this week also found Trump and Harris locked in a close race nationally, with Harris marginally ahead 46% to 43%.

Surveys of swing state voters can be an important indicator given that state-by-state results of the Electoral College will determine the winner, with the seven battleground states likely being decisive.

Harris would win a narrow majority in the Electoral College if she captures the states where she holds an edge in the WSJ’s poll.

According to the WSJ poll, Trump leads Harris in the seven swing states 50% to 39% on who is best able to handle Russia’s war in Ukraine. Trump also has a 48% to 33% lead over Harris on who is better suited to handle the Israel-Hamas war.

More voters said they backed Trump on the economy and immigration while more said Harris would do a better job when it comes to housing, healthcare and caring about people like them, the WSJ poll found.

Huge fire causes massive material damage in southwestern Tehran 

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IFP Editorial Staff
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Iran Firefighters

The fire in the Shadabad Iron Bazaar was so huge that the thick smoke that it sent into the air could be seen everywhere in the Iranian capital Tehran on Saturday afternoon.

Reports say the blaze broke out in the glue depot of the bazaar and rapidly engulfed businesses in the surroundings.

Many cars were scorched in the incident. There is no word on possible casualties as a result of the fire. But reports say the blaze has been contained.

Iran set to launch two satellites into orbit soon

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Golrokh Askarieh
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Iran Satellite

Kowsar and Hodhod satellites were made by an Iranian knowledge-based company.

Their launch on November 5, 2024 will be a turning point in the space industry of Iran because this is the first time a private company is so deeply involved in the field.

Kowsar is a censoring satellite with high image resolution, and Hodhod is a small satellite designed to create satellite communication networks and the Internet of Things.

Hossein Shahrabi, the project manager, says all stages of the design to the manufacture of these 2 satellites were done in Iran by young people whose average age is 25 years.

He added that for the first time in the country, a contract has been signed between the Space Organization and the private sector, and the purchase of Kowsar satellite images is conditional on the success of the launch operation, which is highly risky for both parties.

Head of the Iranian Space Agency (ISA) Hassan Salariyeh recently said Iran successfully put into orbit its Chamran-1 satellite and now this satellite is performing its missions.

In the near future, Iran will also launch three more satellites in order to create a satellite system together, he added.

‘Complaint against journalists, media banned’, Iran issues new directive to streamline gov’t communications

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IFP Editorial Staff
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Iranian Reporters

This directive, announced by First Vice President Mohammad Reza Aref, prohibits any government official or agency from filing complaints against journalists or media outlets without the approval and review of the Government Information Task Force.

Aref said the initiative establishes clear guidelines for the information dissemination activities of executive departments.

According to the 7-item directive, all government bodies must conduct their information dissemination efforts under the supervision and coordination of the Government Information Council.

The directive outlines several key mandates, including the one, saying “Executive bodies must adhere to the policies and resolutions issued by the Government Information Council and provincial information councils.”

Each executive body must also form an information task force, led by the highest-ranking official, the head of public relations, and relevant members.

The directive stresses that appointments of heads of public relations and similar positions require professional qualification approval from the Government Information Council Secretariat.

“Before implementing national programs or major decisions affecting the public, executive bodies must prepare communication plans and submit them to the council for approval,” it further required.

The directive also underscores the importance of effective public relations activities and the use of allocated funds for information dissemination to enhance public awareness and understanding of government achievements.

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