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Brown bear filmed in Ramsar forests, northern Iran

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The video captured by Behrooz Salmian has documented beautiful moments of brown bear wandering in autumn.

The short video also displays moments from the life of the brown bear in the lush and colorful forests of Ramsar, highlighting the beauty of nature.

Ramsar is located in the northern part of Iran and is renowned for its lush Hyrcanian forests, a UNESCO World Heritage site.

These ancient forests, dating back millions of years, are rich in biodiversity and serve as a crucial habitat for various wildlife species, including the elusive brown bear.

Iran’s president meets Russian leader, calls ties strategic

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IFP Media Wire
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During a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin on the sidelines of the international conference titled “Interconnection of Eras and Civilizations: Foundation of Peace and Development” in Turkmenistan, both leaders highlighted the expansion of relations and cooperation between the two countries, expressing satisfaction with the increase in trade volume.

Pezeshkian noted that Iran and Russia have complementary and mutual capacities that can benefit one another, adding, “Our positions in the world are much closer to each other than others.”

The Iranian president also expressed hope for the swift signing of a strategic partnership document between Iran and Russia, stressing the need for enhanced cooperation.

For his part, Putin emphasized that Iran and Russia jointly cooperate on the international stage, sharing similar global assessments and approaches.

He stated that the development of relations and the increase in trade volume between the two sides is progressing well.

Iran parliament chief: Israel cannot compensate for strategic defeats through assassinations

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Speaking at an inter-parliamentary international conference in Tajikistan to mark the thirtieth anniversary of the country’s constitutional law, Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf expressed his condolences to the people and government of Lebanon following the martyrdom of Seyed Hassan Nasrallah, the Secretary-General of Hezbollah. He remarked that “the Israeli regime’s assassination operations accelerate the erosion of its existence.”

He stressed that instead of airstrikes and killing innocent people, this criminal regime should urgently pursue a path toward an agreement for a ceasefire that respects the minimum rights of the people of Gaza and Lebanon.

Qalibaf noted that as the heads of parliaments and assemblies of our countries, we have a duty to respond to the arbitrary and brutal actions of the Israeli regime in eliminating women and children and violating the fundamental rights of the oppressed people of Palestine, and to be the voice of their quest for freedom and justice.

In Gaza, Israel’s war has killed more than 42,000 people and wounded at least 97,590 others, most of them women and children.

Most of Gaza’s 2.3 million people have since been displaced and humanitarian conditions have deteriorated sharply.

Lebanon’s Health Ministry said that more than 2,141 people have been killed and 10,099 injured in Israel’s attack on Lebanon, including women and children, since October 2023.

Hundreds of thousands of civilians have fled their homes in Beirut to escape the Israeli air raids.

Lebanon’s Health Ministry said that more than 2,141 people have been killed and 10,099 injured in Israel’s attack on Lebanon, including children and women, since October 2023.

Hundreds of thousands of civilians have fled their homes in Beirut to escape the Israeli air raids.

Israel bombs Iranian Red Crescent field hospital in Syria, draws condemnation

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Israeli F-35 warplanes

Pirhossein Kolivand, the head of the Iranian Red Crescent Society, reported on Thursday that the field hospital was established as a 56-bed facility on the Syrian border to provide humanitarian aid to the displaced and civilians affected by Israel’s aggressive actions against Lebanon.

The hospital, along with its medical storage, completely burned down following Israeli attacks on Wednesday.

Kolivand emphasized that the Israeli move was in direct violation of international humanitarian law, including in the Four Geneva Conventions of 1949, which strictly prohibits any attacks on civilian places, especially medical and healthcare facilities.

Iran’s Red Crescent has sent letters to the heads of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) and the International Committee of the Red Cross (IRCRC), demanding condemnation of the act and filing a complaint against Israel.

The Spokesperson for the Iranian Foreign Ministry Esmaeil Baghai also censured the Israeli regime for the attack, labeling it as a “clear example of war crime.”

He said the frequent attacks by Israel on hospitals and medical facilities in Gaza, Lebanon, and Syria are a clear indication of the regime’s defiance of all international rules and norms.

Lebanon’s Health Ministry said that more than 2,141 people have been killed and 10,099 injured in Israel’s attack on Lebanon, including children and women, since October 2023.

Hundreds of thousands of civilians have fled their homes in Beirut to escape the Israeli air raids.

Iran spokesman condemns Israel for frequent attacks on medical centers

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IFP Media Wire
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Esmaeil Baqaei highlighted that Israel’s actions reflect a clear disregard for established global conventions meant to protect civilians during conflict.

He emphasized that the repeated targeting of hospitals and healthcare centers underscores the extent of the regime’s unlawful conduct in the region.

The spokesman added that these strikes, which have caused widespread destruction of essential medical infrastructure, are part of a broader pattern of aggression aimed at weakening basic services in conflict zones.

Baqaei called on international organizations, particularly the International Committee of the Red Cross, to take immediate and firm action in condemning these attacks and holding Israel accountable for its war crimes.

He also urged for greater global efforts to provide assistance to the many victims displaced by the conflict, stressing that humanitarian needs are growing in areas impacted by Israel’s aggression.

Iran FM urges collective efforts to halt Israel in letters to peers

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Araqchi made these remarks in letters sent to his counterparts around the world on Thursday.

He highlighted the ongoing Israeli brutality against civilians in Gaza and Lebanon, which has resulted in significant deaths, injuries, displacement of innocent individuals, and the destruction of residential and public buildings, as well as the deaths of international aid workers.

The Iranian foreign minister emphasized that the Zionist regime’s criminal actions pose a grave threat to both regional and global peace, representing clear instances of war crimes, genocide, and crimes against humanity.

“The Israeli regime’s unchecked impunity has led it to expand its attacks on Lebanon, with large-scale airstrikes on residential areas using US-made bunker buster bombs,” Araqchi wrote.

He noted that the UN Security Council’s failure to act has emboldened Israel’s leadership to continue their crimes.

Araqchi also pointed out that Iran’s recent missile strikes on Israeli military positions in the occupied territories, known as Operation True Promise II, were carried out after weeks of self-restraint to help pave the way for a ceasefire in Gaza.

He stressed that the operation demonstrates Iran’s commitment to international peace and security.

“If necessary, the Islamic Republic of Iran is fully prepared to take more decisive defensive measures against any act of aggression, without hesitation,” Araqchi asserted.

Nuclear chief: Iran produces world’s highest-quality heavy water

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Mohammad Eslami

Mohammad Eslami also emphasized that the Bushehr nuclear power plant is among the top-tier facilities globally.

Eslami stressed the current global divide between right and wrong, underscoring the crimes of the Zionist regime and global arrogance.

He pointed out that, given these circumstances, people worldwide can clearly see where they stand in this moral struggle.

He called on the media to amplify the voices of the oppressed and bring the truth to light.

Eslami also highlighted the significant progress made by Iran’s Islamic Revolution, despite numerous obstacles, particularly in nuclear technology.

He noted that despite international efforts to block Iran’s access to advanced technologies, the country has successfully advanced its nuclear capabilities under the guidance of its leadership.

He also mentioned the approval of a 20-year strategic roadmap for the AEOI, unveiled by late Iranian President Seyyed Ebrahim Raisi, which has further accelerated progress in the nuclear industry.

Iran, Qatar push to end Israeli crimes in West Asia

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IFP Editorial Staff
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Iran’s Foreign Minister Seyyed Abbas Araghchi, who has traveled to Qatar at the head of a diplomatic delegation for consultations on regional developments, met and held discussions with Qatari Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani.

During the meeting, the two sides discussed expanding relations between Tehran and Doha and addressed topics of mutual concern in regional and international arenas, particularly developments in Lebanon and Palestine. They emphasized the need to stop the warmongering and atrocities committed by the Zionist regime.

Araghchi highlighted Iran’s policy of good neighborliness and the comprehensive development of relations with its neighbors as a key priority of the fourteenth government in achieving peace, stability, security, as well as regional development and prosperity.

He described relations between the Islamic Republic of Iran and Qatar as brotherly and progressive, stressing the importance of implementing previous agreements between the two countries.

The top Iranian diplomat reviewed the efforts of both countries to stop the war in Gaza and Lebanon and commended Qatar’s constructive role in this regard.

He pointed to the Zionist regime’s warmongering as the main cause of insecurity and instability in the region.

Araghchi urged the use of all regional capacities and resources to immediately halt the war and prevent the ongoing genocide and destruction of infrastructure in Lebanon and Palestine.

The Qatari Prime Minister and Foreign Minister, in turn, reaffirmed the close and friendly relations between Qatar and the Islamic Republic of Iran and emphasized the expansion of ties based on the determination of the leaders of both nations.

He also referred to the ongoing consultations between the two sides on regional developments, calling for regional cooperation to stop the war and crimes of the Zionist regime, achieve lasting stability and security in the region, and support the people of Palestine and Lebanon.

Many killed, injured in Israeli strike on Gaza school

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IFP Media Wire
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The Palestinian Red Crescent announced that at least 28 Palestinians were killed and 54 others were injured in an Israeli air raid that hit Rofaida school, sheltering the displaced, in the west of Deir al-Balah in the centre of Gaza.

The Israeli army claims it targeted Hamas operatives in the school, which the governmental media office in Gaza strongly denies.

Al-Aqsa Hospital officials say the vast majority of victims in the latest Israeli strike are women, children as well as young men.

The attack on Rofaida school is the most recent of a series of Israeli raids on schools housing thousands of displaced Gazans.

The Israeli military has hit dozens of schools sheltering civilians since the start of its war on the besieged enclave, predominantly killing children and women in the strikes. Many of the schools run by the UN’s agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) have also been damaged or destroyed.

Israel has continued its offensive on the Gaza Strip following an attack by the Palestinian group Hamas last year, despite a UN Security Council resolution calling for an immediate cease-fire.

More than 42,000 people have since been killed, mostly women and children, and nearly 98,000 others injured, according to local health authorities.

The Israeli onslaught has displaced almost the entire population of the Gaza Strip 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.

Saudi Arabia fails to win seat on UN Human Rights Council

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IFP Media Wire
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This is the second time in a row for the Persian Gulf kingdom to lose the elections. In 2020, it also finished bottom in the secret ballot, held at the UN headquarters in New York.

In Wednesday’s election, it received 117 votes, the least among six Asia-Pacific countries competing for five seats on a regional slate.

Rights groups have welcomed the news, saying that it proves that Riyadh’s attempts to prove that it was taking steps to improve its human rights record have failed.

“As the execution crisis in the kingdom intensifies, with killings on a daily basis, including of drug offenders and people whose only crime was to stand up for human rights, this vote shows that the world is watching and taking note,” said Maya Foa, director of the rights group Reprieve which earlier on Wednesday revealed that Saudi Arabia has executed 213 people so far this year.

“The Saudi regime has spent vast sums of money to promote a false vision of the kingdom, selling stories of progress on human rights while cracking down ever more harshly on dissent. Its failure to secure a seat on the Council shows that, for once, it is being judged on its actions, not its public relations campaign,” Foa told Middle East Eye.

The HRC is the main intergovernmental body within the UN with the mandate to strengthen the protection and promotion of human rights around the world.

Human rights activists have denounced Riyadh’s candidacy as contradicting the council’s raison d’etre.

The criteria for electing its member countries include a requirement for members to “uphold the highest standards in the promotion and protection of human rights” and to “fully cooperate with the Council”.

The HRC voted on Wednesday to elect 18 new members from 19 candidates running on five separate regional slates. The Asia-Pacific slate had six candidates competing for five seats. Saudi Arabia came in sixth with 117 votes, behind the Marshall Islands (124), the Republic of Korea (161), Cyprus (167), Qatar (167) and Thailand (177).

The International Service for Human Rights (ISHR), an international rights group, announced it had lobbied states before the vote to ensure new members have a record of upholding the council’s mandate to promote and protect human rights.

“We are relieved that enough States took their record on human rights into account when voting,” stated Madeleine Sinclair, director of ISHR’s New York office.

“Saudi Arabia’s record is a laundry list of the kinds of abuses the Council should seek to address: from atrocity crimes, to the repression of civil society and criminalisation of women human rights defenders, both in and outside its borders,” she added.

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