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Bus crash in Iran kills at least 28 Pakistani pilgrims
A bus carrying Pakistani pilgrims overturned in Iran, killing 28 passengers, Iranian state media report. The crash happened on Tuesday…
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Day after Putin's visit, Azerbaijan applies to join Russia and China in the BRICS alliance
BAKU, Azerbaijan (AP) — Azerbaijan formally applied Tuesday to join the BRICS bloc of developing economies, a day after Russian leader…
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'Blood on their hands' and 'Starmer warns Iran'
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UK's Starmer urges Iran to refrain from Israel attack
UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has urged Iran to "refrain" from attacking Israel during a phone call with Iran's new president. Sir…
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Israeli defence minister warns Iran, Hezbollah against retaliation
Israeli Defence Minister Yoav Gallant on Sunday warned Iran and the Lebanese Hezbollah militia to avoid retaliatory strikes against…
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Footage of Spanish residential complex fire misrepresented as 'Iranian attack on Israel'
A video compilation of a fire at a residential complex in Spain has recirculated in posts about an Iranian attack on Israel. It surfaced…
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IDF chief: Israel at 'peak readiness' as military awaits Iran attack
Military Chief of General Staff Herzi Halevi said Israeli forces were at "peak readiness, both in offence and in defence," as they braced…
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Israeli and German defence ministers discuss Middle East conflict
Israeli Defence Minister Yoav Gallant has spoken with his German counterpart Boris Pistorius about the tense situation in the Middle East.…
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Hamas names Yahya Sinwar, mastermind of Oct 7 attacks, as its new leader after Haniyeh assassination
Hamas has named Yahya Sinwar, its top leader in Gaza who masterminded the deadly Oct. 7 attack on Israel, as its new leader after his…
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German foreign minister: Wider war in Middle East can be averted
German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock said there is still time to avert a major military escalation in the Middle East, as Israel…
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Netanyahu warns 'Iran's axis of evil' against attacking Israel
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday warned "Iran's axis of evil" against attacking Israel, amid expectations that Tehran and the…
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Reports: Jordanian minister travels to Tehran for mediation talks
Jordanian Foreign Minister Aiman al-Safadi has travelled to Tehran for mediation talks in view of the threat of an Iranian retaliatory…
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Iranian commander threatens Israel with broad counterstrike by allies
The commander of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has threatened Israel with a broad counterstrike from allied militias in…
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Iran vows revenge after Hamas leader assassinated in Tehran
Iran has threatened “harsh punishment” for Israel, which it says was responsible for assassinating Hamas’s leader on Wednesday. Israel has…
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Netanyahu: Israel faces 'challenging days' ahead
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has told citizens in Israel to be ready for "challenging days" ahead, following a dramatic…
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Top Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh killed in Iran - group says
Top Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh has been killed in Iran, the group has said. In a statement released on Wednesday, Hamas said Haniyeh was…
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Mixed messages from Iran after rocket attack on Golan Heights
Iran is sending mixed signals about the deadly rocket attack in a Druze village that Israel has blamed on the Iran-backed Hezbollah…
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Iran summons German ambassador in protest at Islamic centre ban
The Iranian Foreign Ministry has summoned the German ambassador in Tehran in protest against the ban on the Islamic Centre Hamburg (IZH),…
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Iran country profile
Iran became an Islamic republic in 1979, when the monarchy was overthrown and clerics assumed political control under Ayatollah Khomeini.…
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Iran’s naval destroyer has sunk, state media says
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iranian naval destroyer has sunk while it was being repaired in a port near the Strait of Hormuz, state media reported…
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Iran's Khamenei congratulates reformist presidential election winner
Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has congratulated Masoud Pezeshkian, a political moderate, on winning the presidency. "I call…
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Iran's new reformist president pledges to 'extend hand of friendship'
Reformist candidate and heart surgeon Masoud Pezeshkian has won Iran's presidential election after beating his ultra-conservative rival…
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Reformist Masoud Pezeshkian wins Iran's presidential election
Reformist candidate Masoud Pezeshkian has won Iran's presidential election after beating hardliner Saeed Jalili in a run-off vote, a…
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Turkmenistan and Iran sign deal to supply gas to Iraq. Iran will build pipeline to aid delivery
ASHGABAT, Turkmenistan (AP) — Turkmenistan and Iran on Wednesday signed a contract for the delivery of 10 billion cubic meters a year of…