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Iran Ally Sends Warning to US
Newsweek
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August 15, 2025
Hezbollah leader Sheikh Naim Qassem said the group will not hand over its weapons, warning against a United States-backed plan for Lebanon that calls for disarming in exchange for an Israeli withdrawal and international support for reconstruction....
Kermanshah province holds handicraft exhibitions during Arbaeen
Tehran Times
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August 18, 2025
TEHRAN—Head of Kermanshah Cultural Heritage, Tourism, and Handicrafts Department announced sales of 70 billion rials ($77,777) at the province's handicraft exhibitions during Arbaeen, one of the largest religious gatherings in the world, marking...
Iran’s nature is under threat - here’s how better environmental stewardship can save it
The Conversation
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August 15, 2025
From arid deserts and alpine meadows to dense wetlands and temperate forests, Iran’s natural landscapes give rise to rich native wildlife. This country is home to over 8,000 species of plants, nearly 500 bird species and 194 mammals. The UN has...
Eurasian Economic Commission signals readiness to expand trade with Iran
Tehran Times
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August 16, 2025
TEHRAN – The Eurasian Economic Commission (EEC) expressed readiness to deepen trade ties with Iran during a meeting between its trade minister and Iran’s Minister of Industry, Mining and Trade Seyed Mohammad Atabak, on the sidelines of a summit of...
Iran fears US control over the Zangezur corridor following the peace agreement between Armenia and Azerbaijan
Atalayar
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August 15, 2025
Iran fears for its security and its inability to respond to a possible US strategic encirclement of the Zangezur corridor following the peace agreement between Armenia and Azerbaijan brokered by President Donald Trump. In Tehran, this development...
Planes That Bombed Underground Bunkers In Iran Flew Over Putin
Charter 97
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3 Photo: The Moscow Times An unusual detail of the Alaska summit. In Alaska, Putin was shown, both unobtrusively and deliberately, the most advanced U.S. Air Force assets, including those that most recently struck underground bunkers in Iran,...
Tehran launches China-focused tourism marketing course with UN support
Tehran Times
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August 15, 2025
TEHRAN – Iran’s Ministry of Cultural Heritage, Tourism, and Handicrafts has launched an online training program on tourism marketing aimed at attracting Chinese visitors, with support from the UN Tourism (United Nations World Tourism...
Araqchi Stresses Promotion of Iran-Russia Ties
Tasnim News Agency
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August 16, 2025
In a meeting with Iran’s new consul to Russia’s Astrakhan, held in Tehran on Saturday, Araqchi highlighted the importance of relations between Tehran and Moscow. The foreign minister stressed the need to strengthen bilateral cooperation in the...
Iran’s Araqhchi: Europeans Have No Authority to Discuss or Implement Any Part of JCPOA
Al Manar
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August 15, 2025
The Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqhchi said that the Europeans, due to their positions, including their emphasis on zero enrichment, which recognizes Iran’s right to enrich uranium in the JCPOA, have no authority to speak and implement any...
Tehran, Nairobi set $1b trade goal after joint committee meeting
Tehran Times
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August 15, 2025
TEHRAN – Iran and Kenya signed eight cooperation agreements at the close of their seventh Joint Economic Committee meeting, setting a target to raise bilateral trade from the current $150 million to $1.0 billion in the near future. The meeting,...
Copenhagen mosque linked to millions in Iranian state funding, says Danish paper
Iran International
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August 16, 2025
“The Imam Ali Mosque in Copenhagen has received millions of kroner from Iranian donors for the purchase of a detached house. This is shown by secret documents that Berlingske has been given. The money has gone through the Iranian Embassy in...
Iran to boost petrochemical capacity by 35m tons under 5-year plan
Tehran Times
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August 15, 2025
TEHRAN – Iran plans to raise its nominal petrochemical production capacity by 35 million tons to 131.5 million tons a year by the end of its Seventh National Development Plan (2022- 2027) through 66 expansion projects, a senior official said,...
How aromatic resin from Iran is captivating global fragrance markets
Press TV
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Global trade dynamics increasingly favor specialized, high-value natural products over bulk commodities, especially in emerging economies striving to diversify export bases amid geopolitical uncertainty. Iran, historically dependent on...
Iran calls for unity against unilateralism in Eurasia, slams US meddling
Press TV
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Iran’s First Vice President Mohammad Reza Aref has emphasized the importance of regional countries resolving their own issues without external interference, highlighting shared interests across the Caucasus and Central Asia. Mohammad Reza Aref...
Iran’s strategy is non-intervention of foreigners in region
Mehr News Agency
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August 15, 2025
Mohammad Reza Aref, speaking on Friday morning in a meeting with Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin on the sidelines of the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) summit in Kyrgyzstan, referred to developments in the Caucasus and said that Tehran...
Overhaul of South Pars first refinery begins
Tehran Times
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August 18, 2025
TEHRAN- The manager of the first refinery of the South Pars Gas Complex announced the start of major repairs to the refinery with the technical and support teams fully prepared. Ali Ahmadi announced that this project will continue in the next 21...
Iran Sends New Signal to Trump About Nuclear Talks
Newsweek
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August 15, 2025
Iran's top security official, Ali Larijani, said Tehran would "respond positively" to talks with the United States if Washington rules out further military intervention. Speaking to Lebanon's Al-Mayadeen network late on Thursday, Larijani outlined...
Iran looks to China to rebuild its missile capabilities, Israelis concerned
Ynet
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August 15, 2025
Iran is rebuilding its defensive capabilities after the 12-day war with Israel and is likely focusing on new aerial defense systems. Iran may be eyeing advanced Russian defensive systems, but thus far, it has been encountering a...
From resistance to acceptance of new realities: Moscow and Tehran adapt to changing conditions
Aze.Media
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August 16, 2025
Following the signing on August 8 in Washington of a peace agreement between Armenia and Azerbaijan — brokered by the United States and providing for the creation of a transport corridor through Zangezur, or the so-called “Trump Route” — the...
Iran's Water Crisis Opens A New Front With Israel
Radio Free Europe - Radio Liberty
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August 15, 2025
Welcome back to The Farda Briefing, an RFE/RL newsletter that tracks the key issues in Iran and explains why they matter. I'm RFE/RL correspondent Kian Sharifi. In this edition, I'm looking at the back-and-forth between Iran's president and...