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South Africa Distances Itself from General’s Iran Comments, Criticizes US Human Rights Report
South Africa Today
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August 15, 2025
The Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO) has clarified that recent remarks by South African National Defence Force (SANDF) Chief General Rudzani Maphwanya expressing solidarity with Iran do not reflect the country’s...
Hezbollah warns disarmament push can lead to war, thanks Iran for support
Iran International
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August 15, 2025
Speaking in the eastern city of Baalbek at a Shi’ite religious gathering marking the Arbaeen, Qassem said “the resistance will not hand over its weapons” and pledged to fight a “Karbala-like battle” if necessary. The Battle of Karbala, the most...
To Handle Russia And Iran, The U.S. Must Embrace A New Guiding Principle
Forbes
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September 30, 2022: Russian President Vladimir Putin on a screen in Red Square as he addresses a rally and a concert marking the annexation of four regions of Ukraine that Russian troops occupy: Lugansk, Donetsk, Kherson and Zaporizhzhia, in...
We sell less, we buy more: Tajikistan's foreign trade with a minus of $2.9 billion
Asia Plus
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11:42, todayAuthor: Saifiddin Karaev, Asia-Plus Tajikistan's export basket is still formed mainly by raw materials. In the first half of 2025, exports from Tajikistan amounted to just over 943.2 million dollars, which is 53 million or 5.3% less...
Rosatom in Talks With Iran on Possibility of Building Small Nuclear Power Plants
Sputnik News
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August 15, 2025
https://sputnikglobe.com/20250815/rosatom-in-talks-with-iran-on-possibility-of-building-small-nuclear-power-plants-1122615914.html Rosatom in Talks With Iran on Possibility of Building Small Nuclear Power Plants Rosatom in Talks With Iran on...
IEA cuts oil demand growth estimates in ‘ever more bloated market’
Hellenic Shipping News
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August 14, 2025
The International Energy Agency trimmed its 2025 and 2026 oil demand growth estimates for a third month in a row on Aug. 13, citing flat year-over-year OECD demand and lower-than-expected emerging market growth in the second quarter. The...
BRICS nations to unite against US trade war
Sanatan Prabhat
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August 15, 2025
Brazil takes the lead (BRICS refers to the group of ten emerging economies : Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa, Egypt, Ethiopia, Indonesia, Iran, and the United Arab Emirates) Brasilia (Brazil) – In response to the additional 50% import...
First VP: Iran’s Strategy Non-Intervention of Foreign Forces in Region
Iran Front Page
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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...
Karroubi Slams Nuclear Policy for Driving Iranians ‘to The Abyss’
Asharq Al-Awsat
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August 15, 2025
Prominent Iranian reformist Mehdi Karroubi on Thursday blasted the ruling establishment’s “disastrous” policies, particularly its nuclear program, accusing it of driving the nation “to the edge of the abyss”. Meanwhile, former president Hassan...
Iran’s Nuke Reactor Attack Spurs China; Ditches German, French PLCs For Domestic Tech At Xiluodu Dam
The Eurasian Times
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August 15, 2025
China has completed a significant technology shift at one of its largest energy projects. The Xiluodu Dam, a massive hydropower station on the Jinsha River, has replaced its long-standing German and French industrial control systems with equipment...
Pakistan takes stand for ‘equitable access’ to green finance for developing nations
Dawn
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August 15, 2025
Federal Climate Change Environmental Coordination Minister Dr Musadik Malik called for equitable access to green financing and other resources for developing nations on Friday at a meeting in Geneva, the state-run Associated Press of Pakistan...
Exit from English: Iran in the political economy of translation
Mada Masr
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August 14, 2025
Photo from the Israel-Iran war in June taken by an anonymous photographer. At the wake of the Jina uprising in September 2022, I found myself compulsively translating to my Arab friends. The madness and the euphoria of the moment could easily tip...
Ramaphosa’s office says SANDF head’s Iran visit was ‘ill advised’
BusinessLIVE
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Presidency spokesperson Vincent Magwenya says President Cyril Ramaphosa did not know about SA National Defence Force (SANDF) commander Gen Rudzani Maphwanya’s trip to Iran. Maphwanya met Iranian military officials and was criticised for the...
World : Afghanistan Economy Remains Steady At Dawn Of Fourth Anniversary Of Taliban Rule
Bernama
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August 15, 2025
By Vijian Paramasivam PHNOM PENH, Aug 15 (Bernama) -- After four years in power, the Taliban-led government says Afghanistan's economy is prepared to withstand American tariffs and ready to welcome millions of Afghan refugees. Today marks the...
Nearly 70% of Iran oil tankers faked travel routes: Nikkei analysis
Nikkei Asia
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TOKYO -- Nearly 70% of Iranian oil tankers have made attempts to fake their travel routes, an analysis by Nikkei shows, with many of them likely transporting crude to China to bring in precious foreign currency to the sanctioned Middle Eastern...
SANDF chief in hot water over ‘Iran political solidarity’ remarks
Cape Times
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UNDER-FIRE South African National Defence Force (SANDF) chief General Rudzani Maphwanya’s visit to Iran was ill-advised, especially at a time of heightened geopolitics including a tense stand-off with the US. This is according to the Presidency,...
Iran Update, August 14, 2025
Critical Threats - Washington D.C.
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Information Cutoff: 2:00 PM ET The Critical Threats Project (CTP) at the American Enterprise Institute and the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) publish the Iran Update, which provides insights into Iranian and Iranian-sponsored activities that...
Iran’s rulers face existential choice after US-Israeli strikes
The Financial Express Bangladesh
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Weakened by war and diplomatic deadlock, Iran’s clerical elite stands at a crossroads: defy pressure to halt its nuclear activity and risk further Israeli and US attack, or concede and risk a leadership fracture. For now, the Islamic Republic...
Swap Around and Find Out: The New Rules of International Digital Economic Warfare
War on the Rocks
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August 15, 2025
On Feb. 21, 2025, North Korean state hackers linked to the Lazarus Group pulled off the largest digital theft in history, stealing around $1.5 billion worth of Ethereum from a cryptocurrency exchange called ByBit. It remains the biggest digital...
Ramaphosa unaware of SANDF chief's controversial Iran visit
IOL
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The Presidency on Thursday night said President Cyril Ramaphosa was unaware of the “ill-advised” visit by South African National Defence Force (SANDF) Chief Rudzani Maphwanywa to Iran. Addressing the media, Ramaphosa’s spokesperson Vincent...