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Iran Issues New Warning Over 'Trump Bridge'
Newsweek
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August 12, 2025
Iran has warned its neighbor against welcoming the American military into its territory to develop a new U.S.-backed economic corridor dubbed the "Trump Bridge." Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian told his Armenian counterpart on Monday that...
Iran, South Africa military commanders hail common anti-oppression goals
Press TV
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Iran’s Army commander and South Africa’s military chief have commended their countries’ common goal of fighting the global arrogance and aggressive colonial approaches. The remarks were made by Major General Amir Hatami and the visiting Chief of...
Iran says it detained 21,000 suspects during war
Ynet
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August 12, 2025
Iran’s police detained 21,000 suspects during the 12-day air war between Israel and Iran in June, state media reported on Tuesday. A report by state TV quoted a police spokesperson, Gen. Saeed Montazeralmahdi, as saying people reported the...
Iran Reports 21,000 Arrests During June War With Israel
Radio Free Europe - Radio Liberty
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August 12, 2025
Iranian police say they detained around 21,000 people for alleged security violations during the 12-day war with Israel in June, a figure far higher than earlier official estimates. Police spokesman Saeed Montazerolmehdi said on August 12 that...
Iran’s biotech excellence reshaping economy, defying sanctions
Press TV
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Iran’s pursuit of self-reliance has taken a decisive turn in recent years, not just in politics or energy, but in science—particularly in biotechnology. Under the weight of longstanding sanctions and restrictions, the country has begun to harness...
Iran says it detained 21,000 suspects during the June war with Israel
WTOP - District Columbia
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August 12, 2025
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s police detained 21,000 suspects during the 12-day air war between Israel and Iran in June,… TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s police detained 21,000 suspects during the 12-day air war between Israel and Iran in June, state...
Iranian dissident, pro-Israel activist survives violent attack at London rally for Israeli hostages
All Israel News
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August 12, 2025
Iranian dissident Niyak Ghorbani being assaulted at a pro-Israeli rally in London (Photo: Screenshot) Iranian dissident and pro-Israel activist, Niyak Ghorbani, was attacked at a rally to highlight the plight of Israeli hostages in London on...
Iran says it arrested 21,000 'suspects' during the 12-day war with Israel
LBCI (Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation International)
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Iranian police arrested as many as 21,000 "suspects" during the country's 12-day war with Israel in June, a law enforcement spokesperson said on Tuesday, according to state media. Following Israeli air strikes that began on June 13, Iranian...
Iranian President Raps Inaction on Israeli Crimes
Tasnim News Agency
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August 12, 2025
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – President of Iran Masoud Pezeshkian lashed out at the self-proclaimed advocates of human rights and peace for remaining silent on the Zionist regime’s criminal acts that claimed the lives of Iranian scientists during the 12-day...
Iran calls for international response to Israel’s crimes in Gaza
TASS
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August 12, 2025
TEHRAN, August 12. /TASS/. Iran calls on the world community to stop hushing Israel’s crimes in the Gaza Strip, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), Iran’s elite military unit, said in a statement following the death of Al Jazeera TV...
Iran’s NPC and APC sign agreement
Tehran Times
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August 12, 2025
TEHRAN – Iran’s National Paralympic Committee (NPC) and the Asian Paralympic Committee (APC) signed an agreement to establish the APC Higher Education Center in Iran. The agreement, signed by APC President Majid Rashid and Iran’s NPC head Ghafour...
Iran-Kenya 7th Joint Economic Committee meeting opened in Nairobi
Tehran Times
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August 12, 2025
TEHRAN – Iran and Kenya have launched their seventh joint Economic Committee meeting in Nairobi aimed at deepening economic ties, with both sides setting a target to boost annual trade to $1.0 billion from the current $150 million, Iran’s...
Iran, Turkmenistan agree to build 2 new rail lines at Sarakhs border
Tehran Times
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August 12, 2025
TEHRAN – Iran and Turkmenistan have agreed to construct two new railway lines at the Sarakhs border crossing to ease freight congestion and boost rail trade, the head of the Islamic Republic of Iran Railways said after meeting Turkmenistan’s...
Iran arrests 21,000 suspects during 12-day war with Israel
News.Az
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Iranian police detained up to 21,000 "suspects" during the 12-day conflict with Israel in June, according to state media and law enforcement officials. Following Israeli air strikes starting June 13, Iranian authorities intensified street patrols...
Iran FM slams Israel for massacre of Gaza journalists
Iran Front Page
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August 12, 2025
Iran’s Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi has condemned the killing of five Al Jazeera journalists in an Israeli air attack in the Gaza Strip, highlighting this crime as evidence of the desperation of a globally reviled regime that is going...
Iran’s Larijani: Hezbollah and resistance movements need no guardianship
Shafaq News
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2025-08-12T10:16:06+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News - Baghdad Iran’s Supreme National Security Council Secretary Ali Larijani asserted on Tuesday that Lebanon’s Hezbollah and other resistance movements operate independently and...
Iran Regime Expediency Council Warns of Imminent Tehran Water Shortage
Iran Focus
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August 12, 2025
After the spokesperson of the Expediency Discernment Council announced that some areas of Tehran could reach “Day Zero” for water supply in the coming days, Isa Bozorgzadeh, the spokesperson for Iran’s water industry, denied the claim, stating...
Iran-Iraq security pact lays foundation for lasting regional security: Larijani
Press TV
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Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council Ali Larijani has praised the security agreement signed earlier this week between Tehran and Baghdad, saying it lays the foundation for sustainable security in West Asia. Larijani, who is in...
Governor DeSantis to announce Jay Collins as Florida's new lieutenant governor at Tampa news conference
FOX 13 Tampa Bay - Florida
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TAMPA, Fla. - Gov. Ron DeSantis is holding a news conference in Tampa on Tuesday morning, with the Republican Party of Florida confirming he will announce State Sen. Jay Collins as the state’s lieutenant governor. The governor plans to speak at 10...
Iranian government approves national currency redenomination plan
TASS
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August 12, 2025
DUBAI, August 12. /TASS/. The Iranian government has approved the bill on the redenomination of the Iranian rial, Fatemeh Mohajerani, a representative of the government of the Islamic Republic, announced. "Following the example of some other...