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Lebanese President to Iran: Hezbollah will not keep weapons
I24 News
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Lebanese President Joseph Aoun has sent a clear message to Iran: no group in Lebanon, including Hezbollah, will be allowed to maintain armed forces outside the control of the state. Speaking Wednesday during a meeting with Ali Larijani, secretary...
Iran Leader advisor warns of appropriate response to agents of insecurity in Caucasus
Iran Front Page
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August 13, 2025
Ali Akbar Velayati, a senior advisor to Iran's leader on international affairs warned that the Islamic Republic will give an appropriate response to any move that would compromise its national security as a result of the presence of extra-regional...
At Independence Day event, PM invites all political parties to join hands for Pakistan's stability
GEO TV
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August 13, 2025
PM urges unity beyond political and personal divides. He calls on parties to join national stability charter. PM stresses collective vision for Pakistan’s shared future. ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday invited all political...
This Is Gonna STING! RCP Poll Shows President Trump Has Higher Second-Term Approval Than Bush AND Obama
Twitchy
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August 13, 2025
This writer always takes polls with a grain of salt. After all, if they were 100% accurate, Kamala Harris would be president today. She shudders at the thought. But there's a kernel of truth there, especially in polls that show President Trump...
Ukraine war latest: Trump to push ceasefire in Alaska meeting with Putin, says Zelensky after call with US president
The Kyiv Independent
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August 13, 2025
Key developments on Aug. 13: Trump to push ceasefire in Alaska meeting with Putin, says Zelensky after call with US president Ukraine strikes oil facility in western Russia in overnight drone attack, Kyiv confirms Ukraine open to discussing aerial...
Larijani says US not Iran intervening in Lebanese affairs
Naharnet
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by Naharnet Newsdesk 13 August 2025, 14:57 Iran's Supreme National Security Council chief Ali Larijani advised the Lebanese to preserve the resistance and accused the United States of "ordering" the Lebanese government to implement "a foreign...
Report: Iran advancing nuclear program through Vienna front groups
All Israel News
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August 13, 2025
Satellite image shows construction on a new underground facility (the small cluster of buildings lower down in the image) just south of Iran’s Natanz nuclear site, before the Natanz facility was hit by U.S. airstrikes, June 15, 2025. (Photo: Maxar...
Egypt is not mediating talks between Iran and IAEA, sources tell Tehran Times
Tehran Times
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August 13, 2025
TEHEAN- Reports suggesting Egypt is brokering talks between Iran and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), which are currently negotiating a new cooperation framework, are false, sources with knowledge of the talks told the Tehran Times....
Ukraine International faces unlimited liability over shot-down 737-800
FlightGlobal
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Ukraine International Airlines has lost an appeal against a legal ruling that it failed to prove it was not negligent in allowing a Boeing 737-800 to depart Tehran before the aircraft was shot down. The aircraft took off from Tehran Imam Khomeini...
Vahan Kostanyan emphasised that Armenia highly values Iran’s consistent and public stance on the imperative of unconditional respect for the territorial integrity, sovereignty and inviolability of the borders of the Republic of Armenia, reaffirming…
Aravot
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On August 12-13, Deputy Foreign Minister of Armenia Vahan Kostanyan paid a visit to the Islamic Republic of Iran, where he had meetings with Minister of Foreign Affairs of Iran Seyed Abbas Araghchi, Deputy Foreign Minister for Political Affairs...
Russia aims to build 79,000 Shahed-type drones in 2025, Ukraine's military intelligence says
The Kyiv Independent
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August 13, 2025
Russia plans to produce 79,000 Shahed-type drones in 2025, Vadym Skibitskyi, deputy head of Ukraine's military intelligence (HUR), said in an Aug. 12 interview with Ukrainian media outlet Suspilne. Shahed-type drones, originally designed in Iran,...
Weizmann Institute halves medical school intake after Iranian missile
Al Mayadeen
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August 13, 2025
The institute had planned to accept up to 40 students, but ultimately admitted only 20. "Israel’s" Weizmann Institute of Science has announced that it will reduce by about 50% the number of medical students admitted to its first class this year,...
PM announces establishment of Army Rocket Force to further strengthen military capabilities
Associated Press of Pakistan
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August 13, 2025
- Advertisement - - Advertisement - - Advertisement - ISLAMABAD, Aug 13 (APP): Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday announced the establishment of Army Rocket Force during his address at an event held here to mark the 78th Independence Day...
After a contentious election, Romania’s few Jews remain on guard against antisemitism
Forward
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August 13, 2025
The synagogue in Sighisoara, Romania, serves a town that no longer has any Jews. Courtesy of Google Maps By Larry Luxner August 13, 2025 (JTA) — SIGHIȘOARA, Romania — Only a 10-minute stroll down a maze of cobblestone streets from the birthplace...
Toronto Star bestsellers: Fantasy BookTokkers top fiction; books about the Iranian Revolution and the atomic bomb join non-fiction
Hamilton Spectator
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Fantasy is back on the bestseller lists this week with two titles taking the No. 1 and 3 spots in original fiction, both of them from authors known as BookTok sensations. “Accomplice to the Villain” is one of three “Villain” books that started out...
Iran president rejects Israeli PM’s call for uprising amid shortages
The Sun Daily
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August 13, 2025
TEHRAN: Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has sharply criticised Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s call for Iranians to revolt against their government during ongoing power and water shortages. Netanyahu’s video message on Tuesday...
Iran judiciary says 138 staff removed or convicted for corruption
Iran International
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August 13, 2025
Between March 20 last year and now—covering the current Iranian year—"nearly 400 cases involving lawyers and legal experts were sent to disciplinary or judicial bodies for rulings,” he added. The announcement comes amid a separate high-profile...
Turkey ramps up military support for Syria
Long War Journal
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August 13, 2025
Syrian Minister of Defense Murhaf Abu Qasra (Left) signs a defense cooperation MOU with Turkish Minister of Defense Yasar Guler. (@alokdehahmad on X) On August 13, the Turkish Ministry of Defense announced that Turkish Minister of Defense Yasar...
Foreign ministry distances SA from SANDF chief’s comments on Iran
BusinessLIVE
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Maphwanya and other generals of the defence force visited Iran this week to strengthen ties 13 August 2025 - 19:37 by Thando Maeko The department of international relations & co-operation (Dirco) has distanced itself from SA Defence Force (SANDF)...
Central Bank Of Iran Renames National Currency
MENAFN
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August 13, 2025
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, August 13. The national currency of Iran will be "Toman," and the small currency will be "Qeran", Director General of the Central Bank of Iran (CBI) Mohammad-Reza Farzin told local media, Trend...