iranherald.com latest rss headlines Provides the latest rss feeds for iranherald.com. For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page iranherald.com http://www.iranherald.com en-us Tue, 19 Mar 2024 17:10:20 +1100 Tue, 19 Mar 2024 17:10:20 +1100 3600 <![CDATA[Austin Hosts First In-Person Ukraine Defense Contact Group of 2024]]> Ramstein, Germany - Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin is in Germany to build upon the international community's military support for Ukraine, even as the U.S. Congress has yet to approve additional funding for Kyiv.

This is Austin's first international trip since he was hospitalized on Jan. 1 due to complications from surgery to treat his prostate cancer in late December. On Tuesday, he will host another round of]]> http://www.iranherald.com/news/274179408/austin-hosts-first-in-person-ukraine-defense-contact-group-of-2024 274179408 Tue, 19 Mar 2024 06:05:10 GMT http://www.iranherald.com/news/274179408/austin-hosts-first-in-person-ukraine-defense-contact-group-of-2024 <![CDATA[Iranians Tighten Belts for Persian New Year Festivities]]> Tehran, Iran - Millions of Iranians will travel to be with their families for Nowruz, the Persian New Year, Wednesday but economic troubles in the sanctions-hit country are weighing on the festivities.

Iranians will celebrate the start of the year 1403 at exactly 26 seconds past 6:36 a.m. on March 20, matching the astronomical time of the spring equinox.

Globally, some 300 million people will wish each othe]]> http://www.iranherald.com/news/274179178/iranians-tighten-belts-for-persian-new-year-festivities 274179178 Tue, 19 Mar 2024 00:36:09 GMT http://www.iranherald.com/news/274179178/iranians-tighten-belts-for-persian-new-year-festivities <![CDATA[Al Jazeera Says Reporter Arrested in Gaza]]> washington - An Al Jazeera journalist on Monday was beaten and taken away by Israeli forces while he reported on a hospital raid in Gaza, the network said.

Al Jazeera reported that members of the Israel Defense Forces, or IDF, assaulted their Arabic language correspondent Ismail Al-Ghoul, destroying his equipment and arresting him along with other media and hospital workers.

Al-Ghoul was forced to strip nak]]> http://www.iranherald.com/news/274179155/al-jazeera-says-reporter-arrested-in-gaza 274179155 Tue, 19 Mar 2024 00:06:09 GMT http://www.iranherald.com/news/274179155/al-jazeera-says-reporter-arrested-in-gaza <![CDATA[US Holds Out Hope for Partnership with Niger]]> Pentagon - The United States is not ruling out a continued military presence in Niger, despite a statement by the country's ruling military junta that it was ending an agreement allowing for the presence of American forces engaged in counterterrorism missions.

U.S. defense officials said Monday the U.S. has yet to withdraw any of its approximately 1,000 military personnel from Niger and, along with officials from]]> http://www.iranherald.com/news/274179004/us-holds-out-hope-for-partnership-with-niger 274179004 Mon, 18 Mar 2024 23:05:09 GMT http://www.iranherald.com/news/274179004/us-holds-out-hope-for-partnership-with-niger <![CDATA[Modi hails 'special relations after Putin victory]]> The Indian PM has congratulated the Russian president after he won a fifth term in office

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has congratulated Russian President Vladimir Putin, who was re-elected and secured a fifth term in office yesterday. Modi hailed the "special and privileged" relationship between the two BRICS nations.

With all ballots counted by Monday morning, Putin had won 87% of ]]> http://www.iranherald.com/news/274178958/modi-hails-pecial-relations-after-putin-victory 274178958 Mon, 18 Mar 2024 22:13:04 GMT http://www.iranherald.com/news/274178958/modi-hails-pecial-relations-after-putin-victory <![CDATA[Israeli Military Conducts Operation in Gaza's Largest Hospital]]> Amidst escalating tensions in the Gaza Strip, the Israeli army has initiated an operation within the region's largest hospital, "Al-Shifa." According to a statement from the military, the operation is a response to intelligence indicating that senior members of the Islamist group Hamas are utilizing the medical facility as a strategic base for launching attacks against Israel.

Reports from the Israeli military su]]> http://www.iranherald.com/news/274178955/israeli-military-conducts-operation-in-gaza-largest-hospital 274178955 Mon, 18 Mar 2024 22:11:47 GMT http://www.iranherald.com/news/274178955/israeli-military-conducts-operation-in-gaza-largest-hospital <![CDATA[Nobel Winner Urges World to Browbeat Iran Over Rights Abuses]]> Geneva, Switzerland - Jailed Iranian Nobel Peace Prize winner Narges Mohammadi on Monday called on countries to increase pressure on Tehran over its 'egregious' human rights abuses.

Mohammadi, 51, won the 2023 award for her campaign for human rights in Iran which has seen her spend much of the last two decades in and out of prison.

'The people of Iran are enduring systematic, widespread and institutionalize]]> http://www.iranherald.com/news/274178927/nobel-winner-urges-world-to-browbeat-iran-over-rights-abuses 274178927 Mon, 18 Mar 2024 22:06:14 GMT http://www.iranherald.com/news/274178927/nobel-winner-urges-world-to-browbeat-iran-over-rights-abuses <![CDATA[Biden knew Israel was bombing indiscriminately WaPo]]> The US president was told in October that Israeli airstrikes were often carried out without 'solid intelligence,' the newspaper claims

The White House knew since late October that Israel was regularly bombing civilian targets in Gaza, but President Joe Biden continued to publicly defend the Israeli military's conduct, the Washington Post reported on Monday.

On October 27, three weeks into I]]> http://www.iranherald.com/news/274178857/biden-knew-israel-was-bombing-indiscriminately-wapo 274178857 Mon, 18 Mar 2024 21:14:26 GMT http://www.iranherald.com/news/274178857/biden-knew-israel-was-bombing-indiscriminately-wapo <![CDATA[Israeli soldier killed in Gaza's Al-Shifa hospital raid]]> GAZA, March 18 (Xinhua) -- An Israeli soldier was killed during the Israeli army's raid on the Al-Shifa complex in Gaza City early Monday, the Israeli military said.

According to Israeli public radio, the soldier was a sergeant from the Hanahl Brigade, whose death brings the total number of Israeli fatalities since the start of the conflict to 593.

The same day, the Al-Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of the]]> http://www.iranherald.com/news/274178841/israeli-soldier-killed-in-gaza-al-shifa-hospital-raid 274178841 Mon, 18 Mar 2024 20:49:01 GMT http://www.iranherald.com/news/274178841/israeli-soldier-killed-in-gaza-al-shifa-hospital-raid <![CDATA[Famine Imminent in Northern Gaza, Food Security Experts Warn]]> United Nations - Famine is imminent in the northern Gaza Strip between now and May, and the rest of Gaza's population is facing crisis levels of hunger and worse, a United Nations-backed food security report concluded Monday.

"More than half of all Palestinians in Gaza -1.1 million people - have completely exhausted their food supplies and are facing catastrophic hunger, according to the report," U.N. Secretary-G]]> http://www.iranherald.com/news/274178787/famine-imminent-in-northern-gaza-food-security-experts-warn 274178787 Mon, 18 Mar 2024 20:05:47 GMT http://www.iranherald.com/news/274178787/famine-imminent-in-northern-gaza-food-security-experts-warn <![CDATA[2nd round of Iran's parliamentary election to be held in May: ministry]]> TEHRAN, March 18 (Xinhua) -- The second round of Iran's 12th parliamentary election will be held on May 10, 2024, according to a press release published on the website of the Interior Ministry on Monday.

The voting process would be completely electronic in eight out of the total 21 electoral districts, including the capital Tehran, Tabriz, Abadan, Shiraz, Kermanshah, Khorramabad, Chegeni, and Malayer, the press]]> http://www.iranherald.com/news/274178772/2nd-round-of-iran-parliamentary-election-to-be-held-in-may-ministry 274178772 Mon, 18 Mar 2024 19:49:02 GMT http://www.iranherald.com/news/274178772/2nd-round-of-iran-parliamentary-election-to-be-held-in-may-ministry <![CDATA[Modi hails India-Russia relations as 'special after Putin's victory]]> The Indian PM has sent a message of congratulations to Vladimir Putin after the Russian president won a fifth term in office

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has congratulated Russian President Vladimir Putin, who was re-elected and secured a fifth term in office yesterday. Modi hailed the "special and privileged" relationship between the two BRICS nations.

With all ballots counted by Mo]]> http://www.iranherald.com/news/274178607/modi-hails-india-russia-relations-as-pecial-after-putin-victory 274178607 Mon, 18 Mar 2024 18:13:55 GMT http://www.iranherald.com/news/274178607/modi-hails-india-russia-relations-as-pecial-after-putin-victory <![CDATA[UN Security Council demands end to Red Sea attacks, calls for restraint]]> UNITED NATIONS, March 18 (Xinhua) -- The Security Council on Monday demanded an end to attacks on vessels at the Red Sea by Yemen's Houthi militia and calls for restraint in order to avoid further escalation of the situation.

In a press statement, the members of the Security Council condemned Houthi attacks against commercial vessels in the Red Sea and demanded an immediate end to such attacks.

They calle]]> http://www.iranherald.com/news/274178457/un-security-council-demands-end-to-red-sea-attacks-calls-for-restraint 274178457 Mon, 18 Mar 2024 17:30:01 GMT http://www.iranherald.com/news/274178457/un-security-council-demands-end-to-red-sea-attacks-calls-for-restraint <![CDATA[US Is Not A Democracy: Putin]]> TEHRAN (Tasnim) - The US has become a global laughing stock by criticizing democratic processes in other nations while suppressing a presidential candidate in its own election, Russian leader Vladimir Putin said.

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Speaking to journalists in Moscow early on Monday morning, shortly after preliminary results indicated he would be reelected with 87% of the vote in the Russian presidentia]]> http://www.iranherald.com/news/274177978/us-is-not-a-democracy-putin 274177978 Mon, 18 Mar 2024 13:37:14 GMT http://www.iranherald.com/news/274177978/us-is-not-a-democracy-putin <![CDATA[Gaza Reflects Power of Resistance: Iranian General]]> TEHRAN (Tasnim) - What has been unfolding in the Gaza Strip during nearly six months of relentless Israeli strikes illustrates the extent of the resistance front's power, Chief of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces Major General Mohammad Hossein Baqeri said.

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"The resistance shown by the people of Gaza for about six months under the harshest attacks of the Zionist regime indicates the ex]]> http://www.iranherald.com/news/274177976/gaza-reflects-power-of-resistance-iranian-general 274177976 Mon, 18 Mar 2024 13:37:10 GMT http://www.iranherald.com/news/274177976/gaza-reflects-power-of-resistance-iranian-general <![CDATA[Kiev's ambassador to Sweden incensed by prostitution joke]]> A Swedish journalist suggested that Ukrainian women stand out at brothels during a satirical show about immigrants

Kiev's envoy to Stockholm was infuriated by a talk show which was aired by the public broadcaster SVT last week in which a journalist, Elaf Ali, poked fun of Ukrainian prostitutes. Ali responded by suggesting that Ukrainians should get thicker skin.

Andrey Plakhotnyuk said Ali']]> http://www.iranherald.com/news/274177709/kiev-ambassador-to-sweden-incensed-by-prostitution-joke 274177709 Mon, 18 Mar 2024 12:12:56 GMT http://www.iranherald.com/news/274177709/kiev-ambassador-to-sweden-incensed-by-prostitution-joke <![CDATA[Iran inks $13 billion worth of new oil deals]]> Contracts with domestic energy firms are aimed at boosting daily production in major fields of the sanctions-hit country

Iran's energy companies were granted their biggest contracts in the past decade on Sunday, as Tehran seeks to boost output at major oil fields, state media have reported.

Deals worth $13 billion, aimed at developing deposits and increasing production by as much as 350,000]]> http://www.iranherald.com/news/274177706/iran-inks-13-billion-worth-of-new-oil-deals 274177706 Mon, 18 Mar 2024 12:12:45 GMT http://www.iranherald.com/news/274177706/iran-inks-13-billion-worth-of-new-oil-deals <![CDATA[Polish Farmers Block Two Border Crossings with Germany]]> TEHRAN (Tasnim) - Polish farmers blocked two border crossings with Germany on Monday, local police said, as protests against European Union environmental regulations and cheap imports sweep the bloc.

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Farmers in Poland and across the EU have been calling for changes to restrictions placed on them by the EU's Green Deal plan to tackle climate change, and for the re-imposition of custo]]> http://www.iranherald.com/news/274177482/polish-farmers-block-two-border-crossings-with-germany 274177482 Mon, 18 Mar 2024 11:37:12 GMT http://www.iranherald.com/news/274177482/polish-farmers-block-two-border-crossings-with-germany <![CDATA[Xi congratulates Putin on election victory]]> The Chinese leader says he is sure that Russia will be able to achieve even more success under the president's continued rule

Chinese leader Xi Jinping has congratulated his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on his historic landslide victory in the presidential election, which has paved the way for his fifth term in ]]> http://www.iranherald.com/news/274177470/xi-congratulates-putin-on-election-victory 274177470 Mon, 18 Mar 2024 11:03:49 GMT http://www.iranherald.com/news/274177470/xi-congratulates-putin-on-election-victory <![CDATA[Putin Set to Win After 95.04% of Ballots Counted]]> TEHRAN (Tasnim) - Russia's incumbent President Vladimir Putin is set to win the eighth presidential election with 87.32 percent of votes after 95.04 percent of ballots were counted by late Sunday, preliminary data from the Russian Central Election Commission (CEC) showed.

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Under Russia's presidential election regulations, a candidate who receives more than 50 percent of the votes wil]]> http://www.iranherald.com/news/274177191/putin-set-to-win-after-9504-of-ballots-counted 274177191 Mon, 18 Mar 2024 08:37:09 GMT http://www.iranherald.com/news/274177191/putin-set-to-win-after-9504-of-ballots-counted <![CDATA[Iran Resolved to Promote Ties with Africa]]> TEHRAN (Tasnim) - Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian expressed the country's determination to enhance relations with Africa in all fields.

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In a meeting with Iran's new envoy to Niger, held in Tehran on Sunday, Amirabdollahian said the Iranian administration has great determination to expand relations and cooperation with the African states in all sectors.

He also st]]> http://www.iranherald.com/news/274176978/iran-resolved-to-promote-ties-with-africa 274176978 Mon, 18 Mar 2024 07:37:14 GMT http://www.iranherald.com/news/274176978/iran-resolved-to-promote-ties-with-africa <![CDATA[US, UK Launch Fresh Airstrikes in Yemen]]> TEHRAN (Tasnim) - The United States and the United Kingdom have carried out a series of airstrikes in Yemen's Ta'izz and Hudaydah provinces, as Yemeni forces continue maritime operations against vessels linked to Israel in the Red Sea.

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According to Yemen's official Saba news agency, an airstrike hit Ta'izz province's At-Ta'iziyah district early on Sunday, with no immediate details on casu]]> http://www.iranherald.com/news/274176681/us-uk-launch-fresh-airstrikes-in-yemen 274176681 Mon, 18 Mar 2024 06:37:07 GMT http://www.iranherald.com/news/274176681/us-uk-launch-fresh-airstrikes-in-yemen <![CDATA[Xinhua world news summary at 0100 GMT, March 18]]> MOSCOW -- Russia's incumbent President Vladimir Putin is set to win with 87.3 percent of votes in the presidential elections after 57.5 percent of ballots were counted by late Sunday, showed preliminary data from the Russian Central Election Commission.

Under Russian presidential election regulations, a candidate who receives more than 50 percent of the votes will secure victory. (Russia-Presidential Vote)

http://www.iranherald.com/news/274175065/xinhua-world--summary-at-0100-gmt-march-18 274175065 Mon, 18 Mar 2024 01:05:01 GMT http://www.iranherald.com/news/274175065/xinhua-world--summary-at-0100-gmt-march-18
<![CDATA[Germany stands with Israel as Rafah invasion looms]]> With Israeli Prime Minister facing a backlash in Israel and globally as he prosecutes a vicious war on Gaza, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has arrived for his second visit to the Jewish state since October 7, and his third overall, to provide Germany's backing.

"In these dark hours my country stands with the people of Israel. From day one our message has been clear," he said at a joint press conference on Sunday.]]> http://www.iranherald.com/news/274174726/germany-stands-with-israel-as-rafah-invasion-looms 274174726 Sun, 17 Mar 2024 18:33:22 GMT http://www.iranherald.com/news/274174726/germany-stands-with-israel-as-rafah-invasion-looms <![CDATA[Netanyahu: Israel to Push Ahead With Rafah Attack]]> Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday rebuffed international pressure, vowing that Israel would push ahead with an attack on Hamas militants in Rafah near the Gaza-Egyptian border, even as cease-fire talks were set to resume in Qatar in the coming days.

'No amount of international pressure will stop us from realizing all the goals of the war," to erase any Hamas control in Gaza, Netanyahu told a Cab]]> http://www.iranherald.com/news/274174561/netanyahu-israel-to-push-ahead-with-rafah-attack 274174561 Sun, 17 Mar 2024 18:06:14 GMT http://www.iranherald.com/news/274174561/netanyahu-israel-to-push-ahead-with-rafah-attack <![CDATA[Iran Inks Big Contracts to Increase Oil Production]]> Tehran - Iran on Sunday sealed contracts worth billions of dollars with domestic companies to boost its oil production in the face of Western sanctions.

In a ceremony broadcast on state TV, the oil ministry and Iranian businesses signed deals worth $13 billion to increase daily oil production in six major fields.

Shana, the official news agency for the oil industry, labelled the deals as Iran's 'biggest oil]]> http://www.iranherald.com/news/274174560/iran-inks-big-contracts-to-increase-oil-production 274174560 Sun, 17 Mar 2024 18:06:12 GMT http://www.iranherald.com/news/274174560/iran-inks-big-contracts-to-increase-oil-production <![CDATA[Palestine condemns Israel's use of starvation as weapon in Gaza]]>

]]> http://www.iranherald.com/news/274174546/palestine-condemns-israel-use-of-starvation-as-weapon-in-gaza 274174546 Sun, 17 Mar 2024 17:55:02 GMT http://www.iranherald.com/news/274174546/palestine-condemns-israel-use-of-starvation-as-weapon-in-gaza <![CDATA[Iran Fails to Reach Goalball Nations Cup 2024 Semis]]> TEHRAN (Tasnim) - Iran's men's goalball team failed to reach the Goalball Nations Cup 2024 semifinals.

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Team Melli lost to Montenegro 11-6 and failed to advance to the tournament's semifinals.

Iran lost to Brazil, Japan and Montenegro and defeated Germany, Sweden and Poland in Group A.

Mostafa Shahbazi, Hassan Jafari, Mahdi Abbasi, Mohammad Mahdi Zarei, Khalil Shahriarnasab, Milad]]> http://www.iranherald.com/news/274174363/iran-fails-to-reach-goalball-nations-cup-2024-semis 274174363 Sun, 17 Mar 2024 13:37:13 GMT http://www.iranherald.com/news/274174363/iran-fails-to-reach-goalball-nations-cup-2024-semis <![CDATA[Niger suspends military pact with US "with immediate effect"]]> http://www.iranherald.com/news/274174213/niger-suspends-military-pact-with-us-with-immediate-effect 274174213 Sun, 17 Mar 2024 12:18:43 GMT http://www.iranherald.com/news/274174213/niger-suspends-military-pact-with-us-with-immediate-effect <![CDATA[Palestinian death toll in Gaza climbs to 31,645: ministry]]> GAZA, March 17 (Xinhua) -- The Palestinian death toll in the Gaza Strip has risen to 31,645 with 73,676 others wounded, the Hamas-run Health Ministry said in a press statement Sunday.

Israeli army killed 92 Palestinians and wounded 130 others during the past 24 hours, bringing the total death toll to 31,645 and injuries to 73,676, according to the ministry.

The statement noted that some victims remain und]]> http://www.iranherald.com/news/274174176/palestinian-death-toll-in-gaza-climbs-to-31645-ministry 274174176 Sun, 17 Mar 2024 11:44:01 GMT http://www.iranherald.com/news/274174176/palestinian-death-toll-in-gaza-climbs-to-31645-ministry <![CDATA[Israeli Forces Conduct Night Raids across West Bank]]> TEHRAN (Tasnim) - Israeli forces carried out nighttime raids across the West Bank, resulting in clashes in Nablus and multiple arrests in other cities, according to local sources.

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Witnesses heard explosions and saw violent confrontations between Israeli forces and young Palestinians, with tear gas filling the streets earlier in the night, Al Jazeera reported.

Accompanied by a bulldo]]> http://www.iranherald.com/news/274174173/israeli-forces-conduct-night-raids-across-west-bank 274174173 Sun, 17 Mar 2024 11:37:13 GMT http://www.iranherald.com/news/274174173/israeli-forces-conduct-night-raids-across-west-bank <![CDATA[Police seize over 52 tons of narcotics in S. Iran in 1 year]]> TEHRAN, March 16 (Xinhua) -- Over 52 tons of different kinds of narcotics have been seized in the southern Iranian province of Hormozgan since March 21, 2023, the semi-official Mehr news agency quoted police as saying on Saturday.

The province's law enforcement forces have also arrested 3,464 traffickers involved in the retail and large-scale distribution of narcotics, Mehr quoted Hormozgan's Police Commander A]]> http://www.iranherald.com/news/274174146/police-seize-over-52-tons-of-narcotics-in-s-iran-in-1-year 274174146 Sun, 17 Mar 2024 11:30:01 GMT http://www.iranherald.com/news/274174146/police-seize-over-52-tons-of-narcotics-in-s-iran-in-1-year <![CDATA[Record number of Syrians need aid after 13 years of war: WHO]]> GENEVA, March 16 (Xinhua) -- Thirteen years of conflict have left a record 16.7 million people in need of humanitarian aid in Syria, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Saturday.

"An entire generation has been born into war, knowing nothing but insecurity and deprivation, and facing shock after repeated shock," said Hanan Balkhy, WHO regional director for the Eastern Mediterranean.

The earthquake ]]> http://www.iranherald.com/news/274174129/record-number-of-syrians-need-aid-after-13-years-of-war-who 274174129 Sun, 17 Mar 2024 11:18:01 GMT http://www.iranherald.com/news/274174129/record-number-of-syrians-need-aid-after-13-years-of-war-who <![CDATA[WHO chief urges Israel to stop ground assault on Rafah]]> GENEVA, March 16 (Xinhua) -- The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) on Saturday called on Israel to halt its ground assault on Rafah, the southernmost city in Gaza, saying 1.2 million people there have nowhere safe to go.

"I'm gravely concerned about reports of an Israeli plan to proceed with a ground assault on Rafah," WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus wrote on X, formerly Twitter.

"Further e]]> http://www.iranherald.com/news/274174128/who-chief-urges-israel-to-stop-ground-assault-on-rafah 274174128 Sun, 17 Mar 2024 11:18:01 GMT http://www.iranherald.com/news/274174128/who-chief-urges-israel-to-stop-ground-assault-on-rafah <![CDATA[Landmine explosion kills 16 in Syria]]> DAMASCUS, March 16 (Xinhua) -- A landmine exploded among truffle collectors in Syria's northern al-Raqqa province on Saturday, resulting in the deaths of at least 16 people, as reported by a war monitor.

The explosion occurred while a team of people were searching for truffles in the Sabkha region in the eastern rural area of al-Raqqa, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.

The landmine was]]> http://www.iranherald.com/news/274174080/landmine-explosion-kills-16-in-syria 274174080 Sun, 17 Mar 2024 11:05:02 GMT http://www.iranherald.com/news/274174080/landmine-explosion-kills-16-in-syria <![CDATA[Iranian, Syrian defense ministers condemn U.S. "illegal" presence in Syria]]> TEHRAN, March 16 (Xinhua) -- Iranian Defense Minister Mohammad-Reza Ashtiani and his Syrian counterpart Ali Mahmoud Abbas on Saturday condemned the U.S. "illegal" presence in Syria, according to the Iranian Students' News Agency.

The two sides made the remarks in a meeting in the Iranian capital Tehran, during which Ashtiani described the U.S. military presence in Syria as "occupation," which is "illegal, unjust]]> http://www.iranherald.com/news/274173959/iranian-syrian-defense-ministers-condemn-us-illegal-presence-in-syria 274173959 Sun, 17 Mar 2024 10:55:01 GMT http://www.iranherald.com/news/274173959/iranian-syrian-defense-ministers-condemn-us-illegal-presence-in-syria <![CDATA[Israel strikes target sites in Syrian capital: war monitor]]> DAMASCUS, March 17 (Xinhua)-- Israeli missiles hit multiple sites in the countryside of Syria's capital Damascus after midnight Sunday, a war monitor reported.

At least two locations were struck -- one harboring a weapons shipment within a military installation used by Syrian military forces and the other near an engineering battalion in the Qalamoun rugged region in the northern countryside of Damascus.

]]> http://www.iranherald.com/news/274173918/israel-strikes-target-sites-in-syrian-capital-war-monitor 274173918 Sun, 17 Mar 2024 10:44:03 GMT http://www.iranherald.com/news/274173918/israel-strikes-target-sites-in-syrian-capital-war-monitor <![CDATA[Xinhua Middle East news summary at 2200 GMT, March 16]]> TEHRAN -- Iranian Defense Minister Mohammad-Reza Ashtiani and his Syrian counterpart Ali Mahmoud Abbas on Saturday condemned the U.S. "illegal" presence in Syria, according to the Iranian Students' News Agency.

The two sides made the remarks in a meeting in the Iranian capital Tehran, during which Ashtiani described the U.S. military presence in Syria as "occupation," which is "illegal, unjustifiable, and in fla]]> http://www.iranherald.com/news/274173914/xinhua-middle-east--summary-at-2200-gmt-march-16 274173914 Sun, 17 Mar 2024 10:44:01 GMT http://www.iranherald.com/news/274173914/xinhua-middle-east--summary-at-2200-gmt-march-16 <![CDATA[Palestinian killed by Israeli army in West Bank in alleged shooting attack]]> RAMALLAH, March 16 (Xinhua) -- A Palestinian was shot dead Saturday by Israeli soldiers while he was hiding in a cemetery in the West Bank city of Hebron and opened fire at an Israeli neighborhood, according to Palestinian sources and Israeli media reports.

Palestinian security sources told Xinhua on condition of anonymity that the man, identified as Mahmoud Nofal, 42, suffered heavy Israeli gunshots, adding tha]]> http://www.iranherald.com/news/274173913/palestinian-killed-by-israeli-army-in-west-bank-in-alleged-shooting-attack 274173913 Sun, 17 Mar 2024 10:44:01 GMT http://www.iranherald.com/news/274173913/palestinian-killed-by-israeli-army-in-west-bank-in-alleged-shooting-attack <![CDATA[Choopan Crowned Champion of 2024 Arnold Classic UK]]> TEHRAN (Tasnim) - Iran's Hadi Choopan was crowned champion of the 2024 Arnold Classic UK Men's Open champion.

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The competition was held on the weekend of March 15-16 at the NEC in Birmingham, England.

Choopan beat six other Men's Open competitors to win the title, including runner-up and home country favorite Samson Dauda and bronze medalist Akim Williams of the US, to clinch the $130,0]]> http://www.iranherald.com/news/274173825/choopan-crowned-champion-of-2024-arnold-classic-uk 274173825 Sun, 17 Mar 2024 09:37:13 GMT http://www.iranherald.com/news/274173825/choopan-crowned-champion-of-2024-arnold-classic-uk <![CDATA[Iran Loses to Estonia at 2024 Davis Cup World Group II]]> TEHRAN (Tasnim) - Iran lost to Estonia 3-1 in the 2024 Davis Cup World Group II on Saturday.

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Team Iran consists of Hamid Reza Nadaf, Sina Moghimi and Samyar Almasi. It lost to Estonia's Oliver Ojakaar, Kristjan Tamm and Kenneth Raisma.

Iran and Estonia had shared the spoils in a 1-1 draw on Friday.

The match was held at the Sri Lanka Lawn Tennis Association Complex, Colombo, Sri ]]> http://www.iranherald.com/news/274173824/iran-loses-to-estonia-at-2024-davis-cup-world-group-ii 274173824 Sun, 17 Mar 2024 09:37:10 GMT http://www.iranherald.com/news/274173824/iran-loses-to-estonia-at-2024-davis-cup-world-group-ii <![CDATA[Road Accident Kills 21 in South Afghanistan]]> TEHRAN (Tasnim) - At least 21 commuters were killed and 11 others injured in a road accident in south Afghanistan's Helmand province on Sunday, spokesman for provincial government Mawlawi Mohammad Qasim Riaz said.

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The deadly accident took place on a road in Gereshk district early Sunday morning when a Herat-bound passenger bus collided with a tanker and a motorbike.

The bus overtu]]> http://www.iranherald.com/news/274173785/road-accident-kills-21-in-south-afghanistan 274173785 Sun, 17 Mar 2024 08:37:18 GMT http://www.iranherald.com/news/274173785/road-accident-kills-21-in-south-afghanistan <![CDATA[Niger Breaks Military Agreement with US: Reports]]> TEHRAN (Tasnim) - The Nigerien government terminated the military agreement with the United States, which allows US troops to remain on the territory of the African country, Reuters reported, citing the spokesman for the military transitional government of Niger, Amadou Abdramane.

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As a result of a military takeover in Niger on July 26, 2023, President Mohamed Bazoum was ousted and detai]]> http://www.iranherald.com/news/274173784/niger-breaks-military-agreement-with-us-reports 274173784 Sun, 17 Mar 2024 08:37:14 GMT http://www.iranherald.com/news/274173784/niger-breaks-military-agreement-with-us-reports <![CDATA[Trump Warns of 'Bloodbath' If He Loses Election]]> TEHRAN (Tasnim) - Former US president Donald Trump issued a stark warning, stating that a loss in the 2024 election could lead to a dire situation for the US auto industry and the nation, suggesting it could result in a 'bloodbath.'

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Trump's declaration emerged as he pledged imposing a "100% tariff" on foreign-made cars, underscoring his belief that domestic auto production hinges solely o]]> http://www.iranherald.com/news/274173585/trump-warns-of-bloodbath-if-he-loses-election 274173585 Sun, 17 Mar 2024 07:37:16 GMT http://www.iranherald.com/news/274173585/trump-warns-of-bloodbath-if-he-loses-election <![CDATA[Maduro Accepts Venezuelan Presidential Candidacy]]> TEHRAN (Tasnim) - Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on Saturday accepted his candidacy for presidency in the July 28 election during the National Congress of the ruling United Socialist Party of Venezuela.

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"If you support me, ... we will triumph again, through the path of truth, through the path of renewed hope," Maduro said at the event held in the capital of Caracas, Xinhua reported]]> http://www.iranherald.com/news/274173584/maduro-accepts-venezuelan-presidential-candidacy 274173584 Sun, 17 Mar 2024 07:37:12 GMT http://www.iranherald.com/news/274173584/maduro-accepts-venezuelan-presidential-candidacy <![CDATA[Funds from sanction waiver by US not to go into Iran: White House]]> http://www.iranherald.com/news/274173520/funds-from-sanction-waiver-by-us-not-to-go-into-iran-white-house 274173520 Sun, 17 Mar 2024 07:27:39 GMT http://www.iranherald.com/news/274173520/funds-from-sanction-waiver-by-us-not-to-go-into-iran-white-house <![CDATA[Abdollah Veisi Named Foolad Coach: IPL]]> TEHRAN (Tasnim) - Abdollad Veisi was named the new head coach of the Foold football club on Saturday.

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He replaced Spanish coach Juan Ignacio Martinez, who parted company with Foolad in February.

Veisi started his coaching career as Foolad assistant coach in 2007 and has also worked as head coach in Esteghlal Khuzestan, Paykan, Sanat Naft and Sepahan.

Foolad sits 12th in the 2023-]]> http://www.iranherald.com/news/274173267/abdollah-veisi-named-foolad-coach-ipl 274173267 Sun, 17 Mar 2024 06:37:09 GMT http://www.iranherald.com/news/274173267/abdollah-veisi-named-foolad-coach-ipl <![CDATA[Airstrikes in Syria Hit Several Sites, Wound Soldier, Military Says]]> beirut - Airstrikes hit several sites in southern Syria early Sunday wounding a soldier, Syrian state media reported.

State news agency SANA, citing an unnamed military official, said air defenses shot down some of the missiles, which came from the direction of the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights around 12:42 a.m. local time. The strikes led to 'material losses' and the wounding of a soldier, the statement said. http://www.iranherald.com/news/274173081/airstrikes-in-syria-hit-several-sites-wound-soldier-military-says 274173081 Sun, 17 Mar 2024 06:06:01 GMT http://www.iranherald.com/news/274173081/airstrikes-in-syria-hit-several-sites-wound-soldier-military-says <![CDATA[McDonald's sales in Middle East, China, could weaken, says CFO]]> CHICAGO, Illinois: This week, McDonald's CFO Ian Borden said that international sales will fall significantly in the current quarter due to conflict in the Middle East and weak demand in China.

His comments sent shares in the U.S. fast food giant dropping two percent in early trade.

At the UBS Global Consumer and Retail Conference, Borden said that first-quarter comparable sales in McDonald's Internationa]]> http://www.iranherald.com/news/274173033/mcdonald-sales-in-middle-east-china-could-weaken-says-cfo 274173033 Sun, 17 Mar 2024 04:20:04 GMT http://www.iranherald.com/news/274173033/mcdonald-sales-in-middle-east-china-could-weaken-says-cfo <![CDATA[US Sanctions Network Smuggling American Tech to Iran's Central Bank]]> Washington - The U.S. Treasury Department unveiled sanctions against a network of companies and individuals for facilitating illegal technology transfers from dozens of U.S. firms to Iranian entities, including the country's central bank.

The sanctions relate to Informatics Services Corporation (ISC), the technology arm of the Central Bank of Iran (CBI), the Treasury Department said in a statement Friday.

I]]> http://www.iranherald.com/news/274170725/us-sanctions-network-smuggling-american-tech-to-iran-central-bank 274170725 Sat, 16 Mar 2024 20:36:20 GMT http://www.iranherald.com/news/274170725/us-sanctions-network-smuggling-american-tech-to-iran-central-bank <![CDATA[Exclusive: Iran Political Prisoners Attacked by Other Inmates]]> Inmates at Iran's notorious Evin prison in Tehran allegedly assaulted a group of political prisoners on Friday as part of an ongoing practice reportedly orchestrated by prison officials, VOA's Persian Service has learned.

Assailants assaulted political prisoners with their fists on Friday, leading to bruises and other visible injuries, according to reports. The attackers also reportedly labeled the political pris]]> http://www.iranherald.com/news/274170681/exclusive-iran-political-prisoners-attacked-by-other-inmates 274170681 Sat, 16 Mar 2024 20:06:48 GMT http://www.iranherald.com/news/274170681/exclusive-iran-political-prisoners-attacked-by-other-inmates <![CDATA[Paris Olympic tapestry weaves together heritage of art and sport]]> Olympic organisers this week unveiled the official Olympic Games tapestry based on a design by Franco-Iranian artist Marjane Satrapi. The brightly-coloured triptych gives pride of place to the Eiffel tower and two new urban sports incorporated into the competition.

The central panel features the easily recognisable metal latticework of the Eiffel Tower and a city skyline. The silhouette of a male athlete in blue ]]> http://www.iranherald.com/news/274170446/paris-olympic-tapestry-weaves-together-heritage-of-art-and-sport 274170446 Sat, 16 Mar 2024 13:16:07 GMT http://www.iranherald.com/news/274170446/paris-olympic-tapestry-weaves-together-heritage-of-art-and-sport <![CDATA[Leader Donates Fund to Free Iranian Prisoners in Need]]> TEHRAN (Tasnim) - Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei made a donation of 20 billion rials to a charity organization that raises money for the release of indigent prisoners convicted of unintentional crimes.

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The charity organization launches annual appeals in the Muslim holy month of Ramadan to raise money for the release of needy prisoners serving sente]]> http://www.iranherald.com/news/274170366/leader-donates-fund-to-free-iranian-prisoners-in-need 274170366 Sat, 16 Mar 2024 11:37:13 GMT http://www.iranherald.com/news/274170366/leader-donates-fund-to-free-iranian-prisoners-in-need <![CDATA[Violence in Syria Rising, Aid Flagging as Civil War Enters 14th Year]]> AL-NAYRAB, Syria - For years, Syria's civil war has been a largely frozen conflict, the country effectively carved up into areas controlled by the Damascus government of President Bashar al-Assad, various opposition groups and Syrian Kurdish forces.

But as the conflict entered its 14th year on Friday, observers say violence has been on the rise again while the world's attention is mostly focused on other crises, ]]> http://www.iranherald.com/news/274170171/violence-in-syria-rising-aid-flagging-as-civil-war-enters-14th-year 274170171 Sat, 16 Mar 2024 10:06:20 GMT http://www.iranherald.com/news/274170171/violence-in-syria-rising-aid-flagging-as-civil-war-enters-14th-year <![CDATA[Iran's Sarkhosh Earns Place at World Snooker Tour]]> TEHRAN (Tasnim) - Iran's Amir Sarkhosh came through the WPBSA Q Tour Global Play-Offs to earn a place on the World Snooker Tour for the 2024-25 and 2025-26 seasons.

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The 2023-24 WPBSA Q Tour season saw the tour go global for the first time by incorporating series' in the Middle East, Americas and Asia-Pacific region alongside the UK/Europe series which has been held since 2021-22.

Cueis]]> http://www.iranherald.com/news/274170153/iran-sarkhosh-earns-place-at-world-snooker-tour 274170153 Sat, 16 Mar 2024 09:37:12 GMT http://www.iranherald.com/news/274170153/iran-sarkhosh-earns-place-at-world-snooker-tour <![CDATA[Hegemony Smearing Islam, Iran Warns]]> TEHRAN (Tasnim) - Deploring the hegemonic system's plots to misrepresent Islam and incite fear of Muslims, Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian called for collective Muslim action to combat Islamophobia and the currents that oppose peace and security.

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In a post on his X account on Friday, Amirabdollahian commemorated the International Day to Combat Islamophobia.

He de]]> http://www.iranherald.com/news/274170021/hegemony-smearing-islam-iran-warns 274170021 Sat, 16 Mar 2024 07:37:10 GMT http://www.iranherald.com/news/274170021/hegemony-smearing-islam-iran-warns <![CDATA[Iran Drops Two Spots in FIFA World Rankings]]> TEHRAN (Tasnim) - Iran's women's football team moved down two places in the FIFA World Rankings.

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Team Melli Banovan moved down two spots to 61st in the latest ranking released on Friday.

Japan moved up one spot to seventh in the Ranking.

Iraq, meanwhile, made its entry on the ranking list at 172nd spot.

World champion, Spain retain its lead in the global rankings, followed ]]> http://www.iranherald.com/news/274169971/iran-drops-two-spots-in-fifa-world-rankings 274169971 Sat, 16 Mar 2024 06:37:08 GMT http://www.iranherald.com/news/274169971/iran-drops-two-spots-in-fifa-world-rankings <![CDATA[China-Russia-Iran Maritime Drills Send Signal to West]]> tel aviv, israel - China conducted joint military drills this week with Russia and Iran in the Gulf of Oman, a critical water conduit near the entry to the Persian Gulf.

The five-day exercise, 'Maritime Security Belt 2024,' involved both naval and aviation forces, with the primary objective of enhancing the security of maritime economic activities, according to Russia's Ministry of Defense.

The drills may h]]> http://www.iranherald.com/news/274169699/china-russia-iran-maritime-drills-send-signal-to-west 274169699 Fri, 15 Mar 2024 23:35:55 GMT http://www.iranherald.com/news/274169699/china-russia-iran-maritime-drills-send-signal-to-west <![CDATA[Netanyahu approves plan for operation in Gaza's packed Rafah]]> Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu's office said on Friday he had approved the military's plan for an operation in Rafah, where most of war-battered Gaza's population has sought refuge. His statement came after Israel rejected Hamas's latest proposals for a six-week truce and a hostage deal as "unrealistic". Follow our blog to see how the day's events unfolded.

This live blog is no longer being updated. Fo]]> http://www.iranherald.com/news/274169611/netanyahu-approves-plan-for-operation-in-gaza-packed-rafah 274169611 Fri, 15 Mar 2024 22:37:07 GMT http://www.iranherald.com/news/274169611/netanyahu-approves-plan-for-operation-in-gaza-packed-rafah <![CDATA[Iran's oil, gas sector records over 16 pct growth in 9 months]]> TEHRAN, March 15 (Xinhua) -- Iran's oil and gas sector grew by more than 16 percent between March 21 and Dec. 21, 2023, the first nine months of the current Iranian calendar year, the country's central bank chief said.

Mohammad-Reza Farzin, governor of the Central Bank of Iran, made the remarks while commenting on the country's 4.5 percent economic growth rate during the nine-month period, the Shana News Agency ]]> http://www.iranherald.com/news/274169609/iran-oil-gas-sector-records-over-16-pct-growth-in-9-months 274169609 Fri, 15 Mar 2024 22:24:03 GMT http://www.iranherald.com/news/274169609/iran-oil-gas-sector-records-over-16-pct-growth-in-9-months <![CDATA[Hamas Proposes Six-Week Truce in Gaza and Hostage Exchange]]> Hamas has put forward a proposal for a new six-week truce in Gaza, coupled with an exchange of hostages between Israel and Palestinian prisoners. An official from the militant group conveyed this information to AFP on Friday.

According to the official, the proposed agreement entails a six-week ceasefire and a reciprocal exchange of hostages. This proposal comes after weeks of mediation efforts, which have thus fa]]> http://www.iranherald.com/news/274169561/hamas-proposes-six-week-truce-in-gaza-and-hostage-exchange 274169561 Fri, 15 Mar 2024 22:12:00 GMT http://www.iranherald.com/news/274169561/hamas-proposes-six-week-truce-in-gaza-and-hostage-exchange <![CDATA[Palestine condemns Israel's use of starvation as weapon in Gaza]]> RAMALLAH, March 15 (Xinhua) -- The Palestinian Ministry of National Economy on Friday condemned Israel for using starvation as a weapon in its war in the Gaza Strip for more than five months.

"The right to access food and medicine as guaranteed by international laws has no value to the Israeli government, in light of the international community's failure to fulfill its legal and moral responsibilities in deliveri]]> http://www.iranherald.com/news/274169487/palestine-condemns-israel-use-of-starvation-as-weapon-in-gaza 274169487 Fri, 15 Mar 2024 21:09:49 GMT http://www.iranherald.com/news/274169487/palestine-condemns-israel-use-of-starvation-as-weapon-in-gaza <![CDATA[Blinken: 'Possibility, Urgency' in Hostage and Cease-Fire Talks]]> U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Friday the United States is working intensively with Israel, Qatar and Egypt to reach an agreement for a deal for the release of hostages held by Hamas and for an extended cease-fire in the fighting between Israel and Hamas.

"We have conversations that are happening now as we speak here. I am convinced that they will go on into the coming days," Blinken told reporters a]]> http://www.iranherald.com/news/274167518/blinken-possibility-urgency-in-hostage-and-cease-fire-talks 274167518 Fri, 15 Mar 2024 18:36:04 GMT http://www.iranherald.com/news/274167518/blinken-possibility-urgency-in-hostage-and-cease-fire-talks <![CDATA[Pakistan: Three burned to death in car-bike collision in Balochistan]]> http://www.iranherald.com/news/274165902/pakistan-three-burned-to-death-in-car-bike-collision-in-balochistan 274165902 Fri, 15 Mar 2024 17:55:45 GMT http://www.iranherald.com/news/274165902/pakistan-three-burned-to-death-in-car-bike-collision-in-balochistan <![CDATA[Iran, Azerbaijan to inaugurate storage dam at common border]]> TEHRAN, March 15 (Xinhua) -- Iran's Energy Minister Ali-Akbar Mehrabian said Friday that his country and Azerbaijan would soon inaugurate a storage dam on the Aras River, which straddles the two countries' common border.

He made the remarks while elaborating on his meeting with visiting Azerbaijani Energy Minister Parviz Shahbazov in the Iranian capital Tehran earlier in the day and commenting on the bilateral c]]> http://www.iranherald.com/news/274165821/iran-azerbaijan-to-inaugurate-storage-dam-at-common-border 274165821 Fri, 15 Mar 2024 16:30:49 GMT http://www.iranherald.com/news/274165821/iran-azerbaijan-to-inaugurate-storage-dam-at-common-border <![CDATA[Egypt's president reaffirms endeavors to reach ceasefire in Gaza]]> CAIRO, March 15 (Xinhua) -- Egypt has been making sincere efforts to reach a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip to protect and rescue innocent civilians, President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi said Friday.

In televised remarks broadcast on the state-run Nile TV, Sisi said at the country's Police Academy that "we are striving to halt the bloodshed in Gaza to boost aid deliveries to the enclave and allow displaced people in its ]]> http://www.iranherald.com/news/274165773/egypt-president-reaffirms-endeavors-to-reach-ceasefire-in-gaza 274165773 Fri, 15 Mar 2024 16:05:57 GMT http://www.iranherald.com/news/274165773/egypt-president-reaffirms-endeavors-to-reach-ceasefire-in-gaza <![CDATA[Palestinian death toll in Gaza rises to 31,490: ministry]]> GAZA, March 15 (Xinhua) -- The Palestinian death toll in the Gaza Strip from ongoing Israeli attacks has risen to 31,490, the Hamas-run Health Ministry said in a press statement on Friday.

During the past 24 hours, the Israeli army killed 149 Palestinians and wounded 300 others in the coastal enclave, bringing the total death toll to 31,490 and injuries to 73,439 since the outbreak of the Israel-Hamas conflict o]]> http://www.iranherald.com/news/274165771/palestinian-death-toll-in-gaza-rises-to-31490-ministry 274165771 Fri, 15 Mar 2024 16:05:56 GMT http://www.iranherald.com/news/274165771/palestinian-death-toll-in-gaza-rises-to-31490-ministry <![CDATA[SCO Hails Iran's Role in Realizing Healthcare Goals]]> TEHRAN (Tasnim) - A deputy secretary general of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) lauded Iran for its "constructive and effective" role in advancing the healthcare and treatment objectives of the organization.

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Iran's membership in the SCO can help promote the health of a population of over three billion living in the member states of the organization, the deputy secret]]> http://www.iranherald.com/news/274165165/sco-hails-iran-role-in-realizing-healthcare-goals 274165165 Fri, 15 Mar 2024 09:37:10 GMT http://www.iranherald.com/news/274165165/sco-hails-iran-role-in-realizing-healthcare-goals <![CDATA[Russia Holds Presidential Election]]> TEHRAN (Tasnim) - Russia began voting on Friday in presidential election as Ukraine launched a barrage of deadly attacks on border regions.

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Officials in Moscow warned against any protests during the March 15-17 presidential vote, after calls from the opposition for anti-Putin demonstrations on Sunday.

Millions of Russian citizens head to the polls on March 15-17 as early voting for ]]> http://www.iranherald.com/news/274165039/russia-holds-presidential-election 274165039 Fri, 15 Mar 2024 07:37:12 GMT http://www.iranherald.com/news/274165039/russia-holds-presidential-election <![CDATA[VP Urges UNCSW to Reverse Decision on Removal of Iran]]> TEHRAN (Tasnim) - The Iranian vice president for women and family affairs called on the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women (UNCSW) to reverse its unjust decision to remove Iran from the commission.

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The push to remove Iran from the women's forum -a part of the UN's Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC)- was initiated by the US in November 2022, after riots hit Iran over the]]> http://www.iranherald.com/news/274165002/vp-urges-uncsw-to-reverse-decision-on-removal-of-iran 274165002 Fri, 15 Mar 2024 06:37:09 GMT http://www.iranherald.com/news/274165002/vp-urges-uncsw-to-reverse-decision-on-removal-of-iran <![CDATA[Tehran is getting better infrastructure than New York - thanks to China]]> As Beijing helps revamp the Iranian capital's metro system, a bigger picture of counter-hegemony takes shape

Last week, Masoud Dorosti, the managing director of Tehran's bustling metro system, dropped a bombshell: After seven years of intense negotiations, the Iranian capital is gearing up to welcome a whopping

Schumer, long an ally of the Jewish state, said Netanyahu risks making his country a "pariah" in world affairs.

Since Hamas killed 1,200 people in Israel i]]> http://www.iranherald.com/news/274164280/us-senate-leader-schumer-israel-netanyahu-has-lost-his-way 274164280 Thu, 14 Mar 2024 18:06:02 GMT http://www.iranherald.com/news/274164280/us-senate-leader-schumer-israel-netanyahu-has-lost-his-way <![CDATA[Iran denies "secret talks" with U.S. on Red Sea situation]]> TEHRAN, March 14 (Xinhua) -- An Iranian official refuted on Thursday claims made by a British newspaper alleging that Tehran had engaged in "secret talks" with Washington regarding the situation in the Red Sea, according to Iran's state news agency IRNA.

The IRNA cited the anonymous official stating that any communication or indirect talks between Iran and the U.S. is confined to negotiations on lifting sanction]]> http://www.iranherald.com/news/274164106/iran-denies-secret-talks-with-us-on-red-sea-situation 274164106 Thu, 14 Mar 2024 16:05:29 GMT http://www.iranherald.com/news/274164106/iran-denies-secret-talks-with-us-on-red-sea-situation <![CDATA[China condemns US move to arm Taiwan, vows to "safeguard sovereignty"]]> http://www.iranherald.com/news/274164049/china-condemns-us-move-to-arm-taiwan-vows-to-safeguard-sovereignty 274164049 Thu, 14 Mar 2024 14:37:18 GMT http://www.iranherald.com/news/274164049/china-condemns-us-move-to-arm-taiwan-vows-to-safeguard-sovereignty <![CDATA[Yemen Successfully Tests Hypersonic Missile]]> TEHRAN (Tasnim) - A source from Yemen's armed forces announced the successful testing of a hypersonic missile with high destructive capabilities, amid escalating tensions over recent strikes on shipping vessels linked to the Israeli regime in the Red Sea.

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The missile can reach speeds of up to Mach 8 (6,200 miles per hour) and is powered by solid fuel, an unnamed military source told Russi]]> http://www.iranherald.com/news/274163942/yemen-successfully-tests-hypersonic-missile 274163942 Thu, 14 Mar 2024 13:37:14 GMT http://www.iranherald.com/news/274163942/yemen-successfully-tests-hypersonic-missile <![CDATA[Kim Jong Un Test Drives N. Korea's New Battle Tank]]> TEHRAN (Tasnim) - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has personally test driven a new type of battle tank during a training match between the country's tank units, Sputnik quoted North Korean state-run news agency KCNA as reporting on Thursday.

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After reviewing tank crews on Wednesday, Kim "mounted a new type of main battle tank, seized the control lever and drove the tank himself", the rep]]> http://www.iranherald.com/news/274163784/kim-jong-un-test-drives-n-korea-new-battle-tank 274163784 Thu, 14 Mar 2024 12:37:14 GMT http://www.iranherald.com/news/274163784/kim-jong-un-test-drives-n-korea-new-battle-tank <![CDATA[Russian Navy wraps up joint drills with China, Iran]]> The ?Marine Security Belt? maneuvers saw sailors free a vessel ?hijacked? by pirates in the Gulf of Oman

The Russian Navy has concluded joint drills with their Chinese and Iranian colleagues in the Gulf of Oman. The 'Marine Security Belt' exercise featured more than 20 vessels, as well as helicopters, and focused on ensuring the security of maritime economic activities.

In a statement on Th]]> http://www.iranherald.com/news/274156757/russian-navy-wraps-up-joint-drills-with-china-iran 274156757 Thu, 14 Mar 2024 10:13:08 GMT http://www.iranherald.com/news/274156757/russian-navy-wraps-up-joint-drills-with-china-iran <![CDATA[Russian Navy wraps up joint drills with China, Iran (VIDEO)]]> The 'Marine Security Belt' maneuvers saw sailors free a vessel 'hijacked' by pirates in the Gulf of Oman

The Russian Navy has concluded joint drills with their Chinese and Iranian colleagues in the Gulf of Oman. The 'Marine Security Belt' exercise featured more than 20 vessels, as well as helicopters, and focused on e]]> http://www.iranherald.com/news/274156649/russian-navy-wraps-up-joint-drills-with-china-iran-video 274156649 Thu, 14 Mar 2024 08:35:00 GMT http://www.iranherald.com/news/274156649/russian-navy-wraps-up-joint-drills-with-china-iran-video <![CDATA[In shift, Israel engaging Palestinian Authority on governing post-war Gaza]]> http://www.iranherald.com/news/274156635/in-shift-israel-engaging-palestinian-authority-on-governing-post-war-gaza 274156635 Thu, 14 Mar 2024 08:27:17 GMT http://www.iranherald.com/news/274156635/in-shift-israel-engaging-palestinian-authority-on-governing-post-war-gaza <![CDATA[Snowfall, freezing weather kill 60 in Afghanistan]]> KABUL, March 14 (Xinhua) -- Sixty people died and 23 others were injured due to heavy snowfall, rains and freezing weather across Afghanistan over the past three weeks, spokesman for national disaster authority Mullah Janan Saeq has said.

"Over 1,600 houses have been partially or completely destroyed and more than 177,000 cattle have died due to the chilly weather during this period," Saeq said Wednesday in a vi]]> http://www.iranherald.com/news/274156559/snowfall-freezing-weather-kill-60-in-afghanistan 274156559 Thu, 14 Mar 2024 07:06:14 GMT http://www.iranherald.com/news/274156559/snowfall-freezing-weather-kill-60-in-afghanistan <![CDATA[Russia Requests UNSC Meeting on Nord Stream Blasts]]> TEHRAN (Tasnim) - Russia has requested a United Nations Security Council meeting on the probe into the acts of sabotage at the Nord Stream gas pipelines, Russia's First Deputy Permanent Representative to the United Nations Dmitry Polyansky said.

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"On March 14, we will once again insist on an international investigation of the terror attacks on the Nord Streams during a UN Security Counci]]> http://www.iranherald.com/news/274156518/russia-requests-unsc-meeting-on-nord-stream-blasts 274156518 Thu, 14 Mar 2024 06:37:11 GMT http://www.iranherald.com/news/274156518/russia-requests-unsc-meeting-on-nord-stream-blasts <![CDATA[Poland to replace ambassadors in over 50 countries]]> Prime Minister Donald Tusk could face opposition from President Andrzej Duda over the proposed move

Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski has decided to recall more than 50 of the country's ambassadors and will withdraw around a dozen candidates put forward by the previous government in Warsaw, according to a stat]]> http://www.iranherald.com/news/274156520/poland-to-replace-ambassadors-in-over-50-countries 274156520 Thu, 14 Mar 2024 06:12:39 GMT http://www.iranherald.com/news/274156520/poland-to-replace-ambassadors-in-over-50-countries <![CDATA[US Urges Panama to Remove Flag From Rogue Iranian Ships]]> Panama City, Panama - A U.S. special envoy on Wednesday urged Panama to stop Iranian ships from flying its flag, which allows Tehran to evade sanctions imposed by Washington.

The small Central American nation is the world leader in offering flags of convenience, which allow shipping companies to register their vessels in countries to which they have no link - for a fee and freedom from oversight.

'Iran and ]]> http://www.iranherald.com/news/274156498/us-urges-panama-to-remove-flag-from-rogue-iranian-ships 274156498 Thu, 14 Mar 2024 06:06:07 GMT http://www.iranherald.com/news/274156498/us-urges-panama-to-remove-flag-from-rogue-iranian-ships <![CDATA[US held secret talks with Iran - FT]]> Washington reportedly tried to persuade Tehran to get Houthi rebels to stop their attacks

US President Joe Biden's administration reportedly held behind-the-scenes negotiations with Iran to solicit Tehran's help in pressuring Yemen's Houthi rebels to halt their attacks on commercial cargo ships in the Red Sea.

]]> http://www.iranherald.com/news/274156291/us-held-secret-talks-with-iran---ft 274156291 Wed, 13 Mar 2024 23:14:42 GMT http://www.iranherald.com/news/274156291/us-held-secret-talks-with-iran---ft <![CDATA[Netanyahu government's future 'in jeopardy' - US intel]]> The Office of the Director of National Intelligence says it "expects large protests" demanding the Israeli leader's resignation and new elections

Israel's far-right cabinet led by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu could face serious challenges and be forced to step down due to flagging public support, the US Office of the Director of National Intellige]]> http://www.iranherald.com/news/274155939/netanyahu-government-future-in-jeopardy---us-intel 274155939 Wed, 13 Mar 2024 16:18:05 GMT http://www.iranherald.com/news/274155939/netanyahu-government-future-in-jeopardy---us-intel <![CDATA[Over 3,000 injured during fire festival in Iran (VIDEOS)]]> The annual celebration takes place in the run-up to Nowruz, the Iranian New Year, and involves bonfires and fireworks

Over a dozen people have died and thousands have been injured during Iran's annual Chaharshanbe Suri, or fire festival celebrations, ISNA news agency reported on Wednesday, citing data from the Nationa]]> http://www.iranherald.com/news/274155614/over-3000-injured-during-fire-festival-in-iran-videos 274155614 Wed, 13 Mar 2024 10:50:44 GMT http://www.iranherald.com/news/274155614/over-3000-injured-during-fire-festival-in-iran-videos <![CDATA[UAE, Egypt implement seventh humanitarian aid airdrop in Gaza]]> ABU DHABI, 10th March, 2024 (WAM) -- The Joint Operations Command of the Ministry of Defence has announced the implementation of the seventh airdrop of humanitarian and relief aid by the UAE Air Force and the Egyptian Air Force in the northern Gaza Strip, as part of the "Birds of Goodness" operation, which aims to alleviate the suffering of the war-ravaged Palestinian people.

Joint teams from both countries carri]]> http://www.iranherald.com/news/274152265/uae-egypt-implement-seventh-humanitarian-aid-airdrop-in-gaza 274152265 Sun, 10 Mar 2024 14:32:33 GMT http://www.iranherald.com/news/274152265/uae-egypt-implement-seventh-humanitarian-aid-airdrop-in-gaza <![CDATA[UAE and Egypt execute sixth aid airdrop in Gaza under 'Birds of Goodness']]> ABU DHABI, 9th March, 2024 (WAM) -- The Joint Operations Command of the Ministry of Defence announced the implementation of the sixth airdrop of humanitarian and relief aid by the UAE Air Force and the Egyptian Air Force on the northern Gaza Strip to alleviate the suffering of the Palestinian brethren and assist them in overcoming the difficult circumstances they are facing.

Joint crews from both countries carrie]]> http://www.iranherald.com/news/274151516/uae-and-egypt-execute-sixth-aid-airdrop-in-gaza-under-birds-of-goodness 274151516 Sat, 09 Mar 2024 13:11:24 GMT http://www.iranherald.com/news/274151516/uae-and-egypt-execute-sixth-aid-airdrop-in-gaza-under-birds-of-goodness <![CDATA[Canada imposes new sanctions against two individuals for their participation in violent repression of Iranian women and girls]]> March 8, 2024 - Ottawa, Ontario - Global Affairs Canada

The Honourable Melanie Joly, Minister of Foreign Affairs, today announced that Canada is imposing new sanctions under the Special Economic Measures (Iran) Regulations. This is the 17th package of sanctions imposed by Canada against Iran since the death of Mahsa Amini in October 2022. Today's sanctions are being imposed in response to the Iran]]> http://www.iranherald.com/news/274150628/canada-imposes-new-sanctions-against-two-individuals-for-their-participation-in-violent-repression-of-iranian-women-and-girls 274150628 Fri, 08 Mar 2024 14:59:08 GMT http://www.iranherald.com/news/274150628/canada-imposes-new-sanctions-against-two-individuals-for-their-participation-in-violent-repression-of-iranian-women-and-girls <![CDATA[UAE condemns Israel's approval of new settlements in West Bank and Jerusalem]]> ABU DHABI, 7th March, 2024 (WAM) -- The UAE has strongly condemned the Israeli government's approval to construct 3,500 new settlement units in the West Bank and occupied East Jerusalem, and expressed its rejection of all measures aimed at changing the historical and legal status of the Occupied Palestinian Territory.

In a statement, the Ministry of]]> http://www.iranherald.com/news/274149299/uae-condemns-israel-approval-of-new-settlements-in-west-bank-and-jerusalem 274149299 Thu, 07 Mar 2024 12:51:29 GMT http://www.iranherald.com/news/274149299/uae-condemns-israel-approval-of-new-settlements-in-west-bank-and-jerusalem <![CDATA[Winners of Inaugural 'Xposure International Film Awards' announced]]> SHARJAH, 4th March, 2024 (WAM) -- Those attending the Xposure International Photography Festival (Xposure) this year have witnessed a considerable addition to the scope of the global event with the introduction of the Xposure International Film Awards. This expansion seeks to diversify Xposure's celebration of the mediums of visual storytelling other than photography, complementing the acclaim of the 7-day event as the]]> http://www.iranherald.com/news/274146016/winners-of-inaugural-xposure-international-film-awards-announced 274146016 Mon, 04 Mar 2024 19:38:26 GMT http://www.iranherald.com/news/274146016/winners-of-inaugural-xposure-international-film-awards-announced <![CDATA[Iran defeat Belarus to bag FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup bronze in Dubai]]> DUBAI, 25th February, 2024 (WAM) - Iran's commendable display at the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup UAE 2024 in Dubai culminated in a resounding 6-1 victory over Belarus, securing them the bronze medal.

From the very outset, Ali Mirshekari capitalised on an overhead kick deflection and Movahed Mohammadpour added an acrobatic effort of his own to establish a quick 2-goal lead.

This bronze medal marks Iran's sec]]> http://www.iranherald.com/news/274137331/iran-defeat-belarus-to-bag-fifa-beach-soccer-world-cup-bronze-in-dubai 274137331 Sun, 25 Feb 2024 16:13:54 GMT http://www.iranherald.com/news/274137331/iran-defeat-belarus-to-bag-fifa-beach-soccer-world-cup-bronze-in-dubai <![CDATA[Joint Statement from Australia, Bahrain, Denmark, Canada, the Netherlands, New Zealand, United Kingdom, and United States on Additional Strikes Against the Houthis in Yemen]]> February 24, 2024 - Ottawa, ON - National Defence / Canadian Armed Forces

In response to the Houthis' continued attacks against commercial and naval vessels transiting the Red Sea and surrounding waterways, today the militaries of the United States and United Kingdom, with support from Australia, Bahrain, Canada, Denmark, the Netherlands, and New Zealand, conducted an additional round of strikes against seve]]> http://www.iranherald.com/news/274136850/joint-statement-from-australia-bahrain-denmark-canada-the-netherlands-new-zealand-united-kingdom-and-united-states-on-additional-strikes-against-the-houthis-in-yemen 274136850 Sat, 24 Feb 2024 23:36:22 GMT http://www.iranherald.com/news/274136850/joint-statement-from-australia-bahrain-denmark-canada-the-netherlands-new-zealand-united-kingdom-and-united-states-on-additional-strikes-against-the-houthis-in-yemen <![CDATA[FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup semi-finals: Iran 2-1 United Arab Emirates]]> DUBAI, 22nd February, 2024 (WAM) -- In a dramatic comeback, Iran defeated the United Arab Emirates 2-1 to book their place in the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup semi-finals.

The UAE stormed out of the blocks, grabbing the lead early in the second period through a headed goal by Abdulla Abbas, assisted by Ali Mohammad. But the celebration was short-lived as Iran responded with two quick goals within minutes.

I]]> http://www.iranherald.com/news/274134726/fifa-beach-soccer-world-cup-semi-finals-iran-2-1-united-arab-emirates 274134726 Thu, 22 Feb 2024 18:06:39 GMT http://www.iranherald.com/news/274134726/fifa-beach-soccer-world-cup-semi-finals-iran-2-1-united-arab-emirates