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IRGC Prepares to Launch New Satellite Carrier

Commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Aerospace Force Brigadier General Amir Ali Hajizadeh unveiled Monday plans to send a new homegrown satellite carrier into space. Hajizadeh told Iran’s official news agency IRNA that Iran will put new satellites into orbit with its Qaem satellite carrier, which runs on…

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US Doubts Khamenei Wants a Nuclear Agreement

The US Undersecretary of State for Political Affairs, Victoria Nuland, said she doubts the Iranian leadership wants to return to the nuclear agreement, saying if the Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei "doesn't take the deal, we're going have to increase the pressure, of course." Nuland recalled the benefits Iran could reap…

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UK’s Moore Doubts Iran Supreme Leader Will Back Nuclear Deal

Britain's spy chief voiced doubt Thursday on reviving a landmark 2015 nuclear accord with Iran, saying Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei remained opposed despite marathon diplomacy with the United States. "If we can get a deal it's probably the best means still available to constrain the Iranian nuclear program. I'm not…

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US Says Iran Risks Dependency on Russia

The United States on Wednesday warned Iran that it risked dependency on an isolated Russia after it welcomed President Vladimir Putin, although the CIA chief acknowledged the two nations have uneasy ties. Putin on Tuesday visited Tehran for a three-way summit with his counterparts from Iran and Turkey that was…

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Russia, Turkey and Iran meet in Tehran: Presidents talk on war in Syria and Ukraine

Vladimir Putin works his Middle East connections. For his first international outing since the war in Ukraine, he went to Iran to meet with supreme leader Ali Khamenei and Turkish strongman Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Iran and Russia are seeking closer ties in the face of Western sanctions. Also on the…

France 24

Putin left waiting awkwardly alone at international summit

‘Mr Erdogan won the rematch,’ says one Turkish headline

The Independent UK

Putin’s Iran Trip Shows How Isolated Russia Has Become, Says White House

Russian President Vladimir Putin's trip to Iran this week shows how Russia has become isolated in the wake of its invasion of Ukraine, John Kirby, the White House's chief National Security Council spokesman, told reporters on Tuesday. Putin had talks with Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei in Iran on Tuesday, the…

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Putin, in Tehran, Gets Strong Support from Iran over Ukraine

Putin, in Tehran, gets strong support from Iran over Ukraine Russian President Vladimir Putin won staunch support from Iran on Tuesday for his country’s military campaign in Ukraine, with Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei saying the West opposes an "independent and strong" Russia. Khamenei said that if Russia hadn’t sent troops…

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Moscow says peace talks ‘don’t make sense’ and hints at plans for new annexations – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU

Russia-Ukraine war at a glance: what we know on day 147 of the invasion

Putin forges stronger ties with Iran’s supreme leader in Tehran; talks to resume Ukrainian grain exports have ‘moved forward’, Russian president claims

The Guardian - AU

Iran's Supreme Leader backs an 'independent and strong' Russia in support of Ukraine invasion

Iranian leader Ali Khamenei says Russia faced an attack from the NATO military alliance if it hadn't sent troops into Ukraine, mirroring Mr Putin's own justification for the war.

ABC News

Erdogan presses case against Syria's Kurds at Iran-Russia-Turkey summit

Tehran (AFP) - Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan pressed his case for a military offensive against Syria's Kurds at a summit in Tehran Tuesday, despite Iran's supreme leader warning against such a move.

AFP

Question of what now for Syria remains as vexed as ever

Analysis: while diplomatic efforts continue over Ukraine, Syria risks becoming entrenched as the conflict that was

The Guardian - UK

Small table diplomacy: Vladimir Putin arrives in Tehran for meetings with leaders of Iran and Turkey

Syria, Ukraine , weapons and food on the agenda of trilateral summit

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Tehran Makes Rare Hints at Capacity to Build Nuclear Weapons, Israel Threatens Military Response

A few hours after Iran made a rare hint at its technical capacity to build a nuclear bomb, Mohammad Javad Larijani, a former high-ranking official and one of the Larijani brothers who have long been influential regime insiders, said that if Iran wants to build a nuclear bomb “no one…

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Khamenei Adviser Says Tehran ‘Capable of Building Nuclear Bomb’

Iran is technically capable of making a nuclear bomb but has not decided whether to build one, a senior adviser to Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei told Qatar's al Jazeera TV on Sunday. Kamal Kharrazi's comments were a rare suggestion that Iran might have an interest in nuclear weapons, which…

Reuters

Khamenei adviser says Tehran 'capable of building nuclear bomb' -Al Jazeera

Tehran is technically capable of making a nuclear bomb but has yet to decide whether to build one, a senior adviser to Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei told Al Jazeera's Arabic service on Sunday.

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Former Iranian FM Responds to Criticism

Former Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif is again the focus of internal debate between supporters and opponents of the previous government's approach to nuclear negotiations. Zarif responded to criticism against him in an Instagram post, following an interview stating his reasons for not running for presidential elections. In an…

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Iran’s Intelligence Minister: Enemies Focus on Popular Protests, Assassinations

Iran’s Intelligence Minister Esmaeil Khatib has said that his country is facing two enemy strategies centered around popular protests and assassinations.

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Khamenei Says ‘Enemies’ Triggering Unrest in Iran to Overthrow Govt

Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei on Saturday blamed recent protests in Iran on foreign "enemies" seeking to overthrow the government. He also said the United States and its allies were waging a "psychological war" against Iran by accusing it of piracy for seizing two Greek ships after the United States…

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Iraqi State TV Station Threatened for Criticizing Iran's Khamenei, Soleimani

The state-run Iraqiya television station found itself in hot water after political analyst Sarmad al-Tai made a scathing critique of President of the Supreme Judicial Council Faiq Zidan, Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and slain Iran Quds Force commander Qassem Soleimani. Journalists revealed to Asharq Al-Awsat that security forces were…

Daily Mirror

Two young brothers killed in building collapse found hugging in rubble

The bodies of brothers Erfan and Arian Jalilian have been found hugging in the rubble of the Metropol building collapse in Iran. The ten-storey building collapse has so far caused 37 deaths

Asharq Al-Awsat

Protesters Chant ‘Death to Khamenei’ over Iranian Building Collapse

Protesters in several cities in Iran chanted anti-government slogans overnight, including "death to Khamenei", over a deadly building collapse in the southwest of the country, videos posted on social media showed. Officials said the death toll had risen to 34 on Tuesday, with another 37 injured in the May 23…

Reuters

Protesters chant 'death to Khamenei' over Iranian building collapse

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Reports: Iran Building Collapse Sparks Anti-government Protests

Iranian protesters chanting anti-government slogans took to the streets of several cities including southwestern Abadan where a building collapse blamed on widespread corruption killed at least 24 people, news agencies and social media said. Demonstrators vented their anger at Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, chanting "Death to Khamenei", late on Thursday…

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