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2025-11-24 21:50
Neighbors continue high-level exchanges as Larijani heads to ‘brotherly’ Pakistan
TEHRAN – Iran’s top security official, Ali Larijani, has departed for Pakistan in a visit aimed at deepening political and security cooperation between the two neighbors.
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2025-11-24 21:42
By Shahrokh Saei
Truce as trap
Israel’s Beirut strike exposes ceasefire as a cover for carnage, with Tabtabai’s killing raising fears of wider war
TEHRAN – Nearly a year after Israel and Lebanon agreed to a ceasefire, and just weeks after a truce with Hamas in Gaza, the situation on the ground shows that neither agreement has brought lasting calm.
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2025-11-24 21:34
Iran’s foreign minister to hold talks in Paris on Wednesday
Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi will hold talks with his French counterpart Jean-Noel Barrot in Paris this week, France's foreign ministry said on Monday, according to Asharq al-Awsat.
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2025-11-24 20:40
By Wesam Bahrani
Who was Martyr Haitham Al-Tabtabai?
TEHRAN – The Military Media Unit of Lebanon’s Hezbollah has published a profile of senior military commander Haitham Ali Al-Tabtabai, known as Sayyed Abu Ali.
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2025-11-24 20:33
By Sondoss Al Asaad
Is Iran truly the only file on Lebanese foreign minister’s desk?
SOUTH LEBANON — One might assume, from the noise, theatrics, and selective outrage, that the Lebanese Foreign Minister’s desk is buried under one file and that is Iran. Everything else, it seems, can wait.
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2025-11-24 20:13
X tool reveals Israeli infiltration of U.S. digital infrastructure
A transparency feature launched on November 22 on X (formerly Twitter), designed to expose foreign influence operations, instead revealed an Israeli footprint inside the U.S. Department of Homeland Security before the company disabled the tool and exempted government accounts from scrutiny.
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2025-11-24 19:54
Xi warns Trump on Taiwan red line; U.S. president calls him 'great leader'
Chinese President Xi Jinping used a Monday evening phone call with Donald Trump to frame Taiwan’s reunification as an untouchable pillar of the post–World War II settlement, pointedly reminding the U.S. president that the two countries once fought “shoulder-to-shoulder” against Japanese militarism and should now jointly defend the war’s outcome.
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2025-11-24 19:21
Tractor edge Nasaf in AFC Champions League Elite 2025/26
TEHRAN - Tractor football team continued their unbeaten start to the AFC Champions League Elite 2025/26 campaign on Monday as Dragan Skocic’s side handed hosts Nasaf a 1-0 defeat in Qarshi to edge closer to the next stage.
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2025-11-24 19:02
Football matches in Tehran cancelled due to air pollution
TEHRAN - All football games that were to be played in the Iranian Professional League in Tehran were cancelled due to heavy air pollution.
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2025-11-24 18:51
Beirut struck: Resistance strategy vindicated
Israel, the principal agent of disorder in the region, this time shed even the pretense of moral restraint and, without the slightest warning, attacked the Lebanese capital on November 23.
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2025-11-24 18:30
Hamas delegation meets Egypt’s intelligence chief over Israeli ceasefire violations
A senior delegation from Hamas has met Egypt’s intelligence chief in Cairo to discuss Israel’s breaches of the ceasefire agreement, Al Jazeera reported Monday.
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2025-11-24 17:34
Iran start AFC U17 Asian Cup 2026 Qualifiers in style
TEHRAN - Iran produced a sparkling performance to defeat Chinese Taipei 5-0 in their AFC U17 Asian Cup Saudi Arabia 2026 Qualifiers Group D tie on Monday.
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2025-11-24 17:22
Women’s futsal head coach Mozafar proud of Iran
TEHRAN – Shahrzad Mozafar, Iran’s women’s futsal team head coach, is proud of her team in the 2025 FIFA Futsal Women’s World Cup.
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2025-11-24 17:19
Authenticity is key for foreign buyers of Persian handicrafts, exporter says
TEHRAN-- Foreign buyers are looking for the authenticity of handicrafts, not mass production, so work that has a soul is more valuable to them, a handicraft exporter in Yazd has said.
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2025-11-24 17:19
Restoration of world’s only historic mosque with four minarets begins in Darab
TEHRAN--Restoration operation of Jameh Mosque of Darab in Fars province, the only historical four-minaret mosque in the world, has begun, head of Darab Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Handicrafts Department has said.
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2025-11-24 17:18
UNESCO-listed Chah-Kouran caravanserai undergoes restoration
TEHRAN - Restoration work has begun on the Chah-Kouran caravanserai, a UNESCO-listed heritage site located in Ravar county of Kerman province, provincial cultural officials said on Sunday.
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2025-11-24 17:18
Mashhad hosting 4,000 pilgrims arriving on foot for Hazrat Fatemeh mourning
TEHRAN - More than 2,500 pilgrims arriving on foot entered Mashhad on Sunday to mark the martyrdom anniversary of Hazrat Fatemeh Zahra (SA), the daughter of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH). Local officials expect the number of pilgrims entering the holy city on foot may reach 4,000.
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2025-11-24 17:15
‘Narrators of Ancient Iran’ extended after popular demand
TEHRAN - Due to “its great success”, the exhibition “Narrators of Ancient Iran: A Selection of Objects from the National Museum” has been extended for one month and will now remain open to the public until December 21.
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2025-11-24 17:04
‘Severe systemic failure:’ Israel purges commanders over October 7 intelligence catastrophe
Israel's military chief, Eyal Zamir, announced the dismissal of several high-ranking reserve officers and reprimands for others, pinning blame on the catastrophic lapses that enabled the Palestinian resistance’s October 7, 2023, operation from Gaza.
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2025-11-24 16:20
Alumina powder output exceeds 133,000 tons in 7 months
TEHRAN - Production of alumina powder in Iran reached 133,483 tons in the first seven months of the current Iranian calendar year (September 23-October 22), according to the data released by the Iranian Mines and Mining Industries Development and Renovation Organization (IMIDRO).
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2025-11-24 16:11
TCCIMA panel flags concerns over proposed electronic ration card plan
TEHRAN – Members of the Tehran Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines and Agriculture (ICCIMA) raised concerns over a draft government directive on an electronic ration card scheme, warning that the plan could intensify price controls and lacks clarity on funding and distribution mechanisms.
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2025-11-24 16:02
South Korea looks to deepen commercial engagement with Iran
ISFAHAN – South Korea’s ambassador to Iran said Seoul is seeking to expand commercial exchanges with Tehran, describing greater trade activity as a step toward rebuilding the long-standing economic relationship between the two countries.
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2025-11-24 15:59
Four in five affluent dual-passport holders and most young secular Jews want to leave Israel
A new Israel Democracy Institute survey shows a deep crisis of confidence inside Israel, with 27 percent of the population considering emigration, The Cradle reported Monday.
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2025-11-24 15:54
Iran, Pakistan move to fast-track free trade agreement
TEHRAN – Pakistan’s ambassador to Iran said Tehran and Islamabad are accelerating implementation of their planned free trade agreement, adding that a barter mechanism between the two neighbors will become operational soon.
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2025-11-24 15:30
Petrochemical industry meets first-year targets under Seventh Plan
TEHRAN – Iran’s National Petrochemical Company (NPC) has met all first-year goals under the Seventh National Development Plan, its managing director said, stressing the need for tougher safety inspections and stronger multilayer protection across the sector.
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2025-11-24 15:21
Israel has breached Gaza truce 500 times
Medical officials reported Monday that Israeli forces killed four Palestinians in Gaza City and Khan Younis since morning, continuing near-daily attacks that persist despite the October 10 ceasefire agreement.
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2025-11-24 15:15
Literacy Movement starts activities in elementary schools
TEHRAN – The Literacy Movement Organization, in cooperation with the Ministry of Education, has started activities in elementary schools.
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2025-11-24 15:09
Iran discusses expanding ties with Tajikistan, Pakistan in ICT sector
TEHRAN – To boost cooperation with neighboring countries and strengthen regional interactions in the information, communication, and technology (ICT) sector, ICT Minister Sattar Hashemi has held meetings with his counterparts from Tajikistan and Pakistan.
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2025-11-24 15:07
Six dead in attack on Federal Constabulary headquarters in Pakistan
All three suicide bombers and three security personnel were killed in an attack on the headquarters of the paramilitary force in the northwestern city of Peshawar, Pakistan, Anadolu reported Monday, citing a senior police official.
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2025-11-24 14:53
Iranian delegation to attend Tokyo Nano Tech 2026
TEHRAN – Supported by the Organization for Development of International Cooperation in Science and Technology, Iranian knowledge-based companies will participate in the 25th International Nanotechnology Exhibition and Conference, known as Nano Tech 2026, which is scheduled to be held from January 27 to 31, 2026, in Tokyo, Japan.