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2023-12-23 22:23
U.S., Zionist regime should be tried for genocide in Gaza: Raisi
TEHRAN – Iraian President Ebrahim Raisi has asserted that the U.S. and the Zionist regime should be brought to trial for their role in the Gaza genocide.
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2023-12-23 21:47
By M.A. Saki
Ex-CIA chief analyst says Israel “really cannot” destroy Hamas
‘Western support a major factor in enabling Israel to continue down the tragic path’: senior expert
TEHRAN – “Obviously the unqualified Western support has been a major factor in enabling Israel to continue down the tragic path that has led to the situation we see today,” says Paul Pillar, a nonresident fellow at the Center for Security Studies at Georgetown University.
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2023-12-22 21:05
International community stunned by Palestinian resistance to Israel, Raisi says
TEHRAN- The world is in awe of the Palestinian people’s resistance against the Israeli atrocities in the Gaza Strip, according to Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi.
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2023-12-22 21:02
Nations with rich historical background should stop Israeli onslaught on Gaza: FM
TEHRAN- Hossein Amir Abdollahian, Iran’s Foreign Minister, has urged nations with centuries-old customs and civilizations to band together to put an end to Israeli aggression against Palestinians in the besieged Gaza Strip and bring Israeli authorities to account for war crimes.
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2023/12/22
Insighters
New Delhi abandons pro-Israel stance as war in Gaza takes global stage
Why India tried to strike a balance after initially siding with Israel
India is a country deeply wounded by colonialism. Apart from millions of people losing their lives during Britain’s centuries-long rule over India, the repercussions of the dark days continue to reverberate in the country's societal fabric to this day.
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2023-12-22 19:40
By Soheila Zarfam
Abject Failure
Golani Brigade incurs crushing defeat and escapes Gaza
TEHRAN - Israel's Channel 13 reported on Thursday that the Israeli military has withdrawn one of its most highly decorated infantry units, the Golani Brigade, to undergo restructuring following 60 days of combat in the besieged Gaza Strip.
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2023-12-22 17:19
Tehran hosts 7th assembly of Ancient Civilizations Forum
TEHRAN – On Thursday, Tehran played host to the 7th assembly of the Ancient Civilizations Forum, which brought together representatives from the member nations.
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2023-12-22 16:17
photo: AFA, AP
Entire Gaza at ‘risk of famine’ as fighting rages between Israel, Hamas
New report says at least 576,600 people have exhausted food supplies and face catastrophic hunger and starvation. United Nations agencies say that Gaza’s entire population of 2.3 million people is at “imminent risk of famine” as battles rage between Israeli forces and Palestinian fighters across most of the enclave.
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2023-12-22 13:48
Beyond Gaza: How Yemen’s Houthis gain from attacking Red Sea ships
A 10-country coalition led by the United States is unlikely to be able to stop Yemen’s Houthi rebels from attacking ships in the Red Sea, but both sides have an interest in avoiding an escalation that could spiral out of control, analysts have told Al Jazeera.
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2023-12-21 21:33
More than 90% of Gaza facing ‘crisis levels’ of hunger: UN-backed report
A report published by the UN-backed Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) on Thursday says that the proportion of households facing crisis levels of hunger is the highest it has ever recorded globally.
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2023-12-21 16:30
Indiscriminate bombardment renders Gaza uninhabitable with generational costs: NRC
Jan Egeland, the secretary-general of the Norwegian Refugee Council, has warned Israel and the US that “the indiscriminate bombardment renders Gaza unlivable with generational costs, bottom-less suffering for Palestinians and insecurity for the whole region, including Israel”.
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2023-12-21 16:05
Riyadh reluctant to derail Iran detente over U.S. Red Sea taskforce: Reuters
Saudi Arabia's name was conspicuously - perhaps surprisingly - absent from a list of countries the United States announced as part of its new naval coalition protecting Red Sea shipping from Yemen's Ansarallah, Reuters said in a commentary on Wednesday.
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2023-12-20 22:28
IRGC General: U.S. confronted by significant military and economic challenges
TEHRAN – Deputy IRGC Commander-in-Chief for Coordination General Mohammad-Reza Naghdi has shed light on the multifaceted challenges confronting the United States, encompassing both military and economic dimensions.
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2023-12-20 22:20
War on Gaza not only violated human rights but destroyed humanity: diplomat
TEHRAN- Iran’s deputy foreign minister for political affairs says that despite Washington’s claim to be a global champion of human rights, what is occurring in Gaza is an “annihilation of human existence.”
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2023/12/19
Insighters
Turkey’s support for Gaza heartwarming, but nowhere near enough
TEHRAN – While Turkey was the world’s first Muslim country to recognize Israel as a “state”, it has concurrently maintained a pro-Palestine rhetoric for much of its 74 years of ties with the regime.
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2023-12-18 22:48
Iran calls for Intl. probe after Israeli raid on Gaza hospital
TEHRAN – Iran’s foreign ministry spokesman has called for an international probe into Israel’s Saturday raid on the Kamal Adwan Hospital in northern Gaza after reports showed that Israel has committed harrowing war crimes at the facility.
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2023-12-18 17:21
Tehran exhibit highlights Palestine through historical documents
TEHRAN – A special exhibition on Palestine has put on show 60 items encompassing historical images, stamps, minted coins, maps, and postcards at the Ministry of Cultural Heritage, Tourism, and Handicrafts in Tehran.
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2023-12-18 11:45
photo: AFA, Anadolu, AP
Israeli attacks continue as calls for a ceasefire in Gaza grow
At least 90 people, including women and children, were killed in Israeli attacks on Jabalia refugee camp. Israel kept up deadly attacks on the besieged Gaza Strip on Sunday, killing dozens of people, despite growing international calls for a ceasefire and pleas from desperate relatives to bring home the remaining captives being held in the enclave by Hamas.
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2023-12-17 22:38
Israel committing crimes surpassing ISIS: Iran FM
TEHRAN – Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian has asserted that officials of the Zionist regime are perpetrating crimes even more egregious than those of ISIS.
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2023-12-17 22:36
Americans gradually packing bags to leave region: IRGC chief
TEHRAN – Tens of thousands of Iranian citizens attended the funeral ceremony of 280 unidentified soldiers who lost their lives during Iraqi Dictator Saddam Hussein’s invasion of Iran.
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2023-12-17 22:35
Iran warns Biden of global consequences if Gaza conflict persists
TEHRAN –Amir Saied Iravani, Iran’s Permanent Ambassador to the United Nations, has raised concerns about the potential fallout for the United States due to the ongoing conflict in the Gaza Strip.
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2023/12/17
Insighters
Where does Egypt stand on Gaza war 45 years after Camp David Accords?
TEHRAN - Egypt is a country that is often mentioned in the context of decline. The most populous Arab country was home to the Arab League and for more than 6 decades, it was the biggest supporter of Arab independence movements in the region. To the point that many argued the fight for Palestinian liberation runs through the streets of Cairo.
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2023-12-17 12:21
photo: Anadolu, AP
Al Jazeera journalist Abudaqa killed in Israel attack on Gaza laid to rest
Al Jazeera journalist Samer Abudaqa, 45, has been laid to rest in southern Gaza, with dozens of mourners, including journalists, paying their respects to the cameraman killed in an Israeli drone attack.
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2023-12-17 12:07
Israel bulldozes, 'buries alive' dozens at Gaza's Kamal Adwan Hospital
Israeli forces stormed and bulldozed parts of Kamal Adwan Hospital in northern Gaza on Saturday, burying alive and killing dozens of patients and injured displaced Palestinians, according to a video uploaded by Al-Jazeera videographer and reporter Anas al-Sharif.
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2023-12-15 22:37
Insighters
Is a shift happening in Moscow’s policies in West Asia?
Russia and the Israel-Gaza conflict
TEHRAN - While Russia sought to appear even-handed during previous Israel-Gaza conflicts, the country seems to be looking at the latest wave of onslaughts against the besieged territory through a slightly different prism.
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2023-12-15 13:37
photo: AFA, The Washington Post, Reuters
Diseases spread in Gaza amid health system collapse, Israeli strikes
WHO says diarrhoea cases surged 66 percent among children. Meningitis, chickenpox, jaundice also reported. The besieged residents of the Gaza Strip who have so far survived Israel’s bombs and bullets, are increasingly faced with the spread of diseases amid heavy winter rains that have flooded their makeshift shelters, and an acute shortage of food and potable water.
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2023-12-13 20:36
Israel emboldened to commit genocide amid U.S. rejection of Gaza truce: envoy
TEHRAN- Iran’s permanent representative to the United Nations has said that Israel is at ease to carry on its genocide of civilians in the blockaded Palestinian territory because of the United States’ hostility to a humanitarian ceasefire in the Gaza Strip.
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2023-12-13 13:30
photo: AFA, Anadolu, NurPhoto
Harsh weather adds to hardships for Palestinians displaced by war
Strong winds, torrential rain, and flooding have further complicated the lives of displaced people. Worsening weather conditions and intensifying Israeli attacks are exacerbating the already difficult living conditions of thousands of displaced Palestinians crowded into shelters in southern Gaza in a bid to escape the war.
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2023-12-13 12:01
US ‘tied more to Israel’s slaughter in Gaza’ by vetoing UN resolution: Robert Hunter
‘Veto further cheapened U.S. political and moral standing’
TEHRAN – Writing an article in Responsible Statecraft on Dec. 11, former U.S. ambassador to NATO Robert Hunter says the Biden administration has “tied itself even more to Israel’s slaughter in Gaza” by vetoing the UN Security Council resolution that called for a ceasefire in Gaza.
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2023-12-12 22:58
U.S., Israel regime unable to wipe out Hamas, Amir Abdollahian warns
TEHRAN- Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian has warned Israel and the United States that even if they spend a decade fighting Hamas, they would never be able to achieve their aims.