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Media reports Pentagon pauses arms supplies to Kiev
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July 5, 2025
(MENAFN) The U.S. Department of Defense has suspended the delivery of several categories of American-made weapons to Ukraine, according to reports from Politico and NBC News. The decision follows a review of U.S. military stockpiles ordered by...
IAEA's inspectors withdraw from Iran after suspension of cooperation
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July 5, 2025
(MENAFN) Inspectors from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) have left Iran following suspension of cooperation by Tehran, the agency confirmed on Friday. The withdrawal comes after Israel and the United States conducted a series of...
Intel claims US attacks on Iran resulted in limited damage
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July 5, 2025
(MENAFN) Recent US airstrikes on Iranian nuclear facilities may have caused significantly less damage than initially reported, according to intercepted Iranian communications cited by The Washington Post. The strikes were part of a joint military...
Iran Signals Intent to Broaden Ties with Saudi Arabia
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July 3, 2025
(MENAFN) Iran expressed its intent to broaden ties with Saudi Arabia across all sectors, with Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi sending a formal message to his Saudi counterpart, Prince Faisal bin Farhan. The communication was delivered by Iran’s...
Iranian President Declares Cutting Ties with IAEA
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July 2, 2025
(MENAFN) Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian announced on Wednesday the suspension of his nation's cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), a move that was reported by several media outlets. According to a local news agency,...
Hiroshima Mayor Condemns Trump’s ‘Atomic Bomb’ Comparison on Iran Strikes
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July 3, 2025
(MENAFN) Hiroshima's Mayor Kazumi Matsui has strongly condemned U.S. President Donald Trump for comparing American strikes on Iranian nuclear sites to the devastating atomic bombings of Japan during World War II. In a statement on Wednesday,...
Pentagon: U.S. Strikes Delay Iran’s Nuclear Ambitions by Two Years
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July 3, 2025
(MENAFN) The Pentagon revealed on Wednesday that U.S. military airstrikes last month on three pivotal Iranian nuclear sites have delayed Tehran’s nuclear ambitions by up to two years. "We have degraded their program by one to two years, at least...
China Calls on Nationals Again to Avoid Traveling to Iran
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July 2, 2025
(MENAFN) On Wednesday, China reiterated its warning to citizens against traveling to Iran, even as a fragile ceasefire remains in effect between Tehran and Israel, according to state media reports. The Chinese Embassy in Iran issued a notice...
China asks its people to not travel to Iran despite ceasefire
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July 2, 2025
(MENAFN) China has once again urged its citizens to avoid traveling to Iran, despite a ceasefire currently in place between Tehran and Israel, as reported by state-run media on Wednesday. According to a news agency, the Chinese Embassy in Iran...
Oil Prices Drop After Israel-Iran Ceasefire
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July 2, 2025
(MENAFN) Oil prices dropped by more than 12% last week, breaking a three-week surge, with experts forecasting prices to stabilize near the $60 mark if the fragile ceasefire between Israel and Iran holds. Brent crude surged to $77.81 a barrel on...
Iran Slams Trump's 'Disrespectful Tone' Towards Iranian Supreme Leader
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June 30, 2025
(MENAFN) Iran's Foreign Minister, Seyed Abbas Araghchi, asserted early Saturday that if U.S. President Donald Trump is truly committed to negotiating with Tehran, he must abandon his "disrespectful tone" towards the Iranian Supreme Leader....
MEDIA ADVISORY: Justice is a Common Cause: 2000 Day Commemoration of the Downing of Flight PS752 and First Memorial Unveiled
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June 30, 2025
WINNIPEG, Manitoba, June 30, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Association of Families of Flight PS752 Victims (the Association) and the city of Winnipeg invite media and members of the public to join with them in commemorating 2000 days since the...
Iranian Advisor Says Israel Threatened Iran’s Leadership
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June 30, 2025
(MENAFN) A senior advisor to Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei disclosed on Sunday that Israel had issued direct threats to numerous high-ranking Iranian figures in the political, military, and intelligence spheres during the first day...
Iran’s supreme leader accuses Trump of inflating success of US attack
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June 30, 2025
(MENAFN) Iran’s top leader has criticized US President Donald Trump for overstating the effects of recent American airstrikes on Iranian nuclear facilities, insisting that the operations had little actual impact. “The American president...
Iran Voices Skepticism on U.S.-Israel Ceasefire
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June 30, 2025
(MENAFN) Iran expressed deep skepticism on Sunday regarding the durability of a ceasefire brokered by the United States between Israel and Tehran, warning that it stands fully prepared to retaliate against any renewed aggression. “Since we are...
Iran Accuses Trump of Insulting Country's Leadership
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June 29, 2025
(MENAFN) Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has sharply criticized U.S. President Donald Trump, accusing him of insulting the country's leadership and jeopardizing any path back to nuclear talks. In a strongly worded statement released...
Iran’s internet connection is sable again after ceasefire
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June 29, 2025
(MENAFN) Iran’s internet connectivity has been fully restored to the levels seen before the recent conflict with Israel, the country’s Minister of Information and Communications Technology announced on Wednesday. Sattar Hashemi shared the update...
Iran condemns Trump due to ‘disrespect’
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June 29, 2025
(MENAFN) Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has criticized US President Donald Trump for his disrespectful remarks toward Iran’s leadership, cautioning that such behavior damages any chance of restarting nuclear negotiations. In a statement on...
Iran’s supreme Leader says US received “harsh slap” after attacking Iran
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June 29, 2025
(MENAFN) Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei declared that the United States failed to benefit from its involvement in the recent war with Iran and instead received what he called a "harsh slap" in return. Speaking in a televised address aired by...
Iran announces delay of reopening airspace
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June 29, 2025
(MENAFN) Iran has extended the closure of its airspace in the northern, southern, and western regions until Friday afternoon, according to state media reports. A spokesperson from the Ministry of Roads and Urban Development, Majid Akhavan, stated...