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Forced retreat of neighbors

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Forced retreat of neighbors​

Khorasan examined the reopening of borders by Iran’s eastern and western neighbors, Pakistan and Iraq, after a forced retreat from restrictive policies. The paper argued that recent statements by Scott Bessent regarding cooperation between Washington and Iran’s neighbors to limit land routes represented a new stage in economic pressure on Tehran. However, developments on both borders showed that isolating Iran through regional blockades is neither easy nor cost-free.

Forced retreat of neighbors

Pezeshkian calls for stronger gas cooperation condemns US sanctions and military aggression

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Pezeshkian calls for stronger gas cooperation, condemns US sanctions and military aggression​

TEHRAN— Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has called on major natural gas producers to strengthen strategic and technical cooperation to safeguard global energy security, warning that unilateral sanctions and US military interventions in the Persian Gulf are destabilizing energy markets and threatening economic growth worldwide.

Pezeshkian calls for stronger gas cooperation, condemns US sanctions and military aggression

UN inquiry confirms Israel continued Gaza genocide committed torture and rape in West Bank

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UN inquiry confirms Israel continued Gaza genocide, committed torture and rape in West Bank​

TEHRAN — Israel has kept committing genocide in Gaza since the U.S.-backed “ceasefire” took hold last October, and across the occupied West Bank it has committed crimes against humanity that include extermination, torture, rape and the systematic persecution of Palestinians.

UN inquiry confirms Israel continued Gaza genocide, committed torture and rape in West Bank

Israeli and US elections could hasten the end of Iran war

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Israeli and US elections could hasten the end of Iran war​

LONDON - Alongside military and economic calculations, the Knesset elections in Israel and midterm congressional elections in the U.S. are emerging as factors influencing the duration of the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran and the terms under which it might end. These electoral considerations also shape the relationship between Benjamin Netanyahu’s political future and Donald Trump’s decisions.

Israeli and US elections could hasten the end of Iran war

170millionyearold fossil in northern Iran presented for scientific study

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170-million-year-old fossil in northern Iran presented for scientific study​

TEHRAN - A fossilized tree trunk estimated to be 170 million years old and discovered in Iran’s northeastern Golestan province has been presented as a valuable resource for scientific research, natural heritage conservation and the development of science tourism.

170-million-year-old fossil in northern Iran presented for scientific study

Saffron festival added to Irans intl tourism events calendar

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Saffron festival added to Iran’s intl. tourism events calendar​

TEHRAN - The National Saffron Day festival in Iran’s northeastern Khorasan Razavi province has been registered as an international event on the country’s tourism calendar, with a permanent secretariat established at the province’s Chamber of Commerce to promote Iranian saffron and strengthen its value chain from production to export.

Saffron festival added to Iran’s intl. tourism events calendar

Permanent handicrafts exhibition planned at Shams Tabrizi shrine in northwest Iran

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Permanent handicrafts exhibition planned at Shams Tabrizi shrine in northwest Iran​

TEHRAN - A permanent handicrafts exhibition themed around the spiritual and literary traditions of Shams Tabrizi and Jalal al-Din Rumi is planned at the shrine of Shams Tabrizi in Khoy, West Azarbaijan province, as part of efforts to promote local artisans and strengthen cultural tourism.

Permanent handicrafts exhibition planned at Shams Tabrizi shrine in northwest Iran