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Iran TV: Sandstorm Shuts Offices, Schools in Tehran, Region

Schools and government offices closed in Iran's capital and several other cities in the country on Monday, after yet another sandstorm blanketed Tehran and the surrounding region. State-run TV warned of poor air quality and advised the elderly, those sick and children to take precautions. Banks and the Tehran Stock…

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US Navy Offers Cash for Tips to Seize Middle East Drugs, Weapons

The US Navy's Mideast-based 5th Fleet is starting to offer rewards for information that could help sailors intercept weapons, drugs and other illicit shipments across the region amid tensions over Iran's nuclear program and Tehran's arming of Yemen's Houthi militias. While avoiding directly mentioning Iran, the 5th Fleet's decision to…

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IRGC Says Won’t Allow its Ranks to be Infiltrated

The Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) will not allow the entry of "virus and termites" into the military institution, asserted the deputy of the Supreme Leader's representative, Hossein Tayyebifar. Tayyebifar, the IRGC's deputy for clerical affairs, said the IRGC should train forces who will not hesitate to pull the trigger.…

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Rafsanjani's Daughter Accused of Propaganda Against Iranian Regime

An Iranian court has charged the daughter of the former Iranian president, Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, with carrying out propaganda against the regime and blasphemy in social media posts, the Iranian judiciary announced Sunday. Tehran's Public Prosecutor, Ali Salehi, said that the indictment was issued and referred to the court on…

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Minaikher to Asharq Al-Awsat: Our Only Choice Is Supporting Political Solution in Yemen

Gulf Cooperation Council Ambassador to Yemen Sarhan al-Minaikher has been a witness to key developments in the war-torn country for years. In 2013, the young Saudi worked closely on the national dialogue. He witnessed the developments that followed and that impeded the political process in the country and resulted in…

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US Navy offers cash for tips to seize Mideast drugs, weapons

The U.S. Navy’s Mideast-based 5th Fleet is starting to offer rewards for information that could help sailors intercept weapons, drugs and other illicit shipments across the region

The Independent UK

Iraq to Resume Mediation between Saudi Arabia, Iran ahead of Jeddah Summit

Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi will resume his mediation between Saudi Arabia and Iran before the Gulf-Arab-American summit in Jeddah later this month, revealed an informed Iraqi source on Sunday. The declaration of the restoration of relations between Saudi Arabia and Iran is expected to be announced in Baghdad, it…

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Mystery Shrouds Iran’s Downplaying of Israeli Assassinations

A senior member of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard colonel Sayyad Khodai was killed outside his home in Tehran on May 22 by unidentified gunmen on a motorbike. In Iran, thousands grieved for Khodai and held his funeral procession, where he was remembered as a hero for fighting ISIS. However, Israeli media…

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Iran's Chief Nuclear Negotiator Arrives in Moscow on Unannounced Visit

Iran's chief nuclear negotiator Ali Bagheri-Kani arrived in Moscow on an unannounced visit after the talks between Tehran and Washington ended in Doha. The Russian Permanent Mission to the International Organizations in Vienna announced the visit on its Twitter account. However, Iranian media outlets did not report the news. Bagheri-Kani…

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A mirage of peace? Joe Biden ventures back into Middle East’s shifting sands

US president’s controversial visit to Saudi Arabia comes at a moment of great upheaval as Russia and China compete for influence, says Observer columnist Simon Tisdall

The Guardian - UK

Lebanon's Hezbollah Confirms it Launched Drones Towards Karish Field

Lebanon's Hezbollah said Saturday it had launched three drones towards an offshore gas field in the Mediterranean, after Israel's army said it had intercepted drones belonging to the Iran-backed movement. "On Saturday afternoon, three unarmed drones were launched towards the disputed Karish field for reconnaissance missions," the Shiite group said…

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Iran ready to offer a political solution to ease Syria-Turkey tension- FM

Iran is working towards a political solution to keep Turkey from invading northern Syria, Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian said on Saturday during a visit to Damascus.

Reuters

Iranian Hulk vs Kazakh Titan super-heavyweight fight date and venue agreed

Sajjad Gharibi, the Middle Eastern social media star known as 'Iranian Hulk' will face off with his rival Djumanov Almat Bakhytovich, who calls himself the 'Kazakh Titan'

Daily Mirror

Iran Condemns Airstrike, Opposes Turkish Move into Syria

Iran’s foreign minister Saturday condemned an Israeli airstrike on Syria earlier in the day and said Tehran opposes any military operation by Turkey in Syria’s north. Hossein Amirabdollahian made his comments at the start of a visit to the Syrian capital Damascus, where he was expected to discuss mutual relations…

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The Independent UK

Iran condemns airstrike, opposes Turkish move into Syria

Iran’s foreign minister has condemned an Israeli airstrike on Syria and says Tehran opposes any military operation by Turkey in Syria’s north

Foreign Affairs

What America Should Do If the Iran Nuclear Deal Talks Fail

Outsourcing Middle East Security to Israel Is a Bad Plan B

Reuters

At least five killed in magnitude 6.1 quake on Iran Gulf coast

At least five people were killed and 49 injured by a magnitude 6.1 earthquake in southern Iran early on Saturday, state media reported, with the area also hit soon after by two strong quakes of up to 6.3 magnitude.

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Iranians begin clearing debris following a deadly magnitude-6.1 earthquake

Successive tremors flatten a village in one of Iran's particularly earthquake-prone regions.

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Asharq Al-Awsat

Iranian-Flagged Tanker in Greece Tugged to Piraeus Port

An Iranian-flagged tanker seized by Greece in April, part of whose cargo was confiscated by the United States, was being towed to the port of Piraeus on Saturday, Greek coast guard officials said, after Greek authorities approved its release. For over two months the Iranian-flagged Lana, formerly Pegas, has been…

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Iranian-flagged tanker in Greece tugged to Piraeus port

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Tehran Insists on Continuing Nuclear Talks amid Western Pessimism

Iranian officials insisted on maintaining indirect negotiations with Washington, amid pessimism among Westrn diplomats about reviving the 2015 nuclear agreement, after the failure of the latest round hosted by Doha. “Following Doha talks, we will coordinate with the EU on the next stage of talks,” Iranian Ambassador to the United…

WEKU

A strong earthquake has killed at least 5 in southern Iran

Five people were killed and 44 others injured in a magnitude 6.3 earthquake in southern Iran on Saturday, state television reported.

Al Jazeera

At least 5 killed in magnitude 6.1 earthquake in southern Iran

At least five killed and dozens injured, with the area hit soon afterwards by two strong quakes of up to magnitude 6.3.

The Independent UK

Strong earthquake kills 5 in southern Iran

Five people have been killed and 44 others injured in a magnitude 6.3 earthquake in southern Iran

The Independent UK

Iran earthquake: At least five dead as powerful tremors hit Hormozgan province

Several strong aftershocks have also hit the region

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