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Israeli PM Declares Iranian Regime ‘Immunity’ is Over

Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett said on Sunday Iran would not go unpunished for instigating attacks through its proxies, speaking a week after the assassination in Tehran of a Revolutionary Guards colonel that has been blamed on Israel. Bennett’s statement indicates that the shadow war between Iran and Israel is…

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More Unrest in Iran as Building Collapse Death Toll Increases

Iranian riot police clashed with angry protesters in the southwestern city of Abadan, according to online videos, and state-run media reported that the death toll from a building collapse there reached 31 on Monday. According to The Associated Press, the official IRNA news agency said two more bodies were pulled…

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Iraq, Iran Discuss Environmental Issues

Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa Kadhimi affirmed that strengthening the partnership with regional countries will boost regional integration and enhance the ability to confront common environmental challenges. Kadhimi received the Iranian Vice President and Head of the Environmental Protection Organization, Ali Salajegheh, visiting Baghdad. The PM said that the historical relations…

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Yemen Truce Nears End without Lasting Agreement on Lifting Taiz Siege

The two-month nationwide truce in Yemen is set to end on Thursday with negotiations failing to reach a lasting agreement over lifting the siege imposed by the Iran-backed Houthi militias on Taiz and reopening vital roads between the provinces. The warring parties did not reach an agreement Saturday to lift…

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Letters: Lady Afshar obituary

Nigel Fountain writes: In the event she proved to a true ambassador for Iran and a fearless feminist

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Israeli PM Bennett says Iranian 'immunity' is over

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Iranian Zar Amir Ebrahimi wins best actress at Cannes

Ebrahimi won for Holy Spider in which she plays a journalist trying to solve serial murders of prostitutes in Mashhad.

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Iranian Police Fire Shots, Teargas to Disperse Protests over Building Collapse

Iranian police used tear gas and fired shots in the air to disperse another night of protests over a deadly building collapse in the southwestern city of Abadan that officials are blaming on corruption and lax safety, Fars news agency and reports on social media said. Officials in the oil…

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Iran says crew of two seized Greek tankers not detained and are on board

Iran's state maritime body said on Saturday the crew of two Greek tankers seized by its Revolutionary Guards on Friday had not been detained, and were in good health and being cared for on board their vessels.

Reuters

Postcard from Cannes #8: Making ends meet

Besides love stories, one of the recurring themes in films shown at Cannes this year is overcoming economic hardship, by any means possible. Two films in the main competition show very different families, from Iran and South Korea, who come up with ingenious and precarious plans to make ends meet.

Radio France Internationale

Iran Shows Off Underground Drone Base

The Iranian army has given some details - but not the exact location - of an underground base for its military drones, state media reported on Saturday. State TV said 100 drones were being kept in the heart of the Zagros mountains, including Ababil-5, which it said were fitted with…

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Kurdish PKK fighters may retreat to Iran as Turkish military closes in

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is vowing to crush the presence of the Kurdish militant group PKK in Iraq. But as the Turkish military closes in on the group, some analysts predict its fighters could turn to Iran, with implications across the region.

Radio France Internationale

Iran shows off underground drone base, but not its location -state media

The Iranian army has given some details - but not the exact location - of an underground base for its military drones, state media reported on Saturday, amid simmering tensions in the Gulf.

Reuters

Gunmen Kill Policeman in Iran's Southeast

Gunmen shot dead a policeman and wounded his wife in Iran's restive southeastern province of Sistan-Baluchistan, state media reported Saturday. "Last night...

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2 Policemen, Civilian Wounded in Tehran Shooting

Two police and a civilian were wounded when two gunmen shot them in downtown Tehran, the Iranian capital, state-run media reported Saturday. It said one officer was in critical condition. The IRNA report said one of the shooters was arrested. Earlier this month, a senior member of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard,…

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Iranian police fire shots, teargas to disperse protests over building collapse

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Iran police disperse crowd gathered at collapsed building

Iran's semi-official Fars news agency reports that police lobbed canisters of tear gas and fired in the air to disperse people gathered near the site of a collapsed 10-story building that left 28 people dead

Daily Mirror

Woman looked like 'a horse' with 'piano key' teeth after botched dental op

Aida Azizii was left gutted after flying to Iran to get some discount dental work, as her teeth were left looking 'like piano keys' and now she's had to pay to put them right

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Drone Targets Iran's Parchin Military Base

A drone targeted a highly sensitive military site outside Tehran where Iran develops missile, nuclear, and drone technology, according to media reports. The New York Times quoted three Iranian sources and a US official saying that the drone exploded into a building used by the Ministry of Defense for research…

The Guardian - UK

Iran seizes two Greek tankers amid rising tensions in the Gulf

IRGC forces swoop on ships in what appeared to be a reprisal for Greece’s role in earlier seizure of Iranian oil tanker

The Independent UK

Iran seizes 2 Greek tankers in Persian Gulf as tensions rise

Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard says it has seized two Greek oil tankers in the Persian Gulf

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Reports: Iran Building Collapse Sparks Anti-government Protests

Iranian protesters chanting anti-government slogans took to the streets of several cities including southwestern Abadan where a building collapse blamed on widespread corruption killed at least 24 people, news agencies and social media said. Demonstrators vented their anger at Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, chanting "Death to Khamenei", late on Thursday…

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Iran Seizes 2 Greek Tankers in Gulf, Tensions Spike

Iran's Revolutionary Guard seized two Greek oil tankers on Friday in the Gulf, just after Athens assisted the US in seizing an Iranian oil tanker over alleged sanctions violations in the Mediterranean Sea. The Guard's announcement comes as tensions remain high between Iran and the West over stalled negotiations regarding…

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Iran to take 'punitive action' against Greece over seizure of Iranian oil - Nour News

Iran has decided to take "punitive action" against Greece over the seizure of Iranian oil off the Greek coast, the semi-official Nour News reported on Friday.

Reuters

Iran building collapse sparks anti-government protests - reports

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