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Nuclear Inspectors Have Left Iran: UN Nuclear Watchdog

This is Beirut, 04/07 15:30 - Reading : less than a minute

UN nuclear watchdog inspectors left Iran on Friday, the agency said, after the Islamic republic officially suspended its cooperation with the agency. "An IAEA team of inspectors today safely departed from Iran to return to the agency headquarters in Vienna, after staying in Tehran throughout the recent military conflict," the International Atomic ...

Israel Minister says Army will 'Ensure Iran Cannot Threaten' Country Again

This is Beirut, 04/07 10:50 - Reading : less than a minute

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Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz on Friday said the army had a plan to prevent Iran from threatening Israel again after the arch-foes fought a 12-day war last month. The Israeli military will prepare an "enforcement plan to ensure that Iran cannot threaten Israel again," Katz said in a statement, adding that "the army must prepare on the ...

Iran Announces Opening of Its Airspace After War: State Media

This is Beirut, 03/07 22:55 - Reading : less than a minute

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Iran announced Thursday that it has reopened its airspace, including over Tehran, after closing it on June 13 due to the war with Israel, according to state media. "Tehran's Mehrabad and Imam Khomeini international airports, as well as those in the north, east, west and south of the country, have been reopened and are ready to operate flights," ...

Iran Diplomat Says Open to Talks if US Rules Out Military Action

This is Beirut, 03/07 20:15 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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A senior Iranian diplomat said Thursday his country remains open to diplomacy provided the United States offers guarantees it will not resort to military action against the Islamic republic. The remarks came as US news website Axios, citing two unidentified sources, reported that White House Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff was planning to meet ...

Iran Says Remains Committed to Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty

This is Beirut, 03/07 17:50 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Iran on Thursday affirmed its commitment to the nuclear non-proliferation treaty as it accused Germany of "malice" over its criticism of Tehran's decision to suspend cooperation with the UN nuclear watchdog. "Iran remains committed to the NPT (Non-Proliferation Treaty) and its Safeguards Agreement," Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said in a post ...

Echoes of Iran: The Forgotten Golden Age of Persian Pop Music

Bélinda Ibrahim, 01/07 19:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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At the dawn of the 1960s and 1970s, Iran entered one of its most culturally vibrant eras. Amid rapid transformation, young Iranians eagerly embraced electric guitars and Western harmonies, seamlessly fusing them with the poetry and melodies of Persian tradition. Psychedelic rock bands thrived in Tehran’s underground clubs, drawing inspiration ...

Pasdaran-Hezbollah: Severing the Umbilical Cord

Michel Touma, 30/06 08:30 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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A former Sunni MP — once a leading voice in parliament and still one of the few clear-headed voices left in the country — told me, during a conversation at the height of the Cedar Revolution, that the 1982 Israeli siege of Beirut had been an existential turning point for his community. Under the shelling, they realized that their dream of Arab ...

Tehran Mourns Top Commanders Killed in Israel-Iran War

This is Beirut, 28/06 17:30 - Reading : less than a minute

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Mourners in Tehran take part in the funeral of some 60 people, including military commanders, killed in Iran’s war with Israel. https://x.com/ThisIsBeirut_/status/1938968123975065716

Iran Holds State Funeral for Top Brass Slain in War With Israel

This is Beirut, 28/06 09:45 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Iran began a state funeral service Saturday for around 60 people, including its military commanders, killed in its war with Israel, after Tehran's top diplomat condemned Donald Trump's comments on supreme leader Ali Khamenei as "unacceptable". The proceedings started at 8:00 am local time (0430 GMT) in the capital Tehran as government offices and ...

Argentina to Try 10 in Absentia over 1994 Bombing of Jewish Center

This is Beirut, 26/06 19:35 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Argentina will try in absentia ten Iranian and Lebanese nationals suspected of the 1994 bombing of a Jewish community center in Buenos Aires, which killed 85 people, a ruling seen by AFP on Thursday said. The attack, which caused devastation in Latin America's biggest Jewish community, has never been claimed or solved, but Argentina and Israel ...

Israel Says 'Still Early' to Assess Damage to Iran Nuclear Sites

This is Beirut, 25/06 12:35 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Israel's military said on Wednesday it was “still early” to assess the damage caused to Iran's nuclear program after US intelligence services reportedly concluded that American strikes set it back by just a few months. “It is still early to assess the results of the operation,” Israeli military spokesman Brigadier ...

Iran-Israel War: Latest Developments

This is Beirut, 25/06 11:30 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

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Classified US intelligence suggests that American strikes on Iran set back its nuclear program by just a few months, contradicting President Donald Trump's claim of total destruction. Here are the latest developments as a truce between Iran and Israel appeared to be holding early Wednesday: 'Significant hit' The Israeli ...

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