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Iran Warns of Foreign Interference in South Caucasus
Asharq Al-Awsat
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Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian stressed on Tuesday that Iran supports peace in the Caucasus region between Azerbaijan and Armenia, criticizing foreign interference in security issues of the region. Pezeshkian headed to Armenia on Monday for...
Iran, Belarus have no unsolvable issues: Lukashenko
Mehr News Agency
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August 20, 2025
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, who is visiting Belarus for key talks, met with with Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko. "There are no closed and unsolvable issues between Iran and Belarus," Alexander Lukashenko, the President of...
Iran Seeks to Boost Electricity Imports from Turkmenistan
News Central Asia
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August 20, 2025
Iran is set to explore a significant increase in electricity imports from Turkmenistan, following a key meeting between top energy officials. According to Iranian media, a three-party meeting was held with the participation of Iran’s Minister of...
Iranian reformers call for Tehran to end uranium enrichment, strike deal with US as nation faces crippling power, water shortages
New York Post
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August 19, 2025
A group of reformers called for Iran to suspend its uranium enrichment program and reach a deal with the US to ease sanctions on the country as it faces widespread power and water shortages. The Iran Reform Front, a coalition of 27 reformist...
Iranian President on need to completely dispel Tehran`s concerns over presence of third forces near common border
Arminfo
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ArmInfo. Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian spoke about the content of his conversation with Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan at a meeting in Yerevan. "At the meeting with the Prime Minister of Armenia, I emphasized that the government of...
Iran’s Navy to launch missile drill on Thursday
Mehr News Agency
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August 20, 2025
The operational phase of the “Sustainable Power 1404” missile exercise of the Iranian Army Navy will begin on Thursday. The drill will be conducted for two days with the participation of surface and subsurface vessels, aerial units, coastal-to-sea...
Iran to Use New Missiles against Israel in Case of Any Attack: Defense Minister
Tasnim News Agency
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August 20, 2025
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The missiles Iran used against Israel in the recent 12-day war were manufactured by the Ministry of Defense a few years ago, Iran’s Defense Minister said, warning that newly-manufactured missiles with much better capabilities...
Iran to employ new missiles in response to any new attack
Mehr News Agency
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August 20, 2025
According to Mehr News Agency, a group of foreign military attachés residing in Tehran met on Tuesday with Brigadier General Aziz Nasirzadeh, Minister of Defense and Armed Forces Logistics, on the occasion of “August 22 – National Defense Industry...
Iran's response to possible new aggression to be more painful
Mehr News Agency
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August 20, 2025
According to Mehr News Agency, a group of foreign military attachés residing in Tehran met on Tuesday with Brigadier General Aziz Nasirzadeh, Minister of Defense and Armed Forces Logistics, on the occasion of “August 22 – National Defense Industry...
Iran, Armenia ink 10 MoUs during Pezeshkian’s visit
Iran Front Page
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August 20, 2025
The documents were signed by high-ranking officials of the two countries on Tuesday following a private meeting between the chief executive and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan in the Armenian capital Yerevan. The MoUs, signed on the second...
Iranian president arrives in Belarus for key talks
Mehr News Agency
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August 20, 2025
A formal welcoming ceremony, featuring a guard of honor, was held in the inner courtyard of the Palace of Independence. The national anthems of both countries were played, after which Aleksandr Lukashenko and Masoud Pezeshkian proceeded to the...
Iranian company unveils medicine to treat type 2 diabetes, obesity
Press TV
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An Iranian knowledge-based company has unveiled a homegrown medicine aimed at treatment of patients suffering from diabetes mellitus type 2, commonly known as type 2 diabetes (T2D), obesity as well as sleep apnea. The new product, dubbed Spartina,...
Iran Update, August 19, 2025
Critical Threats - Washington D.C.
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Information Cutoff: 2:00 PM ET The Critical Threats Project (CTP) at the American Enterprise Institute and the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) publish the Iran Update, which provides insights into Iranian and Iranian-sponsored activities that...
Look for spiritual not political change in Iran
Mission Network News
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August 20, 2025
Iran (MNN) — It’s been nearly two months since the Israel-Iran ceasefire took effect. Iran’s regime is fragile but has not collapsed. Instead, crackdowns have brought mass arrests and even executions. Photo of Tehran, Iran courtesy of Hamid...
How MGT-75 marks Iran entry into club of F-class gas turbines
Mehr News Agency
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August 20, 2025
The turbine boasts world-class efficiency, innovative hydrogen-capable combustion, and stands as a testament to Iran’s self-reliant industrial prowess, positioning the country as a major competitor in the global energy arena. On Monday, Iran's...
Srinagar MBBS Student’s Family Alleges Delay in Repatriation of Body from Iran
Kashmir Life
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August 20, 2025
SRINAGAR: The family of Saba Rasool, a fourth-year MBBS student from Safa Kadal, Srinagar who died last week in Iran, on Tuesday alleged that the Embassy of India in Tehran is “not properly coordinating” with them, causing a delay in the...
Trump says Iran would have developed nuclear weapons in four weeks
TASS
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August 20, 2025
NEW YORK, August 20. /TASS/. US President Donald Trump believes that Tehran would have been able to develop nuclear weapons in four weeks but for the US bombing of Iranian nuclear facilities. "I think they would have had nuclear weapons in a...
MTN under investigation by US government for Afghanistan and Iran operations
IOL
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One of South Africa's largest telecommunications companies, MTN, is being investigated by the US Department of Justice (DoJ) through a grand jury inquiry related to its former subsidiary in Afghanistan and Iran. The company revealed this...
Belarusian leader: No unsolvable problems between Iran and Belarus
APA
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There are no unsolvable issues between Iran and Belarus, Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko said during his meeting with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, APA reports. “Our hands are open, and we can discuss any topic—from food products to...
US Sanctions on Iran "Derail Crucial Iraq-Turkmenistan Gas Deal"
Iraq Business News
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August 19, 2025
From Kurdistan24. Any opinions expressed are those of the author(s), and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. U.S. Sanctions on Iran Derail Crucial Iraq-Turkmenistan Gas Deal The U.S. opposes the Turkmenistan-Iraq gas deal...