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'If I Die': Loyal Dog Mourns At Iranian Protester's Graveside Alireza Karami is one of the victims who died during Iran's violent crackdown on anti-regime protests. The image of his loyal dog at his graveside, has gained widespread attention on social media. Bef...

Ali Karami is one of the victims who died during Iran's violent crackdown on protests. The image of his dog at his graveside has gained lots of attention on social media.Before his death, the 26-year-old auto body repairman left a touching testament for his beloved pet. www.rferl.org/a/if-i-die-l...

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Faces Behind The Numbers: People Killed In Iran’s Protests Thousands of Iranians lost their lives after taking to the streets. These are the people behind the statistics.

Thousands of Iranians lost their lives after taking to the streets.
These are the people behind the statistics. www.rferl.org/a/iran-prote...

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Israel killed 31 journalists in Yemen strike, press freedom group says Last week’s attack was “the deadliest strike on journalists in the Middle East” ever documented by the Committee to Protect Journalists.

Thirty-one journalists and media workers were killed in Israeli airstrikes on a newspaper complex in Yemen last week, according to a report released Friday by the Committee to Protect Journalists.

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Horrifying footage of an Israeli attack on Tehran’s Tajrish neighborhood. A number of civilians were killed.

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The Spirit of Tehran While Israel’s bombings have shaken the Iranian capital and killed hundreds of civilians, its people have displayed care, resilience and quiet determination to carry on

Great read by Assef Bayat on the resilience of the Iranian people amid the deadly Israeli attacks newlinesmag.com/first-person...

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Iran’s Hammihan daily reports 5 social workers were killed in Israel’s strike on Evin prison in Tehran. Prisoners have been transferred to other prisons following the strike, causing worries among their families. Israel said it targeted a symbol of state repression.

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Trump says he would bomb Iran again ‘without question’ over uranium enrichment The president has continued to maintain that last weekend’s strikes devastated the program.

Trump said on Friday he would bomb Iran again “without question” if intelligence suggests Iran continues to have the ability to enrich uranium.

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Where’s Iran’s Uranium? In Wake Of US Bombing, A Mystery And An Anxious Hunt Iran is known to have enriched around 400 kilograms of its uranium stock to around 60 percent. It’s a relatively easy step to bring that up to weapons-grade if Tehran wanted. For now, however, the que...

The Iranians "probably thought it was safe in the tunnels,” a retired Israeli brigadier general said.
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An aid worker and her 5-year-old son are among those killed in Israel's attack on Tehran's Evin prison where political prisoners are held. A prominent painter who was in the neighborhood was also killed in the attack.The IDF said it targeted the prison, as a "symbol of oppression for Iranian ppl."

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President Trump's letter to Iran's clerical establishment was delivered by Anwar Gargash, diplomatic advisor to the president of the United Arab Emirates.

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Trump reveals to Maria Bartiromo he's written a letter to Iran to negotiate deal | Fox Business Video President Donald Trump discusses his latest talks with Iran, shedding light on how he prefers to negotiate a deal.

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Trump says he sent letter to Iranian leader to negotiate deal US President Donald Trump said he wants to negotiate a nuclear weapons program deal with Iran and sent a lette

Trump says he sent letter to Khamenei to negotiate deal
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Mehdi Yarrahi - Roosarito… | مهدی یراحی - روسریتو…
Mehdi Yarrahi - Roosarito… | مهدی یراحی - روسریتو… YouTube video by Mehdi Yarrahi

Prominent Iranian singer Mehdi Yarrahi has been reportedly flogged over a song he released against the compulsory hijab rule.Yarrahi had dedicated the song to “the noble women of my homeland, who bravely shine in the front line of the ‘Woman, Life, Freedom’ movement.” www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ChZ...

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Russia has agreed to assist President Trump’s administration in communicating with Iran on various issues, including on Tehran's nuclear program , Bloomberg reports. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

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Secret negotiations lead to release of Dutch citizen held in Iran for five years A Dutch citizen has been released from Iran’s notorious Evin prison after five years of imprisonment. His release was secured through high-level negotiations, which also involved the Netherlands allow...

Secret negotiations lead to release of Dutch citizen held in Iran for five years

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Hope And Fear In Iran As Russia's Lavrov Visits Tehran Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi, after a meeting with his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov, said would not bow to pressure from the United States, a day after Washington imposed new sanctions ...

Hope And Fear In Iran As Russia's Lavrov Visits Tehran with insight by @nicolegrajewski.bsky.social

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Saudi Arabia seeks to mediate between Trump and Iran on new nuclear deal | CNN Riyadh is concerned that Iran may be more inclined to pursue a nuclear weapon and hopes to leverage its close ties with Trump to provide Iran with a diplomatic bridge to the White House.


Saudi Arabia is open to mediating between the Trump administration and Iran in pursuit of a new deal to limit Tehran’s nuclear program
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" Maman is one of 39 Israelis arrested in the past year on suspicion of spying for Iran. One of their officials told me that the Iranians had turned hundreds of Israelis since the end of 2022. " www.economist.com/1843/2025/02...

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Saudi Arabia launches ferocious state media attack on Netanyahu Onslaught points to growing frustration in Gulf state’s royal court with Israeli prime minister and war in Gaza

"Saudi Arabia has launched a scathing state media campaign against Benjamin Netanyahu, pointing to growing frustration in the key Gulf state’s royal court with the Israeli prime minister and the war in Gaza."

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Iranian journalist Niloufar Hamedi and Elahe Mohammadi who helped break Mahsa Amini's story were granted "amnesty". They shouldn't have been jailed in the first place.

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Georgia Man Sentenced to 475 Years for Dogfighting Vincent Lemark Burrell was found guilty last month of more than 100 counts of dogfighting and animal cruelty after dozens of dogs were found in poor condition at his home.

A Georgia man who the authorities said kept more than 100 dogs in cruel conditions at his home has been sentenced to 475 years in prison after being found guilty last month of dogfighting and cruelty to animals, prosecutors said.

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Iran’s supreme leader rules out talks with Donald Trump Ayatollah Ali Khamenei says negotiations with US administration ‘neither wise, nor prudent, nor dignified’

"Analysts in Tehran argued that Khamenei’s comments could be intended to make clear that the Islamic republic does not want to be seen to negotiate from a position of weakness." www.ft.com/content/1ac0...

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A wedding in a desert full of war props: Gohar Dashti’s best photograph ‘This is a reproduction of a memory I have from my childhood during the Iran-Iraq war. I went to a wedding and could hear bombs and alarms going off’

"This is a reproduction of a memory I have from my childhood during the Iran-Iraq war. I went to a wedding and could hear bombs and alarms going off"

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President Trump says he wants Iran to be a successful country “but one that doesn’t have nuclear weapons.” Earlier today, Iran’s FM Araghchi said if the main US concern is that Iran does not seek nuclear weapons, then that is achievable.

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As part of the maximum pressure effort, the Trump administration will implement a campaign "aimed at driving Iran's oil exports to zero," the official said.

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US President Donald Trump is expected to sign a presidential memorandum on Tuesday that restores his "maximum pressure" campaign on Iran and aims to deny Iran all paths to a nuclear weapon, a US official told Reuters.

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Iran Is Developing Plans for Faster, Cruder Weapon, U.S. Concludes As Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel prepares to meet with President Trump, the question of whether to strike Iran’s facilities or negotiate with Tehran appears certain to be under debate.

“New intelligence about Iran’s nuclear program has convinced American officials that a secret team of the country’s scientists is exploring a faster, if cruder, approach to developing an atomic weapon if Tehran’s leadership decides to race for a bomb” www.nytimes.com/2025/02/03/u...

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Israel is building outposts in Syria, raising local fears of occupation The new construction, visible in satellite imagery, suggests an extended presence. Israel says its forces will stay as long as needed to protect its citizens.

Israel is building outposts in Syria, raising local fears of occupation www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/0...

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An Iranian court has upheld a 10-year prison sentence for former Radio Farda journalist Reza Valizadeh, his lawyer said. Valizadeh, a dual U.S.-Iranian citizen, resigned from Radio Farda in Nov 2022 after a decade of work. He returned to Iran in 2024 to visit his family but was arrested in Sept.

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