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Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian: Tehran Is Running Out of Water, 'We Are Compelled' to Relocate Capital City
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, who is subordinate to “supreme leader” Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, described the inevitable need to relocate the capital of his country out of Tehran during remarks on Thursday, citing an unsolvable water and...

Dubai-Based Iranian Lawyer Katayoon Rahimian Launches New Company
Specialising in criminal and international law, Katayoon’s new company aims to simplify the legal and business set up process 4 October 2025, Dubai, UAE: Katayoon Rahimian, a licensed Iranian lawyer based in Dubai, has officially launched her new...

Iran expands it ‘shadow empire’ across Middle East as Trump pulls troops from Iraq, Syria
US withdrawal from Iraq poses serious threat of a power vacuum as Iran has drastically expanded is operations across Syria and Iraq. NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Just six months after the Trump administration said it would begin...

Israeli army reservist indicted on Iran spying charges
Prosecutors said that the man, identified as 27-year-old Maor Kringel, was arrested in August after more than a year of carrying out espionage missions for Iranian agents. According to the indictment, Kringel had been in contact with individuals...

Canadian court blocks entry of former Iranian oil executive – Global News
The ruling concerns Mohammadreza Mazloumi Aboukheili, 64, a former director of operations at the National Iranian Oil Products Distribution Company, a state-owned firm reporting to Iran’s Ministry of Petroleum. He had applied for a visa to visit...

Iran upholds prison sentences for five Christian converts
Five Iranian Christian converts have had their prison sentences upheld on appeal, in a case which religious rights groups say criminalises ordinary expressions of faith. Article 18 reports that Morteza (Calvin) Faghanpour Sasi was tortured during...
Iranian Quds Force cmdr.: Israel used chemical bombs to martyr Hezbollah leader
In a televised interview, Brigadier General Esmail Ghaani added that the attack was carried out with some of the heaviest bombs in the world, combined with chemical agents. According to him, this was not only an explosion but a chemical assault,...

U.S. Denies Visas to Iranian Delegation Ahead of 2026 World Cup Draw
The U.S. State Department has denied visas for Iran’s football delegation, preventing them from attending the 2026 World Cup draw in Washington, D.C. The news follows an executive order issued earlier this year by U.S. President Donald Trump,...

Iran condemns EU sanctions as ‘collective punishment’ of its people
Iran’s deputy foreign minister has denounced the European Union’s re-imposed sanctions on Tehran, calling them a form of “collective punishment” that targets ordinary people. In a post on his Telegram channel on Friday, Deputy Foreign Minister for...

IRGC’s Qaani denies Iran’s Involvement in the October 7
2025-10-03T19:44:36+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News – Tehran Quds Force Commander in Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), Esmail Qaani, affirmed that Iran, Hezbollah, and the political leadership of Hamas were not...

Education International condemns escalating repression of Iranian teacher union activists
Education International (EI) has issued a strong condemnation of the Iranian government’s intensifying crackdown on teacher union activists, particularly members of the Coordinating Council of Iranian Teachers’ Trade Associations (CCITTA), EI’s...

US sanctions on Iran challenges India, opens the door to China
New Delhi is weighing the consequences of the end of US exemptions on the Iranian port of Chabahar, in which it has invested hundreds of millions of dollars as a strategic hub to Central Asia and a counterweight to China's presence in Gwadar. New...

At least two killed in rescue helicopter crash in Iran
A rescue helicopter belonging to the Iranian Red Crescent Society crashed in the country's Lorestan Province on Friday, resulting in the deaths of two people on board. Ali Mohammadi, the caretaker director-general of Lorestan Red Crescent, said...

Liberty and justice for Iran, not war, not sanctions
AMID the continuing disorienting cacophony of war in the Middle East, and the horrific toll being exacted upon the Palestinian people in particular, while the international community and its representative organisations look on, unable or...

U.S. reportedly denies visas for Iran ahead of World Cup draw
The U.S. State Department reportedly denied visa requests from Iran's delegation ahead of the upcoming 2026 World Cup draw in Washington D.C. According to the Tehran Times, the U.S. government has not approved visas for Iran Football Federation...

Irani Cup: Vidarbha Tighten Hold On Match With 224-run Lead After Day Three
Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium: Vidarbha tightened their grip on the Irani Cup by securing a strong first-innings lead of 128 and then extending it to 224 against Rest of India by stumps on the third day at the Vidarbha Cricket Association...

Iran escalates proxy ops in Middle East as Trump begins pulling troops from Iraq

Iran’s ‘Conditional’ Ratification of Anti-Terror Financing Rings Hollow
After seven years of procrastination, and under the pressure of an avalanche of reinstated United Nations sanctions, Iran finally ratified the Combating the Financing of Terrorism (CFT) convention on October 1, 2025. But the ratification came with...
Germany urges Iran to resume negotiations with UN on nuclear program
More News 04 Oct 2025 | 12:07 AMJerusalem, Oct 3 (UNI) The Israeli Navy on Friday intercepted the last of the Global Sumud Flotilla's 42 vessels attempting to breach its maritime blockade of the Gaza Strip, which had sailed to the war-torn enclave...

Irani Cup | Vidarbha moves to a commanding position before bad light stops play
Yash Thakur polished off the RoI lower-order. | Photo Credit: X@BCCI Domestic Thick cloud cover ensured only a solitary over was bowled in the final session on the third day of the Irani Cup at the VCA Stadium in Jamtha on Friday. While the...