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Iran marks return anniversary of soldiers captive in Saddam’s prisons
Aug 17, 2023 10:55The 26th of Mordad in the Iranian calendar, which falls on August 17, marks the return anniversary of Iranian soldiers who were held captive by the regime of Western-backed Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein during the 1980s war on Iran.
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President felicitates Iran freestyle wrestling team on third consecutive world championship
Aug 17, 2023 10:53President Ebrahim Raeisi has congratulated Iran’s under-20 freestyle wrestling team on winning their third consecutive championship at the 2023 U-20 World Wrestling Championships in Amman, Jordan.
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Leader warns of enemies' plot to tarnish image of IRGC, Basij volunteer forces
Aug 17, 2023 05:43Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei warns of enemies’ attempts to tarnish the image of Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) and Basij volunteer forces.
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Iran's FM on first visit to Saudi Arabia since restoration of ties
Aug 17, 2023 05:11Iran's Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian has left Tehran for Riyadh on his first official visit to Saudi Arabia since the two regional powerhouses agreed to restore diplomatic ties in March.
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Raeisi felicitates Iran freestyle wrestling team on third consecutive world championship
Aug 17, 2023 05:07President Seyyed Ebrahim Raeisi has congratulated Iran’s under-20 freestyle wrestling team on winning their third consecutive championship at the 2023 U-20 World Wrestling Championships in Amman, Jordan.
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Iran Army will continue to expand drone achievements: Senior commander
Aug 17, 2023 04:17The Islamic Republic of Iran Army will continue to expand its drone and military warfare achievements in order to match future deterrence needs, says a top commander of the Army.
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UNSC denounces 'heinous, cowardly' attack by Daesh at Iran's Shah-e Cheragh holy shrine
Aug 17, 2023 04:05The United Nations Security Council has condemned in the strongest terms the recent "heinous and cowardly terrorist" attack on innocent people and pilgrims at the Shah-e Cheragh holy shrine in the southern Iranian city of Shiraz.
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Iran, Saudi military officials meet for 1st time since détente, agree on exchanging attachés
Aug 17, 2023 03:47Iran and Saudi Arabian military officials have met for the first time since a China-brokered détente enabled the resumption of the countries' diplomatic relations, agreeing on exchanging of military attachés between the two sides.
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Crime against humanity: Iran’s top rights official decries Western sanctions
Aug 17, 2023 03:13Iran’s top rights official says the unilateral US sanctions on the Islamic Republic amounts to a crime against humanity, as they severely undermine the basic rights of the entire nation.
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West military presence in region ‘illegal’, US must leave Persian Gulf: Iran cmdr.
Aug 17, 2023 02:20The spokesman for the Iranian Armed Forces says the military presence of Western governments in West Asia is illegitimate, stressing that the United States must withdraw its troops from the strategic Persian Gulf region.