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Velayati: American families paying price for their leaders’ gamble
Aug 18, 2026 08:32Pars Today – Ali Akbar Velayati, the Leader of Iran’s senior adviser on international affairs, said that as the anniversary of the August 19, 1953 coup approaches, regional dynamics have changed, and American families are now paying the price for the gamble of their leaders.
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US Concerned over progress in Iran-Oman talks on Strait of Hormuz
Aug 18, 2026 07:39Pars Today – The Wall Street Journal, citing U.S. officials, reported that Washington is concerned that an agreement between Iran and Oman could consolidate Tehran’s control over the Strait of Hormuz.
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India to host BRICS Environment Ministers’ Meeting
Aug 18, 2026 06:38Pars Today – The 12th BRICS Environment Ministers’ Meeting, with the participation of Iran and other member states, will be held in New Delhi on Tuesday.
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Araghchi reaffirms Iran’s principled support for Iraq’s security, stability and territorial integrity
Aug 18, 2026 06:34Pars Today – Iran’s Foreign Minister, in a phone conversation with his Iraqi counterpart, reaffirmed the Islamic Republic of Iran’s principled position in support of Iraq’s security, stability and territorial integrity.
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Araghchi on false-flag operation in Iraq: Our Kurdish friends should remain vigilant
Aug 18, 2026 06:27Pars Today – Iran’s Foreign Minister, in response to reports of an attack on the office of the Prime Minister of Iraq’s Kurdistan Region, stressed that Iran’s Kurdish friends should remain vigilant against false-flag tactics designed to create divisions among neighboring countries.
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US general: We did not expect Iran to destroy our bases
Aug 17, 2026 05:21Pars Today — Former Chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff Mike Mullen criticized President Donald Trump’s decision to keep US aircraft carriers deployed for an extended period in the war against Iran, acknowledging that the United States had not expected Iran to destroy its bases in the region.
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Mohsen Rezaei: Iran’s Armed Forces spare no effort to protect country
Aug 17, 2026 09:28Pars Today — Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council Mohsen Rezaei said that Iran’s Armed Forces will stand to the very end in fulfilling the directives of the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces and safeguarding the security and growing pride of the Islamic Republic of Iran, sparing no effort in this honorable path.
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Former US National Counterterrorism Center Chief: Ending war with Iran is Trump’s only way out
Aug 17, 2026 08:24Pars Today — Joe Kent, former head of the US National Counterterrorism Center, said that withdrawing from the war with Iran is Donald Trump’s only way out.
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Commemorative ceremonies for 40th day of martyred Leader to be held in Tehran, Qom and Mashhad
Aug 17, 2026 07:44Pars Today — The Office of the Leader of the Islamic Revolution has announced that commemorative ceremonies marking the 40th day since the historic funeral and burial of the martyred leader will be held in Tehran, Qom, and Mashhad.
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Iran Central Bank governor holds economic talks with senior Iraqi officials
Aug 17, 2026 07:23Pars Today — Central Bank of Iran Governor Abdolnaser Hemmati met with Iranian traders, exporters, contractors, and businesspeople operating in Iraq as part of the first engagement of his visit to the country.