Child labor rises as poverty deepens in Iran
Deepening poverty in Iran is driving a rise in child labor, exposing children to sexual exploitation, violence and malnutrition, the head of Iran's Association of Social Workers warned on Sunday.
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Palestinian citizen of Israel announced dead in Israeli custody
Palestinian citizen of Israel announced dead in Israeli custody The death of a Palestinian detainee, who is a citizen of Israel, was announced by the Israeli Prison Service on Sunday morning in Gilboa Prison. The detainee was identified as 48 year-old Imad Sarhan. He spent over 24 years in Israeli detention and was subjected to several years in solitary confinement.
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Deadlocked Wars: How Major Powers Misread the Regions They Attacked
Russia and the United States projected their own centralized views onto Ukraine and Iran, analysts said. As a result, the smaller countries trapped larger ones in a costly confrontation.
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Qatari delegation met with Iranian officials, as Tehran reviews proposal
Qatari delegation met with Iranian officials, as Tehran reviews proposal A Qatari delegation held talks with senior Iranian officials in Tehran as part of mediation efforts with the US, the semi-official Tasnim news agency reported. Fars News Agency quoted a source familiar with the matter as saying that Tehran’s final decision on the memorandum of understanding is under review, and confirmed that the political, legal and technical dimensions of the proposals are still being examined.
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Iran's IRGC warns vessels against transiting Strait of Hormuz in new audio
London [UK], June 14 (ANI): The naval forces of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) have warned commercial shipping traffic near the Strait of Hormuz against navigating through the critical chokepoint, according to an audio recording of a public maritime radio channel.
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Israel launches attacks across southern Lebanon, one killed in Sidon
Israel launches attacks across southern Lebanon, one killed in Sidon Lebanese state-media is reporting several Israeli attacks south of the country, including on Beint Jbeil and Jezzine. In one Israeli strike, a resident from Kfarchouba was killed on a public road. Elsewhere in Tyre, three people were reportedly transported to the hospital after they were wounded in an Israeli drone attack in Deir Qanoun an-Naher.
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Trumps Iran deal is lose, lose, lose US congressman
The emerging agreement restores the regional balance to a pre-war state after $100 billion in spending and numerous casualties, Seth Moulton says US President Donald Trump's looming Iran peace deal looks like a "surrender document" and fails to deliver anything America did not have before the war, Democratic congressman Seth Moulton has said.
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Trump's Iran deal is 'lose, lose, lose' - US congressman
The emerging agreement restores the regional balance to a pre-war state after $100 billion in spending and numerous casualties, Seth Moulton says US President Donald Trump's looming Iran peace deal looks like a "surrender document" and fails to deliver anything America did not have before the war, D
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Israel's Prez Herzog praises US counterpart Trump for "confronting Iran's empire of evil" in birthday message
Tel Aviv [Israel], June 14 (ANI): Israeli President Isaac Herzog on Sunday (local time) wished US President Donald Trump on his 80th birthday, praising leadership, support for Israel, and efforts to secure the release of 'beloved hostages'. In a post on X, Sunday (local time), Herzog said Trump's 'remarkable journey to the White House' reflected the 'American dream'. <a href="https://x.
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Iran's unity in 12-day war forced "enemy" to seek ceasefire: Iranian President Pezeshkian
Tehran [Iran], June 14 (ANI): Iranian President Pezeshkian said that the national solidarity of the country's people during the 12-day conflict with Israel compelled Israel to seek a ceasefire, according to Iran's state news agency IRNA.
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"We should have demanded apology from US": Pawan Khera slams government over response to US attack on commercial vessel
New Delhi [India], June 14 (ANI): Congress leader Pawan Khera on Sunday said that the government should have demanded an apology over the US attack on a commercial ship in the Gulf in which three Indians were killed and said the External Affairs Minister's remarks were only a 'mild rebuke'. Khera told ANI that a commercial vessel of a third country cannot be attacked in a conflict.
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Middle East crisis live: Trump says Iran deal will be signed today but Tehran casts doubt on timing
Deal could see strait of Hormuz immediately ‘open to all’, but Trump says US retains the ‘ultimate alternative’ if talks fail The IDF has told people in 29 villages in southern Lebanon to leave their homes ahead of strikes, AFP reports. The evacuation warnings come ahead of planned strikes, despite a ceasefire intended to halt the war with Lebanese militant group Hezbollah. Continue reading...
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Tehran's Crackdown On Political Dissent Continuing Unabated
Recent reports from Iran suggest that an intense crackdown on political opposition within the country that began during mass protests in January is continuing unabated. On June 13, the Iranian Writers' Association announcedYousef Ansari, a poet and novelist arrested on January 8, had received a sentence of four months in prison plus another eight months suspended.
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Qatari Delegation in Tehran for Talks
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – A delegation from Qatar has traveled to Tehran for consultations with Iranian officials on the latest developments related to the ongoing diplomatic process.
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EU Moves to Cut Electricity Taxes in Bid to Ease Energy Bills
The European Union is preparing a reform of energy taxation and network fees that would place a lower tax burden on electricity compared to natural gas, according to a draft proposal reported by Reuters. The initiative is intended to ease pressure on household budgets, which have been strained by rising energy prices following turmoil in global markets linked to the Iran conflict and its impact on oil and gas supplies.
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Qatari Negotiators Travel To Tehran In Bid To Finalize US-Iran Deal
Newest first Newest first Oldest first 10:46 Qatari Negotiators Travel To Tehran Qatari negotiators flew to Tehran early on June 14 in a bid to finalize an agreement between the United States and Iran to end the monthslong conflict, according to Reuters.
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Qalibaf Criticizes US Over Israel's Latest Attack On Lebanon
Newest first Newest first Oldest first 15:11 Qalibaf Criticizes US Over Israel's Latest Attack On Lebanon Irans chief negotiator and speaker of Parliament Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf lashed out against the United Statesin a post on Xafter Israel launched new attacks on Hezbollah targets in Dahiyeh a southern suburb of Lebanons capital Beirut earlier on June 14.
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Macron Says G7 To Discuss Iran Deal, Reopening Of Strait
Newest first Newest first Oldest first 01:53 Britain, France, Germany, Italy Ready To Lift Some Iran Sanctions Britain, France, Germany, and Italy said they were prepared to lift some sanctions imposed on Tehran as they welcomed an accord announced by Washington and Tehran to end the war in the Middle East.
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Trump Tells WSJ Announcement 'Imminent' On Iran Peace Deal
Newest first Newest first Oldest first 23:12 Trump Tells WSJ That Announcement Imminent On Iran Peace Deal US President Donald Trump told The Wall Street Journal on June 14 that he plans to issue a statement "imminently" confirming that the US has agreed to a deal with Iran.
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Rahul Gandhi says PM Modi "silent" after "murder" of three Indian sailors in US strikes
New Delhi [India], June 14 (ANI): Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday sharply criticised the United States and Prime Minister Narendra Modi over US Navy strikes on an oil ship in the Gulf that killed three Indian sailors. In a post on X, Rahul Gandhi said, 'Just days after the murder of three Indian sailors in American attacks - no remorse, no apology. On the contrary, America has continued issuing orders.
