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Iranian women’s soccer team arrive back in Iran after some withdrew asylum claim

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Iranian women’s soccer team arrive back in Iran after some withdrew asylum claim

Members of the Iranian women’s national soccer team outside the airport after they arrived in the eastern Turkish city of Igdir, as they travel to their home country after five players withdrew the asylum claims they had lodged in Australia over safety concerns about returning home due to not singing the national anthem at a…

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Iran says nuclear doctrine unlikely to change, Hormuz Strait needs new protocol

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Iran says nuclear doctrine unlikely to change, Hormuz Strait needs new protocol

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Iran’s stance against the development of nuclear weapons will not significantly change, Iran’s Foreign ​Minister Abbas Araqchi told Al Jazeera in remarks relayed by Iranian media on ‌Wednesday (March 18, 2026), cautioning that the new supreme leader is yet to publicly ​express his view on…

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Ali Larijani, Iran Security Chief, is killed, says Israel Defence Minister

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Ali Larijani, Iran Security Chief, is killed, says Israel Defence Minister

Iran’s powerful national security chief Ali Larijani. FIle | Photo Credit: AP  ‌Israel’s Defence Minister ​Israel ⁠Katz said ‌on ‌Tuesday ‌(March 17, 2026) that ⁠Iran’s ⁠security chief Ali Larijani ​had ‌been killed in ‌an ​Israeli strike. Israel targeted Iran’s powerful national security chief Ali Larijani in an overnight strike, Israeli media reported. Iran-Israel war LIVE…

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Iran wants ‘serious review’ of Arab Gulf ties, denies role in Saudi oil attacks

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Iran wants ‘serious review’ of Arab Gulf ties, denies role in Saudi oil attacks

This satellite image provided by Vantor shows damage after a drone attack at Ras Tanura oil refinery, in Saudi Arabia on March 2, 2026. | Photo Credit: AP Iran’s relations with Arab Gulf states will require ‌a “serious review” in light of the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran, limiting the power of ​external actors so the…

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U.S. attitude to the Kurdish question reflects colonial mindset, says Nilufer Koc

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U.S. attitude to the Kurdish question reflects colonial mindset, says Nilufer Koc

Nilufer Koc, Spokesperson of Kurdistan National Congress | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement The Kurdish community of West Asia that has been waging a political and armed struggle in Iran and Turkiye would require concrete assurances from the United States about future of politics in Iran before considering the proposal to join the U.S.-Israel fight against…

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Israel says killed two top Iran intelligence officers in Tehran

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Israel says killed two top Iran intelligence officers in Tehran

File image. | Photo Credit: Reuters The Israeli Military said on Saturday (March 14, 2026) it had killed two senior Iranian intelligence officials in a strike in Tehran, just days after they replaced the former head of the directorate who was assassinated on February 28. Israel said the two men, identified as Abdollah Jalali-Nasab and…

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Iran threatens U.S. companies in region if energy facilities hit

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Iran threatens U.S. companies in region if energy facilities hit

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi. File. | Photo Credit: AP Iran will target American companies in the region if its energy facilities are attacked in the U.S.-Israeli war against the Islamic republic, Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Saturday (March 14, 2026). The U.S. military struck Kharg Island on Friday (March 13, 2026), from which nearly…

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Trump rejected Putin’s offer to move Iran’s uranium to Russia, Axios reports

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Trump rejected Putin’s offer to move Iran’s uranium to Russia, Axios reports

A file image of U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin. | Photo Credit: Reuters U.S. ​President Donald Trump ‌rejected an ​offer ⁠by Russian President Vladimir Putin ‌to move Iran’s enriched ‌uranium ‌to ⁠Russia as ⁠part of a deal to ​end the ‌U.S. and Israel’s war against Tehran, ‌Axios reported ​on Friday (March…

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U.K. Defence Minister suggests Putin’s ‘hidden hand’ behind Iran tactics

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U.K. Defence Minister suggests Putin’s ‘hidden hand’ behind Iran tactics

Britain’s Defence Secretary John Healey, centre, with military personnel during a visit to the Permanent Joint Headquarters in Northwood, London, on March 12, 2026. | Photo Credit: AP U.K. Defence Minister John Healey suggested on Thursday (March 12, 2026) that Russia was influencing Iran’s use of drone attacks in its war with the United States…

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