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US military says Yemeni forces seized vast Iranian weapons shipment
Iran International
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July 16, 2025
CENTCOM said the National Resistance Forces (NRF) confiscated over 750 tons of advanced weaponry including anti-ship and anti-aircraft missiles, warheads, hundreds of drone engines, air defense equipment, radar systems and communications...
Iran’s Diplomatic Efforts Towards China, Russia, and India at the SCO Summit
SpecialEurasia
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July 16, 2025
Executive Summary The Islamic Republic of Iran started increased its diplomatic and economic pivot towards the East, engaging intensively with Russia, China, and India during the recent SCO Summit and in the aftermath of the conflict with Israel...
Iran seizes foreign tanker smuggling 2 million litres of fuel
The Independent
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July 16, 2025
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...
Yemen seizes record number of Iranian weapons intended for Houthis, says U.S. CENTCOM
News.Az
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U.S. Central Command reported that its Yemeni partners successfully intercepted a "massive Iranian weapons shipment" intended for the Houthi rebels in Yemen. The Yemeni National Resistance Forces seized more than 750 tons of munitions and...
Portrush church thanks Derry-based Iranian asylum seeker whose artistic talents have put smiles on little faces
Derry Journal
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July 16, 2025
An Iranian asylum seeker has put his incredible artistic talents to good use by helping brighten up a church in Portrush. In his previous life Alborz Nobakht ran an art school in the west Iranian city of Lali but was forced to flee following a...
Iran Resolved to Preserve Enrichment: FM
Tasnim News Agency
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July 16, 2025
Araqchi and his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov held a meeting on the sidelines of a session of the Council of Foreign Ministers of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) in China’s Tianjin on Tuesday. The two senior diplomats reviewed the...
Iran-US Negotiations: Will Non-Violence Prevail?
Antiwar
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July 16, 2025
For the first time in a generation, there was a national consensus in Iran that negotiations with the United States are necessary to resolve the issues over Iran’s nuclear program. Practically every political group and faction, as well as the...
Barkha Bisht Joins Amar Upadhyay And Smriti Irani In Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi Reboot
ABP Live
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July 16, 2025
As excitement builds around the much-anticipated return of 'Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi', another familiar face is joining the iconic television franchise. Actor Barkha Bisht has confirmed her entry into the reboot, adding to the growing buzz...
Thailand’s Industrial Confidence Dips for 4th Straight Month
MENAFN
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July 16, 2025
(MENAFN) Thailand’s industrial confidence declined for the fourth consecutive month in June, pressured by escalating border disputes with Cambodia, intensified U.S. trade tariffs, and ongoing geopolitical unrest, new data revealed on Wednesday....
750 tons of Iranian weapons bound for Houthis intercepted, CENTCOM says
CBS News
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By Kerry Breen Kerry Breen is a news editor at CBSNews.com. A graduate of New York University's Arthur L. Carter School of Journalism, she previously worked at NBC News' TODAY Digital. She covers current events, breaking news and issues including...
Harman settles for $1.45m over US Iran sanctions evasion
AV Magazine
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July 16, 2025
The US Department of the Treasury has announced a $1.45m settlement with Harman International Industries. The settlement relates to a potential civil liability for 11 apparent violations of sanctions on Iran. In a statement, the Treasury...
Iran Calls For The Formation Of A 'Shanghai Regional Security Forum'
MENAFN
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July 15, 2025
(MENAFN- Khaama Press) Iran proposes the creation of a“Shanghai Regional Security Forum” to address common threats like terrorism and cybercrime. Iran's Foreign Minister, Abbas Araghchi, has proposed the formation of a Shanghai Regional Security...
Deal or sanctions: West threaten Iran ahead of August deadline
Al Mayadeen
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July 16, 2025
As Western powers push snapback sanctions, Iran defends its rights under international law and signals it won’t yield to coercive diplomacy. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, along with the foreign ministers of France, Germany, and the United...
Europe doesn't have the warships to fully protect Red Sea shipping, and vessels taking fire aren't asking for help
Business Insider
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July 16, 2025
Europe's counter-Houthi mission doesn't have the warships it needs to fully protect Red Sea shipping lanes, the commander overseeing the operation told Business Insider. He said that two vessels that were recently attacked didn't ask for an...
Energy policy debate falls dormant in Upper House election despite growing risk
Japan Times
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July 15, 2025
Discussions among political parties in Japan on securing a stable energy supply have been slow in the lead-up to Sunday's election for the House of Councilors, despite a recent surge in risks to energy security. Rising tensions in the Middle East...
Iranian Threat Actors Target U.S. Critical Infrastructure, Including Water Systems
GBHackers
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July 15, 2025
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has increased its asymmetric cyber operations in response to recent U.S. attacks on Iranian nuclear sites. Intelligence Group 13 has emerged as a major aggressor in attacking critical infrastructure...
Michael Hudson: How the Global Majority can free itself from US financial colonialism
Geopolitical Economy
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July 17, 2025
Industrial capitalism was revolutionary in its fight to free Europe’s economies and parliaments from the hereditary privileges and vested interests that survived from feudalism. To make their manufactures competitive in world markets,...
Talks are off unless US shifts strategy, Iranian lawmakers say
Iran International
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July 16, 2025
“When the US uses negotiations as a tool to deceive Iran and to cover for sudden military attacks by the Zionist regime, talks cannot continue as before,” members of parliament said in a joint statement read during an open session by MP Ahmad...
Iran opens first phase of 600-MW solar plant in Isfahan
Press TV
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Iran has opened the first phase of its largest solar power plant as part of a massive government program to expand renewables capacity in the country. Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian used a video link on Thursday to open a 120 megawatt (MW)...
Shipping sanctions in the balance as EU mulls price cap and Trump touts Russia bill
Lloyd's List
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THE EU is slowly edging closer to a compromise agreement on its latest package of Russian sanctions that may — or may not — see a lowered, or potentially floating, oil price cap emerge. But the internal and external opposition that could yet...