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TEHRAN- The Iranian Artists Forum (IAF) in Tehran is hosting an event dedicated to the martyred students of Shajareh Tayyebeh Elementary School in Minab, southern Hormozgan province. The five-day event, titled “Absence Presence,” was inaugurated on Monday and is being held in collaboration with the Iranian House of Cinema, House …

Alwaght– These days, the epic move by the Steadfastness (Sumud) Flotilla and the recurring tragedy of the brutal suppression of small boats carrying meager food and medical aid crushed by the heavily armed warships of the Israeli army have once again hit the news headlines on Gaza developments. On May …

News – Middle East: Iran’s powerful defense has shown that the “feast of vampires” has ended, a senior Iranian security official has told a security conference in Moscow, where he laid out Tehran’s vision for a new security architecture in West Asia following a 40-day war with the US and …

News – Middle East: Iranian forces have shot down an American drone violating the Islamic Republic’s airspace near the southern city of Bushehr, a report says a day after the servicemen turned away an American tanker trying to illegally cross the Strait of Hormuz. Tasnim News Agency published the report …

TEHRAN – In recent weeks, Iran’s military planners have offered new clues about how the country is preparing for a potential regional confrontation involving the U.S. and its proxies. While Tehran continues to describe its overarching doctrine as defensive, officials and analysts close to the security establishment emphasize that this …

Araghchi made the comments in a recent interview with India Today which was aired on Wednesday. The interview was likely conducted before Araghchi departed for Geneva, Switzerland Wednesday afternoon for tomorrow’s nuclear talks with the US. He said Iran believes American policy, including under President Donald Trump, has been formed …

Alwaght– Tensions between Afghanistan and Pakistan have once again sparked and for the second time in less than a year, the relations of the neighbors have gone critical. The rejuvenated round of confrontation started with Pakistani air force launching attacks on Barmal District in Paktika province in eastern Afghanistan. Pakistan’s …

Members of the US Congress could vote as soon as next week on legislation aimed at blocking President Donald Trump from launching military strikes against Iran without explicit congressional approval. Reporting on Friday, Reuters said both Democrats and a small number of Republicans had repeatedly attempted to pass war powers …

Thursday 19 February 2026 Alwaght– Over the past two years of the Israeli aggression on Gaza, many reports emerged to talk about torture and abuse of the Palestinian prisoners in the Israeli prisons. One of the most recurrent cases of torture is sexual abuse and rape of the prisoners, both …

Speaking truth is her crime’: Netizens rip into European allies of Israel for targeting Albanese   ] United Nations special rapporteur on human rights in the occupied Palestinian territories, Francesca Albanese Social media has been flooded with support for Francesca Albanese, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the occupied Palestinian …