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Latest focus: Iran / US-IsraelMay 20, 04:53 AM

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May 20, 04:53 AM
🌍 Leader: Iran’s status as a major power directly linked to population growth
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📌 Tehran, IRNA – Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Mojtaba Hosseini Khamenei has emphasized that maintaining and improving the country’s status as a major and influential power is directly linked to the population growth. Ayatollah Khamenei responded to a letter from activists in the field of population growth. The Leader's message was released on Iran's National Population Day. ​ The Leader highlighted that one of the significant achievements of the third Sacred Defense and the remarkable awakening of the nation is the emergence of Iran as a powerful and influential country, emphasizing that maintaining this status and improving it further is directly connected to population growth. ​ He addressed the importance of population growth and its relationship with the strength and civilization of the Islamic Republic of Iran, emphasizing the increasing efforts of grassroots activists in promoting population growth and encouraging a culture of childbearing. ​ “If the Iranian nation seriously follows the correct policy of increasing the population,” he wrote, “it will be able to experience great roles and strategic leaps in the future." He added that this would help Iran take big steps toward building a new Islamic civilization. 📲 @Irna_en ​
May 19, 04:32 PM
💬 Iran tells WHO assembly: Attacks on schools, hospitals are war crimes
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📌 Tehran, IRNA - Iran’s health minister told the World Health Assembly that his country came under “unprovoked attack” by the United States and the Israeli regime, targeting civilians, children, and health infrastructure, and called on the global body to condemn such assaults as war crimes. Speaking at the 79th World Health Assembly in Geneva, Dr. Mohammad-Reza Zafarghandi cited a missile attack on a school in the southern Iranian city of Minab on the first day of the aggression on February 28, which killed 168 students and teachers. ​ “These were not combatants; they were children with dreams,” the minister said. ​ Zafarghandi told delegates that during the US-Israeli aggression, 376 children under the age of 18 were killed, more than 33,000 civilians were injured, 63 hospitals were damaged, and 195 other health-related infrastructure facilities were also struck. ​ He described the data as “clear evidence of indiscriminate attacks on civilian targets.” ​ The health minister directly quoted WHO Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, who has previously stated, “Bombing a hospital or a school is not a 'miscalculation.' These are war crimes. Full stop.” ​ Zafarghandi also pointed out that the Pasteur Institute of Iran, a century-old pillar of the country's public health system, had been "directly hit." ​ “Attacking a school or hospital is attacking the future and the fundamentals of ethics,” he said. ​ The Iranian minister urged the assembly to condemn attacks on civilians and civilian health infrastructure. ​ Despite the strikes, he insisted that Iran’s health system continues to function “with pride.” ​ "We will not be broken," Zafarghandi said. “Our National Team of Health stands with the people of Iran in any condition.” ​ He closed with a plea for diplomacy. “Health can and must remain a bridge for peace.” 📲 @Irna_en ​
May 19, 04:25 PM
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📡 Deputy foreign minister tells MPs Iran stands firm on principles in talks with US
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📌 Tehran, IRNA – Kazem Gharibabadi, Iran’s deputy foreign minister for legal and international affairs, has briefed members of Parliament’s National Security and Foreign Policy Commission on the latest developments in negotiations with the United States, stressing Tehran’s commitment to its principles and national interests. Gharibabadi presented a report on the course of the negotiations, recent developments, and decisions made by Iranian officials and the negotiating team during a meeting with members of the commission on Tuesday. ​ The meeting also reviewed the outcomes of the recent BRICS foreign ministers’ summit held in India, with the participation of Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, as well as the objectives of the Pakistani interior minister’s visit to Iran in recent days. ​ During the session, Gharibabadi outlined Iran’s proposed framework presented to the US side, emphasizing the resolve of Iranian decision-makers and negotiators to uphold principles and maintain frameworks aimed at preserving the country’s sovereignty and national interests. ​ Members of the parliamentary commission also raised their views and questions during the meeting, with Gharibabadi providing responses and further explanations. ​ The Iranian proposal to end the war includes the country’s insistence on its right to uranium enrichment and peaceful nuclear activities, an end to conflicts across all fronts including Lebanon, the lifting of the US naval blockade, the release of Iranian assets, compensation by the United States for damage caused during the latest war to support reconstruction efforts, the removal of all unilateral sanctions and UN Security Council resolutions, and the withdrawal of US forces from areas surrounding the Islamic Republic. 📲 @Irna_en ​
May 19, 08:43 AM
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Israel and Lebanon agree to extend ceasefire by 45 days, US State Dept says
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Israel and ‌Lebanon have ​agreed ​a 45-day ⁠extension ​to a ​cessation of hostilities ​to ​enable further ‌progress, ⁠the U.S. State ​Department ​said ⁠on Friday. t.me/ourwarstoday – t.me/ournewsfeedtoday Reuters | reuters​.com • May 15, 2026
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