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Yemen, Iraqi resistance launch joint operation against Zionist vessel in Haifa
Tehran, IRNA - The spokesman of the Yemeni armed forces announced the joint military operation with the Islamic resistance of Iraq and targeting a Zionist ship in the port of Haifa in the occupied Palestine.
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Mokhber: Iran-Russia strategic ties are unchangeable
Tehran, IRNA - Iran's Acting President Mohammad Mokhber expressed his satisfaction with the progress of the implementation of the agreements between Iran and Russia, and termed the strategic relations between Iran and Russia unchangeable.
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Hezbollah hits Israeli positions near Lebanon's borders
Tehran, IRNA - Lebanon’s Hezbollah resistance movement has targeted the Israeli occupation sites and settlements near Lebanon's borders in support of Gaza.
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Massoud Pezeshkian
Massoud Pezeshkian, the candidate for the 14th term of the presidency, was born in September 1954 in Mahabad city of West Azarbaijan province. He was the minister of health in the second government of Mohammad Khatami and in the 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th and 12th terms of Parliament, he continuously represented Tabriz in the parliament. He was also the first deputy speaker in the 10th parliament.
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Saeed Jalili
Saeed Jalili, the candidate for the 14th presidential term, was born in Mashhad in 1965. Before that, he was the secretary of the Supreme National Security Council and the head of Iran's nuclear negotiating team with Western countries. In 2013, he was nominated in the 11th round of the presidential election, and won more than 4 million votes and came third. Since than, Jalili has been a member of the Expediency Council and a representative of the Supreme Leader in the Supreme National Security Council.
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Mustafa Pourmohammadi
Mustafa Pourmohammadi", a candidate for the 14th presidential term, was born on January 3, 1959. He started his activity as a prosecutor of the Islamic Revolution in 1979, and worked as a prosecutor of Khuzestan, Hormuzgan, Kermanshah and Khorasan until 1986. He was the Deputy Minister of Information from 1997 to 1999. He was the candidate of the 14th term of the presidential election between 2005 and 2008, the minister of the interior of the 9th government, and from 2008 to 20113, he was the head of the General Inspection Organization of the country. Pourmohammadi became the Minister of Justice in 2013 and with the inauguration of the 11th government for four years. He is currently working as the Secretary General of the Fighting Clergy Society and is also the head of the Islamic Revolution Documentation Center.
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Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf
Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf" is a candidate for the 14th term of the presidency, born in the month of September 1961 in Torghaba, Mashhad. In 1994, he was elected as the commander of the construction camp of Khatam-ul-Anbiya, and three years after that, in 1997, by the order of the Supreme Leader of the Revolution, he was appointed as the commander of the Air Force of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps and was appointed as the commander of the police force in 2000. After running in the presidential elections, Qalibaf was elected as the mayor of the capital city in 2005 by the vote of the Islamic Council of Tehran and remained in this position for three consecutive terms for 12 years. As a representative of the people of Tehran, he entered the 11th parliament and assumed this responsibility as the 6th Speaker of the Islamic Council.Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf was also elected as a representative of the people of Tehran in the 12th Parliament and was elected as Speaker of the Parliament in the first session of the 12th Parliament with 198 votes.
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Iran condemns terrorist attack in Niger
Tehran, IRNA - Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Nasser Kanaani expressed his condolences to the government and the nation of Niger on the killing and wounding of a group of soldiers and civilians in a terrorist attack in that country.
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Iran stresses determination to fight drug trafficking
Tehran, IRNA – Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kanaani has described Iran as a “flagbearer” in the fight against drugs worldwide, emphasizing its determination to combat drug trafficking.
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Iran, Russia sign MoU on energy cooperation
Tehran, IRNA - A memorandum of understanding (MoU) was signed between Tehran and Moscow for the transfer of Russian gas to Iran today, which is a big step towards turning Iran into a regional gas hub and fulfilling the promise of the martyred president.
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Norwegian pension fund supports Palestine, dumps US-owned Caterpillar
Tehran, IRNA - Norway’s largest private pension fund, KLP, has decided to support Palestine and divest from US industrial group Caterpillar over concerns about its role in human rights abuses in occupied Palestine.
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Iranian embassies gear up for snap presidential elections
Tehran, IRNA – Iranian embassies around the world have announced their readiness to hold the presidential elections on June 28.
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Iran’s non-oil exports rise 40% in 3 years to March
Tehran, IRNA – Iran’s exports of non-oil commodities have increased by 40% during three years to March 2024, according to the Islamic Republic of Iran Customs Administration (IRICA).
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Anti-Netanyahu protests held in 50 locations in occupied Palestine: Report
Tehran, IRNA — Protests against Benjamin Netanyahu have been held in 50 locations across occupied Palestine, media outlets have reported.
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Israeli general calls all-out war against Hezbollah ‘collective suicide’
Tehran, IRNA — A retired Israeli general has said that an all-out war on the Lebanese resistance movement Hezbollah would be a “collective suicide” for the occupying regime.
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Acting FM: Martyr Raisi’s good neighborliness policy unveiled new face of Iran
Tehran, IRNA – Iran’s acting Foreign Minister Ali Bagheri Kani says martyred president Ebrahim Raisi’s good neighborliness policy started with mutual political trust and showed a new face of Iran to the neighboring countries and the region.
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Iran hopes cooperation with ASEAN could lead to int’l stability
Tehran, IRNA — Iran’s ambassador to Indonesia Mohammad Boroujerdi has expressed hope that the cooperation between the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and other countries will bring about international stability.
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Ten children in Gaza losing one or both legs each day: UN official
Tehran, IRNA – Ten children are losing one or both of their legs every day in Israel's genocidal war in besieged Gaza, the chief of the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) has said.
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Dozens of Israeli army reservists reluctant to return to Gaza amid ongoing war
Tehran, IRNA — Tens of Israeli army reservists, who are on leave, are unwilling to rejoin Zionist soldiers amid the ongoing war in the Gaza Strip, media outlets have reported.
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Saudi Arabia refuses to allow Iranian pilgrims vote in presidential poll
Tehran, IRNA – Saudi Arabia has objected to Iran’s request to enable 47,000 Iranian Hajj pilgrims to vote in Iranian presidential elections slated for Friday.
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Iran finishes second in Asian Fencing Champs 2024
Tehran, IRNA – Iranian Men’s Saber team have become runner-up in the Asian Fencing Championships 2024 in Kuwait.
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Iraqi resistance attacks vital Israeli target in Port of Eilat with drone
Tehran, IRNA – The Islamic Resistance in Iraq announced on Wednesday that it attacked a vital Israeli target in the Port of Eilat with several drones.
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Unconditional US withdrawal essential for peace in Syria: Iran envoy
New York, IRNA – Iran’s Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Amir Saeed Iravani, has said that the full, immediate, and unconditional withdrawal of US forces from Syria is essential for the peace and stability of the Arab country.
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Yemeni armed forces hit Israel-bound vessel
Tehran, IRNA - The spokesman of the Yemeni Armed Forces announced on Tuesday night that during a military operation, it directly and accurately targeted the Israeli ship MSC SARAH V in the Arabian Sea.
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Iran's junior freestyle wrestling team becomes champion of Asia
Tehran, IRNA - Iran's freestyle wrestling team won 5 gold and 2 bronze medals and won the championship of Asia.