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Sunday, February 23, 2025

Iran prepared to ‘destroy Tel Aviv’ – President Raisi

The latest anti-Israel invective came amid heightened tensions between the Jewish state and the Islamic Republic

CIA chief says US ‘blindsided’ by Saudi-Iran deal

Top diplomats from Tehran and Riyadh met in Beijing on Thursday to reestablish contacts between the longtime rivals

US getting progressively weaker – Iran

Tehran must be ready to “take advantage” of the shift in global power, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said in a speech to officials

Israel ‘alarmed’ by Iran comments from top US general – Axios

Senior Israeli officials have questioned whether Washington would tolerate Iranian nuclear weapons

Iran vows revenge on Israel

Tehran says that one of its officers has been “martyred” in a deadly airstrike in Syria

Iran and Russia to expand energy cooperation – Official

Tehran wants stronger economic ties with Moscow amid Western sanctions, according to its economy minister

Iran pardons 22,000 protesters

Overall, more than 82,000 people were granted amnesty in an announcement marking the anniversary of the Islamic Revolution

Iran, Saudi to restore ties in major step for Middle East

Riyadh cut ties after Iranian protesters attacked Saudi diplomatic missions in 2016 following the Saudi execution of revered Shiite cleric Nimr al-Nimr -- just one in a series of flashpoints between the two longstanding rivals.

The mysterious poisoning of schoolgirls in Iran

Many Iranian schoolgirls have been poisoned and are presenting to hospitals with mild to severe symptoms. There is speculation about the cause of these incidents that have been taking place all over Iran for the last few months.

British Navy says it has seized smuggled Iranian weapons in Gulf

A United Nations resolution bans arms transfers to Yemen’s Iranian-backed Houthi rebels. Tehran long has denied arming the rebels, despite physical evidence, numerous seizures and experts tying the weapons back to Iran.

Iran has uranium particles enriched to nearly bomb grade: IAEA

"Discussions are still ongoing" to determine the origin of these particles, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said in a confidential report seen by AFP.

US spy chief says Iran advancing nuclear program at ‘worrisome pace’

Tehran has repeatedly insisted that it is not planning to build a nuclear bomb.