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Iran's supreme leader says Syrian youth will resist incoming government

TEHRAN, Iran — Iran's supreme leader on Sunday said that young Syrians will resist the new government emerging after the overthrow of President Bashar Assad as he again accused the United States and Israel of sowing chaos in the country. Iran's supreme leader says Syrian youth will resist incoming government Iran had provided crucial support to Assad throughout Syria's nearly …

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Prominent Lebanese figure meets Syrian insurgent who led Assad’s ouster, seeking better relations

Associated Press

BEIRUT — A prominent Lebanese politician held talks on Sunday with the insurgent who led the overthrow of Syria’s President Bashar Assad, with both expressing hope for a new era in relations between their countries. He expressed hope that Lebanese-Syrian relations “will return to normal.” Jumblatt’s father, Kamal, was killed in 1977 in an ambush near a Syrian roadblock during …

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Prominent Lebanese figure meets Syrian insurgent who led Assad’s ouster, seeking better relations

LA Times

Women look at photos of people reported to be missing, in the Marjeh square in Damascus, Syria. A prominent Lebanese politician held talks on Sunday with the insurgent who led the overthrow of Syria’s President Bashar Assad, with both expressing hope for a new era in relations between their countries. He expressed hope that Lebanese-Syrian relations “will return to normal.” …

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Assad allies Russia, Iran target US, Israel over HTS takeover of Syria

Firstpost

Iran and Russia condemned the US and Israel for toppling Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s regime, with Iran accusing them of orchestrating the conflict and Russia blaming Israel for strikes on Syria and actions in the Golan Heights buffer zone Russian President Vladimir Putin and Syrian President Bashar al-Assad visit the Hmeymim air base in Latakia Province, Syria, on December 11, …

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Middle East latest: UN General Assembly demands a ceasefire in Gaza

Associated Press

The U.N. General Assembly overwhelmingly approved resolutions Wednesday demanding an immediate ceasefire in Gaza and expressing support for the U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees that Israel has moved to ban. Five people were killed Wednesday by at least three Israeli strikes in different towns in the southern municipality of Bint Jbeil, Lebanon’s Health Ministry and state news agency said. “We’re …

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Iran’s Khamenei says al-Assad ouster a US-Israel ‘plot’, blames ‘neighbour’

Al Jazeera

Supreme leader says Iranian intel warned of ‘enemy’ threats, denies ‘axis of resistance’ is weakened by fall of key ally. Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has accused the United States and Israel of orchestrating the toppling of former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, while also blaming a “neighbouring” country of Syria. Speaking hours after al-Assad fled Syria on Sunday, US …

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1 month ago

’Death sentence must be issued’: Iran’s Supreme leader Khamenei on ICC’s arrest warrant against Israeli PM Netanyahu

Live Mint

Days after the International Criminal Court issued arrest warrants against Benjamin Netanyahu and others for ‘war crimes’, Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei demanded death sentence for the Israeli Prime Minister. Death sentence must be issued for these criminal leaders", Khamenei said, referring to the Israeli leaders. The International Criminal Court has issued arrest warrants against Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu, …

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'Arrest warrant not enough, death sentence needed': Iran's Supreme Leader Khamenei on Netanyahu

Firstpost

Days after the International Criminal Court issued arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has called for a death sentence for him Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has said that an arrest warrant is not enough for Israeli Prime Benjamin Netanyahu. Instead of an arrest warrant, a death sentence must be issued …

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Iran's Khamenei calls for death sentence for Netanyahu, Israeli officials

India Today

The supreme leader of Iran, which backs the Hamas and Hezbollah militants fighting Israel in Gaza and Lebanon, said on Monday that death sentences should be issued for Israeli leaders, not arrest warrants. Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was commenting on a decision by the International Criminal Court to issue arrest warrants on Thursday for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, his former …

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

For many Iranians, Trump’s return intensifies worries about war. Yet some see reasons for hope

Associated Press

TEHRAN, Iran — Iranians, like many around the world, are divided on what Donald Trump’s next presidency will bring: Some foresee an all-out war between Tehran and Washington, particularly as other conflicts rage in the region. “Iranian officials will keep rejecting him and that could make him escalate his pressure.” And while Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who has final …

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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei threatens Israel and the US with 'crushing response'

ABC

Iran's supreme leader is threatening Israel and the US with "a crushing response" following strikes on Iran and its allies. One dead in Beirut strikes as Israel captures 'Hezbollah operative' On Saturday, an Israeli strike on an abandoned building in south Beirut killed one person and injured 15, according to Lebanon's health ministry. Rockets fired from Lebanon injure 11, Israeli …

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Iran's supreme leader threatens Israel, U.S. with 'a crushing response'

LA Times

Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei waves to a crowd during a meeting with university students in Tehran on Saturday. Iran’s supreme leader on Saturday threatened Israel and the U.S. with “a crushing response” over attacks on Iran and its allies. Any further attacks from either side could engulf the wider Middle East, already teetering over the Israel-Hamas war in the …

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2 months ago

Drone Attack Near Israel PM Netanyahu's Residence: No Casualties

Deccan Chronicle

A drone attack near Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's residence has occurred, with no casualties reported. The strikes come as tensions between Israel and Lebanon's Hezbollah, a Hamas ally backed by Iran, have intensified in recent weeks. The Israeli government confirmed the attack and stated that Prime Minister Netanyahu was not home at the time of the incident.

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2 months, 2 weeks ago

Opinion: Israel is fighting to beat Iran’s doomsday clock

LA Times

Relatives of twins Ziv and Gali Berman, kidnapped on Oct. 7 by Hamas during its deadly attack on Israel, protest near Israel’s border with Gaza in August. The purpose of the war Israel is fighting on multiple fronts is to beat Iran’s doomsday clock. On that day, Israel’s military deterrence — essential for a besieged state surrounded by enemies aligned …

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2 months, 3 weeks ago

Iran's supreme leader Ali Khamenei holds a rifle by his side for sermon as he rants that Israel 'will not last long' and hails October 7 massacre

Daily Mail

Iran's supreme leader held a rifle by his side as he addressed worshippers in Tehran in a rare public sermon, days after Iran's missile attack on Israel. Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei holds the barrel of a rifle in his left hand Khamenei addressed Arab nations in Arabic as he spoke from Tehran on Friday Iranian worshippers gathering near …

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4 months, 3 weeks ago

Hamas chief killing: Iran’s Ayatollah Khamenei orders ‘direct attack’ on Israel in retaliation

Live Mint

Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has ordered Iran to strike Israel directly, in retaliation for the killing of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran, New York Times reported, citing three Iranian officials, briefed on the order, including two members of the Revolutionary Guards. Israel, which is at war with Hamas in the Gaza Strip, has neither acknowledged nor denied …

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4 months, 3 weeks ago

Ismail Haniyeh: Hamas political leader assassinated in Iran, plunging Middle East conflict into dangerous new phase

CNN

CNN — Hamas said its political leader Ismail Haniyeh has been killed in an overnight strike in the Iranian capital Tehran, a major development that throws the war between Israel and the militant group into an unpredictable and dangerous new phase. Hamas officials said Haniyeh’s death would “not pass in vain” and described the killing as a “grave escalation,” while …

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4 months, 3 weeks ago

Iran’s supreme leader endorses reformist Pezeshkian as new president. He takes oath Tuesday

Associated Press

TEHRAN, Iran — Iran’s supreme leader on Sunday formally endorsed Masoud Pezeshkian as president, allowing the reformist politician and heart surgeon to take charge of a country weakened by economic sanctions over its nuclear program. During an endorsement ceremony, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei urged Pezeshkian to prioritize neighbors, African and Asian nations as well as countries that have “supported and helped” …

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5 months, 2 weeks ago

Iran holds runoff presidential vote pitting hard-line former negotiator against reformist lawmaker

The Hindu

Iranians began voting on July 5 in a runoff election to replace the late President Ebrahim Raisi, killed in a helicopter crash last month, as public apathy has become pervasive in the Islamic Republic after years of economic woes, mass protests and tensions in the Middle East. Voters face a choice between the hard-line former nuclear negotiator Saeed Jalili and …

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5 months, 2 weeks ago

Iran holds runoff presidential vote pitting hard-line former negotiator against reformist lawmaker

Hindustan Times

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Iranians began voting Friday in a runoff election to replace the late President Ebrahim Raisi, killed in a helicopter crash last month, as public apathy has become pervasive in the Islamic Republic after years of economic woes, mass protests and tensions in the Middle East. Iran holds runoff presidential vote pitting hard-line former negotiator against …

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5 months, 2 weeks ago

Iran holds runoff presidential vote pitting hard-liner against reformist

NPR

Iran holds runoff presidential vote pitting hard-liner against reformist toggle caption Morteza Fakhri Nezhad/AP/IRIB DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Iranians began voting Friday in a runoff election to replace the late President Ebrahim Raisi, killed in a helicopter crash last month, as public apathy has become pervasive in the Islamic Republic after years of economic woes, mass protests and tensions …

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5 months, 3 weeks ago

Polls close in Iran presidential election held after hard-liner’s death and as Mideast tensions rise

Associated Press

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Iranians voted on Friday in a snap election to replace the late hard-line President Ebrahim Raisi, with the race’s sole reformist candidate vowing to seek “friendly relations” with the West in an effort to energize supporters in a vote beset by apathy. That attack was part of a spiral of escalating tensions between America and …

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5 months, 3 weeks ago

Iran votes in snap poll for new president after hard-liner’s death amid rising tensions in Mideast

LA Times

A woman fills out her ballot during the Iranian presidential election at a polling station in Tehran on Friday. Iranians voted Friday in a snap election to replace the late hard-line President Ebrahim Raisi, with the race’s sole reformist candidate vowing to seek “friendly relations” with the West in an effort to energize supporters in a vote beset by apathy. …

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5 months, 3 weeks ago

Iranians vote to replace president killed in a helicopter crash, but apathy remains high

New Indian Express

DUBAI: Iranians were voting Friday in a snap election to replace the late President Ebrahim Raisi, killed in a helicopter crash last month, as public apathy has become pervasive in the Islamic Republic after years of economic woes, mass protests and tensions in the Middle East. Then there’s the reformist candidate Masoud Pezeshkian, who has aligned himself with figures such …

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Iran's supreme leader says Syrian youth will resist incoming government

Prominent Lebanese figure meets Syrian insurgent who led Assad’s ouster, seeking better relations

Prominent Lebanese figure meets Syrian insurgent who led Assad’s ouster, seeking better relations

Assad allies Russia, Iran target US, Israel over HTS takeover of Syria

Middle East latest: UN General Assembly demands a ceasefire in Gaza

Iran’s Khamenei says al-Assad ouster a US-Israel ‘plot’, blames ‘neighbour’

’Death sentence must be issued’: Iran’s Supreme leader Khamenei on ICC’s arrest warrant against Israeli PM Netanyahu

'Arrest warrant not enough, death sentence needed': Iran's Supreme Leader Khamenei on Netanyahu

Iran's Khamenei calls for death sentence for Netanyahu, Israeli officials

For many Iranians, Trump’s return intensifies worries about war. Yet some see reasons for hope

Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei threatens Israel and the US with 'crushing response'

Iran's supreme leader threatens Israel, U.S. with 'a crushing response'

Drone Attack Near Israel PM Netanyahu's Residence: No Casualties

Opinion: Israel is fighting to beat Iran’s doomsday clock

Iran's supreme leader Ali Khamenei holds a rifle by his side for sermon as he rants that Israel 'will not last long' and hails October 7 massacre

Hamas chief killing: Iran’s Ayatollah Khamenei orders ‘direct attack’ on Israel in retaliation

Ismail Haniyeh: Hamas political leader assassinated in Iran, plunging Middle East conflict into dangerous new phase

Iran’s supreme leader endorses reformist Pezeshkian as new president. He takes oath Tuesday

Iran holds runoff presidential vote pitting hard-line former negotiator against reformist lawmaker

Iran holds runoff presidential vote pitting hard-line former negotiator against reformist lawmaker

Iran holds runoff presidential vote pitting hard-liner against reformist

Polls close in Iran presidential election held after hard-liner’s death and as Mideast tensions rise

Iran votes in snap poll for new president after hard-liner’s death amid rising tensions in Mideast

Iranians vote to replace president killed in a helicopter crash, but apathy remains high