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Iran: Country in West Asia
Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) and also known as Persia, is a country in West Asia. It borders Iraq to the west, Turkey, Azerbaijan, and Armenia to the northwest, Russia and the Caspian Sea to the north, Turkmenistan to the northeast, Afghanistan to the east, Pakistan to the southeast, and the Gulf of Oman and the Persian Gulf to the south. Iran ranks 17th globally in both geographic size and population and is the sixth-largest country in Asia. Iran is officially an Islamic republic, divided into five regions with 31 provinces. Tehran is the nation's capital, largest city and financial center.

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French diplomat visits detainees held in Iran in first 'proof of life' since Israeli strikes [Video]

French diplomat visits detainees held in Iran in first 'proof of life' since Israeli strikes

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Iran Slams EU’s ‘Hypocritical’ Nuclear Demands , Rejects Talks - 'West Enabling Israel’s War Crimes' [Video]

Iran Slams EU’s ‘Hypocritical’ Nuclear Demands , Rejects Talks - 'West Enabling Israel’s War Crimes'

Iran has firmly rejected the European Union’s renewed call for nuclear talks, with Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi slamming the West’s stance as “hypocritical” and “legally baseless.”..

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U.S.-Iran Nuclear Standoff Deepens: IAEA Cooperation Cut, Talks Suspended, NPT Exit Threat Looms [Video]

U.S.-Iran Nuclear Standoff Deepens: IAEA Cooperation Cut, Talks Suspended, NPT Exit Threat Looms

Tensions between the United States and Iran have escalated once again after Tehran suspended cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) following US and Israeli strikes on its..

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GAZA BREAKING: Israel AGREES to End Gaza War After Billions Lost In Iran War | HAMAS Disarmed? [Video]

GAZA BREAKING: Israel AGREES to End Gaza War After Billions Lost In Iran War | HAMAS Disarmed?

Ukraine faces one of its darkest weeks as Russia intensifies its aerial offensive. With missile strikes hitting civilian targets and drone attacks overwhelming Ukraine's air defenses, chilling visuals..

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ISRAEL-IRAN CEASEFIRE ON THE BRINK? China Urges Its Citizens to Stay Out of Iran | Next Attack Soon? [Video]

ISRAEL-IRAN CEASEFIRE ON THE BRINK? China Urges Its Citizens to Stay Out of Iran | Next Attack Soon?

A fragile ceasefire between Israel and Iran teeters on the edge of collapse. China has issued an urgent advisory warning its citizens to avoid travel to Iran, citing the high risk of another..

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Iran's president halts cooperation with UN nuclear watchdog, reports say [Video]

Iran's president halts cooperation with UN nuclear watchdog, reports say

Iran's president halts cooperation with UN nuclear watchdog, reports say Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian ordered a halt on Wednesday to cooperation with the IAEA, following a parliamentary..

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ISRAEL’S SECRET WAR PLAN EXPOSED: Tens of Millions of Satellite Photos Taken Before Strikes on Iran [Video]

ISRAEL’S SECRET WAR PLAN EXPOSED: Tens of Millions of Satellite Photos Taken Before Strikes on Iran

A trove of leaked intelligence has revealed Israel’s sweeping preparations for potential military action against Iran. According to sources, Israeli defense agencies collected tens of millions of..

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BREAKING: Iran HALTS All Cooperation with IAEA | Prez Pezeshkian SLAMS ‘Bias & Double Standards’ [Video]

BREAKING: Iran HALTS All Cooperation with IAEA | Prez Pezeshkian SLAMS ‘Bias & Double Standards’

Iran has suspended cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) following U.S.-Israeli airstrikes on its nuclear sites. President Pezeshkian cited national security concerns and..

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Trump tears into Biden with vicious insult during Florida speech at ‘Alligator Alcatraz’migrant jail [Video]

Trump tears into Biden with vicious insult during Florida speech at ‘Alligator Alcatraz’migrant jail

In a shocking and explosive speech from the launch of Florida’s controversial “Alligator Alcatraz” migrant detention center, Donald Trump hurled a vicious insult at former President Joe Biden,..

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20,000 HAMAS Fighters ready to wage NEW WAR on Israel | Ambushes & Explosive Tactics Unleashed [Video]

20,000 HAMAS Fighters ready to wage NEW WAR on Israel | Ambushes & Explosive Tactics Unleashed

Despite sustained Israeli military operations, Hamas remains a formidable force, reportedly fielding 20,000 fighters. The group, along with its allies like Saraya al-Quds and the Qassam Brigades,..

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Israel Threatens Yemen With Tehran-Style Strikes After Missile Intercept - "Will Cut Off That Hand" [Video]

Israel Threatens Yemen With Tehran-Style Strikes After Missile Intercept - "Will Cut Off That Hand"

srael’s Defense Minister Israel Katz has issued a chilling warning to Yemen’s Houthi rebels after a ballistic missile was intercepted by Israeli defenses late Tuesday. Katz declared, “Yemen will..

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Putin UNLEASHES on Macron | SLAMS France’s Middle East Policy, Defends Iran’s NUCLEAR Programme [Video]

Putin UNLEASHES on Macron | SLAMS France’s Middle East Policy, Defends Iran’s NUCLEAR Programme

In their first phone call since 2022, Vladimir Putin and Emmanuel Macron clashed over Iran’s nuclear program. Putin firmly defended Tehran’s right to peaceful nuclear technology under the NPT,..

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Putin & Macron Hold 1st Call Since 2022 | Discuss Ukraine War, Iran Nuclear Programme [Video]

Putin & Macron Hold 1st Call Since 2022 | Discuss Ukraine War, Iran Nuclear Programme

In their first call since 2022, Presidents Vladimir Putin and Emmanuel Macron held a lengthy discussion covering the Ukraine war and Iran's nuclear ambitions. Macron urged a ceasefire and stressed..

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Iran's Spy Network Inside Israel EXPOSED:Married Couple, Teen Recruit & Failed Assassination of Katz [Video]

Iran's Spy Network Inside Israel EXPOSED:Married Couple, Teen Recruit & Failed Assassination of Katz

A shocking espionage scandal has rocked Israel as a married couple from Ra’anana in their 30s have been arrested for allegedly spying for Iran. Their arrest came after a covert investigation by Shin..

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Gaza Ceasefire FINALIZED? Netanyahu To Sign Deal In US As Israeli Officials Hold Talks In Washington [Video]

Gaza Ceasefire FINALIZED? Netanyahu To Sign Deal In US As Israeli Officials Hold Talks In Washington

A week after the Israel-Iran war, the U.S. and Israel are fast-tracking ceasefire talks to end the conflict in Gaza. Israeli envoy Ron Dermer is meeting with the Trump administration in Washington,..

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IAEA Locked Out, 400 kg Uranium Gone: Is Iran Hiding a Bomb—or Playing Nuclear Mind Games with West? [Video]

IAEA Locked Out, 400 kg Uranium Gone: Is Iran Hiding a Bomb—or Playing Nuclear Mind Games with West?

400 kilograms of enriched uranium—gone. After joint airstrikes by Israel and the U.S. on Iran’s nuclear facilities, the world is left asking: Where is the uranium? Did Iran move it in time? Was it..

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'Bibi' Heads to U.S for High-Stakes Trump Meeting | Gaza, Hostage and Iran Strike Fallout on Agenda [Video]

'Bibi' Heads to U.S for High-Stakes Trump Meeting | Gaza, Hostage and Iran Strike Fallout on Agenda

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is scheduled to visit the White House on July 7 to meet U.S. President Donald Trump amid escalating efforts to end the 20-month-long Gaza war. The meeting will focus..

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Trump Tightens Syria Embrace LIFTS All Sanctions | ‘New Syria’ under Ex-Al Qaeda Operative Al-Sharaa [Video]

Trump Tightens Syria Embrace LIFTS All Sanctions | ‘New Syria’ under Ex-Al Qaeda Operative Al-Sharaa

In a stunning foreign policy pivot, Donald Trump lifts decades-old U.S. sanctions on Syria following the fall of Bashar al-Assad. Backing the new regime under Ahmed al-Sharaa—an ex-Al-Nusra..

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"NO BILLIONAIRES IN NYC": Mamdani’s SHOCKING Statement Stuns Nation |Trump Calls It a Communist Plot [Video]

"NO BILLIONAIRES IN NYC": Mamdani’s SHOCKING Statement Stuns Nation |Trump Calls It a Communist Plot

In a fiery appearance on Meet the Press, NYC mayoral frontrunner Zohran Mamdani declared there should be “no billionaires” in a city plagued by inequality. Right-wing MAGA figures quickly misquoted..

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RAW FOOTAGE: Gaza BURNS After Deadly Israeli Airstrikes | Netanyahu Trying To Sabotage Ceasefire? [Video]

RAW FOOTAGE: Gaza BURNS After Deadly Israeli Airstrikes | Netanyahu Trying To Sabotage Ceasefire?

Israel has launched a wave of air strikes across Gaza, with northern Gaza City now a primary target following evacuation warnings from the Israeli military. At least 80 Palestinians have been killed..

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BREAKING: White House DEFENDS Netanyahu Amid Corruption Trial |Trump Sees ‘Witch Hunt’ in Israel [Video]

BREAKING: White House DEFENDS Netanyahu Amid Corruption Trial |Trump Sees ‘Witch Hunt’ in Israel

The White House is drawing comparisons between Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu’s corruption trial and Donald Trump's own legal troubles, calling both politically motivated “witch hunts.” Trump’s..

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Iran Says 935 Killed In IDF’s Airstrikes |Israeli Claims Considered ‘False’ After Iran’s Death Toll? [Video]

Iran Says 935 Killed In IDF’s Airstrikes |Israeli Claims Considered ‘False’ After Iran’s Death Toll?

Iran’s judiciary has reported that 935 people were killed during the 12-day Israeli aerial bombardment, according to forensics data cited by state media. Among the dead are 132 women and 38 children,..

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VIDEO: Iran's Indirect Threat to U.S To Kill IAEA Nuclear Inspectors During Inspection | US News [Video]

VIDEO: Iran's Indirect Threat to U.S To Kill IAEA Nuclear Inspectors During Inspection | US News

Tensions between Iran and the IAEA have escalated after Tehran refused to guarantee the safety of nuclear inspectors, citing recent U.S. and Israeli airstrikes. Iran has suspended cooperation with the..

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Zelensky IMPOSES Sanctions On Iran, Aligns With EU To Punish ‘Internal Repression’ And Terror Links [Video]

Zelensky IMPOSES Sanctions On Iran, Aligns With EU To Punish ‘Internal Repression’ And Terror Links

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has announced Ukraine is now fully aligning with European Union sanctions on Iran. In a dramatic statement, Zelenskyy accused Iran of supporting external terror..

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Iran Top Islamic Cleric Issues FATWA Against Trump & Netanyahu Calls Them 'Enemy Of God' [Video]

Iran Top Islamic Cleric Issues FATWA Against Trump & Netanyahu Calls Them 'Enemy Of God'

Iran’s top Shiite cleric, Grand Ayatollah Naser Makarem Shirazi, has issued a fatwa against Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu, declaring them "enemies of God and Islam." Labeling them..

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CIA chief says Iran nuclear site 'severely damaged' by US strikes - despite leaked report claiming the impact was minimal

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