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Afghanistan
Iran Allows Migrant Children With Incomplete Documents to Enroll in Schools
DID Press: Nader Yarahmadi, head of Iran’s Foreign Nationals and Migrants Affairs Center at the Ministry of Interior, said children whose parents hold valid residency in Iran can enroll in schools even if their residency documents are incomplete. He said…
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Government
IRGC Says It Seized US Unmanned Submarine in Strait of Hormuz
DID Press: Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said its naval forces had seized a U.S. Remus 600 unmanned underwater vehicle in the Strait of Hormuz. The IRGC said the vehicle had been used for what it described as “espionage”…
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Economy
Oil Prices Rise as Trump Rejects Iran’s Hormuz Proposal
DID Press: Oil prices rose in Asian trading on Monday, Sept. 28, after U.S. President Donald Trump rejected an Iranian proposal to end the conflict and reopen the Strait of Hormuz. Reuters reported that Brent crude futures rose more than…
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Government
Iran Warns It Could Target US Warships in Indian Ocean
DID Press: Ali Mohammadi, political deputy of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy, has warned that Iranian forces could target U.S. warships even in the Indian Ocean if Washington launches a new war against Iran. Iran’s Fars News Agency reported…
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Government
Pentagon: 861 US Troops Wounded in Conflict with Iran
DID Press: US Department of War has reported that a total of 861 American service members have been wounded since the start of the U.S.-Israeli war against Iran. According to Pentagon figures, 418 U.S. service members were wounded and 14…
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Afghanistan
Chabahar–Zahedan Railway Track Laying Completed, Afghanistan Closer to Open Waters
DID Press: The track-laying operation on Iran’s Chabahar–Zahedan railway has been completed, with the project now entering preparations for operation. The development could strengthen Afghanistan’s access to Chabahar port and international waters if the necessary rail connections are completed. Iranian…
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News
Bernie Sanders Calls Trump’s Remarks at UN “Barbaric”
DID Press: U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders condemned President Donald Trump’s anti-Iran remarks, describing them as “barbaric” and warning against any action that could harm the Iranian people. “No, Mr. President. We should not destroy the people of Iran. This is…
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Afghanistan
Iran Ready to Supply Afghanistan With Up to 2,000 MW of Electricity
DID Press: Iran is prepared to facilitate the supply of up to 2,000 megawatts (MW) of electricity to Afghanistan, Iranian Energy Minister Abbas Aliabadi said during talks with Mohammad Ahmad Jan Bilal, head of Afghanistan’s General Directorate of State-Owned Enterprises,…
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Afghanistan
Iran, Kabul-Islamabad Tensions Dominate Turkish, Qatari Talks With Taliban
DID Press: The situation in Iran and tensions between Kabul and Islamabad were among the key issues discussed during separate visits by senior Turkish and Qatari security officials to Afghanistan, according to Taliban Interior Ministry spokesman Abdul Mateen Qani. İbrahim…
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Analysis
Pakistan’s Balancing Act: From Mecca Defense Pact to Yemen Crisis
DID Press: The signing of the Mecca Agreement for Joint Defense by Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Turkey, including a collective-defense provision under which an armed attack against one member is treated as an attack against all, has placed Islamabad’s military…
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