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Iran urges UN intervention as US continues aggressive actions, blockade
A senior Iranian diplomat calls on the United Nations to demand the US end its aggressive actions and maritime blockade against the Islamic Republic.

A senior Iranian diplomat calls on the United Nations to demand the US end its aggressive actions and maritime blockade against the Islamic Republic.
The Albanian capital, Tirana, has witnessed clashes between police and anti-government protesters over the past week.

Israeli authorities plan to construct 122 new settler units in the Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood of occupied East al-Quds.

The Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman says US coercion and one-sided demands, not Iran’s religious beliefs, are undermining rational negotiations.
Pro-Palestinian campaigners have staged simultaneous demonstrations demanding closure of Elbit Sites.
In the US, many customers are outraged that the practice of locking up essential goods away from customers now appears to be here to stay.

The IRGC Navy says four offending vessels were struck while transferring oil in the Persian Gulf and warns of retaliation against US bases in the region if Washington continues to force vessels to use unauthorized routes in the Strait of Hormuz.

The historic caravanserais in Markazi province reveal how Iran’s commercial and pilgrimage routes connected settlements, adapted to local geography, and sustained architectural traditions.
Demonstrators gather for a fifth night of protest in Lisbon's Rossio square over soaring housing costs.
Europe has never fully recovered from the 2008 financial crisis.
The Israeli regime’s actions in the occupied territories mirror those of European colonizers in North and South America, analyst says.

Superpowers think they can use their financial means to restrict and even change a country's system of governance.

What happens when political survival becomes entangled with war?

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Hundreds of thousands of students across Italy have held protests over rising living costs and poor school conditions in the country.

The US is reportedly reducing its military and diplomatic presence across West Asia amid the threat of Iranian retaliation to any fresh American-Israeli aggression.

Iran stresses commitment to using diplomatic instruments to safeguard regional peace and security, while making clear that diplomacy would not preclude it from defending itself.
Protesters gather outside the Rey Juan Carlos University in Madrid, during a visit by Argentinian President Javier Milei, in the Spanish capital for an economic forum.