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Iran war changed regional security equations: Araghchi
TEHRAN, Aug. 19 (MNA) – Iran's foreign minister said the Iran war had changed the region's security thinking, convincing Arab states that security must be collective and regional, not dependent on foreign bases that had become sources of insecurity.
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Iran's Ghalibaf arrives in Baghdad for talks
TEHRAN, Aug. 19 (MNA) – Iran's parliament speaker landed in Baghdad on Wednesday and was received by Iraq's first deputy parliament speaker and senior officials, ahead of meetings on political, economic and security ties.
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Oil prices rise for fourth straight day
TEHRAN, Aug. 19 (MNA) – Oil prices are extending their gains for a fourth consecutive session, with Brent crude futures rising 26 cents or 0.29 percent to $91.28 a barrel as of 00:04 GMT.
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UN calls for end to Israeli air strikes on Syria
TEHRAN, Aug. 19 (MNA) – The spokesperson for UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres criticized the Israeli regime’s air strikes on the Abu al-Duhur military airport in Syria.
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Strait of Hormuz transit slows again on Tuesday
TEHRAN, Aug. 19 (MNA) – Shipping through the Strait of Hormuz slowed on Tuesday, preliminary shipping data showed on Wednesday.
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Ghalibaf heads to Baghdad for high-level talks
TEHRAN, Aug. 19 (MNA) – Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf left Tehran for Baghdad on Wednesday at the head of a senior parliamentary delegation for talks on regional developments.
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Iran-Iraq ties built on brotherhood: Ghalibaf
TEHRAN, Aug. 19 (MNA) – Iran and Iraq will work to consolidate "endogenous and shared security" and prosperity, Iranian Parliament Speaker Ghalibaf said in a message ahead of his visit to Baghdad.
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By: Hamidreza Mehraban
Commemorating 40th day of martyred Leader’s funeral
TEHRAN, Aug. 18 (MNA) – Huge crowds of Iranians gathered at Tehran’s Imam Khomeini Mosalla on Tuesday to mark the 40th day since the funeral of Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, stressing the need to avenge the martyred Leader's blood.
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How did Iranian strikes damage Abraham Lincoln carrier?
TEHRAN, Aug. 18 (MNA) – The aircraft carrier U.S.S. Abraham Lincoln’s supply problems began soon after the first day of the war, as Iranian missiles and attack drones fell on a Navy base in Bahrain.
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Pentagon admits no military plan can secure Hormuz
TEHRAN, Aug. 18 (MNA) –Pentagon has concluded that no existing military plan can guarantee the safe passage of shipping through the Strait of Hormuz or ensure energy stability in the region, a report has said.
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Bulk carrier targeted in Strait of Hormuz
TEHRAN, Aug. 18 (MNA) – The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) has reported an attack on a bulk carrier in the Strait of Hormuz.
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Iran to face Algeria at 2026 FIVB U17 World C'ship opener
TEHRAN, Aug. 18 (MNA) – The second edition of the FIVB Volleyball Boys’ U17 World Championship is set to get underway in Doha, Qatar, with 24 of the world’s best young volleyball teams competing for the global title from Aug. 19 to 29.
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Iran warns Trump over claims on Strait of Hormuz
TEHRAN, Aug. 18 (MNA) – Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for Legal and International Affairs Kazem Gharibabadi has warned US President Donald Trump that his claim regarding the Strait of Hormuz will either be corrected or face a response from Iran.
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Hadi al-Amiri calls for calm in Iraqi collecting arms policy
TEHRAN, Aug. 18 (MNA) – The Secretary of Badr Organization in Iraq Hadi Al-Amiri has called on the Iraqi govenment to exercise restraint and use a langauege of peace and calm in its arms control policy.
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Senior PMF intelligence official Abbas al-Yaqoubi detained
TEHRAN, Aug. 18 (MNA) – Iraqi security forces have arrested a senior intelligence official of Popular Moblization Fforces known as Hashd Shaabi.
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Yemen reports drone attack on Saudi Aramco Refinery
TEHRAN, Aug. 18 (MNA) –Yemeni media reported Tuesday that the country’s army targeted an Aramco oil refinery in Jizan, southwestern Saudi Arabia, with several attack drones, in a response to violating Yemeni airspace by Saudi-led coalition warplanes.
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Defense ministry:
Iran owes its defense industry's progress to martyred Leader
TEHRAN, Aug. 18 (MNA) – Iranian defense Ministry has said that the country is indebted its defense industry’s progress and development to the sublime recommendations of the martyred Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei.
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Iran’s parl. speaker:
Hormuz Strait not to be reopened before oil sanctions lifted
TEHRAN, Aug. 18 (MNA) – Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf has said that Strait of Hormuz will not be reopened before oil sanctions are lifted, frozen assets are released, US blockade ends.
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IRGC dep. cmdr.:
Iran to continue nuclear tech. scientific progress with power
TEHRAN, Aug. 18 (MNA) – The deputy commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) has stated Iran will resolutely continue its nuclear technology and scientific advancement despite enemy efforts to destroy the country’s nuclear industry.
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Gaza municipalities call for urgent fuel entry
TEHRAN, Aug. 18 (MNA) – The Union of Gaza Strip Municipalities has called on the international community and mediators to press the Israeli regime to implement the ceasefire agreement and immediately allow fuel into the territory.
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US strategic oil reserve drops to lowest level since 1982
TEHRAN, Aug. 18 (MNA) – Crude oil stocks in the US Strategic Petroleum Reserve fell by about 5.3 million barrels last week to their lowest level since 1982, government data showed Monday.
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Allies rethink US security umbrella after Iran war
TEHRAN, Aug. 18 (MNA) – The 40-day U.S.-Iran war has eroded allied confidence in Washington's ability to manage multiple crises at once, forcing Asian partners to weigh new security options and reduce their dependence on American power.
