Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi killed in helicopter crash, reported
MONITORING (SW) – Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, was killed in a helicopter crash in mountainous terrain near the Azerbaijan border, officials and state media said on Monday.
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Iran condemns Herat attack, offers cooperation with IE against terrorism
HERAT CITY (SW) – The Iranian Embassy in Kabul has condemned the armed attack targeting worshippers in Herat province on Monday night, expressing readiness to enhance cooperation with the de-facto government of the Islamic Emirate to combat terrorism.
US will not take part in any Israeli retaliatory action against Iran
MONITORING (SW) – President Joe Biden warned Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu the U.S. will not take part in a counter-offensive against Iran, an option Netanyahu’s war cabinet favors after a mass drone and missile attack on Israeli territory, according to officials.
Iranian authorities plan to expedite deportation of Afghan refugees
MONITORING (SW) – Iranian authorities have once again expedited the deportation of Afghan refugees lacking legal documents for stay in Iran.
Afghanistan: UNICEF treated 715,000 malnourished children in 2023
KABYUL (SW) – The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) in Afghanistan announced that in 2023, it treated 715,000 malnourished children in the country.
Iran raises concern over spike in industrial drug trafficking from Afghanistan, IE reaffirms anti-drug commitment
KABUL (SW) – Iranian media have reported that Iskandar Momeni, the Secretary-General of the Iran’s Anti-Narcotics Headquarters, voiced concern over the increase in drug smuggling from Afghanistan to this country.
Executions in Iran hit 8-year high in 2023
MONITORING (SW) – Iran hanged at least 834 people in 2023, the second-highest number of executions in two decades, according to a report released by rights groups.
Iran sends Russia hundreds of ballistic missiles
MONITORING (SW) – Iran has provided Russia with a large number of powerful surface-to-surface ballistic missiles, six sources told Reuters, deepening the military cooperation between the two U.S.-sanctioned countries.
Iran unveils new air defense weaponry as regional tensions ramp up – IRNA
MONITORING (SW) – Iran unveiled new weaponry on Saturday including what it said was the locally made Arman anti-ballistic missile system and the Azarakhsh low-altitude air defense system, the official IRNA news agency reported.
Iran condemns ‘terrorist’ attack on gas pipelines
MONITORING (SW) – An Iranian government official has blamed “terrorism and sabotage” for twin explosions on gas pipelines overnight.
Iran simultaneously launches three satellites
MONITORING (SW) – Iran simultaneously launched three satellites for the first time on Sunday using the Simorgh (Phoenix) satellite carrier rocket developed by the Ministry of Defence, state media reported.
Muttaqi and Qomi stress upon establishing regional contact group
KABUL (SW) – Hassan Kazemi Qomi, Iran’s Ambassador and Special Representative for Afghanistan, has had another meeting with Amir-Khan Muttaqi, the Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs of the de-facto government, to discuss the establishment of a regional contact group on Afghanistan, stated the Embassy of Iran in Kabul.
