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Washington Post
12-08-2025
- Politics
- Washington Post
Iran says it detained 21,000 suspects during the June war with Israel
TEHRAN, Iran — Iran's police detained 21,000 suspects during the 12-day air war between Israel and Iran in June, state media reported on Tuesday. A report by state TV quoted a police spokesperson, Gen. Saeed Montazeralmahdi, as saying people reported the suspects to the authorities. 'The arrest of 21,000 suspects during the 12-day war indicated high awareness and participation of people in providing security,' he said.
Arab News
07-08-2025
- Politics
- Arab News
Iran backs Hezbollah decisions as Lebanon mulls disarming group
TEHRAN: Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Wednesday that Iran supports its ally Hezbollah in its decisions, after the group rejected a Lebanese government plan to disarm it. 'Any decision on this matter will ultimately rest with Hezbollah itself. We support it from afar, but we do not intervene in its decisions,' Araghchi said in a television interview, adding that the group has 'rebuilt itself' following setbacks during its war with Israel last year.
The Star
22-06-2025
- Politics
- The Star
Xinhua Middle East news summary at 2200 GMT, June 22
DAMASCUS -- A suicide bomber stormed a crowded church in the Syrian capital Damascus during Sunday mass, opening fire on worshippers before detonating his explosives, killing at least 19 people and injuring dozens more, security sources and a monitoring group said. The Syrian health authorities put the latest official death toll at 13, with 53 others wounded. (Syria-Church Blast-Death Toll) - - - - TEHRAN -- Iran on Sunday reported explosions near the southern city of Bushehr, where a nuclear power plant is located, and in the central province of Yazd, the semi-official Fars news agency reported. The explosions in Yazd were the result of Israel's "aggressions" against two military areas in the province, Fars quoted a statement by Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps as saying. (Iran-Israel-Attacks) - - - - RIYADH -- The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) said on Sunday that no abnormal radiation levels have been detected across its member states following recent U.S. attacks on nuclear facilities in Iran. In a statement released through its Emergency Management Center, the GCC General Secretariat confirmed that radiation and environmental indicators remain within safe and technically permissible limits. (GCC-Radiation-Report) - - - - TEHRAN -- Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said on Sunday that the United States must "receive the response to its aggression," following U.S. strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities. Pezeshkian made the remarks during a phone call with French President Emmanuel Macron, according to a statement from his office. In response to Macron's call for restraint, Pezeshkian said the United States must face consequences for its attacks on Iran. (Iran-President-Warning)
