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AlArabiya.net -Three Iranian military personnel and dozens of the Islamic Republic militias have been killed in recent clashes in Syria’ northwestern Aleppo province, according to media reports. More than a dozen of religiously devout Shiite militants from Afghanistan and Pakistan, in addition to three Iran’s Revolutionary Guard soldiers were killed east Aleppo, Iran’s local media reported. The new casualties follow …

alarabiya – Scandalous details surrounding the life of Iranian hard-line cleric Sheikh Jafar Shojooni are re-emerging more than a week after he died, Persian media outlets have revealed. Sheikh Jafar Shojooni in an earlier photo with Iranian President Hassan Rowhani. (Archives) Shojooni, an ultra-conservative militant former member of Iranian Parliament, can be seen in revealing photos from the 1970’s showing …

Al-monitor — Millennia after the discovery of gold, the metal continues to retain its value and status as precious and remains widely used. Its unique characteristics, including its malleability and resistance to corrosion, have made into a key element in medicine as well as in engineering and electronics. The significant economic advantages of the metal, such as its profitable trade …

PayvandNews  – Iran’s parliament speaker has advised against making premature remarks about U.S. President-elect Donald Trump, stressing it should be left to the Iranian Foreign Ministry to take a clear stance on his presidency. Ali Larijani made the remarks on Sunday at a session wherein more than 100 legislators had participated. “Analyses and remarks about the U.S. president-elect should be …

RFL/RE – Authorities in Tehran have closed schools on November 14 because of dangerous levels of pollution in the atmosphere. “Kindergartens and primary schools are closed on Monday [November 14] in Tehran and most of the cities of the province,” the Education Ministry said, according to official IRNA agency. A blanket of smog descended on the Iranian capital on November …

RFL/RE – A delegation from Russia’s upper house of parliament has begun a two-day visit to Iran, led by the Federation Council’s speaker, Valentina Matviyenko. The group arrived in Tehran on November 13 for a series of meetings with Iranian politicians, including parliament speaker Ali Larijani. Matviyenko told reporters in Tehran on November 13 that Russia appreciated Iran’s cooperation in …

AlArabiya.net -Hussein Sheikh al-Islam, the advisor to the Iranian foreign affairs minister, said Iranian missiles are not only manufactured in Syria but in other countries in the region as well. He said Iran expanded its missiles’ production outside its borders due to the “increasing Israeli threats in the region.” Although he did not reveal much about the production Iranian missiles, …

MNA– Chang Wanquan, Minister of Defense and State Councilor of the People’s Republic of China and a general in the People’s Liberation Army will pay an official visit to Iran on Sunday. His three-day visit to Tehran takes place upon an invitation of Iranian Defense Minister Brigadier General Hossein Dehghan. Senior Lieutenant General Chang Wan Kwang will meet with Iranian defense …

RFL/RE – Iranian Ayatollah Ahmad Khatami warned U.S. President-elect Donald Trump not to play games with Iran, and said Trump should apologize to the Iranian people for calling them “terrorists” during his campaign. Trump should known that Iranians “will offer resistance against the United States of America until their very last breath,” the influential cleric said during Friday prayers in …

Al-monitor – Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on Oct. 28 in Moscow hosted his Iranian and Syrian counterparts, Mohammad Javad Zarif and Walid Moallem, respectively, to discuss the latest developments regarding Syria and to coordinate action to resolve the crisis there. The meeting, the latest sign of Russian-Iranian cooperation and coordination on Syria, took place as debate on the nature …