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Al-Monitor – A week after Ebrahim Raisi’s inauguration as Iran’s new president, questions are lingering and speculation growing over the absence of certain figures from the ceremony. Were they not invited or did they decline to attend? Either way, the visible absences speak volumes about widening cracks in the corridors of power in Tehran.  Ahead of the Aug. 5 swearing-in ceremony, Iranian news outlets reported …

Al-Arabia – Iran’s air defenses fired a warning shot at a General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper belonging to the US military near the Strait of Hormuz, according to the Iranian semi-official Nour News. The agency did not provide further details. For the latest headlines, follow our Google News channel online or via the app. This comes amid heightened tensions between Iran …

Al-Arabia – Iran’s foreign ministry “invited” Russia and Britain’s ambassadors on Thursday after the Russian embassy posted a controversial photo recalling the 1943 Tehran Conference, Iranian state media reported. During the 1943 Tehran Conference, Iran was occupied by the Allied powers. For all the latest headlines follow our Google News channel online or via the app. The picture, which outgoing …

Al-Arabia – Iran’s new president Ebrahim Raisi unveiled his cabinet on Wednesday, naming a diplomat sceptical of the West and with close ties to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as his foreign minister. Raisi submitted his cabinet nominations to parliament, which is required to review and approve the nominations. Raisi’s choices are unlikely to face any opposition from a parliament that …

Iranwire – Yesterday Ebrahim Raisi released a final, full list of his proposed new cabinet members to the Iranian parliament. In line with both political analysts’ forecasts and media speculation, alongside the names already announced this week were those of several relatively little-known figures with scant experience, as well as a hefty compliment of officials who last served in the Mahmoud Ahmadinejad …