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Al-Monitor – As the mostly peaceful protests over corruption and unemployment continue into their second week across Iraqi cities, Iranian officials are now reacting, indicating that authorities are becoming more concerned about unrest in the neighboring country. Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei tweeted Oct. 6 in Persian, English and Arabic, saying, “Iran and Iraq are two nations whose hearts and souls are tied together through faith …

PayvandNews – Iranian athletes won three gold medals, one silver and one bronze at the Karate 1 – Premier League Moscow on Sunday. Sara Bahmanyar defeated German karate competitor Shara Hubrich 1-0 in the final of the Female Kumite -50kg. World Karate Federation @worldkarate_wkf Meet the first finalists in Female Kumite categoriesShara Hubrich vs Sara Bahmanyar in Female Kumite -50kg. Who …

PavandNews – Iran suffered a 3-1 (25-27, 25-21, 27-25, 25-22) loss against Brazil at the International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) Men’s World Cup on Sunday. Iranian players’ poor serves contributed to their loss at Nagano White Ring, while they were not good on defense as well. See match photos and statistics by FIVB Porya Yali led Iran with a match-high 25 and …

RFL/RE – Australian travel bloggers Jolie King and Mark Firkin arrived back at their home in Perth after months in an Iranian jail following what appears to have been a likely prisoner swap with Tehran. Australian authorities confirmed on October 6 that, on the same day Tehran freed the couple from detention, they released an Iranian academic who had been …

Radiofarda – Iraq’s powerful Hashd al-Shaabi force allied with Iran said Monday it was ready to implement government orders to prevent “a coup d’etat or a rebellion” after protests that have left more than 100 dead.Faleh al-Fayyadh, who heads the force mostly integrated into the state, told reporters in Baghdad he wanted “the fall of corruption, not the fall of …