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Al-Monitor – Turkey’s military buildup on its border with Syria aimed at crushing Kurdish fighters has fueled worries in Iran, which has remained the key regional ally of President Bashar al-Assad during his country’s eight-year conflict. Addressing a Cabinet meeting Oct. 9, just before Turkey launched a military operation into northern Syria, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani called on Turkey, the “brotherly” country, to exercise “patience” and …

Al-Monitor — Even though the Iranian and US presidents did not meet or share a phone call during the UN General Assembly meetings in New York last month, the French say that important progress has been made on a substantive framework for possible talks, and it is largely a matter of sequencing — and overcoming mistrust — to see if the parties can …

france24 – Filmmaker Taghi Amirani calls them the documents that changed the fate of his country, casting light on Britain’s role in organising the overthrow of Iran’s leader six decades ago. His film, “Coup 53”, screened at the London Film Festival last weekend, purports to find fresh evidence that a British spy spearheaded the ousting of popular prime minister Mohammad …

PayvandNews – Iran suffered a 3-1 (25-18, 22-25, 25-18, 25-12) loss against the U.S. at the International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) Men’s World Cup on Wednesday.  In the match held in Hiroshima in the second phase of round-robin play, Amir Ghafour scored 17 points for Iran and Aaron Russell led the U.S. with 18 points. See the match photos and statistics …

Radiofarda – The chief commander of Iran’s revolutionary guards (IRGC) General Hossein Salami says the guards are fully prepared to face “arrogant powers,” Tasnim news agency reported. The term “arrogant powers” usually refers to the West, particularly to the United States. Speaking at the IRGC naval Academy in Rasht near the Caspian Sea on Wednesday October 9, Salami said, “The …