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Iranwire – Hailstorms and heavy rain caused significant damage to agricultural products in the western Iranian provinces of Ilam and Kermanshah on Wednesday. Agricultural authorities in Dehloran confirmed damage to wheat and rapeseed fields due to the hailstorm. The full extent of the damage is still being assessed due to limited visibility after the storm. Mehr news agency, citing the …

Iranwire – Top Israeli officials warned on Wednesday that Israel would retaliate with strikes inside Iran if Iran launched an attack from its territory. Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, speaking to troops at an Iron Dome air defense system battery in northern Israel, emphasized that any attack on Israel would be met with a strong defense and a “powerful response …

Iranwire – A Lebanese banker, accused of transferring money from Iran to the Hamas terrorist group, was reportedly killed near Beirut. The body of the man, identified as Mohammad Sarur, was discovered on Tuesday in a villa in Beit Mary, a city overlooking Beirut. He had been struck by more than five bullets and was found in possession of an …

VOA – The U.S. military said its forces destroyed eight aerial drones late Wednesday in areas of Yemen controlled by the Houthi militant group. U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) said in a statement the drones “presented an imminent threat to U.S., coalition, and merchant vessels in the region.” CENTCOM also reported destroying three other Houthi drones early Wednesday, including two that …

iranintl – For two decades, Iran’s Supreme Leader’s “nuclear fatwa” has served as a shield for Tehran’s denial of nuclear weapon ambitions. But how trustworthy can this fatwa really be? “According to the [Supreme] Leader’s opinion, going in this direction [making the atomic bomb] is now forbidden, because he is a mujtahid [religious scholar]; maybe he will change [his opinion] …