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Iran reportedly intends to send aid to Gaza after Egypt said that it will allow the shipment to enter the Palestinian enclave. The official IRNA news agency reported that Cairo had agreed to send humanitarian aid to Gaza, citing a source in the foreign ministry. The source added that the first Iranian Red Crescent shipment would consist almost 100 tons …

Iranian authorities on Tuesday warned of a second sandstorm which could hit Tehran after five people were killed in the city by freak weather only a day prior. Record winds and a huge sandstorm on Monday had plunged Tehran into darkness for about fifteen minutes during rush hour, and had forced several thousands to run for cover. On Tuesday, the …

On Monday, a UN human rights monitor urged Iran to stop the execution of an Iranian Reyhaneh Jabbari, who allegedly murdered a former intelligence official, saying that the trial was deeply flawed. Jabbari has always maintained that she acted in self-defence against a sexual assault. The case raises several concerns because of Jabbari’s alleged forced confession and the errors made …