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NewsDesk MC July 16, 2026July 16, 2026 Ahmet Yildiz, Argentina, Asim Iftikhar, Diplomacy, egypt, england, Erling Haaland, FIFA, FIFA World Cup 2026, football, High-Level Political Forum, iraq, Mohammed Al-Haidari, new york, norway, pakistan, Pierluigi Collina, Security Council, spain, UN Headquarters, united nations

World Cup Fever Briefly Eases UN’s Diplomatic Routine

NEW YORK- Diplomats at United Nations headquarters briefly set aside negotiations and policy discussions on Wednesday to watch Argentina defeat

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NewsDesk MC July 11, 2026July 11, 2026 climate, Demonstrations, electricity, Electricity Supply, energy, Heat, heatwave, infrastructure, iraq, Iraq Economy, Kut, middle east, oil, OPEC, police, power outages, protest, public services, security forces, summer, tear gas

Power Outages Spark Protests Amid Iraq’s Scorching Summer Heat

KUT-Hundreds of residents protested in the eastern Iraqi city of Kut over prolonged electricity outages as temperatures climbed to 44

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NewsDesk MC July 5, 2026July 5, 2026 Abbas Araghchi, Ali Khamenei, funeral, Grand Mosalla, hamas, hezbollah, houthis, iran, Iran-Israel Conflict, iraq, Ja'far Sobhani, Mashhad, Masoud Pezeshkian, middle east, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, Mojtaba Khamenei, Palestinian Islamic Jihad, qom, State funeral, supreme leader, tehran

Mass Prayers Mark Second Day of Khamenei Funeral Ceremonies

TEHRAN-Thousands of mourners gathered in Tehran on Sunday for the second day of funeral ceremonies for Iran’s late Supreme Leader

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NewsDesk MC July 4, 2026July 4, 2026 airstrike, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, Diplomacy, donald trump, Grand Mosalla, iran, Iran-Israel war, iraq, Islamic Republic, israel, middle east, regional tensions, security, Shiite mourning, State funeral, supreme leader, Tabriz, tehran, united states

Iran Opens State Funeral for Supreme Leader Khamenei

TEHRAN-Iran began a dayslong state funeral on Saturday for Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed at the outset

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NewsDesk MC July 3, 2026July 3, 2026 afghanistan, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, ceasefire, china, Grand Mosalla, Imam Reza Shrine, iran, iraq, israel, karbala, Mashhad, Middle East conflict, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, Mojtaba Khamenei, Najaf, pakistan, qom, Shehbaz Sharif, State funeral, tehran, united states

Khamenei’s Body Lies in State Ahead of Tehran Funeral

TEHRAN-The body of Iran’s late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei arrived at Tehran’s Grand Mosalla on Friday ahead of funeral

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NewsDesk MC July 3, 2026July 3, 2026 Ahmad Vahidi, Ali Khamenei, Associated Press, ceasefire, Diplomacy, Grand Mosalla, Imam Hussein Shrine, iran, Iranian politics, iraq, islamic revolutionary guard corps, israel, karbala, middle east, Mojtaba Khamenei, Revolutionary Guard, security, Shiite Islam, State funeral, tehran, united states

Iran Guard General Reappears Before Khamenei’s State Funeral

DUBAI-A senior commander of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps made his first public appearance in months as Tehran finalized preparations

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NewsDesk MC July 2, 2026July 2, 2026 Abbas Araghchi, ali abdollahi, Ali Khamenei, china, Diplomacy, funeral, He Wei, iran, iraq, israel, Israel Katz, Khatam Al-Anbiya, Mashhad, Mojtaba Khamenei, pakistan, qom, regional tensions, Reuters, Shehbaz Sharif, tehran, united states

Iran Warns US, Israel Ahead of Khamenei Funeral

DUBAI-Iran’s military warned the United States and Israel on Thursday against launching any military action during the upcoming funeral ceremonies

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NewsDesk MC June 28, 2026June 28, 2026 Abbas Araghchi, baghdad, ceasefire, Diplomacy, energy security, Geopolitics, Gulf region, gulf states, International Maritime Organization, iran, iraq, islamic revolutionary guard corps, israel, maritime security, middle east, Naval Trade, oman, regional security, shipping routes, Strait of Hormuz, united states

Iran Warns Against Alternative Hormuz Routes as Fragile Truce Faces New Strains

Baghdad— Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi warned on Sunday that any attempt to bypass shipping routes through the Strait of

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NewsDesk MC June 25, 2026June 25, 2026 china, China Iran Relations, crude oil, donald trump, energy markets, ESPO Crude, global energy, iran, iranian oil, iraq, kuwait, National Iranian Oil Company, NIOC, oil trade, OPEC, PetroChina, refining industry, saudi arabia, Sinopec, Strait of Hormuz, U.S. sanctions, Vortexa

China State Refiners Weigh Return to Iranian Crude After U.S. Sanctions Waiver

Singapore-China’s state-owned oil refiners are evaluating the possibility of resuming imports of Iranian crude following a U.S. sanctions waiver that

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NewsDesk MC June 25, 2026 baghdad, crude oil, energy markets, energy security, global energy, iraq, Middle East economy, oil exports, oil production, OPEC, OPEC Members, Petroleum Industry, Production Quota, Strait of Hormuz

Iraq Presses OPEC for Higher Oil Quota, Warns Membership Could Be Reconsidered

Baghdad-Iraq has urged the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) to increase its oil production quota, arguing that decades

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