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🔴 French Protesters Block Entrance to the Louvre Museum in Paris @iranpress_com

🔴 Iranian Female Parataekwondo Athlete Wins Gold at Nagoya Asian Games 🔹 Aylar Jami defeated her Thai opponent in the parataekwondo final at the Nagoya Asian Games to claim the gold medal. @iranpress_com

🔴 Iran VP Arrives in Tajikistan 🔹 Iran's VP Mohammad-Reza Aref arrived in Dushanbe on Monday in a two-day visit to Tajikistan, during which he will participate in the meeting of the Prime Ministers of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) member states and will also hold talks with the prime ministers of several participating countries. 🔹 The expansion of economic and trade cooperation, utilizing transport and logistics capacities, broadening cooperation in the fields of advanced technologies and artificial intelligence, and strengthening regional cooperation are among the key areas emphasized by the Islamic Republic of Iran at this summit. @iranpress_com

🔴 Araghchi to Macron: Too Late for Deflection on France's Unrest 🔹 Iranian FM Abbas Araghchi responded on X to French President Macron's claim that recent unrest in France was caused by high fuel prices due to the U.S. war on Iran. 🔹 Araghchi wrote: "Mr. Macron made his bed when he assured POTUS that he welcomes atrocities against Iranians. Too late to blame the war his ilk helped cause. The French people demand wholesale change, including freedom of assembly. Listen to the future of France, Mr. President." @iranpress_com

🔴 IRGC Spokesman Warns Attack on Iran's Energy Infrastructure Will Turn Occupied Lands Into Scorched Earth IRGC Spokesman General Hossein Mohebbi wrote on social media: 🔹"Any aggression against Iran's energy infrastructure, though quickly repaired by our talented youth, will turn the occupied territories into scorched earth forever and make their occupiers refugees in the Sinai desert. The world will see what happens." @iranpress_com

🔴 Leader Congratulates Iran's Wrestlers for Victory in U.S. World Championships Ayatollah Seyyed Mojtaba Khamenei's message on October 19, 2026: 🔹 The championship of the U23 national freestyle wrestling team of the Islamic Republic of Iran at the World Championships filled the hearts of the great and appreciative nation of Iran with joy and pride. 🔹 This success, accompanied by winning 9 colored medals, much like the recent championship of the U23 Greco-Roman wrestling team, is the result of planning, management, and the tireless efforts of managers, devoted coaches, and the strong and valiant youth of the country. 🔹I congratulate these dear ones, especially the young champion generation of the proud Iranian homeland and nation. @iranpress_com

🔴 Iran Wins Freestyle Wrestling U23 World Title in Las Vegas 🔹 Iran's U23 freestyle wrestling team secured the world championship title at the Las Vegas World Championships with 4 gold, 1 silver, and 4 bronze medals, totaling 180 points. 🔹 Gold medals were won by Ahura Khatibi (65kg), Mehdi Yousefi (79kg), Abolfazl Rahmani (92kg), and Abolfazl Mohammadi (125kg). Iran finished ahead of Russia (171 points) and the U.S. (104 points). @iranpress_com

🔴 Oil Tanker Hits Mine South of Strait of Hormuz 🔹 A violating oil tanker struck a naval mine in the southern Strait of Hormuz, the Islamic Revolution Guard Corps Navy said. 🔹 The blast caused a fire in the tanker's engine room. 🔹 The IRGC Navy warned it will decisively deal with ships that turn off their navigation systems while transiting through the Strait of Hormuz. @iranpress_com

🔴 اصابت نفتکش متخلف با مین در جنوب تنگه هرمز 🔹روابط عمومی نیروی دریایی سپاه پاسداران انقلاب اسلامی اعلام کرد: یک فروند نفتکش متخلف با اصابت به یک مین دریایی در محدوده جنوب تنگه هرمز، دچار انفجار و آتش‌سوزی در موتورخانه شد. 🔹روابط عمومی نیروی دریایی سپاه افزود: این کشتی که قصد خروج از تنگه هرمز را داشت، همه سامانه‌های موقعیت‌یاب و ناوبری خود را از مبدأ حرکت، خاموش کرد و بدون توجه به قانون‌های تنگه هرمز، در تلاش برای عبور از مسیر غیر مجاز جنوبی تنگه، دچار این سانحه شد. 🔹️نیروی دریایی سپاه اعلام می‌کند: در صورتی که کشتی‌های تردد کننده در محدوده تنگه هرمز و خلیج فارس، سامانه‌های ناوبری و شناسایی خود را خاموش کنند، با آن‌ها با شدت و قاطعیت برخورد خواهد شد. @farsi_iranpress_com

🔴 کشتی آزاد ایران با ۴ طلا، یک نقره و ۴ برنز قهرمان جهان شد 🔹با کسب مدال برنز مبین عظیمی، تیم ملی کشتی آزاد امید ایران با کسب ۴ مدال طلا، یک نقره و ۴ برنز با مجموع ۱۸۰ امتیاز به عنوان قهرمانی جهان رسید. @farsi_iranpress_com

🔴 Iran FM Spox. slams Macron over ‘double standards’ 🔹 Esmaeil Baqaei has blamed French President Emmanuel Macron for applying double standards to protests in Iran and France, contrasting his January 2026 response to unrest in Iran with his tough stance on attacks against public institutions in France. 🔹 Referring to Macron’s message to Donald Trump before the U.S.-Israeli aggression against Iran, Baqaei warned that alliances built on political agendas could backfire, saying history may bring the consequences of such alliances to the very people who forged them. @iranpress_com

🔴 Paris in Smoke, Flames as Protests Turn Violent, 1,800 Arrested Across France 🔹 Paris and other French cities witnessed clashes between police and protesters on Saturday, with fires and widespread looting amid demonstrations over the rising cost of living. 🔹 French police announced that 855 people had been arrested in connection with the protests during Saturday’s protests in Paris, marking a record number of arrests in the country. @iranpress_com

🔴 “What Did They Achieve?” | Basij Chief About U.S.-Israeli War on Iran Commander of Iran’s Basij Force Hossein Taeb states that Western attempts to replicate the Afghanistan and Iraq war doctrines against Iran have reached a strategic impasse:

“They said that in the war on Iran, we will apply the lessons learned from Afghanistan and Iraq. Through air and naval battles, we will force the Islamic Republic into surrender. They brought forth all their capabilities, deploying over 500 aircraft to the region, conducting wartime sorties, dropping over a thousand tons of bombs and launching missiles daily. What did they achieve?” Today, they are forced to approach military action with extreme caution. Why? Because a military confrontation has jeopardized the strategic depth and rear lines of both the Americans and the Israelis.

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🔴 Iranian People Perform Military Parade in Janfaday-e Iran Event @iranpress_com

🔴 Yemeni Armed Forces Warn Shareholders, Employees of Saudi Oil Facilities 🔹 Yemeni military source warned that Saudi Arabia's airspace, except over Mecca and Medina, is unsafe. 🔹 The military source also called on Aramco shareholders to sell their shares before it is too late and to avoid potential losses. @iranpress_ir

🔴 Defense Minister: Iranian Fighter Jet to Take Off Next Year 🔹 In his first remarks after receiving a vote of confidence from Parliament, Iran's Defense Minister said an Iranian heavy fighter jet is close to its maiden flight. 🔹 Mehrdad Akhlaghi stated that the fighter jet, built by the Aviation Organization of the Ministry of Defense, will take off next year and is made in Iran. @iranpress_ir

🔴 Janfaday-e Iran (Self-Sacrificer for Iran) Parade Underway in Sari, Mazandaran Province 🔹 Iran's Janfadayan exercise, under the slogan "Land of the Alavids, Self-Sacrificers of Iran," is underway in Sari, Mazandaran Province, northern Iran, with 130 combat units and people from all walks of life. @iranpress_com

🔴 IRANTEX 2026, IRANMODE 2026 International Exhibitions inaugurated in Tehran 🔹 The 32nd International Exhibition of Textile Machinery, Raw Materials, Home Textiles Embroidery Machines, Textile Products, Known as The IRANTEX and the 14th IRANMODE Iran International Apparel Exhibition have been inaugurated in Tehran on Sunday. 🔹The International Exhibitions are held from October 18 to 21 at the Tehran Permanent International Fairgrounds. @iranpress_com

🔴 Iran-Iraq FMs meet in Baghdad To Discuss Bilateral, Regional Issues 🔹 Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi and Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein met on the sidelines of the 52nd Session of the Council of Foreign Ministers of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) in Baghdad. During the meeting, the two sides discussed bilateral ties and key regional developments. 🔹 Araghchi stressed the need for greater unity and solidarity among Muslim nations in addressing issues facing the Islamic world, particularly Palestine, and called for stronger Iran-Iraq cooperation in economic, trade and security fields. 🔹 He said insecurity in the Strait of Hormuz was a direct consequence of U.S.-Israeli military aggression against Iran, adding that security could be restored if Washington halted its aggressive and interventionist actions. @iranpress_com

🔴 Pakistan Army Pounds Afghan Taliban Positions in Kurram Region 🔹 Pakistan’s army destroyed several positions belonging to the Afghan Taliban in the Kurram border region in a retaliatory operation following gunfire by Taliban forces in the area. 🔹 No official report has been issued on possible casualties. 🔹 Pakistan’s army reiterated its readiness to defend the country’s borders. @iranpress_com