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🔴 Zionist Regime Warplanes Strike Southern Lebanese Towns 🔹Israeli regime fighter jets have carried out airstrikes targeting the towns of Al-Mansouri and Barashit in southern Lebanon. 🔹The strikes come amid ongoing tensions along the border, with the Zionist regime continuing its aggression against Lebanese territory despite international calls for de-escalation. @iranpress_com

🔴Muslim World Scholars Pay Tribute to Imam Khomeini 🔹Prominent scholars and intellectuals from across the Islamic world paid tribute to the founder of the Islamic Republic, Imam Khomeini (RA), and renewed their commitment to his ideals during Unity Week and the 40th International Islamic Unity Conference. 🔹The conference, themed “Islamic Unity in the Thought of the Martyred Imam, Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei (RA),” is being held in Tehran from August 24 to 30, 2026. @iranpress_com

🔴Iran's Security Chief Warns U.S.: Iran's Response to Any U.S. Mischief Will Be Recorded in History 🔹Secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council, Major General Mohsen Rezaei, issued a stark warning to the United States during a meeting with Qatar's Prime Minister in Tehran on Thursday: "If America starts any mischief against Iran, we will inflict such a blow on its military and economic interests that will be recorded in history." 🔹Rezaei emphasized Iran's deep distrust of the U.S., stating that Washington has repeatedly betrayed diplomacy and negotiations. He also reaffirmed that Iran will only reopen the Strait of Hormuz after the U.S. takes practical steps to fulfill Iran's conditions. 🔹The Qatari Prime Minister expressed gratitude for Iran's support during difficult times, stating that Doha has never doubted its cooperation with Tehran and remains eager to work with Iran amid the current sensitive regional situation. @iranpress_com

🔴 Qalibaf to Qatar's FM: Trump's Miscalculations Have Created Widespread Insecurity in the Region 🔹Iran's Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf stated that the Trump administration, relying on false information, makes erroneous decisions that not only waste America's financial, military, and human resources but also target the interests of the Iranian nation and create widespread insecurity across West Asia. 🔹Qalibaf emphasized that the U.S. economic blockade plan will also fail, and the Iranian people will reclaim their rights with dignity. 🔹He stressed that it is the United States that must fulfill the conditions it committed to under the memorandum of understanding. @iranpress_com

🔴 Pezeshkian: All Legal Rights of the Iranian Nation Must Be Recognized 🔹In a meeting with Qatar's Prime Minister and Foreign Minister, President Masoud Pezeshkian stated that Iran does not seek anything beyond its legal rights and will not submit to pressure or bullying . 🔹He emphasized that Iran and Qatar can resume their cooperation by moving past bitter events . 🔹The President's remarks reaffirmed Iran's principled stance on its legal and sovereign rights, while also highlighting the importance of dialogue and cooperation with regional partners like Qatar in addressing shared challenges. @iranpress_com

🔴Pakistan: We do not recognize U.S. sanctions against Iran Tahir Andrabi, spokesman for Pakistan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs: 🔹 Washington’s unilateral sanctions against Tehran are not legal, and issues should be resolved through dialogue. @iranpress_com

🔴Trump's Midterm Concerns: Iran War Must Stay Off Headlines, The Atlantic Reports 🔹The Atlantic has reported that the continuation of the Iran war and rising fuel prices have increased Republican concerns about the upcoming U.S. midterm elections. Instead of escalating military conflict, Trump has shifted toward sanctions and economic pressure to both maintain pressure on Tehran and push the war out of the headlines before Election Day . 🔹One of Trump's advisers reportedly stated: "We're just trying to survive until the midterms," as Republicans fear that ongoing war and rising gas prices could jeopardize their control of Congress . Surveys show 61% of Americans believe the war has increased their household costs . @iranpress_com

🔴 Trump's Midterm Concerns: Iran War Must Stay Off Headlines, The Atlantic Reports 🔹The Atlantic has reported that the continuation of the Iran war and rising fuel prices have increased Republican concerns about the upcoming U.S. midterm elections. 🔹One of Trump's advisers reportedly stated: "We're just trying to survive until the midterms," as Republicans fear that ongoing war and rising gas prices could jeopardize their control of Congress . 🔹 Surveys show 61% of Americans believe the war on Iran has increased their household costs . @iranpress_com

🔴 Qatar's Top Diplomat Seeks to Create Conditions for U.S. Dialogue with Iran 🔹Qatar's PM and Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed Al Thani held talks with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, focusing on efforts to reduce tensions and create favorable conditions for dialogue between Iran and the United States . 🔹The discussions also addressed a phased framework proposal for establishing a temporary joint shipping corridor through the Strait of Hormuz. 🔹The meeting comes as Qatar continues its mediation efforts following the ceasefire between Iran and the United States, seeking to build on the momentum of the Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding . @iranpress_com

🔴 Iranian FM to UN Chief: U.S. Economic Terrorism Must Stop 🔹 Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, in a letter to UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and members of the UN Security Council, called for the immediate cessation of U.S. threats and coercive measures against the Islamic Republic of Iran. @iranpress_com

🔴 The Israeli regime has continued its aggression against southern Lebanon, targeting several areas across the region, shelling parts of al-Mansouri, while military bulldozers demolished areas in the towns of al-Mansouri and Beit al-Sayyad. @iranpress_com

🔴 Pezeshkian: War Was Imposed on Iran; Responding to Aggression Is Our Right 🔹Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said U.S. and Israeli military attacks began while diplomatic talks between Iran and the United States were still underway. 🔹Speaking at the 40th International Islamic Unity Conference, he stressed that Iran did not start the war and firmly defended itself against the aggression based on its inherent right to self-defense. @iranpress_com

🔴 Pezeshkian: OIC Must Act Before Disputes Escalate Into War 🔹Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) should intervene before disputes turn into war. 🔹He called for trusted member states to establish a permanent early-warning mechanism to help prevent regional disputes from escalating into armed conflict. @iranpress_com

🔴 Pezeshkian: Defending Iran Does Not Mean Being Hostile Toward Muslim and Neighboring Nations 🔹 No Muslim country should allow its territory to become a launching pad for aggression against another Muslim country. 🔹 No Islamic country should seek its own security through the insecurity of its neighbors. 🔹 Iran extends its hand to its neighbors to build such security arrangements — not from a position of weakness, but from the experience of war. @iranpress_com

فوری 🔴 Pezeshkian Says Missiles and Bombs Do Not Distinguish Between Iranian and Arab Mothers Iran President Pezeshkian: 🔹 We know what war is. When a missile or bomb strikes, it makes no distinction between the dreams of an Iranian mother and those of an Arab mother,” Pezeshkian said. 🔹 The Islamic Republic has supported Palestine for more than four decades because Palestinians are oppressed; support for Palestine is a responsibility and a means of upholding the banner of Islam. 🔹 Islam does not allow us to ask someone about their religion or sect when we want to help them. 🔹 Iran regards support for Palestine not as a privilege or a favor granted to others, but as a duty. @iranpress_com

🔴 40th Int'l Islamic Unity Conference Opens in Tehran 🔹The conference, held under the theme “Islamic Unity in the Martyred Leader's Thought,” is being held in Tehran and brings together around 600 Iranian and foreign guests from 40 countries. 🔹 Participants include representatives from Iraq, Pakistan, Turkey, Lebanon, Afghanistan, and several Persian Gulf countries, who will discuss ways to promote Islamic unity and strengthen cooperation among Muslim countries. @iranpress_com

🔴 Iran FM Spoox.: Washington’s Iran Policy Has Reached Pure Parody Esmaeil Baqaei on X: 🔹 It turns to Bahrain - a country with virtually no meaningful economic exchange with Iran - to prove that its “coalition” is working. 🔹 It then “stops” Iranian sports and academic exchanges that had already been effectively dead for years. 🔹 It is sanctioning the already sanctioned and calling the empty space a coalition. @iranpress_com

🔴 Israeli Forces Continue Artillery, Naval Attacks on Gaza Strip 🔹 Israeli forces continued artillery and naval attacks on several areas of the Gaza Strip, according to the Palestinian Safa news agency. 🔹 In the southern Gaza Strip, a Palestinian child was injured after Israeli forces opened direct fire in the Qatari Camp area, northwest of Khan Younis. At the same time, Israeli gunboats shelled the coastline of Khan Younis, heightening insecurity in the area. 🔹 In northern Gaza, Israeli artillery attacks also intensified, with Beit Lahia and the Shuja’iyya and Tuffah neighborhoods in eastern Gaza City coming under shelling. @iranpress_com

🔴 تداوم حملات توپخانه‌ای و دریایی ارتش رژیم صهیونیستی به مناطق مختلف نوار غزه خبرگزاری صفا فلسطین: 🔹در جنوب نوار غزه، بر اثر شلیک مستقیم نظامیان رژیم صهیونیستی در اردوگاه قطر واقع در شمال غربی خان‌یونس، یک کودک فلسطینی زخمی شد. هم‌زمان، قایق‌های توپدار ارتش این رژیم سواحل خان‌یونس را گلوله باران کردند و مناطق اطراف را ناامن ساختند. 🔹در شمال نوار غزه نیز حملات توپخانه‌ای شدت یافت و شهرک «بیت‌لاهیا» به همراه محله‌های شجاعیه و تفاح در شرق شهر غزه گلوله‌باران شدند. @farsi_iranpress_com

🔴 Araghchi to UN: U.S. Pursuing 'Economic Terrorism' Against Iran In a letter to the UN and member states, Iran's FM Abbas Araghchi detailed the U.S. shift in strategy following its military failures: 🔹 After failing to achieve its goals in two aggressive wars and failing to drag other countries into them, the U.S. is now using intimidation to force participation in an "economic terrorism operation." 🔹 The goal is to coerce nations into cutting legal economic ties with Iran under the threat of secondary sanctions and expulsion from the U.S. financial system. 🔹 This "operation" deliberately targets civilians, imposing collective punishment by denying access to food, medicine, and energy. 🔹 Araghchi emphasized that this represents a severe escalation of crimes against the Iranian people and a blatant defiance of the International Court of Justice rulings. @iranpress_com