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TEHRAN, July 09 (YPA) – Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said on Thursday that the Strait of Hormuz would only reopen through “Iranian arrangements,” not American threats, stressing that Washington must pay the price for…

WASHINGTON, July 09 (YPA) – The US news agency "Bloomberg" reported that maritime traffic through the Strait of Hormuz experienced an almost complete halt on Thursday, according to vessel tracking data. It said that movement was limited to…

TEHRAN, July 09 (YPA) – Iran’s Ministry of Health announced that 14 people were killed and 78 others injured as a result of US strikes that targeted five Iranian provinces on July 8 and 9. The ministry spokesperson said the casualties…

ISLAMABAD, July 09 (YPA) – Pakistan, which played a mediating role between the United States and Iran, urged both sides to de-escalate tensions and adhere to the terms of the memorandum of understanding signed between them to end the war in…

OCCUPIED PALESTINE, July 09 (YPA) – The General Assembly of the Israeli Knesset approved Wednesday in its first reading a draft bill that allows for the freezing of additional funds belonging to the Palestinian National Authority, Israeli…

TEHRAN, July 09 (YPA) – Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) on Thursday launched  retaliatory missile and drone strikes on four major infrastructure and facilities of US bases in Kuwait and Bahrain. In a statement, the IRGC said…

GAZA, July 09 (YPA) – Israeli forces continued their violations of the ceasefire agreement early Thursday, carrying out airstrikes and artillery shelling across several areas of the Gaza Strip. According to Palestinian sources, Israeli…

TEHRAN, July 09 (YPA) – Iran's foreign minister Abbas Araghchi and Qatari Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani held a phone call on Wednesday to discuss regional developments, particularly the recent…

Gaza, July 09 (YPA) – Palestine's Hamas Movement welcomed the Irish Parliament's approval on Wednesday of a law banning the import of goods produced in Israeli settlements built on occupied Palestinian land in the West Bank. In a statement,…

SANAA, July 08 (YPA) – The Sanaa-based Sanaa Deputy Interior Minister Maj. Gen. Abdulmajid Al-Murtada has ordered the formation of an investigative committee to examine a complaint filed by citizen Laila Al-Maqtari, who alleged she was…