Middle East

The attacks illustrate how Iran is seeking to keep up the pressure on Kurdish opposition groups. Many of these groups have forces and bases in the Kurdistan Region of northern Iraq.

For a 10 km journey, families will now need to pay 9.75 million rials, not including the costs of ritual washing, the shroud, cold storage before burial, and gravestone installation.

The report comes only a week after the Islamic Republic seemingly ended its internet blackout after an almost three-month cut off, though human rights organizations warned that restrictions remain.

According to CENTCOM, the attacks were in response to Iran's downing of an American MQ-1 Reaper drone.

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During the call, Sharaa said lifting the remaining US sanctions on Syria was an essential step toward reviving the Syrian economy and attracting investment, the statement said.

An anonymous official told Iran International that the letter had called out the fact that Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps had effectively taken over large portions of the government.

The latest proposal sent by the United States, which was shared with the Israeli sources, reflects a tougher stance by US President Trump on both the Strait of Hormuz and the nuclear program.

Rasaei later denied that his message was intended as a critique of the ayatollah, claiming he was among the first to endorse Khamenei after his father was killed.

According to CNN, Iran used simple equipment such as bulldozers and dump trucks to clear roads and tunnel entrances which had been destroyed by the bombing.