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In this video-clip, Iranians are seen enjoying themselves at a funfair in Shiraz marking Qods Day, shooting with air rifles at images of U.S. President Obama with the caption "Death to America" and of Israeli PM Netanyahu, with the caption "Death to Israel."

Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Tuesday called Israel a "rabid dog" for its attacks on Gaza, and urged Muslims to arm Palestinians to enable them to counter what he termed genocide.

A Palestinian man looks on Tuesday as flames engulf the fuel tanks of the only power plant supplying electricity to the Gaza Strip after it was hit by overnight Israeli shelling.

In their native Iran, Mahsa and Marjan Vahdat are best known for their soaring voices, flawless harmonies and dedication to the art of singing in the face of tough restrictions on public performances by women.

Paul Lewis arrived as a Marine Corps security guard at the U.S. Embassy in Tehran on Nov. 3, 1979.

JULY 29: State Departent Undersecretary For Political Affairs Wendy Sherman and Treasury Undersecretary for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence David Cohen testify before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee about the ongoing P-5+1 talks with Iran during a hearing in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill July 29, 2014 in Washington, ... (more)

President Hassan Rouhani said on Tuesday that speedy shipment of aid to Gazans by Muslim countries is necessary, IRNA reported.

Cutting a nuclear deal with Iran has been one of the Obama administration's top priorities.

In recent days, especially on the background of Iran's "al-Quds [Jerusalem] Day" , senior Iranian officials have expressed their support for increasing military assistance to the terror organizations in the Gaza Strip, including Hamas and Islamic Jihad.

While the mainstream media has focused solely on Hamas and Israel in the current ongoing war, there has been less attention given to the major role that the Islamic Republic of Iran has been plying in ratcheting up the conflict with its military assistance to Hamas fighters, including Iranian-built Fajr 5 and M-75 with ranges of approximately 75 ... (more)

Despite their differences, Iran and Turkey - the two non-Arab Middle Eastern states - share many similarities.

IRAN'S RELATIONS with international media have improved considerably since the election of Hassan Rouhani as president and the beginning of serious negotiations over its nuclear program.

Ever since the United States invaded Iraq in 2003, the questions about what would follow Saddam and what role the United States would play in Iraq's ultimate destiny have been controversial and hotly debated.

It's been a good week for evil. It started with a phrase in a New York Times story this past Sunday that has stuck in my head.

Iran's foreign minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has called on Muslim countries to step up diplomatic efforts to help end Israel's blockade of Gaza, media reported Monday.

Iran Revolutionary Guard's Zelzal missile is launched in a drill near the city of Qom, 80 miles south of Tehran.

By Fatih Karimov - Trend: A queue of Turkish trucks, as long as 12 kilometers, is waiting to pass through the Iran border- crossing of Bazargan as militants of the terrorist group ISIL have caused instability on the Iraq border.

Al-Watan , Saudi Arabia July 25 2014 "ISIL Iranian Protege To Infiltrate Arab Regions by Hind al-Ahmad Political analysts have agreed on the need for not exaggerating the image of the organization of the Islamic State, DA'ISH [Arabic acronym for ISIL, Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant], which might not reflect the reality of this organization.

The Canadian-Jewish philanthropist Yank Barry, dubbed the Jewish Schindler, moved closer to his goal of rescuing 1,200 refugees from the war-torn Middle East, the same number of Jews that Oskar Schindler saved during the Holocaust.

Iran's Foreign Minister, Mohammad Javad Zarif, on Sunday criticized the United Nations for failing to end "the Zionist regime's" crimes, AFP reported.