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Exiled Iran opposition claims state TV hacking
'During a period of 10 seconds, the faces and voices of hypocrites appeared on (our) Channel One'
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US reportedly closing Afghanistan's embassy, consulates
Currently, no state officially recognizes the Taliban as Afghanistan's representatives
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UN Chief: Afghanistan 'hanging by a thread'
'We must pull the economy back from the brink' says UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres
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Iran arrests 17 over social media horror pranks
Gags include mock murders and suicide as well as throwing cakes in the faces of passengers on escalators
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Iran sentences French national to 8 years of jail for spying
'He is being held hostage for no reason'
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Iran nuclear deal unlikely without release of US prisoners
Rights groups accuse Iran of taking prisoners to gain diplomatic leverage
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Iran conducts arrest after Khomeini statue 'destroyed'
Taamoli says 'It is not possible right now to speculate on the accused's motives'
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Iran urges people to dress warmly to cut gas use
Country facing surge in energy demand as citizens crank up heaters to cope with frigid temperatures
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Taliban warns against dissent, women's rights activism
'Nobody should create turmoil, because it disrupts peace and order'
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Former Iran hostage crisis captive goes on hunger strike
Rosen says 'Human rights have to be an issue for nation states'
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Trilateral naval drills between China, Russia and Iran start Friday
The '2022 Marine Security Belt' exercise will take place in the north of the Indian Ocean
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Acting Taliban PM calls on world for official recognition
Muttaqi says 'Humanitarian aid is the short-term solution to economic problems'
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Afghan women, girls fight for space in public sphere
'Education, employment, freedom of movement, access to healthcare... all these things have been taken away'
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Iran ‘endangering their situation’ with Saudi Arabia, UAE
Al-Ketbi says that Yemen's Houthi rebels are 'threatening the whole world'
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Official reports earthquake in Afghanistan, at least 26 dead
Sarwary says 'Five women and four children are among the 26 people killed'
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Taliban: Girls set to enter schools after Afghan New Year
Taliban spokesperson says a return to women's education is a 'is a question of capacity'
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China affirms opposition to US sanctions on Iran
China hopes to set up a dialogue mechanism with Gulf countries to discuss regional security issues
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Bizarre Iranian video imagines Trump's 'assassination'
The video threatens that 'Soleimani’s murderer and the one who gave the order will pay the price'
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US links prominent hacker group to Iran’s government
The report says MuddyWater is 'a subordinate element within the Iranian Ministry of Intelligence and Security'
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Israel donates $500,000 for Afghan refugees
Israel's donation came the same day the United Nations called for $4.4 billion in aid for Afghanistan
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UN requests $4.4 billion in Afghanistan aid, world record
Griffiths says the request for aid is 'an absolutely essential stop gap measure'
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Taliban increase payment in wheat as economic crisis deepens
The plan already largely paid laborers in Kabul and will be expanded throughout the country
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Iran ‘not at the point of officially recognizing Taliban’
Khatibzadeh says that Iran is still 'not at the point of officially recognizing Taliban'