Toxic air persists in Bandar Abbas after explosions

“We are raising children whose minds are set on leaving the country,” Pezeshkian said in a public address. “We must raise children whose thoughts are rooted in their land and who devote their efforts to building this nation.”

“The goal is not to hand our science and art to the Americans,” he added. “True achievement is when this knowledge serves our own country.”

Iran is grappling with a growing exodus of professionals and students, particularly from the medical sector, amid mounting economic hardship.

Authorities have recently empowered the passport and immigration police to monitor elite migration in coordination with the National Elites Foundation, which operates under the presidency.

Russian President Vladimir Putin opposed a plan floated by Oman’s Sultan to move Iran’s enriched uranium stockpile to Russia, the conservative Iranian daily Farhikhtegan reported Sunday.

According to the newspaper, the Kremlin's refusal came just before US proposals regarding Iran’s nuclear materials were presented to Moscow during talks involving FM Abbas Araghchi and US envoy Steve Witkoff in Oman.

“The core issue is Putin’s personal opposition to the proposal,” Farhikhtegan wrote, saying Sultan Haitham bin Tariq traveled to Moscow in part to discuss the matter.

Kremlin and Iranian officials have not publicly commented on the report.

ran is engaged in nuclear negotiations with the United States with a "win-win" agreement in mind, and Washington should understand that pressure tactics against Tehran will not work, a former Iranian lawmaker said on Sunday.

Mohammad Hassan Asafari, in an interview with ISNA, said that the Islamic Republic has observed the US and Europeans playing "good cop, bad cop" roles in past negotiations.

The former MP added that Iran would never seek nuclear weapons, regardless of whether a deal is reached.

He said Iran needs nuclear energy to fuel its power plants and for medical, agricultural, and energy sectors, considering this its legal right.

Iran is prepared to offer necessary guarantees that its nuclear activities are not aimed at military use, as demonstrated by its adherence to the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT), he said.

Asafari pointed out that European countries themselves possess the largest nuclear arsenals without offering similar guarantees.

He also challenged anyone with evidence of Iran pursuing nuclear weapons to present it.

Hazardous materials must be swiftly removed from Iranian ports and not left to accumulate, a senior shipping official said following the fatal explosion at Rajaei port.
“Dangerous goods should be transported out immediately,” said Yahya Ziaei Mehrjerdi, secretary-general of Iran’s Shipowners Association on Sunday.

He rejected efforts to place blame solely on the Ports and Maritime Organization, noting that “the explosion took place at the port, but responsibility lies across multiple agencies.” Ziaei Mehrjerdi cited low storage fees, financial bottlenecks and documentation problems as reasons cargoes often remain uncleared.

A senior Iranian industry official has blamed “systemic human error” and poor logistics for the recent fire at Rajaei port.
The blaze stemmed from “insufficient customs infrastructure, poor storage practices and excessive container buildup,” said Arman Khaleqi, secretary-general of Iran’s Chamber of Industry, Mine and Trade.
He urged the creation of a fact-finding committee to issue a comprehensive report. “Many ships are idling at sea because our ports lack adequate loading capacity,” Khaleqi said, adding that shifting tariffs and currency rates have also deterred cargo clearance.