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      <title>Lebanon becomes a test of Trump&apos;s Iran diplomacy</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[By suspending talks with Washington over Israel's campaign in Lebanon, Tehran has raised the stakes of postwar diplomacy and posed a critical question: is it successfully increasing its leverage, or overplaying its hand?]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[Iran’s conservative establishment appears to be pushing back against its own ultra-radical fringe after a hardline lawmaker accused President Masoud Pezeshkian of bypassing the Supreme Leader over the April ceasefire with the United States.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2026 19:40:23 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>No breakthrough yet, but Iranians are betting on one</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Despite continued uncertainty over the outcome of the Iran-US talks, signs that some Iranians are positioning for a possible diplomatic breakthrough are emerging in markets, public debate and government-linked circles.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2026 01:04:30 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Leaked documents link Chinese firms to IRGC missile fuel network</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Iran International has obtained documents indicating that a Chinese company, working with firms in Turkey and the United Arab Emirates, helped Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) acquire chemicals used in the production of ballistic missiles.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 31 May 2026 22:01:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <category domain="https://www.iranintl.com/en/military-conflict">Military</category>
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      <description><![CDATA[Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has submitted an official letter of resignation to the Office of the Supreme Leader, a source familiar with the matter told Iran International.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 31 May 2026 17:24:39 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Tehran cafe sealed over gig deemed ‘satanic activity’</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Police in Iran sealed a cafe over accusations that it promoted what authorities called “satanic activities,” state media reported on Sunday.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 31 May 2026 07:53:06 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Hardline MP draws backlash over post seen as swipe at Mojtaba Khamenei</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Hardline Iranian lawmaker Hamid Rasaei has sparked intense controversy after publishing a social media post that many interpreted as an indirect swipe at Mojtaba Khamenei, drawing sharp criticism from supporters of the Islamic Republic.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 31 May 2026 00:20:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <category domain="https://www.iranintl.com/en/politics">Domestic Politics</category>
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      <title>Millions face poverty as Iran’s economy reels from war and sanctions</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[As US economic pressure, staggering inflation and negative growth converge, economists warn that Iran faces an increasingly bleak outlook that could push millions more people below the poverty line.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 30 May 2026 15:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <category domain="https://www.iranintl.com/en/economy-and-environment">Economy &amp; Environment</category>
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      <title>Was the Iran war leverage or a lifeline for Tehran? </title>
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      <description><![CDATA[The Iran war left the Islamic Republic weaker than it had been in years. The question now is whether Washington will turn that weakness into leverage – or give Tehran room to recover through a new deal.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 30 May 2026 08:42:43 GMT</pubDate>
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      <description><![CDATA[What began as street mourning for Ali Khamenei has become a nightly stage for Iran’s hardliners to attack negotiations with Washington, promote wartime defiance and pressure officials to follow the Supreme Leader’s red lines.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 30 May 2026 06:25:37 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Qatar rejects Iran’s demand for unrestricted release of $12 billion in funds</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[The recent high-stakes visit of a senior Iranian delegation to Doha, led by Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, has ended in a major diplomatic setback for Tehran, an informed source with knowledge of the negotiations told Iran International.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2026 23:46:33 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Iran factions clash over interim US deal as Trump weighs final call</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[The prospect of an interim agreement between Tehran and Washington has exposed deep divisions in Iran, with some officials presenting it as diplomatic progress while hardliners warn it could cross the Islamic Republic’s red lines.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2026 15:26:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <category domain="https://www.iranintl.com/en/iran-insights">Iran Insights</category>
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      <title>Greek man charged in Britain over alleged targeting of Iran International journalist</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[A Greek national has been charged under Britain’s National Security Act with assisting a foreign intelligence service, believed to be Iran’s, over the targeting of a journalist at London-based Iran International, British police said.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2026 12:27:52 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Names of some Iran protest victims vanish from Tehran cemetery database</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Families of people killed in Iran’s January protests say names and burial records have disappeared from Tehran’s Behesht-e Zahra cemetery database, raising new concerns over efforts to erase evidence of the deaths.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2026 13:47:15 GMT</pubDate>
      <category domain="https://www.iranintl.com/en/iran-protests">Iran Protests</category>
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      <title>How four Khamenei family names map the Islamic Republic’s inner circle</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Names on a memorial poster for four relatives and in-laws of Ali Khamenei offer a rare snapshot of how family ties link Iran’s ruling household to parliament, elite universities and the Supreme Leader’s office.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2026 12:53:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Amnesty says Iran using war to intensify repression</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Iranian authorities are using wartime conditions to intensify repression through mass arrests, fast-tracked prosecutions, political executions and harsh prison sentences, Amnesty International said on Thursday.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2026 10:39:14 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Witnesses describe gunfire, blocked exits and deadly market fire in Rasht</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Witnesses in Rasht say protesters were driven into narrow market passages, trapped as fire spread and fired upon by security forces during January’s unrest, according to accounts gathered by Iran International.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2026 10:36:21 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Iran’s lion-and-sun flag at center of FIFA row before 2026 World Cup</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Ahead of the 2026 World Cup, a possible ban on Iran’s lion-and-sun flag has opened a dispute between FIFA and Iranian opponents of the Islamic Republic over identity, representation and politics in sport.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2026 08:45:13 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Iran’s partial internet return exposes rift inside ruling system</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Iran’s partial restoration of international internet access after nearly three months of blackout has opened a new fight inside the ruling system, with hardliners accusing President Masoud Pezeshkian’s government of bypassing powerful security and cyberspace institutions.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2026 19:54:17 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Iranian students in Canada caught between blackout, debt and fear of return</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Shayan Kabiri came to Canada with his family seven years ago. Today, he sees many friends who arrived from Iran alone, hoping to build a more stable future, trapped in a crisis that threatens not only their education but also their mental health and immigration status.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2026 18:16:40 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>South Korea summons Iran envoy over ship attack</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[South Korea summoned Iran’s ambassador on Wednesday to protest an attack on a South Korean-operated vessel in the Strait of Hormuz after investigators found the ship was likely hit by Iranian-developed anti-ship missiles, Yonhap reported.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2026 11:32:36 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Israel may resume military campaign in Iran if talks fail, ambassador says</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Israel could return to military action against Iran if diplomacy with Tehran fails to meet core objectives, Israel’s ambassador to Australia told Iran International in an exclusive interview.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2026 09:30:42 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Iranians greet internet return with grief, anger and defiance</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[As internet access returned across Iran after nearly three months of disruption, viewers told Iran International the restoration felt less like relief than the overdue return of a basic right after weeks of damage to livelihoods and daily life.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2026 19:46:09 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Khamenei vows Israel’s annihilation as Hezbollah steps up attacks- why now?</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[As Washington says a deal with Tehran is drawing closer, Iran’s supreme leader on Tuesday echoed his slain father’s call for Israel’s destruction while Hezbollah intensified drone attacks on northern Israel, raising questions over the timing.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2026 19:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Iran restores internet after 88-day blackout, keeps social media blocked</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Iran largely restored internet access on Tuesday after 88 days of near-total isolation, NetBlocks said, while major social media platforms remained blocked and a court challenge cast uncertainty over the government's restoration order.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2026 14:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Period poverty, stigma deepen hardships for Iranian women</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Rising prices for menstrual hygiene products and persistent social stigma are worsening conditions for women in Iran, with many forced to miss school, reuse disposable products or forgo basic care altogether, the Shargh newspaper reported ahead of World Menstrual Hygiene Day.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2026 11:29:16 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Rising care costs hit Iranians with spinal injuries</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Surging inflation and worsening economic hardship in Iran have sharply increased the cost of hygiene and medical supplies for around 45,000 people living with spinal cord injuries, the Iranian news website Khabar Online reported on Tuesday.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2026 09:09:47 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Could Iran be building a Chinese-style internet system?</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Iran may be moving beyond temporary internet blackouts toward something more durable: a Chinese-style system of digital control.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2026 03:04:42 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Oil pressure and economic strain drive Iran-US talks</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[More than six weeks after Iran disrupted shipping through the Strait of Hormuz and the United States moved to enforce a naval blockade, the confrontation increasingly appears to be entering a new phase: negotiations driven by exhaustion.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2026 00:02:08 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Qatar emerges as key broker in US-Iran frozen funds dispute</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[The release of frozen Iranian assets has emerged as the main sticking point in talks between Iran and the United States, with officials in Tehran insisting that guaranteed access to funds must come before any preliminary agreement can move forward.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 25 May 2026 20:35:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Iran’s internet curbs choke AI startup opportunities</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 25 May 2026 12:22:09 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Family forced into nighttime burial after student killed in protests</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Rauf Derakhshani-Mehr, a 19-year-old university student killed during January protests in the southern city of Dezful, was buried at night under pressure from security forces after his family located his body in a morgue, according to information obtained by Iran International.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 25 May 2026 09:19:37 GMT</pubDate>
      <category domain="https://www.iranintl.com/en/iran-human-rights">Human Rights</category>
      <category domain="https://www.iranintl.com/en/iran-protests">Iran Protests</category>
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      <title>Iran executes another detainee arrested during January protests</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[The Islamic Republic executed Abbas Akbari Feyzabadi, a detainee arrested during January protests in Isfahan province, after the Supreme Court upheld his death sentence, the judiciary said on Monday.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 25 May 2026 09:01:09 GMT</pubDate>
      <category domain="https://www.iranintl.com/en/iran-human-rights">Human Rights</category>
      <category domain="https://www.iranintl.com/en/iran-protests">Iran Protests</category>
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      <title>Trump vs Tehran: how not signing became the deal</title>
      <link>https://www.iranintl.com/en/202605256713</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[US President Trump’s approach toward Iran may better be explained by the political timing of the World Cup and the culture of New York real estate dealmaking: performance, delay, leverage and spectacle.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 25 May 2026 03:10:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <category domain="https://www.iranintl.com/en/mideast-crisis">Mideast Crisis</category>
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      <title>Prospect of US-Iran deal fuels attacks on Ghalibaf</title>
      <link>https://www.iranintl.com/en/202605250733</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[Talk of a possible agreement between Tehran and Washington has intensified political attacks on parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, a central figure in Iran’s diplomatic push and a politician widely seen as backing a more pragmatic approach to negotiations.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 25 May 2026 01:58:09 GMT</pubDate>
      <category domain="https://www.iranintl.com/en/politics">Domestic Politics</category>
      <category domain="https://www.iranintl.com/en/iran-insights">Iran Insights</category>
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      <title>Iran is turning the internet into a privilege</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[The internet was once seen in Iran as a gateway to the outside world, but it is increasingly being reshaped into something narrower and more conditional: a privilege that can be restricted, filtered or priced at will.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 25 May 2026 00:54:55 GMT</pubDate>
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      <category domain="https://www.iranintl.com/en/politics">Domestic Politics</category>
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      <title>Death sentences handed down in Iran’s Ekbatan protest case</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Iran’s judiciary said several defendants in the high-profile Ekbatan case have been sentenced to death over charges linked to the killing of a Basij member during the country’s 2022 protests, despite courts acknowledging they could not determine who caused the fatal injury.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 24 May 2026 21:44:53 GMT</pubDate>
      <category domain="https://www.iranintl.com/en/iran-human-rights">Human Rights</category>
      <category domain="https://www.iranintl.com/en/iran-protests">Iran Protests</category>
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      <title>Iran demands access to $12B in Qatar funds as precondition for US MoU</title>
      <link>https://www.iranintl.com/en/202605244481</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[Iranian negotiators are demanding the immediate release of $12 billion in frozen assets held in Qatar as a precondition for advancing talks with the United States, an informed source with direct knowledge of the negotiations told Iran International.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 24 May 2026 17:00:16 GMT</pubDate>
      <category domain="https://www.iranintl.com/en/iran-nuclear">Iran Nuclear</category>
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      <title>Citizens voice anger, distrust over possible US-Iran deal</title>
      <link>https://www.iranintl.com/en/202605247224</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[Reports of a possible agreement between Washington and the Islamic Republic have triggered anger and frustration among Iranians, with messages sent to Iran International reflecting deep distrust toward both foreign powers and Iran’s ruling establishment.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 24 May 2026 10:15:52 GMT</pubDate>
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      <category domain="https://www.iranintl.com/en/iran-politic">Iran Politics</category>
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      <title>Iran executes another political prisoner, bringing tally to 37 since March</title>
      <link>https://www.iranintl.com/en/202605249584</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[Iran executed political prisoner Mojtaba Kian on Sunday after convicting him on accusations tied to cooperation with Israel and the United States, bringing the number of people put to death on political and security-related charges since March 17 to at least 37.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 24 May 2026 08:44:59 GMT</pubDate>
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      <category domain="https://www.iranintl.com/en/military-conflict">Military</category>
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      <title>Iran’s digital market buckles after war disrupts imports</title>
      <link>https://www.iranintl.com/en/202605245130</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[Iran’s digital hardware market has yet to recover from wartime disruption, with shortages, volatile prices and rising import costs pushing laptops, mobile phones and computer parts further beyond the reach of many consumers, an economic website reported on Saturday.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 24 May 2026 07:14:02 GMT</pubDate>
      <category domain="https://www.iranintl.com/en/economy-and-environment">Economy &amp; Environment</category>
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      <title>Iran, US edge toward deal to end war and reopen Hormuz</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Iran and the United States appeared to move closer Saturday to a framework to end the war and reopen the Strait of Hormuz, after President Donald Trump said an agreement had been largely negotiated and regional leaders urged Washington to accept a deal.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 23 May 2026 21:17:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <category domain="https://www.iranintl.com/en/united-states">United States</category>
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      <title>Iran cleric says hijab should not divide wartime mobilization </title>
      <link>https://www.iranintl.com/en/202605239257</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[A senior Iranian cleric said women without proper hijab should not be excluded from wartime gatherings, while Nour News, affiliated with Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, called for reason and moderation over ideological confrontation.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 23 May 2026 09:35:37 GMT</pubDate>
      <category domain="https://www.iranintl.com/en/politics">Domestic Politics</category>
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      <title>Hope for US-Iran deal faces hardliner hostility in Tehran</title>
      <link>https://www.iranintl.com/en/202605224148</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[Hope for a limited US-Iran agreement gained momentum Friday as regional mediators intensified efforts to stabilize the ceasefire, but the fragile diplomacy faced hostility from Iranian hardliners who cast negotiations as a prelude to renewed conflict.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 23 May 2026 02:37:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <category domain="https://www.iranintl.com/en/politics">Domestic Politics</category>
      <category domain="https://www.iranintl.com/en/foreign-relations">Diplomacy</category>
      <category domain="https://www.iranintl.com/en/iran-insights">Iran Insights</category>
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        <media:title type="plain">Hope for US-Iran deal faces hardliner hostility in Tehran</media:title>
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      <title>Trump’s strongest leverage over Tehran may run through Beijing</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[The Trump administration’s most powerful pressure point against Tehran may not lie in military action but in China’s deep financial and energy ties with Iran, a former US Treasury sanctions official told the Eye for Iran podcast.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 20:50:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <category domain="https://www.iranintl.com/en/mideast-crisis">Mideast Crisis</category>
      <category domain="https://www.iranintl.com/en/iran-en">Iran</category>
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      <category domain="https://www.iranintl.com/en/economy-and-environment">Economy &amp; Environment</category>
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      <title>From pulpits to parliament, why Iran’s officials speak in threats</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Iran’s ruling establishment has increasingly turned to threats and combative rhetoric as it faces mounting economic problems at home and growing diplomatic strain abroad, expanding a wartime language into everyday governance.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 10:59:58 GMT</pubDate>
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      <description><![CDATA[The trial over the stabbing of Iran International presenter Pouria Zeraati turned to the alleged money trail behind the attack, with prosecutors describing payments routed through a west London construction company and relatives of one defendant.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 10:32:55 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Inflation pushes Iranians to buy food in installments</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Rising inflation in Iran has pushed households to buy even basic food items in installments, reshaping consumer habits.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 08:47:45 GMT</pubDate>
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