🔴 Following its constant violations of the ceasefire, Israel targeted the Al-Nabatieh al-Fawqa region in southern Lebanon with an airstrike.

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🔴 Iran Head of Environment Department: 1.5 Million Tons of CO2 Released Following Attacks on Energy Facilities

Shian Ansari speaking at the “Ecocide: The Silent War Crime” conference:

🔹 Attacks on fuel storage tanks and facilities in Assaluyeh, which occurred over several days during the U.S.-Israeli imposed war on Iran, resulted in the release of 1.5 million tons of CO2 equivalent, a figure equivalent to the annual carbon sequestration of 66 million mature trees.


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🔴 Iran FM: US-Israeli Attacks on Iran’s Energy & Nuclear Facilities Pose Severe Environmental Hazards

Araghchi:

🔹 Amidst the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran, attacks on oil, refinery, and energy facilities—as well as attacks on nuclear installations, which constitute an unforgivable crime under international law—have created severe environmental hazards.

🔹 In March 2026 the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) confirmed that oil facilities in and around Iranian urban areas, including Tehran, were targeted, and that oil fires have led to the release of hazardous compounds—pollution that can transfer from the air to soil and water resources, and even impact the food chain.

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🔴 Iran’s Nuclear Chief: U.S. Attack on Environment Detachment From Humanity

Mohammad Eslami:

🔹 The U.S. reckless targeting of radioactive sources, which are critical for controlling safety measurements and production processes, is a clear sign of their detachment from humanity.

🔹 American officials repeatedly discussing attacks on Iran’s nuclear facilities using tactical or even nuclear weapons. It is remarkable that they even utilize the United Nations podium.

🔹 What sin has Iran committed? Iran, and the Iranian people, will never surrender; science and technology have always flowed from Iran to other nations: our nuclear technology is the product of the intellect and round-the-clock efforts of Iran's researchers.

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🔴 Iran Deputy Minister of Justice: Ecocide Not Recognized in ICC Statute

Asghar Jalalian:

🔹 Environmental crimes are not recognized as an international crime under the ICC Statute [Rome Statute]. This is one of the serious shortcomingsof the Rome Statute.

🔹 The issue will certainly be raised at the upcoming COP31 by states that have the standing and platform to table it.

🔹 Our demand is precisely for this to happen: that crimes against the environment be recognized as a distinct, standalone crime.


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🔴 Secretary of Conference: U.S. Seeks for Demolishing Persian Civilization

Arman Khorsnad, referring to U.S. Rubio's claims before Acropolis in Greece:

🔹The U.S. is engaged in a civilizational war against us. Their enmity targets all these youth/children, everyone who carries the Persian language and the symbols of Iranian civilization.

🔹 On the very first day of the [U.S.-Israeli]war, they deliberately committed all those crimes—from the attack on the Leader’s residence to the attack on the [Minab] Shajareh Tayebeh school and the strike on Lamerd—all for the purpose of dismantling and collapsing this civilization, this Persian civilization.

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🔴 Second Oil Tanker Hit a Sea Mine in the Strait of Hormuz

🔹Iran’s IRGC Navy announces that a supertanker carrying crude oil exploded and caught fire in its engine room after striking a sea mine south of the Strait of Hormuz.

🔹According to the IRGC, the vessel had switched off its navigation systems and was attempting to exit the strait via an unauthorized route.

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🔴Iranian and Saudi Foreign Ministers Hold Phone Talks

🔹 Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi and Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan held a phone conversation to discuss and exchange views on the latest developments in the region.

🔹 Expressing concern over escalating tensions, Araghchi stressed that insisting on a military approach and disregarding political solutions would further complicate the current situation.

🔹 Emphasizing that the region’s ongoing crises cannot be resolved through military means, Araghchi stated that the Islamic Republic of Iran is ready to provide any assistance necessary to help initiate dialogue between Saudi Arabia and Yemen and facilitate a political solution.

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🔴 Iran's Interior Minister Departs for Baku

🔹 Iranian Interior Minister Eskandar Momeni has departed for Baku at the official invitation of his Azerbaijani counterpart, aiming to hold talks with officials of the Republic of Azerbaijan.

🔹 Meetings and discussions with Vilayat Eyvazov, Azerbaijan's Minister of Internal Affairs, as well as with several other Azerbaijani officials, are among the planned agenda items of Momeni's visit to the country.

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🔴 Simaei Sarraf: Universities Must Be a Place for Scientific Exchange and International Communication

The Minister of Science, Research and Technology, at the ceremony marking the start of the academic year for the country's universities, educational and research centers, said:

🔹 We must be mindful that the hands of the enemy are displeased with the university's light being on; therefore, all of us must be guardians of the university's security and strive to sustain it.

🔹 The university cannot be a local institution; rather, the university must be a place for scientific exchange and international communication, and study opportunities and delegations in new fields of science and technology are of great importance.

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🔴 Pezeshkian: Overcoming Challenges Requires the Efforts of Academics and Elites

🔹 Speaking at a ceremony marking the start of the new academic year at universities, President Masoud Pezeshkian said that overcoming the country’s current challenges is possible through the collective efforts of academics, researchers, and students.

🔹 He stressed that the country’s intellectual elites and students—those who are determined, steadfast in their faith, and committed to living with dignity—must never bow their heads in the face of difficulties. With such conviction, he said, people can find a way forward, particularly scholars, scientists, and those devoted to knowledge and wisdom who can help address existing challenges.

🔹 “I cannot do it alone, but we can,” Pezeshkian said, emphasizing that with a shared belief in their ability to overcome difficulties, the nation can confront existing challenges with strength and determination.

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🔴Baqaei: Rubio's Remarks Are Part of America's Cognitive Warfare

🔹Foreign Ministry Spokesman in his weekly press conference on Monday said: Marco Rubio's remarks in Greece and the choice of this setting by the U.S. Secretary of State must be regarded as part of America's cognitive warfare. Presenting an inverted image of historical events to justify America's warmongering is both dangerous and an injustice to Greek culture and civilization."

🔹He continued: "Of course, the U.S. Secretary of State has inadvertently admitted to certain realities—that Iran, as a concept, idea, and ethos, has endured for thousands of years."

🔹The Foreign Ministry spokesman concluded: "I would ask Mr. Rubio's advisors to present him with a copy of Hafez's Divan so that he may become acquainted with the delicacy of Iranian civilization and culture."

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🔴 Baqaei: U.S. Claims About the Strait of Hormuz Do Not Match Reality

🔹 Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baqaei, responding to repeated remarks by the U.S. president that the Strait of Hormuz has returned to normal and Iran has lost leverage in the strategic waterway, said Washington’s assertions do not match what is happening on the ground.

🔹 “The Americans’ claims have no correspondence with what we are witnessing on the ground. They can keep saying that the Strait of Hormuz no longer matters and that Iran has lost its leverage. We will continue doing what we are doing,” Baghaei said.

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🔴 Baqaei: U.S. Response to Iran’s Proposal Is Insufficient

🔹 Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman says Tehran is reviewing Washington’s response to Iran’s seven-day proposal and will convey its position to mediators once the assessment is complete.

🔹 Iran’s proposal calls for lifting the naval blockade, ending the war on all fronts, releasing Iranian assets, and implementing all commitments agreed upon in the Islamabad MoU, Baqaei says, stressing that Tehran’s position on its legitimate rights remains unchanged.

🔹 Baqaei says all newly imposed U.S. sanctions must also be lifted.

🔹 Baqaei said: Iran is examining the U.S. proposals and will inform mediators of its response once the review is complete.

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