Hamid Haj Jafar Kashani (Prisoner)
The reports are consistent in their coverage of the economic challenges and the impact on Iranian households.
A plan to introduce non-subsidized gasoline pricing in Kerman province was suspended.
Today 12 stories are being told in more than one country. About 2 minutes to read.
Some reports focus on the death toll and rescue efforts, while others emphasize the geological context and the deactivation of the tsunami alert.
Suharyanto (Disaster Agency Chief) · Emanuel Melkiades Laka Lena (Governor)
Ferran Torres has transferred from FC Barcelona to Paris Saint-Germain.
Ferran Torres (Player) · Luis Enrique (Coach) · Nasser Al-Khelaïfi (PSG President)
Some reports emphasize the tragedy of his death and the role of media harassment, while others focus on the academic integrity controversy.
Jason Arday (Academic) · Deborah Prentice (Vice-Chancellor) · Sadiq Khan (Mayor of London)
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Paris Saint-Germain officially announced on Saturday, August 15, the signing of Ferran Torres, the 26-year-old Spanish striker from Barcelona. The scorer of Spain's winning goal in the 2026 World Cup has signed a contract until 2031 with the French and European champions. Paris Saint-Germain also announced the news by releasing images of Torres' first training session with the team.
On the fifth anniversary of their return to power in Afghanistan, the Taliban called the fall of the republic a 'great conquest' and this day the 'anniversary of Afghanistan's liberation from occupation,' and asked the people of this country to be grateful for the group's rule and to strive to strengthen the group's system.
While the US government has intensified pressure on the Islamic Republic and emphasized that it has more tools available to exert pressure on Tehran, a member of the Iran Chamber of Commerce has warned that due to the Iranian economy's heavy dependence on the import of essential goods and raw materials, the country would not last more than [three months] against an intensified naval blockade.
A few days after the plan to supply gasoline at 87,000 tomans in Kerman province was stopped hours before it began, a member of the Islamic Consultative Assembly announced the possibility of prices between 40,000 and 70,000 tomans for gasoline. Hashem Oraee, an energy expert, believes: "The government's recent action in offering surplus gasoline at 87,000 tomans per liter [...]
While peace negotiations and the transit of oil tankers in the Strait of Hormuz remain stalled, officials of the Islamic Republic asked the US to accept its 'defeat.' Donald Trump also asked Americans to consider the increase in gasoline prices as the cost of preventing Tehran from obtaining nuclear weapons.
The Ministry of Intelligence of the Islamic Republic, in a statement published on August 15, 2026, announced that during the investigation of the case of two employees of the French embassy in Tehran, it was determined that they were in contact with two French diplomats. This ministry accused the French government of acting to 'infiltrate,' 'interfere,' and 'act against the independence and [sovereignty of the country].'
While it has been said that Esteghlal and Persepolis will hold the capital derby on September 2 or 3, 2026, during the fifth week of the Premier League, the ANA news agency has reported that if this game is held in Tehran, it will be without spectators due to the opposition of the "Shahr-e Qods" Security Council at the Qaleh Hasan Khan stadium.
Indonesian relief officials announced that a 7.7 magnitude earthquake and dozens of aftershocks that occurred early Saturday, August 15, in the waters east of the country, have left at least 20 people dead. Landslides and communication outages have hampered rescuers' access to areas near the epicenter of the earthquake.
Iranian media, by publishing the letter of termination of Jasir Asani's contract with Esteghlal, which is dated July 14, 2026, one month before the start of the Premier League, have reported on the possibility that the Albanian star of the Blues played illegally. Last night, Mes Shahr-e Babak club filed a complaint with the Football Federation regarding Asani playing.
The Women's Revolutionary Council, a network composed of a number of Iranian female activists in the fields of politics, civil society, media, women's rights, and human rights, announced its formation with the goal of what it called transforming the central role of women in protest movements into a sustainable and effective presence in political decision-making structures.
Reports indicate oil pollution of 32,000 square meters of coastline and about 90,000 square meters of water around Qeshm. Oil slicks have reached the Hara forests and turtle nesting habitats, but the exact source of the pollution and the party responsible for compensating the damages remain unknown.
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