Iran does not recognise dual nationality and has rejected France's calls to free the 60-year-old anthropologist detained since June 2019, saying the case is an Iranian domestic legal matter.

A local commander from the Revolutionary Guards was wounded in the explosion in Sistan and Baluchistan province, Fadahossein Maleki.

They have fired dozens of rockets at US forces in Iraq, killing three members of the Coalition earlier this year.

Ankara’s attempt to silence dissidents abroad appears to affect almost every western country and most of those countries struggle to keep up their protections for free speech and protests.

The three sources, who spoke on condition of anonymity, did not specify how many of the 14 that the military announced were detained had been released.

The shocking photos from Iraq this evening show the men, who were detained on the evening between June 25 and 26, in crisp new jackets of the Popular Mobilization Forces, trampling and burning images

The report noted that the claims of intelligence gathering by Bahrain prostitutes came from a a human trafficking training recording for US Navy service members arriving in the country.

The Tanzim, he explained, has not received instructions to carry out terror attacks against Israel in response to its intention to apply its sovereignty to parts of the West Bank.

The killing of Soleimani brought the United States and Iran to the brink of armed conflict after Iran retaliated by firing missiles at American targets in Iraq several days later.

The officials also refused to comment on reports that claimed that the US administration has informed the Palestinians that the planned annexation would not include the Jordan Valley.

Lebanese MP Kassem Hachem called the decision to begin explorations in Block 72 "piracy" and a "declaration of war."

A spokesman for Helmand's governor said several rockets fired by Taliban insurgents landed close to the cattle market, killing 23 civilians.

Israeli authorities say that many of the released prisoners had resumed terrorism activity, either by joining Hamas or recruiting members to terror cells

An explosion 11 days ago took place near the convoy of former Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri, Hariri's office said on Sunday.

Over the weekend, 28-year-old Zeinab Soleimani married Riza Safi al-Din, son of Hassan Nasrallah's cousin, Hashim Safi al-Din.

A review of incidents in southern Syria in recent weeks points to the area becoming an increasing flash point as many issues are now in flux.

Lebanese media broadcast interviews with the ambassador on Sunday, ignoring a ruling by a judge who banned the diplomat from television over remarks that criticized Hezbollah.

Regional media is now speculating that something worse may have happened when a massive explosion caused light in the skies over Iran last week.

Rouhani said wearing of masks will become mandatory for two weeks starting next Sunday in "gathering places" that are deemed "red spots".

Turkey has had almost a year of near-constant new conflicts and militarist sabre-rattling.