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PARIS, Oct 7 (Reuters) – France summoned Iran‘s am

PARIS, Oct 7 (Reuters) – France summoned Iran‘s ambassador on Wednesday over what foreign ministry spokesperson Pascal Confavreux described as an Iranian disinformation campaign targeting France’s secondary school student protest movement.

The envoy was told of the “absolutely unacceptable” nature of false content disseminated online by official Iranian foreign ministry accounts, Confavreux said in a statement, adding that Tehran’s October 6 summons of the French ambassador was baseless.

“These undignified provocations must cease,” he said.

Iran on Tuesday summoned France’s envoy in Tehran over the ongoing student protests, accusing Paris of the “violent treatment” of demonstrators and of extensive human rights violations, according to Iranian state media.

(Reporting by John Irish; Editing by Emelia Sithole-Matarise)

By Jonathan Saul LONDON, Oct 7 (Reuters) – Attacks

By Jonathan Saul
LONDON, Oct 7 (Reuters) – Attacks on tankers sailing through the Strait of Hormuz hit their highest last week of any week since the Iran war began, according to maritime security sources tracking incidents, amid a bigger export push by Persian Gulf producers.

Attacks, attempted attacks and harassment activity including drone overflights, surveillance and hailing using VHF radio by Iran‘s Revolutionary Guards have persisted in the strait, the US Navy-led Joint Maritime Information Center (JMIC) said in a note on Sunday.

“These actions continue to demonstrate Iran’s intent to assert presence along key transit lanes and maintain pressure on transiting vessels,” the JMIC said.

In the week of September 28-October 5, there had been at least 12 attacks on oil, liquefied natural gas and liquefied petroleum gas tankers around the Strait of Hormuz, according to data from three maritime security sources who analysed incidents based on information received from the area.

That was the highest number of attacks in a single week since the US war with Iran began on February 28, the sources said.

Separate data collated by the UN’s shipping agency, the International Maritime Organization (IMO), showed nine incidents involving vessels in the same week.

The UN body tends to take longer to verify and officially record incidents, maritime sources say.

The closest week in terms of comparable incidents was the week of July 13 when there were eight incidents, separate IMO data showed.

Persian Gulf oil exporters topped pre-war levels for about half of September, shipping data showed on Monday, though attacks on tankers and logistical constraints cloud the outlook for sustained higher flows.

By Laila Bassam and Maya Gebeily BEIRUT, Oct 7 (Re

By Laila Bassam and Maya Gebeily
BEIRUT, Oct 7 (Reuters) – Hezbollah has received $200 million from Iran to help Lebanese displaced by this year’s war with Israel, two people with direct knowledge of the transfer said, the first significant aid from the group to supporters who bore the brunt of the conflict.

Hezbollah received the cash last month despite a tightening US economic chokehold on Iran and increasing difficulties in getting funds to Tehran’s Lebanese ally, said the people.

Intermediaries who moved the money charged a 20% fee, reflecting the risks of dealing with the group, they said. One said this was four times the normal fee.

Asked for comment, a Hezbollah official said an amount had been secured and a plan for distributing it would be announced in the coming days, without elaborating on the source of the funds.

The Iranian foreign ministry, Iran‘s permanent mission in Geneva, the US Treasury Department and the Lebanese government did not immediately respond to requests for comment.

Israel’s bombardment and invasion of Lebanon uprooted hundreds of thousands of Hezbollah’s Shi’ite Muslim constituents after the group entered the regional war in support of Iran on March 2.

But those displaced have so far received little to no assistance from Hezbollah, an armed group founded by Iran’s Revolutionary Guards in 1982 which has suffered heavy Israeli blows in two wars since 2024 and is designated a terrorist group by Washington.

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“Sharif don’t like it” - @the_clash
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By Jacob Bogage FAIRBANKS, Alaska, Oct 6 (Reuters)

By Jacob Bogage
FAIRBANKS, Alaska, Oct 6 (Reuters) – US Vice President JD Vance said in an exclusive interview with Reuters that Iran must make a “meaningful” reduction in its nuclear enrichment capacity to satisfy US demands and end the countries’ seven-month war, even as Washington was unsure how Tehran makes decisions in negotiations.

Vance, a longtime skeptic of US involvement in foreign wars, has taken a leading role in negotiating a settlement to the conflict and brokered a provisional peace agreement in June that quickly fell apart. The war has jolted global energy markets and become a political liability for President Donald Trump and fellow Republicans ahead of November midterm elections.

Speaking on Monday after a campaign trip in Alaska, Vance said any agreement would require Iran to reduce its nuclear enrichment capacity, rather than offer assurances of future nuclear drawdowns.

“If you don’t want a nuclear weapon, then why do you need 60% enriched fuel? And if you want to show commitment to not building a nuclear weapon, don’t build highly enriched fuel. That’s a very basic threshold issue,” Vance said.

“I think if they want to show a commitment to not building a nuclear weapon, they would do something meaningful on their enrichment capacity.”

Iran and the US have exchanged proposals in recent weeks aimed at ending the war and reopening the Strait of Hormuz, a vital global energy shipping route. Trump rejected Tehran’s latest offer and has warned that military operations could intensify after the midterms.

Vance said the US remained open to an agreement but would require concrete Iranian nuclear concessions.

“We’re not going to trade words for actions,” Vance said.

This exhibition brings together a group of Iranian

This exhibition brings together a group of Iranian artists living across geographies, whose practices emerge from a shared origin but unfold through distance, displacement, and time.

While physically separated from their country of birth, these artists remain connected to it through memory, language, and lived experiences, a constant struggle between the heart and the head.

This ongoing conflict is what we feel inside every day. We are afraid to loose our roots and our authenticity and, therefore, go through a psychological battle within us to keep Iran as our heart beat and not to let her become a distant memory.

The title of the exhibition, Iran: Memory X Heartbeat is a true reflection of this internal fight.

Featuring works from:
Ali Chitsaz, Mehdi Darvishi, Minoo Emami, Eugenie Flochel Jahanshahi, Farzaneh Ghadyanloo, Farsad
Labbauf, Tahmineh Monzavi, Dariush Nehdaran, Azadeh Nia, Maryam Palizgir, Safarani Sisters, Mona Sartoveh, Atieh Sohrabi, and Ali Tahayori

Curated by Roya Khadjavi and the Safarani Sisters

November 6 - December 20, 2026
524B Harrison Ave Boston MA

Main image credit: Tahmineh Monzavi

Details on: showupinc.org

@royakhadjavi @royakhadjaviprojects @safaranisisters

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