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Why is the return to classes in Iran more important?

Back to class becomes a new economic challenge for Iranian families. The price of school supplies, uniforms and other basic items has been high compared to the previous year, while the depreciation of the rial, the pressure of US sanctions and the fall in oil revenues reduce the purchasing capacity of households. How does this situation affect families and what alternatives do they have to face the beginning of the course? Report from the field.

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Live: Iran is ready to reopen Ormuz in seven days if US. U.S. lifting the blockade, according to a senior official

A senior Iranian official assured Reuters on Tuesday, 22 September, that his country was prepared to reopen the Strait of Ormuz within seven days in exchange for the Government of Donald Trump to lift the sanctions against the Islamic Republic. The source also stressed that the details for a possible agreement for the end of the war between Washington and Tehran can be discussed in New York, where the UN General Assembly is taking place, and stressed that the Iranian proposal was already delivered to the US. Last September 16.

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Iran closes a French school in Tehran for "illegal acts"; Paris announces measures

On 20 September, the Iranian authorities closed the French Language Centre (CLF) in Tehran, claiming that the institution, linked to the French embassy, had carried out "illegal acts that violated diplomatic conventions" and "abused its status as a language training centre." France summoned the Iranian ambassador to Paris to consultations and promised an appropriate response.

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Israel orders blockades and "extensive" raids in the West Bank after a deadly shooting

After an Israeli settler was killed by a Palestinian attacker near the Neve Tzuf settlement, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu urged the Army to close down villages in the occupied West Bank centre and prepare incursions to stop Palestinians. In addition, in another incident, Israeli soldiers killed a Palestinian driver, who was accused of an alleged attempt to run over. Meanwhile, tensions remain high in the Middle East over new threats from Iran and attacks by the Huti against Saudi Arabia.

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Iran: thousands of government followers challenge US. U.S. with military parade

Iranian government supporters went to the streets of Tehran for a demonstration of challenge to the United States. The Iranians organized a military parade to show that they are not willing to take a step back from American intentions. President Masoud Pezeshkian and senior military commanders also took part in the mobilizations.

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War in Iran pushes diesel prices to historical peaks

International oil prices are anchored above $100 per barrel in the Brent and WTI references, similar to those seen in mid-May. The widespread conflict in the Middle East has led to dissupply, which in turn affects the supply of derivatives such as petrol and diesel.