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Two killed in a blast at IRGC weapons depot in Semnan
Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) said two of its staff members have been killed in an explosion at a military facility in the north-central province of Semnan.
In a statement, the IRGC branch in the province’s Damghan County said three others were also wounded in the blast, which occurred during the storing of defective ammunition at the weapons depot at the base of Martyr Hasheminejad.
The statement added that the cause of the accident is under investigation.
Israel weaker than 'spider’s web': Iranian spokesman
Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman confirmed an article by an Israeli center confessing that the regime’s deterrence in the face of its enemies is eroding.
Citing the article by the Institute for National Security Studies (INSS) about the erosion of Israel’s deterrence capabilities, Nasser Kanaani wrote in his Twitter account that the Zionist regime is weaker than a 'spider’s web'.
Canada imposes human rights sanctions on Iran
REUTERS – Canada imposed additional sanctions on Iran on Wednesday over what it called human rights violations within the country and abroad, the government said in a statement, according to miragenews.com.
Minister of Foreign Affairs Mélanie Joly on Wednesday announced that Canada is imposing additional sanctions under the Special Economic Measures (Iran) Regulations. This is the 11th package of sanctions imposed by Canada against Iran since October 2022.