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<urlset xmlns="http://www.sitemaps.org/schemas/sitemap/0.9" xmlns:news="http://www.google.com/schemas/sitemap-news/0.9" xmlns:image="http://www.google.com/schemas/sitemap-image/1.1"><url><loc>https://borna.news/en/news/6542/iran-turkey-interior-ministers-discuss-activating-two-new-border-crossings</loc><news:news><news:publication_date>2026-09-16T13:40:00+03:30</news:publication_date><news:title>Iran, Turkey interior ministers discuss activating two new border crossings</news:title><news:publication><news:name>borna.news</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://borna.news/media/9b288938ZTp3ZWJwfGY6MTM2MDI1NjcuanBnfGZ1aToyMzQzN3xsOmVufHY6MQ.webp</image:loc><image:title>Iran, Turkey interior ministers discuss activating two new border crossings</image:title><image:caption>Iranian Interior Minister Eskandar Momeni met with his Turkish counterpart Mustafa Çiftçi in Ankara on Wednesday to discuss bilateral cooperation, focusing on the activation of two new border crossings between the two countries.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://borna.news/en/news/6541/irans-national-basketball-team-edges-bahrain-to-reach-asian-games-semifinals</loc><news:news><news:publication_date>2026-09-16T12:41:41+03:30</news:publication_date><news:title>Iran's national basketball team edges Bahrain to reach Asian Games semifinals</news:title><news:publication><news:name>borna.news</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://borna.news/media/95b8ac7bZTp3ZWJwfGY6MTM2MDI0NzguanBnfGZ1aToyMzQzNnxsOmVufHY6MQ.webp</image:loc><image:title>Iran's national basketball team edges Bahrain to reach Asian Games semifinals</image:title><image:caption>The Iranian national men's basketball team defeated Bahrain in the quarterfinals of the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games on Wednesday to secure a spot in the semifinals.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://borna.news/en/news/6540/china-firmly-supports-irans-sovereignty-security-national-dignity</loc><news:news><news:publication_date>2026-09-16T12:39:44+03:30</news:publication_date><news:title>China firmly supports Iran's sovereignty, security, national dignity</news:title><news:publication><news:name>borna.news</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://borna.news/media/b6e33709ZTp3ZWJwfGY6MTM2MDI0NzYuanBnfGZ1aToyMzQzNXxsOmVufHY6MQ.webp</image:loc><image:title>China firmly supports Iran's sovereignty, security, national dignity</image:title><image:caption>Expressing Beijing's "deep concern" over the recent escalation of tensions in the Middle East and the Persian Gulf region, the Chinese foreign minister called for the immediate implementation of the memorandum of understanding signed between Iran and the United States.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://borna.news/en/news/6539/araghchi-meets-with-his-chinese-counterpart</loc><news:news><news:publication_date>2026-09-16T10:31:16+03:30</news:publication_date><news:title>Araghchi meets with his Chinese counterpart</news:title><news:publication><news:name>borna.news</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://borna.news/media/4dd9e2f7ZTp3ZWJwfGY6MTM2MDIzMDUuanBnfGZ1aToyMzQzNHxsOmVufHY6MQ.webp</image:loc><image:title>Araghchi meets with his Chinese counterpart</image:title><image:caption>Iranian Foreign Minister Seyyed Abbas Araghchi met with his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi, who is also member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, in the capital Beijing on Wednesday.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://borna.news/en/news/6538/ghalibaf-us-plot-on-irans-western-borders-has-failed</loc><news:news><news:publication_date>2026-09-15T19:21:29+03:30</news:publication_date><news:title>Ghalibaf: US plot on Iran's western borders has failed</news:title><news:publication><news:name>borna.news</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://borna.news/media/3856bfebZTp3ZWJwfGY6MTM2MDE4NjYuanBnfGZ1aToyMzQzM3xsOmVufHY6MQ.webp</image:loc><image:title>Ghalibaf: US plot on Iran's western borders has failed</image:title><image:caption>The Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said the US had hoped to carry out security and military action against Iran from the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, but that the plot failed thanks to assistance from Iran's friends in the region and the timely response of Iran's armed forces.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://borna.news/en/news/6537/puk-leader-meets-irans-foreign-minister-in-tehran</loc><news:news><news:publication_date>2026-09-15T16:12:18+03:30</news:publication_date><news:title>PUK leader meets Iran's foreign minister in Tehran</news:title><news:publication><news:name>borna.news</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://borna.news/media/226bd6deZTp3ZWJwfGY6MTM2MDE3NjQuanBnfGZ1aToyMzQzMnxsOmVufHY6MQ.webp</image:loc><image:title>PUK leader meets Iran's foreign minister in Tehran</image:title><image:caption>Bafel Talabani, leader of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK), met with Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi in Tehran on Tuesday morning, at the head of a high-ranking delegation on a visit for talks with senior Iranian officials.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://borna.news/en/news/6536/iranian-foreign-minister-to-visit-china-on-wednesday</loc><news:news><news:publication_date>2026-09-15T12:53:31+03:30</news:publication_date><news:title>Iranian Foreign Minister to Visit China on Wednesday</news:title><news:publication><news:name>borna.news</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://borna.news/media/abfc5921ZTp3ZWJwfGY6MTM2MDE1OTIuanBnfGZ1aToyMzQzMXxsOmVufHY6MQ.webp</image:loc><image:title>Iranian Foreign Minister to Visit China on Wednesday</image:title><image:caption>Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei has announced an upcoming visit by Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi to Beijing.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://borna.news/en/news/6535/ghalibaf-enemy-sought-to-awaken-fear-with-fire</loc><news:news><news:publication_date>2026-09-15T12:52:28+03:30</news:publication_date><news:title>Ghalibaf: Enemy Sought to Awaken Fear with Fire</news:title><news:publication><news:name>borna.news</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://borna.news/media/357563a4ZTp3ZWJwfGY6MTM2MDE0ODYuanBnfGZ1aToyMzQzMHxsOmVufHY6MQ.webp</image:loc><image:title>Ghalibaf: Enemy Sought to Awaken Fear with Fire</image:title><image:caption>Iran’s Parliament Speaker Mohammad Baqer Ghalibaf emphasized that the enemy sought to awaken fear with fire, but the people, through their presence, displayed the fire of zeal and dignity born of resistance, proving that pressures and differing viewpoints will never undermine the deep bond of the 90-million-strong Iranian core with their beloved country and national interests.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://borna.news/en/news/6534/irgc-downs-advanced-mq-1-drone-in-western-strait-of-hormuz</loc><news:news><news:publication_date>2026-09-15T10:17:11+03:30</news:publication_date><news:title>IRGC Downs Advanced MQ-1 Drone in Western Strait of Hormuz</news:title><news:publication><news:name>borna.news</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://borna.news/media/d60f01a8ZTp3ZWJwfGY6MTM2MDEzNTAuanBnfGZ1aToyMzQyOXxsOmVufHY6MQ.webp</image:loc><image:title>IRGC Downs Advanced MQ-1 Drone in Western Strait of Hormuz</image:title><image:caption>The Public Relations Department of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has announced the interception and destruction of an advanced MQ-1 drone in the skies over the western Strait of Hormuz.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://borna.news/en/news/6533/irans-snsc-chief-no-talks-until-irans-conditions-are-met</loc><news:news><news:publication_date>2026-09-15T10:15:38+03:30</news:publication_date><news:title>Iran's SNSC chief: No talks until Iran’s conditions are met</news:title><news:publication><news:name>borna.news</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://borna.news/media/0de72d33ZTp3ZWJwfGY6MTM2MDEzNDkud2VicHxmdWk6MjM0Mjh8bDplbnx2OjE.webp</image:loc><image:title>Iran's SNSC chief: No talks until Iran’s conditions are met</image:title><image:caption>The Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, Major General Mohsen Rezaei, has said that mixed signals from the US president should not distract anyone from the new realities around oil and the straits, adding that there will be no negotiations until Tehran’s conditions are met.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://borna.news/en/news/6532/kamalvandi-us-move-to-block-iran-from-iaea-meeting-malicious-and-childish</loc><news:news><news:publication_date>2026-09-14T17:12:04+03:30</news:publication_date><news:title>Kamalvandi: US move to block Iran from IAEA meeting 'malicious' and 'childish'</news:title><news:publication><news:name>borna.news</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://borna.news/media/ecad28bdZTp3ZWJwfGY6MTM2MDEwNzcuanBnfGZ1aToyMzQyN3xsOmVufHY6MQ.webp</image:loc><image:title>Kamalvandi: US move to block Iran from IAEA meeting 'malicious' and 'childish'</image:title><image:caption>A senior official of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) has condemned the US measure to prevent the Iranian delegation from attending the annual conference of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in Vienna, describing the behavior as "childish," "malicious," and a clear example of "bullying."</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://borna.news/en/news/6531/hormuz-and-bab-el-mandeb-the-two-front-bind-facing-us-naval-power</loc><news:news><news:publication_date>2026-09-14T16:13:59+03:30</news:publication_date><news:title>Hormuz and Bab el-Mandeb: The two-front bind facing US naval power</news:title><news:publication><news:name>borna.news</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://borna.news/media/6e23b442ZTp3ZWJwfGY6MTM2MDEwMTQuanBnfGZ1aToyMzQyNnxsOmVufHY6MQ.webp</image:loc><image:title>Hormuz and Bab el-Mandeb: The two-front bind facing US naval power</image:title><image:caption>Washington's naval position is being tested at both ends of the Arabian Peninsula at once — Hormuz and Bab el-Mandeb, 3,000 kilometers apart — while the routes built to bypass Hormuz are under pressure in the same period. The result is a problem firepower cannot solve, and one now acknowledged in Tel Aviv as readily as in Tehran.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://borna.news/en/news/6530/iranian-embassy-in-tunisia-us-resorting-to-hero-making-in-failed-war-against-iran</loc><news:news><news:publication_date>2026-09-14T15:34:52+03:30</news:publication_date><news:title>Iranian Embassy in Tunisia: US Resorting to Hero-Making in Failed War Against Iran</news:title><news:publication><news:name>borna.news</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://borna.news/media/cb03c0ffZTp3ZWJwfGY6MTM2MDA5OTIuanBnfGZ1aToyMzQyNXxsOmVufHY6MQ.webp</image:loc><image:title>Iranian Embassy in Tunisia: US Resorting to Hero-Making in Failed War Against Iran</image:title><image:caption>Pointing to a recent interview featuring an American pilot who allegedly crashed in Iran, the Iranian Embassy in Tunisia stated that when a military mission fails, Washington resorts to myth-making.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://borna.news/en/news/6529/iran-executive-vp-we-are-not-afraid-to-fight-a-superpower-like-us</loc><news:news><news:publication_date>2026-09-14T15:16:28+03:30</news:publication_date><news:title>Iran executive VP: We are not afraid to fight a superpower like US</news:title><news:publication><news:name>borna.news</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://borna.news/media/777c6cbaZTp3ZWJwfGY6MTM2MDA5NzguanBnfGZ1aToyMzQyNHxsOmVufHY6MQ.webp</image:loc><image:title>Iran executive VP: We are not afraid to fight a superpower like US</image:title><image:caption>Iranian Executive Vice President Mohammad Jafar Ghaempanah said Iran is no longer afraid of confronting a superpower such as the United States or a nuclear power such as the Israeli regime, attributing that confidence to the military doctrine of the martyred Leader of the Islamic Revolution and Iran’s defense capabilities.</image:caption></image:image></url></urlset>
