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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://defapress.ir/en/news/88234/israel-and-turkeys-showdown-in-syria</loc><news:news><news:publication_date>2026-08-24T09:20:31+03:30</news:publication_date><news:title>Israel and Turkey's Showdown in Syria</news:title><news:publication><news:name>defapress.ir</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication></news:news><image:image><image:loc>//media/fa072dc4ZTp3ZWJwfGY6MzU4NzI4NS5qcGd8ZnVpOjg0NDM4fGw6ZW58djox.webp</image:loc><image:title>Israel and Turkey's Showdown in Syria</image:title><image:caption>Developments in field sources show that Turkey and Israel are one step closer to a direct military conflict.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://defapress.ir/en/news/88233/new-us-strategy-against-iran-passes-through-china-and-the-uae</loc><news:news><news:publication_date>2026-08-24T09:08:40+03:30</news:publication_date><news:title>New US Strategy Against Iran Passes Through China and the UAE</news:title><news:publication><news:name>defapress.ir</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication></news:news><image:image><image:loc>//media/e3f643cdZTp3ZWJwfGY6MzU4NzI1NC5qcGd8ZnVpOjg0NDM3fGw6ZW58djox.webp</image:loc><image:title>New US Strategy Against Iran Passes Through China and the UAE</image:title><image:caption>While China has become the largest buyer of Iranian crude oil over the past two decades and a significant part of the country's foreign exchange earnings comes from Chinese refineries, the UAE has also played an important role in protecting the columns of the Iranian economy against US sanctions.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://defapress.ir/en/news/88232/omani-foreign-minister-to-visit-tehran</loc><news:news><news:publication_date>2026-08-24T08:55:37+03:30</news:publication_date><news:title>Omani Foreign Minister to Visit Tehran</news:title><news:publication><news:name>defapress.ir</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication></news:news><image:image><image:loc>//media/a964d10dZTp3ZWJwfGY6MzU2OTIwNC5qcGd8ZnVpOjg0NDM2fGw6ZW58djox.webp</image:loc><image:title>Omani Foreign Minister to Visit Tehran</image:title><image:caption>Badr bin Hamad Al-Busaidi, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Oman, will visit Tehran tomorrow.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://defapress.ir/en/news/88231/is-the-strait-of-hormuz-open</loc><news:news><news:publication_date>2026-08-24T08:51:33+03:30</news:publication_date><news:title>Is the Strait of Hormuz Open?</news:title><news:publication><news:name>defapress.ir</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication></news:news><image:image><image:loc>//media/900d8ee3ZTp3ZWJwfGY6MzU4NzIxNi5qcGd8ZnVpOjg0NDM1fGw6ZW58djox.webp</image:loc><image:title>Is the Strait of Hormuz Open?</image:title><image:caption>Over the last two weeks, American officials have made various claims about the status of traffic in the Strait of Hormuz, which is a concern.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://defapress.ir/en/news/88230/does-south-korea-produce-nuclear-weapons</loc><news:news><news:publication_date>2026-08-23T10:45:15+03:30</news:publication_date><news:title>Does South Korea Produce Nuclear Weapons?</news:title><news:publication><news:name>defapress.ir</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication></news:news><image:image><image:loc>//media/89040192ZTp3ZWJwfGY6MzU4NjMxNC5qcGd8ZnVpOjg0NDM0fGw6ZW58djox.webp</image:loc><image:title>Does South Korea Produce Nuclear Weapons?</image:title><image:caption>South Korea has nuclear reactors and enough expertise to produce military-grade plutonium and can produce the fissile material for dozens of nuclear warheads within six months.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://defapress.ir/en/news/88229/iraqi-clerics-continue-to-support-weapons-of-resistance</loc><news:news><news:publication_date>2026-08-23T09:42:39+03:30</news:publication_date><news:title>Iraqi Clerics Continue to Support Weapons of Resistance</news:title><news:publication><news:name>defapress.ir</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication></news:news><image:image><image:loc>//media/3d0d9b20ZTp3ZWJwfGY6MzU4NjI2Ni5qcGd8ZnVpOjg0NDMzfGw6ZW58djox.webp</image:loc><image:title>Iraqi Clerics Continue to Support Weapons of Resistance</image:title><image:caption>Ayatollah Sayyed Yassin Mousavi said: Efforts to limit the weapons of Resistance are influenced by pressure from the American occupiers to deprive Iraq of its defense capabilities.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://defapress.ir/en/news/88228/judicial-investigation-into-the-case-of-war-crimes-committed-by-the-us-and-the-zionist-regime</loc><news:news><news:publication_date>2026-08-23T08:38:18+03:30</news:publication_date><news:title>Judicial Investigation Into the Case of War Crimes Committed by the US and the Zionist Regime</news:title><news:publication><news:name>defapress.ir</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication></news:news><image:image><image:loc>//media/996d1d6dZTp3ZWJwfGY6MzU4NjEzNy5qcGVnfGZ1aTo4NDQzMnxsOmVufHY6MQ.webp</image:loc><image:title>Judicial Investigation Into the Case of War Crimes Committed by the US and the Zionist Regime</image:title><image:caption>The IRGC's Deputy for Legal and Parliamentary Affairs, while explaining the measures taken to document and pursue the crimes committed by the US and the Zionist regime, said: "Numerous cases have been filed regarding the crimes committed by the enemies during the 12-day imposed war, and hundreds of thousands of people have been represented for legal prosecution."</image:caption></image:image></url></urlset>
