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News</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:genres>PressRelease</news:genres><news:publication_date>2026-09-28T13:07:38.000000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Ayatollah Khamenei: Armed readiness continues across Iran</news:title></news:news><lastmod>2026-09-28T13:07:38.000000Z</lastmod><changefreq>daily</changefreq><priority>1.0</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://media.shafaq.com/media/arcella/1790594238501.webp</image:loc><image:caption>Ayatollah Khamenei: Armed readiness continues across Iran</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.shafaq.com/en/Kurdistan/Kurdistan-Region-joins-Iraq-s-Sovereignty-Days-holiday</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Shafaaq News</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:genres>PressRelease</news:genres><news:publication_date>2026-09-28T13:07:27.000000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Kurdistan Region joins Iraq’s Sovereignty Days 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