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Iran says to cold test redesigned Arak nuclear reactor

Ihesiulo Grace 19 March 2021 0

Iran will cold test its redesigned Arak nuclear reactor as a prelude to fully commissioning it later in the year, Iran’s Atomic Energy Organization said on Friday. Spokesman Behrouz Kamalvandi was quoted by local media as saying the cold testing, which usually include the initial startup of

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Iran will reverse nuclear actions when the U.S. lifts sanctions – Zarif

Ihesiulo Grace 19 February 2021 0

Iran will “swiftly reverse” actions in its nuclear programme when U.S. sanctions are lifted, its foreign minister said on Friday, reiterating Tehran’s stance on Washington’s offer to resume talks. On Thursday, the Joe Biden administration said it was willing to revive a 2015 deal between Iran and world powers abandoned in 2018 by former President

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Iran issues warrant of arrest for President Trump over ‘murder and terrorism’

Ihesiulo Grace 29 June 2020 0

Tehran prosecutor, Ali Alqasimehr, said the United States President and more than 30 others face “murder and terrorism charges” for the January 3 air strike at Baghdad International Airport, according to the ISNA news agency. Iran also asked the International Police to help detain Trump for ordering the drone attack that killed Soleimani and others […]

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Father beheads 13-year-old daughter for eloping with 35-year-old lover

Ihesiulo Grace 27 May 2020 0

The victim, Romina Ashrafi, had run away from home following her father’s opposition to her marrying a man she had “fallen in love with.” A 13-year-old Iranian girl was beheaded in her sleep by her father on Thursday in a so-called “honor killing,” local media reported. The incident occurred in the city of Talesh in […]

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Iran says U.S. push to extend Tehran’s arms embargo is ‘illegitimate’

Ihesiulo Grace 4 May 2020 0

Iran dismissed as “illegitimate” efforts by the United States to extend the U.N. Security Council arms embargo on Tehran, an Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman said on Monday. “Iran is not seeking to exit the 2015 nuclear deal with six powers … America’s move is illegitimate and our reaction will be proportionate,” Abbas Mousavi said in […]

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Iran’s Covid-19 death toll climbs to 291

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Iran on Tuesday said the new coronavirus had killed 54 more people, raising the death toll to 291 amid 8,042 cases in the Islamic Republic. Health Ministry spokesman Kianoush Jahanpour made the announcement in a televised news conference. READ ALSO: Egypt reports first coronavirus death; Iran toll jumps by nearly 50 It represented an 18 […]

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Coronavirus: Iran’s deputy health minister positive

Ihesiulo Grace 25 February 2020 0

Iran’s deputy health minister, and department spokesman, says he has tested positive for the coronavirus, as the country emerges as one of the worst-hit places outside of Asia.  According to the Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA), Iran is one of the worst-affected countries, with a as many as 95 cases confirmed in the last 72 hours. […]

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U.S slaps sanctions on five Iranian officials ahead of elections

Ihesiulo Grace 21 February 2020 0

The United States has imposed sanctions on five Iranian officials a day before parliamentary elections in Iran that have been overshadowed by the exclusion of moderate candidates. The Treasury Department said on Thursday. The U.S action targets members of Iran’s powerful Guardian Council, which is responsible for choosing which candidates are eligible to run for […]

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First arrests in Iran reported after fatal Ukrainian plane crash

Ihesiulo Grace 14 January 2020 0

Tehran – Several people have been arrested in Iran in connection with last week’s shooting down of a Ukraine International Airlines flight with 176 people on board. “We conducted intensive investigations and several people were arrested in connection,’’ said Justice Ministry spokesperson, Gholam-Hussein Ismaili, according to the Isna news agency. He did not say which

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Iran, Pakistan urge closer cooperation to de-escalate regional tensions

Ihesiulo Grace 13 January 2020 0

Iranian Foreign Minister, Mohammad Zarif, and his visiting Pakistani counterpart, Shah Qureshi, on Monday urged closer cooperation between the two neighbours. According to Iran’s state television, Zarif and Qureshi in a meeting in Iran, discussed bilateral ties as well as the latest regional and international developments. Protests in Tehran ‘world is watching’, Trump says

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Air France suspends flight over Iran, Iraq

Ihesiulo Grace 8 January 2020 0

France’s airline Air France said on Wednesday it has suspended flights over Iraq and Iran airspace after Iranian missile strikes hit United States bases in Iraq. “Flight plans are adjusted in real-time according to the decisions of the French and regional authorities, throughout the world, in order to ensure the highest level of flight safety”, […]

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U.S. ready to strike Iran in a disproportionate manner, Trump warns

Ihesiulo Grace 5 January 2020 0

President Donald Trump of the United States has said that the United States is ready to strike back Iran ‘perhaps in a disproportionate manner.’ President Donald Trump made this known in a tweet on Sunday putting the United States Congress on notice said: ‘These Media Posts will serve as notification to the United States Congress […]

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Just in: $80m bounty placed on Donald Trump’s head by Iran

Ihesiulo Grace 5 January 2020 0

An $80million bounty has been placed on the head of the President of the United State, Donald Trump by the Iranian. The $80million bounty was as a result of the killing of General Qasem Soleimani. During the televised funeral of the top Iranian, official state broadcasters said one US dollar would be tabled for every […]

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Iran vows ‘severe revenge’ over Soleimani’s killing

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Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran’s supreme leader, has vowed “harsh revenge” against the United States for the killing of Qasem Soleimani as he declared three days of mourning for the deceased Khamenei said the US would pay for their action. “His pure blood was shed in the hands of the most depraved of human beings,” “His […]

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Iran condemns U.S. attacks on Iranian-allied militia in Iraq

Ihesiulo Grace 30 December 2019 0

Iran on Monday condemned U.S. air strikes in Iraq and Syria against the Iranian-backed Kataib Hezbollah militia. Australia braces for next heatwave, heightened fire warnings “U.S. military aggression against Iraqi soil and Iraqi forces is strongly condemned as a clear example of terrorism … and Iran strongly condemns it,” Foreign Ministry spokesman Abbas Mousavi said, […]

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Nigeria, Iran agree to establish Bi-National Commission

Ihesiulo Grace 30 November 2019 0

Nigeria and Iran have agreed to set up a bi-national commission that will promote trade, investment, agriculture and technology transfer. According to the President’s spokesman, Malam Garba Shehu in a statement in Abuja, the agreement was part of the outcome of a meeting between President Muhammadu Buhari and Iranian Vice President for Economic Affairs, Mohammad […]

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Iran marks 1979 U.S embassy takeover

Ihesiulo Grace 4 November 2019 0

Iran marked the 40th anniversary of the seizure of the U.S embassy in Tehran with a state organised rally on Monday. Thousands of school pupils and university students took part in the rally outside the former U.S embassy. Similar demonstrations were organised around the country. READ ALSO Severe pollution prompts car rationing in Delhi In November 1979, […]

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Iran cuts off man’s fingers for stealing, says best way to curb theft

Ihesiulo Grace 25 October 2019 0

Iranian authorities have cut off the fingers of a man convicted of theft. The officials said the man was found guilty of 28 cases of theft, defending the amputation as the best way to deter theft despite protests by international human rights organisations. The Iranian judiciary’s news agency Mizan said the sentence had been carried […]

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Iran finally permits women in stadium first time in decades

Ihesiulo Grace 9 October 2019 0

Iran government has accepted to permit women to attend a football match on Thursday for the first time in decades. This followed after FIFA threatened to suspend the country over its controversial male-only policy. The Islamic republic barred female spectators from football and other stadiums for around 40 years, with clerics arguing they must be […]

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Saudi Arabia’s prince warns on possible spike of oil prices

Ihesiulo Grace 30 September 2019 0

Saudi Arabia’s crown prince warned  that oil prices could spike to “unimaginably high numbers” if the world does not come together to deter Iran, but said he would prefer a political solution to a military one. Speaking to the CBS program “60 Minutes,” Mohammed bin Salman, the kingdom’s de facto ruler, also denied that he […]