The exiled son of the last Iranian shah (king) has called on the world to help protesters topple Iran’s government, saying he is confident “the Islamic Republic will fall – not if, but when”. Reza Pahlavi, a US-based opposition leader, called for a “surgical strike” on Iran’s Revolutionary Guards, which he said would “facilitate our […]
Iran has warned it will retaliate if attacked by the US, as protesters defied a deadly government crackdown on Saturday night. Videos verified by the BBC and eyewitness accounts appeared to show the government ramping up its response to the protests, which have spread to more than 100 cities and towns across every province in […]
The Federal Government of Nigeria has expressed deep concern over possible threat to global peace and economic disruption which escalation of hostilities between Israel and Iran may cause. The Nigerian government said the face- off between the Islamic Republic of Iran and Israel, if not nipped in the bud may trigger uncontrollable crisis as continued […]
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 fluid systems and support systems, will take place […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 They […]
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”, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
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, […]