At least 40 people, including students, were killed and 48 others injured after Israeli strikes targeted a girls’ primary school in Minab, located in Iran’s southern Hormozgan province, Iranian media reported on Saturday. The report, citing a provincial official and carried by Iranian state broadcaster Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB), said the school was […]
As OPEC+ contemplates restarting output increases at Sunday’s meeting, oil prices fell on Friday and headed for a weekly fall as the United States and Iran prolonged nuclear talks, easing supply concerns. According to market data, U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) dropped 1 cent to $65.20 and Brent oil futures lost 5 cents to $70.70 […]
Following President Donald Trump’s assertion that Tehran was creating missiles capable of striking the United States, Iran’s foreign ministry on Wednesday called US claims regarding its missile program “big lies.” “Any claims they make about Iran’s nuclear program, its ballistic missiles, or the number of people killed during the unrest in January are just ‘big […]
Iran’s economic outlook appears increasingly grim more than three weeks after the start of what became one of the most comprehensive and prolonged state-imposed internet blackouts in history, impacting a population of more than 90 million people. Iranian authorities abruptly cut off all communications across the country on the night of January 8, at the […]
The Council adopts new sanctions over serious human rights violations and Iran’s continued support to Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine. The Council decided on Thursday, January 29, to impose restrictive measures related to serious human rights violations in Iran and Iran’s continued military support to Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine. Human rights violations […]
Donald Trump has warned Iran that “time is running out” to negotiate a deal on its nuclear programme following the steady build-up of US military forces in the Gulf. The US president said a “massive Armada” was “moving quickly, with great power, enthusiasm, and purpose” towards Iran, referring to a large US naval force. In […]
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”, […]