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Iran to hold memorial services for Raisi on Tuesday
Tehran: Memorial ceremonies for President Ebrahim Raisi and Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian are planned in Iran for Tuesday after they were killed in a helicopter crash on Sunday. Iranian news agency Tasnim…
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Iran’s Khamenei approves Mohammad Mokhber as interim President
Tehran: Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has named First Vice President Mohammad Mokhber as acting president in the wake of Ebrahim Raisi’s death in a helicopter crash. Khamenei also ordered five…
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Mohammad Mokhber set to become Iran’s interim President
Mohammad Mokhber, the first vice president of Iran, is expected to serve as the interim president following the death of President Ebrahim Raisi in a helicopter crash. As per article 131 of…
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Iran President Raisi’s fate unclear after helicopter crash
Tehran: A helicopter carrying Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and several other senior leaders, including Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian, was missing in the country’s east Azerbaijan on Sunday after an ‘incident’ amid bad…
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Gulf countries ready to help Iran over President’s Raisi helicopter crash
Gulf countries on Sunday, May 19, voiced “great concern” after a helicopter carrying Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi crashed. Earlier on Sunday, Iranian state-run news agencies announced that a helicopter carrying the country’s…
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India asks Iran to release nearly 40 Indian seafarers from custody
New Delhi: India has asked Iran to release nearly 40 Indian seafarers who were detained from four different merchant ships seized by the Persian Gulf country over the past eight months on…
- Middle East
Tehran open to talks with Washington: Top Iran official
Tehran: Iran has shown itself to be open to direct talks with the US and appears to be ready for a change of course in its policy towards its arch-enemy. “The Americans…
- Middle East
Iran imposes sanctions on US, UK over Israel support
Tehran: The Islamic Republic of Iran has imposed sanctions on United States (US) and United Kingdom (UK) individuals and entities for supporting and financing Israel in its war on the Gaza Strip.…
- Middle East
‘Iran cracking down on women for failing to cover hair’: UN
Geneva: Numerous women and girls have been detained in Iran for failing to heed head-covering regulations, and hundreds of businesses have been closed for failing to enforce them, UN rights officials reported…
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Iranian rapper Toomaj Salehi sentenced to death
Tehran: A prominent Iranian rapper Toomaj Salehi, who was arrested for supporting anti-hijab protests in 2022, has been sentenced to death on Wednesday, April 24. Salehi was arrested in October 2022 for supporting…
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Iranian President inaugurates Rs 4282 cr hydropower project in Sri Lanka
Colombo: Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi on Wednesday inaugurated a USD 514 million (Rs 42,82,59,66,000) hydropower project in the southeastern region of Sri Lanka which was partly funded by Tehran and was long-delayed…
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First batch of Iranian Umrah pilgrims departs for Saudi Arabia after 9 yr hiatus
In the latest indication of improving relations, the first batch of Iranian pilgrims has departed for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) to perform Umrah after a nine-year hiatus. On Monday morning,…
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Iran’s President Raisi wants to keep strict headscarf controls
Tehran: Despite fierce protests from society, Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi wants to maintain strict police checks on women for headscarf offences. “Respecting the headscarf is not only a religious but also a…
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How ‘Seventh Century’ Iran befooling 21st Century West
After the February 11, 1979 Islamic Revolution in Iran the West-dominated global media ran a non-stop campaign that the ancient-looking Mullahs would dragged the country to Seventh Century AD, that is during…
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Jaishankar speaks to Iran’s FM, seeks release of 17 Indians on seized Israeli ship
New Delhi: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar spoke to his Iranian counterpart Hossein Amir-Abdollahian on Sunday and took up the release of 17 Indian crew members of the ship, MSC Aries, seized…