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UK summons Iranian diplomat over threats to journalists
Britain’s Foreign Secretary James Cleverly summoned Iran’s top diplomat in London after a series of “serious threats against journalists” living in the UK, after weeks of anti-regime protests. “I summoned the Iranian…
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Iran anti-hijab protests: Protestors knock turbans off clerics’ heads
Tehran: As protests over the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini continue in Iran, several videos of Iranians knocking clerics’ turbans off their heads have recently gone viral on social media. Throwing clerics’…
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Iranian man who inspired ‘The Terminal’ dies at Paris airport
Paris: Mehran Karimi Nasseri, the Iranian exile whose time spent at Paris’ Charles de Gaulle airport inspired filmmaker Steven Spielberg’s movie ‘The Terminal’, on Saturday, died of a heart attack in Terminal…
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Iranian actress Taraneh Alidoosti posts picture without headscarf in solidarity with protestors
Tehran: Taraneh Alidoosti, one of Iran’s most prominent actresses, posted a picture of herself on Instagram without headscarf to express her support for anti-government rallies across the country. Alidoosti’s move comes in…
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Iran accuses the West of teaching protestors to make weapons, Molotov cocktails
Tehran: With the wave of anti-government protests sweeping Iran, the Iranian Foreign Minister accused a number of Western countries of spreading violence in Iran, by teaching protesters to make weapons and Molotov cocktails,…
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Iran develops hypersonic ballistic missile
Tehran: A senior commander of Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) has said that the country has built a hypersonic ballistic missile that is capable of penetrating “all missile defence systems”. “The…
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Iranian, Russian security officials discuss Ukraine crisis, bilateral ties
Tehran: Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, Ali Shamkhani held a meeting in Tehran with Nikolai Patrushev, Secretary of the Security Council of the Russian Federation, during which the two sides…
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Iran inks deals with Russia’s Gazprom to develop gas and LNG projects
Tehran: Iranian Petroleum Minister Javad Owji said in Tehran that his Ministry has signed with Russian energy giant Gazprom cooperation agreements worth nearly $40 billion. The Iranian side would follow up on…
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Iran issues death threats to UK-based journalists
London: Two British-Iranian journalists for the UK-based Persian TV channel ‘Iran International’ have been warned of a possible risk to their lives, a UK law enforcement source has confirmed, according to a…
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‘Iran ready to transfer defence experiences to Iraq’
Tehran: Chief of Staff of Iranian Armed Forces Mohammad Bagheri has announced his country’s readiness to share experiences in the defence sector with Iraq. In a telephone conversation with recently-appointed Iraqi Defence…
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Russia, Iran set to ink massive energy deal to offset Western sanctions
Moscow: Iran expects to sign a $40 billion agreement with Russian energy major Gazprom in December, Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Mahdi Safari said, according to a media report. “We have closed a…
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2 killed in highway ‘riots’ in Iran
Tehran: At least two people were killed and a number of others injured in “riots” on a highway near Iran’s capital Tehran. The “riots” occurred on Thursday on the Karaj-Qazvin highway, Ahmad…
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Iran to send delegation to Vienna for talks with IAEA: FM
Tehran: Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian has said that an Iranian delegation will travel to Vienna in the coming days for talks on enhancing cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA),…
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Iran’s Supreme Leader’s representative in India expresses grief over Abbas Ansari’s death
Hyderabad: After the demise of the founder and chairman of Ittihadul Musilmeen, Maulana Shaikh Mohammad Abbas Ansari, condolences are pouring in from across the globe. Iran’s Supreme Leader’s representative in India Mehdi…