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Iran refuses to resume nuclear talks until US drops ‘excessive demands’
Tehran: Iran’s Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi has said that Tehran will not return to the negotiating table unless the US abandons “excessive demands” and “unreasonable” requests. He made the remarks on…
- Middle East
Iran hangs man for spying for Israel’s Mossad
Tehran: Iran executed a person convicted of spying for Israel’s intelligence agency Mossad in the city of Qom, the official judiciary news agency reported Sunday. The sentence was carried out early Saturday…
- Middle East
Outgoing Iran ambassador Iraj Elahi praises India’s global rise
New Delhi: Dr Iraj Elahi, former Ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Iran in New Delhi, has concluded his diplomatic mission in India, describing Tehran and New Delhi as “natural partners” bound…
- Middle East
Iran’s IRGC unveils upgraded Emad, Qadr missiles
Tehran: Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) has unveiled upgraded versions of two of its homegrown ballistic missiles, along with overhauled launchers that were damaged during the 12-day war with Israel, according…
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New Zealand reimposes UN sanctions on Iran
Auckland: New Zealand is reimposing sanctions on Iran, Foreign Minister Winston Peters has announced. “This reimposition of UN-mandated sanctions reflects the international community’s deep concerns about Iran’s non-compliance with its nuclear obligations and…
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Iran out in cold as Mideast unites in support of Gaza ceasefire
Cairo: As the Middle East broadly welcomes a ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war, Iran finds itself at one of its weakest moments since its 1979 Islamic Revolution. Tehran has operated its self-described…
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Iran executes six accused of carrying out Israel-linked attacks
Tehran: Iran executed six death-row inmates Saturday, October 4, it alleged carried out attacks in the country’s oil-rich southwest on behalf of Israel, the latest prisoners to be put to death in…
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Trump admin targets Iran’s missile program with new sanctions
Washington: Trump administration sanctions announced Wednesday target dozens of companies and individuals involved in Iran’s missile and military aircraft production, a new punishment intended to support recently reimposed UN penalties against Tehran…
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Two die in Oman after drinking contaminated bottled water
Muscat: Two people, an Omani citizen and an expatriate woman, have died after consuming contaminated bottled water imported from Iran in the Wilayat of Suwaiq. A female member of the same family…
- Middle East
Iran executes man for spying for Israel amid execution wave
Tehran: Iran said Monday, September 29, it hanged a man accused of spying for Israel, the latest as Tehran carries out its largest wave of executions in decades. Iran identified the executed…
- Middle East
UN confirms reactivation of sanctions on Iran
United Nations: The United Nations confirmed that sanctions against Iran have been reactivated. “Pursuant to the process set forth in paragraphs 11 and 12 of Security Council resolution 2231 (2015), effective on…
- Middle East
Iran signals hardline response to UN sanctions, treaty exit possible
Tehran: Iran weighed Sunday, September 28, how to respond to reimposed United Nations sanctions over its atomic program, with one lawmaker suggesting parliament would consider potentially withdrawing from the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty…
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Iran slams US, Europe as nuclear deal sanctions set to resume
Tehran: Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said that the United States is the main obstacle to reviving the 2015 nuclear deal, as UN sanctions lifted under the pact were set to be reimposed…
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UN Security Council rejects bid to delay Iran nuclear sanctions ahead of deadline
United Nations: The UN Security Council has rejected another last-ditch effort to delay the reimposition of sanctions on Iran over its nuclear program a day before the deadline and after Western countries…
- Middle East
Iran does not seek nuclear weapons, says Prez Pezeshkian at UN
New York: Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian told the UN General Assembly (UNGA) that his country does not seek nuclear weapons. “I hereby declare once more, before this assembly, that Iran has never…
