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GCC countries condemn armed attack on Azerbaijan’s embassy in Iran
Riyadh: The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries “strongly condemned” Friday’s armed attack on Azerbaijan’s embassy in the Iranian capital of Tehran. On Friday morning, January 27, a man armed with a Kalashnikov-style rifle stormed…
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Iranian chess player who contested without hijab refuses to film apology video
Tehran: One of Iran’s top-ranked female chess players, Sara Khadem, who recently competed in an international tournament without wearing a headscarf said she fled to Spain after refusing an order by Tehran…
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Iranian FM condemns deadly attack on Azerbaijani embassy in Tehran
Tehran: The Iranian Foreign Ministry condemned an armed attack on Azerbaijan’s embassy in the Iranian capital Tehran, in which one person was killed and two others injured. The Ministry’s spokesman Nasser Kanaani…
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1 killed in armed attack on Azerbaijan Embassy in Tehran
Tehran: One of the members working in Azerbaijan’s Embassy was killed and two others injured in an armed attack on the embassy in the Iranian capital on Friday morning. Hossein Rahimi, Tehran…
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More than 3,000 Afghan refugees ‘forcefully’ deported by Iran
Kabul: More than 3,000 Afghan refugees have been deported from Iran in a recent move through Islam Qala and Pule Abrishum borders to the country, Khaama Press reported on Thursday. The forceful…
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30 female Iranian prisoners call for end to protester executions
Tehran: Thirty female political prisoners in Evin Prison in Iran on Sunday have signed a petition calling for an end to the execution of protesters in the country, local media reported. The prisoners, including Franco-Iranian…
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Iran’s Parliament Speaker urges stronger cooperation with Russia
Tehran: The Iranian Parliament Speaker has called for expanding cooperation with Russia, as both countries face “cruel” US sanctions. Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf made the remarks during a joint press conference in Tehran…
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Exchange of messages on nuclear deal revival continues: Iran
Tehran: Exchange of messages among different parties to revive a 2015 nuclear deal continues through different channels, the Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman said. The absence of formal negotiations on the revival of…
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Iran sentences mentally ill man to death over alleged Quran burning
Tehran: The Iran’s Revolutionary Court (IRC) has sentenced a mentally ill man to death on charges of apostasy for allegedly burning a holy Quran during the early phase of the protests triggered…
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Pakistan urges Iran to investigate cross-border terrorist attack
Islamabad: Pakistan on Thursday called upon the Iranian authorities to investigate the cross-border terrorist attack in the Panjgur district of Balochistan province and bring the perpetrators to task, local media reported. Pakistan…
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South Korea, Iran summon each other’s envoys over Yoon comment
Seoul: South Korea and Iran have summoned each other’s ambassadors in a diplomatic spat triggered by South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol’s comments describing Iran as the “enemy” of the United Arab…
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Iran: Filmmakers union calls for release of director Jafar Panahi
Tehran: The Iranian filmmakers union demanded their authorities to release the award-winning director, Jafar Panahi, who has been arrested since July 2022. They expressrd concern for his health, local media reported. 62-year-old…
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Iran refuses to hand over the body of Alireza Akbari to his family
Tehran: Iran continues its abhorrent policy towards the Iranian people, as the Iranian authorities refused to hand over the body of an executed British-Iranian citizen Alireza Akbari to his family for burial…
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Iran calls for joint mechanisms to counter unilateral sanctions
Tehran: A top Iranian security official has suggested establishing “joint and synergetic” bodies to counter unilateral sanctions, Iranian Students’ News Agency reported. Making the remarks in a meeting with Igor Levitin, a…
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Iranian American detainee Siamak Namazi begins hunger strike; writes to Biden
An American citizen of Iranian origin, Siamak Namazi, who has been held in Iran for seven years, on Monday began a seven-day hunger strike in Evin prison and appealed to US President…
