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Iran to import 9 mn-cubic meter Russian gas daily
Tehran: The Iranian Oil Ministry said the country will soon purchase 9 million cubic meters of gas per day from Russia through Azerbaijan. The Ministry announced the plan in a report on…
- India
In countries like Iran, women are fighting against hijab, Karnataka govt to SC
New Delhi: Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, representing the Karnataka government, on Tuesday told the Supreme Court that even countries like Iran, which are constitutionally Islamic, women are fighting against hijab. Mehta submitted…
- World
Iran to soon import Russian gas daily: Ministry
Tehran: The Iranian Oil Ministry said the country will soon purchase 9 million cubic meters of gas per day from Russia through Azerbaijan. The Ministry announced the plan in a report on…
- Middle East
Mahsa Amini’s custodial death ‘unfortunate’, says Iranian police
Tehran: Iranian police described the death of Mahsa Amini in custody as an “unfortunate accident” that they hope is not repeated, the Iranian Fars news agency reported. 22-year-old Mahsa Amini, fell into a coma…
- Middle East
Iran says ready to swap prisoners with United States
Tehran: Iran renews readiness for prisoners’ exchange with the US, said Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Nasser Kanaani. “We have already announced our readiness to exchange prisoners, and we still have this readiness,”…
- Middle East
Watch: Iranian women remove headscarves in protest at Mahsa Amini’s funeral
Tehran: Several Iranian women on Saturday took off their headscarves as a mark of protest against the mandatory hijab during the funeral of Mahsa Amini, who died after being arrested by the…
- Middle East
Iranian President demands removal of US sanctions for progress in nuclear talks
Tehran: Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi said to make progress in the ongoing nuclear talks, the removal of US sanctions on Iran should be accompanied by guarantees and the resolution of safeguards issues,…
- Middle East
Iranian woman dies after being beaten into coma by cops over ‘improper hijab’
Tehran: A 22-year-old Iranian woman who fell into a coma shortly after being arrested for not complying with the country’s mandatory hijab rules, died on Friday, Iranian media reported. Mahsa Amini who…
- Middle East
Iran remains committed to nuclear negotiations says FM
Tehran: Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian has said that Iran’s position in the negotiations aimed at reviving the 2015 nuclear deal has not been changed. Amir-Abdollahian on Wednesday made the remarks in…
- Middle East
UAE ambassador to Iran resume duties, 6 years after relations severed
Tehran: Saif Mohammed Al Zaabi, the United Arab Emirates’ (UAE) Ambassador to Iran, has resumed duties six years after ties between the two nations downgraded, the Foreign Ministry in Tehran said on…
- Middle East
Iran develops drones to strike Israel’s Tel Aviv, Haifa
Tehran: The commander of Iran’s ground forces said that his country has developed a long-range suicide drone designed to strike Tel Aviv and Haifa in Israel. “We have specially designed this drone…
- Middle East
Iran urges US to prove reliability to rejoin Iranian nuclear deal
Tehran: The United States, in order to rejoin the Iranian nuclear deal, must prove it reliable and show that it abides by the international norms, Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Nasser Kanaani said.…
- Middle East
Iran says European statement on nuclear talks ‘unconstructive’
Tehran: The latest statement by Britain, France and Germany saying they had “serious doubts” about Iran’s intentions to revive a 2015 nuclear deal is “unconstructive” and “in breach of goodwill,” the Iranian…
- Middle East
Iran: Six dead in car-truck collision
Tehran: At least six people were killed in a traffic accident involving a car and a truck in the western Iranian province of Lorestan on Saturday. The accident took place on the…
- Middle East
Iran: 2 activists arrested for promoting homosexuality, human trafficking
Tehran: A court in Iran has sentenced two Iranian women to death on charges of crimes including human trafficking and promoting homosexuality, according to human rights organisation Hengaw. The two LGBTI activists,…
