Islamic Republic of Iran
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Gulf nation, UN chief condemn blasts that killed dozens in Iran
Gulf countries, Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) and UN chief have strongly condemned the twin blasts in Iran that at least 84 people during a ceremony commemorating the death of Qassem Soleimani,…
- Middle East
8 years on, suspension of Iran-Saudi Arabia flights to continue
Tehran: Iran’s national flag carrier, Iran Air, has suspended plans to resume flights to Saudi Arabia after an eight-year hiatus. The flights intended to transport Umrah pilgrims from Tehran, Mashhad and Isfahan…
- India
Shocked, saddened: India on bombings in Iran’s Kerman city
New Delhi: India on Thursday said it is shocked and saddened over the “terrible” bombings in Iran’s Kerman city, and expressed solidarity with the government and people of the Gulf nation. At…
- Middle East
Iran’s top leader vows ‘tough response’ to ‘terror’ attack
Tehran: Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei has vowed that a “tough response” will be given to those who perpetrated and ordered the deadly “act of terror” in the southeastern city of Kerman.…
- Middle East
Iran: 95 killed in blasts near Qasem Soleimani’s grave
New Delhi: At least 95 people were killed and over 170 others injured on Wednesday in two blasts near the burial ground of Iran’s late commander Qassem Soleimani in the southwestern province…
- Middle East
Iranian oppn leader creates history by attending Israeli Parliament meeting
Tel Aviv: Iranian opposition member Vahid Beheshti has created history by becoming the first leader from the Islamic Republic to address a meeting of the Israeli Knesset, or Parliament. In the historic…
- Middle East
Assassination of Hamas leader by Israel an act of cowardice: Iran FM
Tel Aviv: Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian on Wednesday condemned the death of Saleh al-Arouri, the Hamas deputy chief who was killed in an Israeli strike in Lebanon, and termed it as…
- Middle East
Iran, UK discuss Red Sea tension
Tehran: Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian and his British counterpart David Cameron exchanged views on the rising tension in the Red Sea as well as the conflict in Gaza. In a phone…
- Middle East
Iran executes four saboteurs linked to Israel’s Mossad
Tehran: Iran on Friday said that it has executed four saboteurs linked to Israel’s Mossad intelligence service, media reports said. Also ReadIran executes 17-year-old boy for murder, draws flak “Four members of…
- Middle East
Khamenei leads funeral prayer of Gen Brig Mousavi killed by Israel
Tehran: Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei on Thursday led the prayers at the funeral of Brig Gen Sayyed Razi Mousavi, media reports said. “The Supreme Leader paid tribute to this martyr’s tireless…
- World
US strikes Kataib Hezbollah, other Iran-backed forces in Iraq
US forces launched attacks on three locations in Iraq on Iran-backed forces ‘in retaliation’ to a drone attack that injured three US servicemen in Northern Iraq on Monday. The strikes have been…
- Middle East
Iran, Azerbaijan agree to open transit passage at border
Tehran: Iran and Azerbaijan have agreed to open a new transit passage at their shared border in the near future, Iran’s official news agency IRNA reported Friday. In a phone call with…
- Middle East
Iranian, Omani FMs discuss Gaza conflict over phone
Tehran: Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian and his Omani counterpart Sayyid Badr Hamad al-Busaidi have exchanged views on the latest developments in the Gaza Strip over phone, and discussed the expansion of…
- Middle East
Iran summons German envoy over ‘baseless’ anti-Tehran charges
Tehran: The Iranian Foreign Ministry has summoned the German Ambassador to Tehran, Hans-Udo Muzel, over a “baseless accusation” hurled against Tehran in a German court, the state-run media reported. Majid Nili Ahmadabadi,…
- Middle East
Explosion rocks hydrocarbon refinery in Iran’s Birjan special economic zone
Tehran: A massive explosion has rocked the hydrocarbon refinery in Iran’s Birjand special economic zone, with the fire now engulfing all 18 reservoirs in the refinery, Iran-based IRNA News reported. Rescue teams…
