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Iran identifies Tajik national as top suspect of Kerman twin blasts
Tehran: Iran’s Ministry of Intelligence has identified Abdollah Tajiki, a Tajik national, as the top suspect in twin blasts in the southern city of Kerman that killed at least 94 people. In…
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Iran arrests eleven suspects over twin blasts
The Iranian security forces have arrested eleven people suspected of involvement in twin blasts that killed at least 89 people during a ceremony commemorating the death of Qassem Soleimani, who was assassinated…
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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,…
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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…
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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…
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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.…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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,…
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Iran rules out possibility of negotiating new nuclear deal
Tehran: Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Nasser Kanaani has said that Tehran “sees no need” for a new deal on its nuclear programme. At a weekly press conference in the Iranian capital Tehran…
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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…
