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Iran warns of ‘decisive’ response to any Israeli threat, unlawful act
Tehran: Iran’s ambassador to the UN, Amir Saeid Iravan, has warned that his country will respond “decisively” to any threat or unlawful act against it by Israel, the media reported. Iravani made…
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Iran summons Australian envoy over FM’s ‘meddlesome’ remarks
Tehran: Iran’s Foreign Ministry summoned the Australian charge d’affaires in Tehran to protest against “meddlesome” remarks by Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong, the media reported. The Australian diplomat was summoned to the…
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Iran arrests Mahsa Amini’s uncle ahead of first death anniversary
Tehran: The Iranian authorities have arrested an uncle of slain Mahsa Amini, whose death in police custody last year sparked the largest Iranian protests in decades, local media reported. Thirty-year-old Safa Aeli…
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Ambassadors of Saudi Arabia, Iran assume post after seven-year hiatus
The ambassadors of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) and the Islamic Republic of Iran have arrived in the two countries to officially assume their duties after a seven-year rupture in ties.…
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Iran sentences 2 women journalists to 3 years for ‘colluding with hostile countries’
Tehran: The Iranian authorities have ordered a three-year prison sentence for two women journalists for ‘colluding with hostile countries’, local media reported. A revolutionary court in Tehran sentenced Negin Bagheri and Elnaz…
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Police seize over 40 illicit weapons in Iranian city
Tehran: Iran’s police have seized 43 illegal weapons in the northeastern city of Mashhad over the past three days, the media reported. The weaponry was confiscated in an operation to ensure public…
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Iran unveils Mohajer-10 drone capable of striking Israel
Tehran: The Islamic Republic of Iran on Tuesday, August 22, unveiled a new drone called ‘Mohajer-10’, resembling the American MQ-9 Reaper drone, IRNA News Agency reported. The new drone was unveiled as…
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Qatar repatriates two Iranian prisoners
Tehran: Two Iranians imprisoned in Qatar have been released and returned to their home country, Iranian Ambassador to Qatar Hamidreza Dehghani said. The two were freed and repatriated to Iran on Monday…
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Iranian director Saeed Roustaee jailed for Cannes screening
Tehran: American-Italian film director Martin Scorsese comes out in support of prominent Iranian director Saeed Roustaee who has been sentenced to six months in prison for the “unauthorised” screening of his movie…
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Iran foreign minister arrives in Saudi Arabia on his first visit
Riyadh: Iran’s Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian arrived in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s capital Riyadh on Thursday, August 17, at the invitation of his Saudi counterpart, Faisal bin Farhan. This is the…
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Iranian Foreign Minister to visit Saudi Arabia soon
Tehran: Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian will pay a visit to Riyadh in the near future at the invitation of his Saudi counterpart, Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kanaani has said. He made…
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8 held for shooting at Shah Cheragh shrine in Iran; OIC condemns attack
A day after the attack on Iran’s Shah Cheragh shrine, which left one person dead and injured eight others, the Iranian authorities on Monday, August 14, arrested eight foreign suspects. The chief…
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Iran condemns IS attack on Syrian military bus
Tehran: Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Nasser Kanaani has strongly condemned the deadly “terrorist” attack by the IS militants on a Syrian military bus in east Syria. Kanaani made the remarks on Saturday…
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Iran moves five Americans from prison to house arrest
Tehran: Five Americans who had been imprisoned in Iran have been now placed under house arrest. The development is the first step in a deal between the United States and Iran that…
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Iran: 90 journalists held since anti-hijab protests began in Sept 2022
Tehran: More than 90 journalists have been arrested or summoned by the Iranian authorities since the protests triggered in September 2022 by the death of Mahsa Amini in custody. “The Support Committee for…
