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Iran arrests individuals for ‘fomenting unrest’
Tehran: Iran has arrested a group of individuals who sought to “foment unrest” in the country by planning nationwide strikes and bringing up again the “fake” student poisonings, state media reported. The…
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2 Iranian actresses charged for not wearing headscarf in public
Tehran: The Iranian police have filed charges against two prominent actresses for appearing in public without the obligatory headscarf in the Islamic Republic, Tasnim News Agency reported on Tuesday. Iranian police announced…
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Iran to launch six satellites by March 2024
Tehran: Iranian Deputy Defence Minister Amir Rastegari announced that the country is preparing six satellites to be launched by March 2024. Rastegari made the remarks in an interview with the semi-official Tasnim…
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Iran says Blinken’s anti-Iran remarks aimed at selling US weapons
Tehran: The Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman rebuked the remarks by the US Secretary of State about Tehran’s military programme, saying they are “aimed at marketing American weapons”. Nasser Kanaani on Sunday made…
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Iran: More schoolgirls taken to hospital after poisoning
Tehran: Gas and chemical attacks in Iran targeting mostly girls’ schools continued on Wednesday in several cities, including Tehran, VOA’s Persian service reported. Dozens of students were hospitalized. According to the reports…
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Three killed in flash floods in Iran
Tehran: At least three people were killed in flash floods in western Iran over the past 24 hours, Iranian Students’ News Agency (ISNA) reported. The victims were from the provinces of West…
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Iranian delegation arrives in Saudi Arabia to reopen embassy in Riyadh
Riyadh: An Iranian delegation arrived on Wednesday, in the Saudi capital, Riyadh, as part of a plan to reopen Tehran’s embassy and diplomatic missions in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Iranian Foreign…
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Iran appoints new Ambassador to UAE after 8 years
Tehran: Iran has appointed an Ambassador to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) after eight years of having no envoy in the country amid an improvement of relations between the two Arab nations.…
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Iran welcomes GCC support for Tehran-Riyadh detente
Tehran: The Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kanaani has welcomed the support voiced in a statement by the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) for the detente between Tehran and Riyadh. Kanaani made the…
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Iran sentences two people to death over Shiraz shrine attack
Tehran: The Iranian court has sentenced two people to death in connection with an attack on a shrine in the southern city of Shiraz in October 2022, which claimed the lives of…
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Child detainees in Iran suffer sexual violence, electric shocks: Amnesty
Tehran: Citing a report by rights group Amnesty International, CNN reported that child detainees in Iran face severe torture and sexual violence, flogging and electric shocks by authorities in the country. The…
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Iran says ‘good’ diplomatic moves underway to normalise ties with Bahrain
Tehran: The Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Nasser Kanaani has said that “good” diplomatic moves are being made toward the normalisation of Iran’s relations with Bahrain. He made the remarks on Tuesday in…
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Iran unveils final prototype of indigenous jet trainer
Tehran: Iran has unveiled the final prototype of a jet trainer that can help pilots learn tactics and techniques of air and air-to-surface combats, state media reported. Dubbed Yasin, the aircraft can…
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Iran arrest over 100 for suspected poisonings of schoolgirls
Tehran: Iran’s Interior Ministry has said that more than 100 people in 11 provinces have been arrested on charges of involvement in the recent incidents of student poisoning at the country’s schools.…
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Iran announces first arrests over poisoning of schoolgirls, more to follow
Tehran: The Iranian Ministry of Interior announced that many arrests have been made regarding the poisoning of female school students during the last months, Iranian media reported on Tuesday. “We have arrested…
