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- Middle East
Netanyahu seeks tough Iran deal terms, warns Gaza war could resume
Jerusalem: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that any potential agreement with Iran must include the removal of nuclear material, a halt to uranium enrichment and restrictions on ballistic missiles, voicing scepticism…
- Middle East
Widespread arrests roil Iran weeks after security forces crushed protests
Tehran: The Iranian security agents came at 2 am, pulling up in a half-dozen cars outside the home of the Nakhii family. They woke up the sleeping sisters, Nyusha and Mona, and…
- Middle East
Iran says US talks can progress if ‘excessive demands’ avoided
Tehran: A senior adviser to Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei said negotiations between Tehran and Washington could advance and protect mutual interests if they are grounded in realism and avoid excessive demands.…
- Middle East
Imprisoned Iranian Nobel winner Narges Mohammadi’s health worsens, husband says
Tehran: The health of Iran’s imprisoned Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi is worsening, in part because of a beating she endured during her arrest two months ago, her husband has told…
- Middle East
Iran’s President apologises over crackdown amid revolution anniversary
Tehran: Iran marked the 47th anniversary of its 1979 Islamic Revolution on Wednesday as the country’s theocracy remains under pressure, both from US President Donald Trump, who suggested sending another aircraft carrier…
- Kashmir
Bring our children back: Parents of Kashmiri students in Iran appeal to Centre
Srinagar: The parents of Kashmiri students currently studying in Iran have appealed to the Centre to bring their children back amid ongoing tensions in the country. Scores of concerned parents gathered at…
- Kashmir
Mehbooba Mufti wants Centre’s intervention for safe return of students from Iran
Srinagar: PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti on Thursday sought the Union government’s intervention for the safe return of students, including Kashmiris, from Iran amid the prevailing tension there. This came a day after…
- World
UK shuts Tehran embassy as tensions soar, diplomats withdrawn
Tehran: The UK has temporarily closed its embassy in Tehran and withdrawn all diplomatic staff, citing a worsening security situation as tensions escalate following Iran’s violent crackdown on protests and mounting speculation…
- Middle East
Iran protests: Amid mounting death toll, India asks citizens to leave
The Indian Embassy in Tehran, on Wednesday, January 14, issued an advisory asking its nationals to leave the Middle Eastern country, which is currently reeling under intense civilian protests and escalating violence.…
- Middle East
General Ahmad Vahidi appointed new deputy commander of Iran’s IRGC
Tehran: Major General Ahmad Vahidi has been appointed as the new Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) by Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, Iranian media reported on…
- Middle East
Iran names new central bank governor amid soaring inflation
Tehran: Iran on Wednesday, December 31, appointed a new governor to the central bank after the former one resigned following a record currency fall against the US dollar that sparked large protests.…
- Middle East
Iran halts uranium enrichment as nuclear sites hit in June attacks
Tehran: Iran’s foreign minister on Sunday, November 16, said that Tehran is no longer enriching uranium at any site in the country. Answering a question from an Associated Press journalist visiting Iran,…
- Middle East
Tehran rejects G7’s anti-Iran claims, calls them ‘baseless and irresponsible’
Tehran: Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei rejected the anti-Tehran claims made in a recent Group of Seven (G7) statement, calling them “baseless and irresponsible.” He made the remarks on Thursday in…
- Middle East
Breaking barriers: Iranian women ride motorbikes in Tehran
Tehran: When Merat Behnam first gathered enough courage to ride her yellow scooter through the gridlocked streets of Iran’s capital to the coffee shop she runs, traffic wasn’t her main worry. She…
- Middle East
Iranian films take centre stage in Hyderabad’s cultural celebration
Hyderabad: The Consulate General of the Islamic Republic of Iran in Hyderabad, in collaboration with Moving Images, organised a three-day Iranian film festival that celebrated contemporary cinema and deepened cultural ties between…
