Iran executes opposition figure Ruhollah Zam
TEHRAN: Iran on Saturday executed Ruhollah Zam, a former opposition figure who had lived in exile in France and was implicated in anti-government protests, state television said. The broadcaster said…
Tehran swaps jailed Australian academic for 3 Iranians
TEHRAN: Iran has released Australian-British academic Kylie Moore-Gilbert, who was serving a 10-year prison sentence for spying, state television in the Islamic republic reported Wednesday, in exchange for three Iranians.…
Iraq’s pro-Iran factions see smoother sailing with Biden at helm
BAGHDAD: Iraq's pro-Tehran factions have welcomed Joe Biden's election as US president, alarming officials and activists in Baghdad who fear a US-Iran deescalation could empower hardliners in their own country.…
Iran summons French envoy over Prophet cartoons
TEHRAN: Iran has summoned a senior French envoy, the charge'd affaires, to protest Paris' defense of the publication of cartoons depicting the Prophet Mohammad, the foreign ministry in Tehran said.…
Covid-19 claims over 10,000 lives in Iraq
BAGHDAD: Iraq's health ministry said Wednesday that more than 10,000 people have died from Covid-19 in the country whose threadbare health sector has been battered by the virus. Iraq has…
US sanctions ‘ruining lives’, Iran tells UN court
THE HAGUE: Iran urged the UN's top court on Wednesday to hear its bid to overturn US nuclear sanctions, saying they were destroying the Iranian economy and "ruining millions of…
New school year begins in Iran amid concerns, criticism
TEHRAN: The school year in Iran began on Saturday after a near six-month shutdown due to the novel coronavirus pandemic, with parents voicing concerns despite authorities pledging to enforce health…
Macron to hold top-level talks in Baghdad Wednesday: Iraq officials
BAGHDAD: French President Emmanuel Macron will make his first official trip to Iraq on Wednesday, government sources in Baghdad told AFP, to signal solidarity with the crisis-hit country. The one-day…
UN blocks US bid to trigger ‘snapback’ sanctions on Iran
UNITED NATIONS:The United Nations on Tuesday blocked a controversial bid by the US to reimpose international sanctions on Iran, with the Security Council saying it could not proceed with the…
Iran’s Rouhani offers aid to Lebanon after Beirut blast
TEHRAN: Iran's President Hassan Rouhani on Wednesday offered condolences and medical support to Lebanon after a huge blast at Beirut port devastated entire neighbourhoods of the city. Tehran "is ready…
Iran says damage at nuclear site ‘significant’
TEHRAN: An accident at a nuclear complex in Iran caused significant damage and could slow the production of centrifuges used to enrich uranium, the country's atomic energy spokesman said. The…
Iran’s Rouhani says UN watchdog risks losing independence
TEHRAN: Iran's president warned Wednesday that the UN nuclear watchdog risks losing its independence after it adopted a resolution urging access to two sites alleged to have hosted past nuclear…
Iran says scientist back home from US after prisoner swap
TEHRAN: An Iranian scientist returned home Monday after his release from a US jail in what the Islamic republic said was a prisoner exchange it hopes can be repeated between…
President Hassan Rouhani rejects talks says Iran faces US ‘economic war’
US ready to lift sanctions in exchange of talks on 2015 nuclear deal: Rouhani
TEHRAN: European leaders at a United Nations' summit in the US said Washington was ready to lift sanctions in exchange for talks on a 2015 nuclear deal, claimed Hassan Rouhani,…
Aramco attack: US sending more troops to Gulf, says Trump
WASHINGTON: The United States announced Friday that it was sending military reinforcements to the Gulf region following attacks on Saudi oil facilities that it attributes to Iran, just hours after…
US talks meaningless unless sanctions are in place: Rouhani
TEHRAN: Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has said that negotiations with the United States would be meaningless as long as sanctions would be in place. "As Iran's government, parliament and people…
Rouhani says Iran ‘always ready to resist’ maximum pressure by the US
TEHRAN: Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has said that the United States would fail with its "warmongering" because the Islamic Republic was always ready to resist maximum pressure by the enemy…
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Rouhani says Iran favours talks but US must lift sanctions
TEHRAN: Iran's President Hassan Rouhani said on Tuesday that Tehran favours talks with Washington but the United States must first lift sanctions it imposed on the Islamic republic. "The Islamic…
Iran seals military deal with Russia
TEHRAN: Iran's Navy Commander Hossein Khanzadi on Tuesday said that Iranian and Russian armed forces have signed a "classified" deal to expand cooperation through a series of projects including military…
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Russia tells Iran ‘not to give in to emotions’ in nuclear standoff
MOSCOW: Russia on Tuesday urged Iran not to give in to emotion and abide by nuclear agreements, a day after Tehran said it had breached limits under a 2015 nuclear…
British Iranian ends 15 day hunger strike in Tehran jail
British-Iranian ends 15-day hunger strike in Tehran jail
LONDON: A British-Iranian mother jailed in Tehran since 2016 on sedition charges she denies has ended her hunger strike after 15 days, her husband said Saturday. Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe's husband, Richard…
Iran says US sanctions rupture path to diplomacy
Iran says US sanctions rupture ‘path to diplomacy’
TEHRAN: US sanctions against Iranian leaders represent the "permanent closure" of the path to diplomacy with Washington, Iran's foreign ministry said on Tuesday. "Imposing fruitless sanctions against Iran's supreme leader…
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No enemy cyber attack on Iran has been successful: Tehran
TEHRAN: Iran said Monday that no cyber attack against the Islamic republic has ever succeeded, after American media reported the US launched one last week amid a standoff between the…
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Trump nominates Mark Esper as Secretary of Defense: White House
WASHINGTON: Donald Trump has nominated Mark Esper to be the US Secretary of Defense, the White House said late Friday, as Washington navigates a spike in tensions with Iran. The…