Tag: Iran
Iran will allow women watch football matches
Iran’s Sports Minister, Masoud Soltanifar, on Thursday, reported that Iranian women will be allowed into stadiums to watch the men’s…
Iran bypasses SWIFT payment system, to dodge US sanctions
Iranian Central Bank (CBI) Head, Abdolnaser Hemmati, on Wednesday said the country is planning to evade American economic sanctions by…
Trump slams new sanctions on Iran
US President Donald Trump said Wednesday that he has instructed Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin to “substantially” increase economic sanctions on…
Saudi Arabia unveils evidence of Iran’s link to attacks
Saudi Arabia said it would show evidence on Wednesday linking regional rival Tehran to an unprecedented attack on its oil…
Saudi UK envoy says Iran behind attacks
Saudi Arabia’s ambassador to London said on Wednesday that Iran was almost certainly behind attacks on Saudi oil facilities. Iran…
America points to southwest Iran as staging post for Saudi attack
The United States believes the attacks that crippled Saudi Arabian oil facilities last weekend originated in southwestern Iran, a U.S.…
Trump says no rush for war with Iran
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday that although it looked like Iran was behind attacks on oil plants in…
Britain not blaming Iran for Saudi attacks
Britain said it is not jumping to conclusions yet like America, that Iran was responsible for the drone attacks on…
Imminent attack on Iran as Trump says US ‘locked and loaded’
Is a US attack on Iran imminent? U.S. President Donald Trump fuelled the speculations when he said on Sunday that…
Ready for war: Iran boasts it can hit American targets 2000km away
Iran said it has always been prepared for a full-fledged war as US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Saturday…
Iran denies US accusations over Saudi drone attacks
Iran dismissed as "pointless" U.S. claims that Tehran was behind drone attacks which hit two of Saudi Arabia's Aramco oil…
Iran accuses US of arresting stem cell scientist Soleimani on flimsy charge
The brother of Iranian stem cell scientist Professor Massoud Soleimani and the minister of science have accused the United States…
Iran blasts European leaders over broken nuclear deal
Iran's atomic agency chief hit out Sunday at European powers, saying their broken promises gave the Islamic republic little choice…
Nuclear deal: Iran fires up advanced centrifuges
Iran’s domestic nuclear agency (AEOI) plans to release details of the third phase of Iran’s withdrawal from the 2015 nuclear…
Iran releases 7 crew members from seized British-flagged oil tanker
Seven crew members on a British-flagged oil tanker that was seized by Iran in July have been released and were…
U.S. showing ‘some flexibility’ on oil sales – Iran
A senior Iranian official said on Saturday the United States had shown flexibility on the licensing of Iranian oil sales…
Nigeria says El-Zakzaky Iranian agent working to enact Islamic revolution
The Federal Government, on Wednesday, accused Sheikh Ibrahim El-Zakzaky, Leader of Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN), of being sponsored by…
Trump ready to meet Iranian leader in weeks
US President Donald Trump said Monday at the G7 summit that he is prepared to meet his Iranian counterpart within…
Trump changes bellicose tone on Iran
US President Donald Trump said Monday that he had agreed to the Iranian foreign minister flying in for a G7…
Iranian women can now watch World Cup qualifier, first time since 1979
Iranian female fans will be allowed entry into the stadium to watch men’s football World Cup qualifying match coming up…
No G7 ‘mandate’ for Iran talks – Macron
French President Emmanuel Macron on Sunday denied that the G7 had given him a “mandate” to hold talks with Iran…
Why Israel bombed Iran’s Quds Force in Syria: IDF
The Israel Defense Forces on Sunday gave additional information about its attack on Iranian Quds Force in Syria, alleging that…
Tension: Israeli fighter jets bomb Iranian forces in Syria
Israeli fighter jets on Saturday struck Iranian forces near Damascus, allegedly planning to launch “killer drones” at targets in Israel,…
Iran seizes ship No. 3
Iran has seized a "foreign vessel" in the Gulf, state media said Sunday, in what would be the third such…
Seized ship: Britain rallies Europe for Gulf Force
Britain on Monday said it was planning a European-led protection force for shipping in the Gulf after Iranian authorities seized…
Photos: Iran dismantles CIA “spying network”
Iran's Intelligence Ministry on Monday announced that it has dismantled a spying network inside the country serving the Central Intelligence…
You are creating instability in the world, Iran tells U.S
Iran again fired at the United States of America, accusing the world leading country of creating instability and insecurity around…
Why Iran seized British tanker Stena Impero
The British-flagged tanker Stena Impero was in an accident with a fishing boat before being detained on Friday, Iran’s Fars…
In tit-for-tat Iran seizes British vessel
In what appears to be a revenge action, Iran's Revolutionary Guards said Friday they had confiscated a British tanker, Stena…
Tension: Iran reneges further on 2015 nuclear deal
In what is seen as a further escalation of tension with the United States, Iran said on Sunday it would…