Tag: Iran
If Saudis end “friendship” with Israel, relations will be restored – Rouhani
President Hassan Rouhani has said Iran is ready to restore its relations with Saudi Arabia if the kingdom end its…
Islamic State end has come – Iranian president
President Hassan Rouhani of Iran on Tuesday declared the end of Islamic State in an address broadcast live on state…
Iran declares day of mourning for quake victims
Iran has declared Tuesday a day of mourning for the more than 400 people, who died after a powerful earthquake…
More than 130 killed as strong earthquake hits Iraq and Iran
More than 120 people were killed in Iran and at least several others in Iraq when a powerful magnitude 7.3…
Saudis accuse Iran of ‘direct aggression’ over Yemen missile
Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has accused Iran of an act of "direct military aggression" by supplying missiles…
Trump to reveal tough new Iran strategy
US President Donald Trump is expected to set out a more confrontational strategy towards Iran, accusing it of pursuing "death…
Travel ban will breed more terrorism – Iran
Iran on Tuesday accused U.S. President Donald Trump of fanning the flames of terrorism with his travel ban on the…
Turkey to build wall on border with Iran
Turkey is planning to build a wall along the Turkish-Iranian border as part of measures against the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’…
35 Die In Mine Blast
The death toll in a coal mine explosion in northern Iran rose to 35 on Thursday, the country’s labour minister…
Former Iranian president Rafsanjani dies aged 82
Former Iranian president Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani died Sunday in Tehran at the age of 82, Iranian state media reports said.…
2 missing, 6 rescued in Iran helicopter crash
The head of Rescue Organisation of Iran’s Red Crescent Society on Tuesday said two people on board a rescue helicopter…
20 terrorists executed in Iran
Iranian government has executed a group of 20 terrorist Sunni prisoners for ‘committing several murders and undermining national security. Prosecutor…
Iran pilgrims to miss hajj 2016
Iranian culture minister on Thursday said Iran has failed to reach an agreement with Saudi Arabia on arrangements for its…
International sanctions lifted after Iran agrees nuclear deal
The historic nuclear accord between Iran and major powers entered into force Saturday as the UN confirmed that Tehran has…
We have used all channels to warn Nigeria over Shi’ite leader – Iran
Iran says it is using all diplomatic channels to pursue the release of a prominent Shia Muslim cleric Sheikh Ibrahim…
Fresh crisis in muslim world as Iran and Saudis sever relations
(AFP)Saudi Arabia broke off diplomatic ties with Iran on Sunday after protesters ransacked its embassy in Tehran to protest the…
Iranians protest killing of Shi’ites, demand release of Zakzaky
Thousands of Iranians have taken to the streets of Tehran to condemn the killings of hundreds of Shiite Muslims in…
Boko Haram is most ruthless terrorist group, has killed more than ISIS in Syria, Iran
The jihadi group Boko Haram have been revealed as the most brutal terror organisation last year, killing more people than…
In three months, IS carries out 1,000 attacks, kills 3,000
AFP – A major increase in violence by the Islamic State group saw over 1,000 attacks and nearly 3,000 deaths…
Buhari lauds Iran, says Nigeria will support nuclear technology
President Muhammadu Buhari has said that Nigeria, under his leadership, will continue to support the use of nuclear technology for…
Washington Post journalist faces spy trial in Iran
A Washington Post reporter detained in Iran will be tried for espionage and collaborating with “hostile governments”, his lawyer told…
Queiroz stopped from leaving Iran over tax
Iran’s outgoing coach Carlos Queiroz was stopped from flying out of the country Saturday over tax matters, media reports said,…
Iranian woman, 20, marries 10 men under 2 years
A young Iranian woman accused of marrying — and divorcing — 10 men in less than two years under an…
Republicans warn Obama against weak Iran agreement
Senate Republicans called Thursday for US President Barack Obama to submit any text of an agreement with Iran to Congress…
Three Iranian police commanders killed in plane crash
Three Iranian police commanders who were heading south to investigate rebel attacks on security forces have died in a plane…
Jailed British-Iranian woman begins hunger strike
A British-Iranian woman imprisoned in Tehran after trying to attend a men’s volleyball match has gone on hunger strike to…
Two Iranians nabbed in Kenya as illegal migrants
Kenyan police said on Monday that two Iranians arrested in Nairobi last week carrying fake Israeli passports are being treated…
Iran rejected US request for cooperation against IS
Iran rejected a US request for cooperation against the jihadist Islamic State group early in its advance in Iraq and…
Iran accuses US of violating sovereignty in anti-IS fight
The secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council accused the United States on Saturday of violating the sovereignty of nations…
69% of youths online illegally
More than two thirds of young Iranian Internet users are using illegal software to reach websites that are officially banned,…