Tag: Iran
Iran targets Pompeo, current US officials: Blinken
Testifying before a Senate panel, Blinken acknowledged details made public last month in a sensitive State Department report that outlined…
Iran warns it will target Israel’s heart
"If you make slightest move against our nation ... our armed forces destination will be the heart of the Zionist…
Ex-Iranian president Bani-Sadr dies in Paris
In announcing the death, his family said on his website that Bani-Sadr had "defended freedom in the face of new…
Basketball: Team USA crush Iran
Team USA got back on track Wednesday in their quest for a fourth consecutive men's basketball gold medal with a…
Iran’s president-elect Ebrahim Raisi talks tough to Biden
Iran’s President-elect Ebrahim Raisi(also spelt Rayeesi), has declined the opportunity to meet U.S. President Joe Biden.
Iran declares Reza Karimi wanted over nuclear plant sabotage
Iran, on Saturday, declared itst citizen Reza Karimi wanted in connection with a recent explosion and power outage at its…
Reports: Iran scales up uranium enrichment at nuclear plant
Iran begins 60 % uranium enrichment, its highest level ever after an attack, suspected to be by Israel targeted its…
Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani excited over Trump’s departure
President Hassan Rouhani has expressed excitement over the departure of America's President Donald Trump set to make way for President-elect…
Iran slams sanctions on Trump, Pompeo, other US officials
Iran on Tuesday imposed sanctions on outgoing US President Donald Trump, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, and several current and…
Iran tells Interpol to arrest Trump, files red notice
Iran has applied to Interpol for an international arrest warrant for U.S. President Trump in connection with the murder of…
Downed Ukrainian plane: Iran to pay $150,000 to each relative of victims
Iran on Wednesday said it would be prepared to pay compensation to the relatives of those killed when a Ukrainian…
Iran’s nuclear scientist Fakhrizadeh killed by ‘Smart satellite-controlled machine gun’
A top Iranian official has claimed that slain top nuclear scientist, Mohsen Fakhrizadeh was killed last month by a machine…
Iran buries slain nuclear scientist Fakhrizadeh
Iran buried its slain nuclear scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh in a cemetery in northern Tehran on Monday, amid vows to retaliate…
Iran ready to cooperate with Biden – President Rouhani
Iranian President Hassan Rowhani on Wednesday said he was ready to cooperate with U.S. President-elect Joe Biden.
Iran records 459 COVID-19 deaths
Iran’s Health Ministry on Sunday reported that about 459 people died of COVID-19 infections in a day, as the daily…
Iran slates presidential poll for 2021
The Iran’s Interior Ministry on Monday fixed the country’s presidential election for 18 June 2021, amid concerns about the impact…
UN nuclear chief Grossi visits Iran tomorrow
UN Nuclear Chief Rafael Grossi will travel to Tehran, capital of Iran on Monday for high-level talks on inspections at…
Iran battling coronavirus urges Trump lift sanctions
Iranian officials have urged the United States to remove anti-Iran sanctions as the country is struggling amid the outbreak of…
Iran calls Coronavirus ”an unwelcome guest”
Iranian leader Hassan Rouhani called the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) ''an unwelcome guest'' as the pandemic rock the country.
Coronavirus: Xi offers condolences to Italy, Iran, South Korea
Chinese President Xi Jinping has spoken to his Italian, South Korean and Iranian counterparts over the phone to offer his…
COVID-19: Iran to empty streets, check 80 million people
Iran has embarked on its toughest measure yet to combat the outbreak of coronavirus.
Ayatollah Ali Khameini’s adviser contracts coronavirus
A top adviser to Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has been infected with the new coronavirus, the semi-official Tasnim…
Coronavirus: US will hold Iran responsible for any American deaths
The United States on Tuesday called for Iran to release all American prisoners held in the country as the coronavirus…
Coronavirus update: 107 die in Iran
One hundred and seven people have died and 3513 have been infected with coronavirus in Iran, Health Ministry spokesman Kianush…
Coronavirus kills 77 in Iran, 23 lawmakers infected
Iranian Deputy Minister of Health Alireza Raisi said on Tuesday that the total number of people with coronavirus infection has…
Coronavirus kills 210 people in Iran, highest outside China
BBC Persian reported Friday that no fewer than 210 people have died from coronavirus in Iran, in various cities, as…
Coronavirus: Iran cancels Friday sermons, vice-president tests positive
Masoumeh Ebtekar, Iran’s vice president for women and family affairs, has tested positive for coronavirus, CBS reported Thursday, citing Iranian…
Iran’s deputy health minister infected with coronavirus
Iraj Harirchi, Iran's Deputy Health Minister has tested positive for the coronavirus and has been quarantined, ILNA news agency reported…
US Republican senators join Democrats to curb Trump’s war powers
The US Senate voted Thursday to rein in President Donald Trump from attacking Iran, sharply rebuking his foreign policy despite…
Iran arrests officials responsible for shooting down Ukrainian plane
Iran said on Tuesday it had arrested people accused of a role in shooting down a Ukrainian airliner, Iranian judiciary…