Iranian regime closed schools around Tehran Sunday, December 17, and canceled sporting events as thick smog blanketed the capital despite curbs on road traffic and industrial activity. The authorities shuttered primary schools in the province …
A senior official in the Iranian military has issued a statement that his country is able to build large naval ships, as well as aircraft carriers, and in order to do all that is needed …
Iranian state TV has broadcast what it claims is the confession of a Sweden-based Iranian national in jail in Iran, The BBC reports. The 17-minute programme purports to show 46-year-old Ahmadreza Djalali admitting he spied …
High-ranking officials from Iran and Turkey signed an accord for the development of cooperation between the two neighboring countries in various security fields, including efforts to boost border control and counter money laundering. The roadmap …
A Kurdish woman in Iran has been sentenced to receive 50 lashes for participating in street celebrations for the Kurdistan Region independence referendum. Zamaneh Zivia was sentenced to 50 lashes and fined 1.8 million tomans …
“Palestine represents a compass for regional issues, all of which should point toward one enemy, Israel,” Iranian Ambassador to Jordan Mojtaba Ferdosipour said in an interview with Al-Monitor. “Yet, this compass has lost its bearings …
Iran’s Ambassador to the United Nations Gholam Ali Khoshroo rejected as “baseless” U.S. claims that the Islamic Republic has supplied Yemen with missiles, saying the accusations are aimed at covering up the Saudi war crimes …
One of the UK’s top diplomats has caused a stir on a recent trip to Tehran after it appeared the Iranian Foreign Minister had told her to put a headscarf on. Karen Pierce, currently political …
Iranian news is reporting that the country’s Ministry of Energy has canceled 50 planned dams, due to a lack of rainfall. According to Radio Farda, the head of Iran’s meteorological organization has reported that rainfall …
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Wednesday all Muslim nations should work together to defend the rights of Palestinians following Donald Trump’s decision last week to recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, Mehr News reports. Rouhani, attending …
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