On Tuesday, Germany’s Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) announced that a credit ban has been imposed on Iran’s Bank Sepah for violating the country’s credit law. Previously, the UN, U.S. and EU had sanctioned Bank …
Arab countries will address the Security Council president to clarify Iranian “violations” of a UN Security Council resolution on Tehran’s ballistic missiles programme, The National reports. Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and the UAE condemned Iran’s “aggression” …
Saudi Arabia warned Sunday that it would not stand idly by in the face of Iranian “aggression,” as Bahrain said the Iran-backed Hezbollah movement was “in total control” of Lebanon, NDTV reports. The foreign ministers …
British MPs have a “blind spot” when analyzing Iran’s growing military powers and destabilizing influence through it support for terrorism in the Middle East, a senior Conservative politician has warned. Writing for The Telegraph, Robert …
A commander in Iran’s elite Revolutionary Guards and a lower-ranking Iranian fighter have been killed fighting Islamic State in Syria in recent days, Iranian media reported on Sunday as quoted by Reuters. The Revolutionary Guards, …
Israeli satellite photos published Thursday appear to strengthen a BBC report a week ago that Iran is building a permanent military base in Syria, just 50 kilometers (31 miles) from Israel’s northern border. The ImageSat …
The representative of Canada, introducing draft “ Situation of human rights in Iran L.41”, first expressed condolences to victims of the recent earthquake in Iran, UN website reported. Turning to the draft, she said the scope …
Police forces in Iran’s northern province of Qom seized a large cargo of opium in a single operation on Saturday. In a joint undercover operation with Tehran police, police forces confiscated around 500 kilograms of …
France’s President Emmanuel Macron sought to quell a mounting dispute with Iran, vowing not take sides in a regional conflict between the Shi’ite country and its Sunni rival Saudi Arabia. “We want an Iran that …
The incidence of suicide in is turning into a national disaster and a real crisis in Iran. As highlighted by media reports and comments by state officials, the rate has recently escalated, especially among women …
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