Iranian news
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US hits suspected funding ring linking Yemeni rebels and Iran
The United States on Thursday imposed sanctions against a Yemeni network that the US government says is cooperating with Iranian Revolutionary Guards to illegally transfer tens ... -
ANALYSIS: South Korea could avoid some Mexican and Russian crudes if Iran returns to market
Strong points Mexico and Russia have more than doubled their South Korean market share since 2017 Refiners could cut purchases of Mayan, Ural, Middle Arab and ... -
UK shares Saudi concerns over Iranian threats, says UK Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab
British Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab. Image Credit: AP Abu Dhabi: British Foreign Minister Dominic Raab has confirmed his country shares Saudi Arabia’s concerns over Iranian threats, ... -
Iran weighs again on Palestinians’ use against Israel
Iran emerged from the recent war between Israel and Hamas thinking it had accomplished something. It has helped put Palestinian “resistance” back on the map, believe ... -
Norwegian police identify body of child who died crossing the Channel
“It is now certain that the boy who has been found is Artin Irannezhad. He is of Iranian descent and disappeared in a shipwreck in the ... -
Oil pulls back as investors wait for Iran nuclear talks this week
Oil fell after hitting new multi-year highs on Monday, as investors awaited the outcome of this week’s talks between Iran and world powers over a nuclear ... -
Asian Qualifiers – Group C preview: Race resumes as Bahrain, Iraq and IR Iran chase first place | Football | New
Muharraq: The battle for first place in Group C of the Asian qualifiers for the 2022 FIFA World Cup Qatar and 2023 AFC Asian Cup China ... -
Iranian presidential candidates clash over disqualification | Elections News
Tehran, Iran – Seven candidates qualified to run in Iran’s June 18 presidential election clashed in a televised debate, as controversy over the disqualification of other ... -
Iran calls suspension of UN voting rights “unacceptable and totally unjustified”
After the UN suspended Iran’s voting rights in the General Assembly, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif called the decision “totally unacceptable and totally unjustified”. Zarif ... -
Iran’s proxies in Iraq threaten US with more sophisticated weapons
BAGHDAD – The United States grapples with a rapidly evolving threat from Iranian proxies in Iraq after militias specializing in the exploitation of more sophisticated weapons, ... -
US tracks Iranian ships that may be heading for the Atlantic and Venezuela
At the Pentagon and other agencies, officials have said that at present the passage of ships is not a problem, but that they are being watched ... -
The return of Iranian oil prepares the battle for the South Korean market
(Bloomberg) – The likely return of Iranian oil sets in motion what promises to be an aggressive battle to supply a coveted corner of the Asian ... -
Parties to Iran nuclear deal conclude final round of talks in Vienna
The Iranian flag flies in front of the headquarters of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), ahead of a board of governors meeting, amid the coronavirus ... -
Iranian warship set to head to Venezuela’s left port with 7 high-speed missile boats on board
Photo illustration from USNI News. Satellite image © 2021 Maxar Technologies used with permission An Iranian Navy ship believed to be bound for Venezuela left its ... -
Iran says progress has been made in nuclear talks, but key issues remain Politics
DUBAI – Iran and six world powers have made significant progress in talks to revive their 2015 nuclear deal, but important issues still need to be ... -
Politics Still Got a Punch (Line) for Iranian-American Comic California News
By MALAK HARB, Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) – For American-Iranian-American Maz Jobrani, a stand-up show in Dubai marked the first time he has ... -
Iranian tanker, Panamanian ship released after Indonesia trial
AFP This undated photo released by the Indonesian Maritime Safety Agency on Saturday shows crew members of Iranian tanker MT Horse boarding their vessel off the ... -
Concerns mount over young Iranian rapper jailed for singing
The imprisonment of 18-year-old Iranian rapper Sara has fueled further concerns about her condition as she is being held incommunicado in jail for singing as a ... -
Iranian US Army specialist who came to study at Cal State Long Beach becomes US citizen
An Iranian military specialist who studied at California State University, Long Beach, is officially a US citizen. Vahid Afsharzadeh moved to the United States nine years ... -
Oil expected to rise weekly as bullish demand outlook offsets supply fears
Oil prices edged up on Friday, with Brent poised to close at a two-year high, as strong US economic data and expectations of a rebound in ... -
Iranian American family detained in Iran fears they will be left behind again
Namazi’s deep concerns are not unfounded: while American prisoners have been released from Iran three times in the past six years, each time his family members ... -
Iran Khamenei backs exclusion of moderate and conservative candidates from June vote | World news
DUBAI (Reuters) – Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has backed the disqualification by a hard-line watchdog of leading moderate and conservative candidates seeking to run ... -
‘Epic Iran’ exhibits 5,000 years of artifacts at London V&A
From ancient sculptures to contemporary photographs, objects spanning 5,000 years of Iranian art, culture and design are on display this week at the Victoria & Albert ... -
Oil soars as growing demand cope with supply concerns in Iran
Oil prices edged up on Tuesday as growing demand as the northern hemisphere’s summer driving season approaches and the lifting of coronavirus restrictions raised concerns that ... -
Iranian State Television: 7 Approved for June 18 Presidential Election | World news
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) – Iranian state television reported on Tuesday that only seven candidates had been approved by the country’s constitutional watchdog to run for president ... -
Oil surges more than 3% as fears over Iranian exports ease
Business Oil prices rose more than 3% on Monday as an increase in demand fueled by COVID-19 vaccination campaigns gave traders optimism that the market could ... -
Oil prices rise by more than $ 1 as potential talks with Iran hang
Oil prices rose on Monday as a potential problem emerged in the relaunch of the 2015 Iran nuclear deal that could increase oil supply, while Goldman ... -
Iran Says IAEA Access to Images of Nuclear Sites Ended | Middle East News
Tehran’s three-month watchdog deal with the UN nuclear watchdog expires, raising questions about the talks. The speaker of Iran’s parliament said a three-month surveillance deal between ... -
IAEA will not have access to images of Iranian nuclear sites, senior lawmaker says
An Iranian flag flies in front of the headquarters of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in Vienna, Austria, September 9, 2019. REUTERS / Leonhard Foeger ... -
Iran’s emerging electoral boycott reflects growing support for the PMOI
Bandar Anzali – Activities of resistance units and PMOI supporters, calling for a boycott of the regime’s fictitious election – April 10, 2021 The November 2019 ... -
Hamas’s Haniyeh vows to destabilize Jerusalem, thanks Iran for support
Hamas will continue to “defend” Jerusalem, Hamas political bureau chief Ismail Haniyeh said on Friday as he concluded the operation which saw more than 4,500 rockets ... -
Iranian leader urges Muslim states to support Palestinians militarily and financially
People gather at a demonstration to show solidarity with the Palestinian people amid an outbreak of Israeli-Palestinian violence, in Tehran, Iran, on May 19, 2021. Majid ... -
Rare pair of Persian leopards spotted in Pakistan
Baloch said there was no previous record of the creature ever seen in Pakistan. Quetta, Pakistan: A pair of rare Persian leopards first sighted in Pakistan ... -
Biden must halt nuclear talks with Iran
Biden must halt nuclear talks with Iran Joe Biden at an event in Wilmington, Delaware, USA on March 12, 2020 (Reuters) As negotiations between Washington and ... -
Buyer of Jack Dorsey’s first tweet reportedly arrested in Iran
Sina Estavi, the businessman who bought a non-fungible token (NFT) from Twitter founder Jack Dorsey’s first tweet for $ 2.9 million, has been arrested in Iran, ... -
Iran reports 14,319 new COVID-19 cases, 2,765,485 in total – Xinhua English.news.cn
A woman waits to receive the COVID-19 vaccine at a vaccination site in Tehran, Iran on May 17, 2021. Iran reported 14,319 new cases of COVID-19 ... -
Iran: homosexual murder highlights dangers of state-sanctioned abuse against LGBTI people
The gruesome murder of a 20-year-old gay man in Iran has shed new light on how the criminalization of consensual same-sex sexual conduct and gender non-compliance ... -
Main headlines: Airtel back in black in the fourth quarter; India loses gas field in Iran
Bharti Airtel reports profit of Rs 759 cr Telecommunications operator Bharti Airtel on Monday announced consolidated net profit of Rs 759 crore for the January-March quarter ... -
Iranian photographer exhibition opens at 4Most gallery
While on a summer tour of rural Iran, Foad Seyed Mohammadi came across a man with no hands. He saw the man in a bustling bazaar ... -
Iran, Iraq approach landmark agreement to connect rail systems – News
Talks between Iraq and Iran to build a short rail link between the southern port city of Basra and the city of Shalamjah, just across the ... -
India loses Farzad-B gas field discovered by ONGC in Iran
India lost the Farzad-B gas field discovered by ONGC Videsh Ltd in the Persian Gulf on Monday after Iran awarded a contract for the development of ... -
Iran launches most powerful supercomputer, built with black market technology
Developed at Tehran’s Amirkabir University of Technology, the system is 100 times more powerful than previous Iranian supercomputers, the country said. Named after the benevolent Phoenix-like ... -
What does “vote” mean in Iran? | Elections
The next Iranian presidential election, scheduled for June 18, is fast approaching. And once again, Iranians inside and outside their homeland are busy debating whether or ... -
Iran nuclear deal could weaken US efforts to end violence between Israel and Gaza
The United States plans to revive the Iran nuclear deal, which could undermine efforts to end the conflict between Israel and Palestinian militants in Gaza, an ... -
Why is another Saudi-Iranian detente taking place?
A man holding Saudi and Iranian national flags. / Getty A man holding Saudi and Iranian national flags. / Getty Editor’s Note: Guy Burton is Assistant ... -
Earthquake Information: Strong mag. 5.5 – 54 km earthquake southwest of Bojnourd, North Khorasan, Iran, on May 17 at 5:24 a.m. (GMT +4: 30)
Strong magnitude earthquake 5.5 to 10 km deep May 17 01:00 UTC: First to report: GFZ after 6 minutes.May 17 01:00: Magnitude recalculated from 5.2 to ... -
Why Iran is absorbing the blows inflicted by Israel on its militant proxies in Syria
LONDON: Israel has launched hundreds of strikes against Iran and its allied proxies inside Syria since the country’s descent into civil war more than a decade ... -
Israel, Hamas, Iran and Biden
Journal editorial report: Paul Gigot interviews Clifford May on the causes of the conflict. Image: Fatima Shbair / Getty Images As the latest war between Hamas ... -
Iran calls for international action against “apartheid” Israel | Gaza News
Tehran, Iran – Iranian officials have called on the United Nations and other Muslim nations to intervene to prevent “apartheid” Israel from attacking Palestine while a ... -
Iraqis living in fear over Iran-fueled violence
Iraqis living in fear over Iran-fueled violence Mourners react by parading in a funeral procession for Ihab al-Wazni in Karbala. (File / AFP) Death has become ... -
Iran. How transgender people survive an ultra-conservative diet | Middle East | News and Analysis of Events in the Arab World | DW
Before undergoing sex confirmation surgery, Saman Arastoo had thought about all the consequences. By the age of 40, he had built an acting career in Iranian ...