Nearly 32 people died and 16 injured after a fire broke out at a drug rehabilitation centre in Iran on Friday, Iran’s local media reported. The incident happened in Iran’s Caspian Sea province of Gilan, reported Iran Wire. The injured were taken to hospitals in Langroud city, located about 200 kilometres northwest of Tehran. According to Iran Wire, the first responders were called shortly before […]
Iran seeks more info on 1998 killing of diplomats in Mazar-i-sharif
The Iranian Foreign Ministry in a statement has marked the killing of Iranian diplomats in Afghanistan in 1998 as a “bitter and unforgettable” atrocity, reported The Khaama News Agency on Tuesday. Speaking on its anniversary, the Iranian Foreign Ministry urged Aghanistan’s interim Taliban administration to provide more details of the […]
Iran seizes US-bound oil tanker in Gulf of Oman
Iran on Thursday seized a US-bound oil tanker in the Gulf of Oman, reported Al Jazeera. The waters where the US-bound ship was seized, near the Strait of Hormuz, are a chokepoint for at least a third of the world’s seaborne oil. Masked Iranian navy commandos conducted a helicopter-borne raid to seize a US-bound […]
Iran summons French ambassador over insulting’ cartoons depicting supreme leader Khamenei
Iran on Wednesday summoned France ambassador Nicolas Roche after the French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo published an issue mocking Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei while supporting anti-government protests in Iran, IRNA reported. The French ambassador was informed about the “disrespectful acts” of French journals insulting Muslim sanctities, and religious besides […]
Iran abolishes ‘morality police’ after anti-government protests
Iran has suspended its so-called morality police, which penalized women for not adhering to a stringent dress code, the Iranian prosecutor general said after the anti-hijab protest continued into the third month, triggered by the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini after she was detained by the police force. Iran’s Attorney […]
12 million tons Russian goods to pass via Iran as Moscow, Tehran agrees on transit
Following External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar’s visit to Moscow in November, Russia and Iran have agreed to allow the passing of 12 million tons of Russian goods via Tehran. The goods will be travelling via the International North-South Transport Corridor. The decision has come as a result of the efforts that both Russia and […]
Taliban urges Afghan refugees to refrain from protesting in Iran and Pakistan
Abdul Rahman Rashid, the Taliban’s Deputy Minister of Refugees, urged Afghan refugees to avoid taking part in demonstrations held in Iran and Pakistan. The Taliban representative said in a video message that was released on November 23 that “the demonstrations are their (Iran and Pakistan’s) domestic affairs, their people are demonstrating, do not ruin your […]
Iran anti-hijab protest: 14, 000 arrested in last six weeks, says United Nations
At least 14,000 people have been arrested in Iran over the last six weeks, following the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini, who died on September 16, according to the United Nations. “Over the past six weeks, thousands of men, women and children – by some accounts over 14,000 persons – have been […]
Iran: Violent clashes break out between students and security forces
Iranian students clashed with security forces at universities across Iran on Sunday, according to the country’s activist and human rights groups. Sunday’s violence came as nationwide protests gripped the country despite threats from the country’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard, reported CNN. The Guard’s chief, Hossein Salami had warned young Iranians that […]
Turkish singer Melek Mosso chops off hair to show support to anti-hijab protests in Iran
Turkish singer Melek Mosso has come forward to show support to Iranian women protesting over the death of Mahsa Amini. Mahsa was arrested on September 13 as she was leaving a Tehran metro station with her brother and other relatives. She was arrested for allegedly breaching Iran’s strict rules for […]
Iran: 22-yr-old woman, Mahsa Amini, dies after arrest by ‘Morality Police’
Controversy sparked on social media after a 22-year-old woman, Mahsa Amini, died after slipping into a coma following her detention by Iran’s morality police, a dedicated unit that enforces strict dress codes for women, such as wearing the compulsory headscarf, media reports said. As per Al Jazeera, Mahsa Amini, 22, […]
Iran dismisses US’ allegations in plot to kill John Bolton
The US Justice Department on Wednesday announced the criminal charges against Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps for allegedly trying to assassinate John R Bolton, who served as the national security adviser to former President Donald J Trump. The alleged plot can be the retaliation for the January 2020 US air strike that killed Qasem […]
Iran warns US, allies against making “mistakes” in region
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi warned on Thursday that any “mistakes” committed by the United States and its allies to stoke a regional crisis will receive a “decisive” response from Iran. “Unfortunately, some countries in the region are transiting insecurity and terrorism from the West and the United States to the region,” […]
Iran welcomes reopening of embassies in Tehran, Riyadh
Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian said Sunday evening that Iran welcomes the reopening of the Iranian and Saudi Arabian embassies in Riyadh and Tehran. Iran only seeks to promote the region’s interests, Amir-Abdollahian said here in a meeting with visiting Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi, according to the Iranian Foreign Ministry’s website. He […]
Russian FM in Iran to discuss nuclear talks, bilateral ties
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov arrived in Tehran on Wednesday to discuss with the Iranian side bilateral cooperation and ways to solve the impasse on the Iran nuclear talks, state IRIB TV reported. The IRIB reported that Lavrov, who is on his two-day trip to Iran at the invitation of […]