32 killed, 16 injured after fire breaks out at drug rehabilitation centre in Iran

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 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 […]

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: 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 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 […]