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 […]
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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, […]
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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 […]
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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,” […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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Iran to remove 27 monitoring cameras from nuclear sites: IAEA
Iran has told the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) that it is removing 27 surveillance cameras from its nuclear facilities, the agency said Thursday, warning the move could deal “a fatal blow” to chances of reviving the 2015 Iran nuclear deal. IAEA Director-General Rafael Grossi told a press conference here that […]
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India, Iran reaffirm cooperation on Chabahar Port, key transit hub for Central Asia
India and Iran on Tuesday reaffirmed their commitment to continue their cooperation on the development of the Chabahar Port as a transit hub for the region including Central Asia and said delegates from the two counties will meet soon to address operational aspects of the key port. For India, the […]
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Pakistan-Iran freight train service halts after 5 bogies derail due to dilapidated tracks
The freight train service between Pakistan and Iran remains suspended following the derailment of five bogies of a goods train coming from Zahedan in Iran to the Dalbandin area of Chagai district in Pakistan. According to sources, the cause of the incident was the dilapidated condition of the tracks. Following […]
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Human rights body airs concern over Afghan refugees’ torture in Iran
As blatant human rights violation continues to take place in Iran against the Afghan refugees, Samira Hamidi, Amnesty International’s campaigner, expressed concern over the recent torture and called it inhumane. According to Khaama Press, Samira Hamidi, while speaking to Radio Free Afghanistan, said, “Iran’s border guards force Afghan refugees by […]
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Iran asks Taliban to ensure safety of diplomatic missions in Kabul
Iran has asked the Taliban regime in Afghnaistan to ensure the security of its diplomatic assets in Kabul amid rising protests by the people against deportations of Afghan refugees. In reaction to the protests, the spokesperson of Iran’s Foreign Ministry Saeed khatibzada said, this is the responsibility of the Afghan […]
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Kabul residents protest against forced deportations of Afghans from Iran
Dozens of Kabul residents on Monday protested in front of Iran’s embassy over the reports of abuse against Afghan refugees in Iran, local media reported. The protesters demanded that the Iran government should stop forced deportations of Afghan refugees, TOLOnews reported. The protesters urged the United Nations Human Rights Council […]
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Iran, IAEA agree to settle nuclear issues in boost for Vienna talks
Iran and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) on Saturday agreed on a roadmap to resolve Iran’s nuclear safeguards issues by June, a vital step as talks in Vienna over reviving the 2015 Iran nuclear deal entered the final stage. The IAEA released a joint statement by its Director-General Rafael Grossi and Mohammad Eslami, president of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI), after […]
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Iran condemns mosque attack in Pakistan, says attack aimed at sowing discord
Iran strongly condemned a Friday attack on a mosque in Pakistan’s northwestern city of Peshawar that killed dozens, according to the Foreign Ministry website. Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Saeed Khatibzadeh said the attack was aimed at sowing discord, the official news agency of Iran reported. The Iranian spokesperson also expressed […]
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Afghanistan’s National Resistance Front denies meeting with Taliban in Iran
Afghanistan’s National Resistance Front (NRF) on Monday denied meeting between Taliban’s acting Foreign Minister Amir Khan Motaqi and the head of the NRF in Iran. Spokesperson of NRF Sibghatullah Ahmadi told Hasht-e-Sub (Afghan newspaper) that no meeting between the two has been conducted in Tehran, reported The Khaama Press. Taliban spokesperson Bilal Karimi […]