Overnight strikes on positions held by Iranian-backed militias and their allies in eastern Syria killed 14 fighters, a war monitor said on Tuesday. It was not immediately clear who carried out the …
How Iran’s Syria project ground to a half over six months
If we look back a little further, local Syrians also reported strikes that ripped apart Iran’s Imam Ali base on March 11 near Albukamal, a major attack on Shayrat airbase in Homs on March 31, and an …
Facebook Says It Dismantles Disinformation Network Tied to Iran’s State Media
Iran’s state broadcaster has used hundreds of fake social media accounts to covertly spread pro-Iranian messaging online since at least 2011, targeting voters in countries including Britain and the …
Iran death toll from new coronavirus outbreak rises by 63 to 6,340: health ministry official
The death toll from the outbreak of new coronavirus in Iran rose by 63 in the past 24 hours to 6,340, Health Ministry spokesman Kianush Jahanpur said in a statement on state TV on Tuesday.
The Latest: Iran’s president talks about virus with Japan PM
The Latest on the coronavirus pandemic. The new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms for most people. For some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause …
Fears rise Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe may be returned to Iran jail
Concern over British-Iranian dual-national after another prisoner ordered back to prison …
29 US soldiers to receive Purple Hearts for traumatic brain injuries from Iran attack on Iraq base
Six Army soldiers who were injured in a ballistic missile attack on an American base in Iraq in January have been awarded Purple Hearts, and 23 others have been approved for the award and will receive …
Coronavirus returns long-banned drive-in movies to Iran
The new coronavirus pandemic has brought back something unseen in Iran since its 1979 Islamic Revolution: a drive-in movie theater. Once decried by revolutionaries …
Iran’s currency is set to get a new name, and lose four zeros
Lawmakers approved a plan to bid farewell to the Iranian rial and welcome the Iranian Toman. But whatever you call it, it likely won’t be worth much.
With Inflation Ravaging Currency, Iran Is Changing Names and Numbers
The rial unit of currency, which has lost much of its value against the dollar, will be replaced by the toman, which the government says will be worth 10,000 rials.