Iran was among the earliest countries to suffer a major Covid-19 outbreak, and was also one of the first to suffer a resurgence. It drew scrutiny for scenes of pilgrims licking holy shrines, …
Elections provide U.S. and Iran a brief window to lower tensions: think tank
The United States and Iran will have a brief window between their upcoming presidential elections in which to ease dangerous tensions, according to a new report from a Washington think tank that …
Pakistan says mediation between Saudi and Iran going slowly
Pakistan’s U.S.-requested mediation efforts between Gulf rivals Saudi Arabia and Iran have been making slow progress, Prime Minister Imran Khan said on Monday.
Iran has been covering up its coronavirus death toll, according to BBC investigation which say the true figure is almost 3 times higher
Both coronavirus deaths and cases are significantly higher than Iran is publicly reporting, according to government figures seen by the BBC.
Coronavirus: Iran cover-up of deaths revealed by data leak
The government’s own records appear to show almost 42,000 people died with Covid-19 symptoms up to 20 July, versus 14,405 reported by its health ministry. The number of people known to be infected is …
Iran hits hawkish US expert with symbolic sanctions
Iran on Sunday imposed symbolic sanctions on a hawkish former expert with the White House National Security Council, Iranian state media reported. A statement from Iran’s Foreign Ministry said the …
International Flights: Kuwait Resumes Services But Won’t Allow Flights From India, Other Countries | Here’s Why
Some of the banned countries include India, Iran, China, Brazil, Lebanon, Spain, Singapore, Egypt and Sri Lanka.
Iran says it detains leader of California-based exile group
Iran on Saturday said it detained an Iranian-American leader of a little-known California-based militant opposition group for allegedly planning a 2008 attack on a mosque that killed 14 people and …
Ukraine Welcomes ‘Constructive’ First Talks With Iran on Downing of Airliner
Ukraine said on Friday that its first round of talks with Iran about the downing of a Ukrainian airliner shortly after takeoff in Tehran in January had been constructive, and that it was determined …
Three decades on, Iraq and Kuwait still haunted by Saddam’s invasion
Saddam sent his military, already exhausted by an eight-year conflict with Iran, into Kuwait to seize what he dubbed “Iraq’s 19th province.” The two-day operation turned into a seven-month occupation …