Ties between the neighbours have been turbulent since the US assassinated the Iranian commander in Iraqi in January.
Iran sends downed Ukrainian passenger jet’s black box to France for analysis
Iran has sent the black box of the Ukrainian passenger jet that its armed forces mistakenly shot down in January to France for reading, an Iranian semi-official news agency said Saturday. Iran …
UN agency: US-sought tanker ‘hijacked’ off UAE now in Iran
A United Nations agency acknowledged Sunday that a U.S.-sought oil tanker “hijacked” off the coast of the United Arab Emirates after allegedly smuggling …
Iran is a threat to Israel: Time to speak up
When it comes to the Iranian threat to Israel, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is not known for being shy about his views – and that’s putting it lightly. Netanyahu famously addressed both houses of …
Rouhani says 25 million Iranians may have been infected with coronavirus
President Hassan Rouhani said on Saturday that some 25 million Iranians may have been infected with coronavirus, as Iran reimposed restrictions in the capital and elsewhere.
Iran’s message to its people: If you revolt, you die
Also in June, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) shut down Iran’s biggest anti-poverty NGO, the Imam Ali Society, and arrested its founding director, Sharmin Meymandi Nejad, citing …
Iran’s rial hits new low on unofficial market; virus, sanctions weigh
The Iranian rial fell to a new low against the U.S. dollar on the unofficial market on Saturday and has now seen its value fall by almost half in 2020 as the economy comes under pressure from the …
Iran Friendly with Uzbekistan Confirmed
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iran Football Federation spokesman Amir Mehdi Alavai said Iran will meet Uzbekistan in a friendly match on September 17. The warm-up match will be held as part of preparation for the …
Rouhani warns 25 million infected as Iran reimposes restrictions
(Reuters) – President Hassan Rouhani said on Saturday that 25 million Iranians have been infected with the coronavirus and that another 35 million were at risk of acquiring it as Iran reimposed …
Iran sends downed Ukrainian plane’s black box to France
A police officer stands guard as debris is seen from an Ukrainian plane which crashed in Shahedshahr, southwest of the capital Tehran, Iran, on Jan. 8, 2020. The black box from the plane has been sent …