Iran
Hundreds suffer symptoms in Iran chlorine leak
Middle East
August 13, 2017
Hundreds suffer symptoms in Iran chlorine leak
Iranian state TV is reporting that more than 300 people suffered respiratory and other problems after a chlorine gas leakage…
State TV: Flash floods kill 12 in northwest Iran
Weather
August 12, 2017
State TV: Flash floods kill 12 in northwest Iran
Iranian state TV is reporting that flash floods triggered by heavy rains have killed 12 people in the country’s northeast.…
Tajikistan accuses Iran of involvement in 1990s civil war: TV documentary
Culture
August 9, 2017
Tajikistan accuses Iran of involvement in 1990s civil war: TV documentary
Tajikistan on Wednesday accused Iran of sending assassins and saboteurs into the former Soviet republic in the 1990s, when it…
Iran’s leader names 2 women vice presidents; none in Cabinet
Middle East
August 9, 2017
Iran’s leader names 2 women vice presidents; none in Cabinet
Iran’s president has named two women as vice presidents after proposing a Cabinet that included no women among his ministerial…
Report: Turkey begins building border wall with Iran
Middle East
August 9, 2017
Report: Turkey begins building border wall with Iran
A Turkish media report says Turkey has begun construction of a wall along the country’s frontier with Iran, mimicking the…
Iran’s president proposes same Cabinet for his second term
Middle East
August 8, 2017
Iran’s president proposes same Cabinet for his second term
Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani has proposed Cabinet members for his second term in office, with almost no changes among incumbent…
Iran signs its biggest-ever car deal with France’s Renault
Middle East
August 7, 2017
Iran signs its biggest-ever car deal with France’s Renault
Iran’s official news agency says two Iranian companies have signed the country’s biggest-ever car deal with French multinational automobile manufacturer…
Iran’s Rouhani, embarking on second term, accuses Trump over nuclear deal
Middle East
August 6, 2017
Iran’s Rouhani, embarking on second term, accuses Trump over nuclear deal
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, who was sworn-in for a second term on Saturday, has accused the United States of trying…
Rouhani, embarking on second term in Iran, asks Europe not to side with Trump
Middle East
August 5, 2017
Rouhani, embarking on second term in Iran, asks Europe not to side with Trump
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, who is being sworn-in for a further term on Saturday, has accused the United States of…
Iran reiterates: New US sanctions are breach of nuclear deal
Middle East
August 3, 2017
Iran reiterates: New US sanctions are breach of nuclear deal
Iran is reiterating its allegation that the new US sanctions on Tehran signed by President Donald Trump the previous day…