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Iran launches underground ballistic missiles during exercise
Middle East
July 29, 2020
Iran launches underground ballistic missiles during exercise
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard launched underground ballistic missiles as part of an exercise involving a fake…
Coronavirus returns long-banned drive-in movies to Iran
Middle East
May 5, 2020
Coronavirus returns long-banned drive-in movies to Iran
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — The new coronavirus pandemic has brought back something unseen in Iran since its 1979 Islamic Revolution:…
Iran launches military satellite amid tensions with US
Middle East
April 22, 2020
Iran launches military satellite amid tensions with US
After months of failed attempts, Iran’s Revolutionary Guard has claimed to have launched a military satellite into space. The move…
Iran issues ‘battlefield’ warning as US deploys troops
Middle East
September 22, 2019
Iran issues ‘battlefield’ warning as US deploys troops
Any country that attacks Iran will become the “main battlefield”, the Revolutionary Guards warned Saturday after Washington ordered reinforcements to…
Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe: British-Iranian woman moved to Tehran mental ward
Middle East
July 17, 2019
Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe: British-Iranian woman moved to Tehran mental ward
Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, 40, was transferred from Evin prison to the psychiatric ward at Imam Khomeini hospital, where she is being…
The Latest: Iran’s Guard denies any confrontation in Gulf
Middle East
July 11, 2019
The Latest: Iran’s Guard denies any confrontation in Gulf
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The Latest on the tensions between the United States and Iran (all times local):…
Iran says shot down US drone over its territory
Middle East
June 20, 2019
Iran says shot down US drone over its territory
Iran’s Revolutionary Guard said Thursday it had shot down a US “spy drone” which violated Iranian airspace near the Strait…
US to designate elite Iranian force as terrorist organization
Middle East
April 6, 2019
US to designate elite Iranian force as terrorist organization
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States is expected to designate Iran’s elite Revolutionary Guards Corps a foreign terrorist organization, three…
Back home, Afghan veterans of Syria war seen as Iran’s pawns
Middle East
March 31, 2019
Back home, Afghan veterans of Syria war seen as Iran’s pawns
HERAT, Afghanistan (AP) — An impoverished teenager, Mehdi, joined the wave of Afghans who left their homeland, dreaming of reaching…
Iran condemns Britain for listing ally Hezbollah as ‘terrorist’ group
Middle East
March 2, 2019
Iran condemns Britain for listing ally Hezbollah as ‘terrorist’ group
DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran criticized Britain for its decision to list Hezbollah as a terrorist organization, saying on Saturday it…