Tasnim news agency
Brother of Iran’s president begins prison term: report
Middle East
October 16, 2019
Brother of Iran’s president begins prison term: report
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s semi-official Tasnim news agency is reporting that President Hassan Rouhani’s brother has begun serving a…
For Iran, Iraq’s unrest is plot to undo bilateral ties
Middle East
October 8, 2019
For Iran, Iraq’s unrest is plot to undo bilateral ties
Since they erupted a week ago, deadly protests in Iraq have been tracked closely in Iran where they are seen…
Iran poised for faster centrifuges as nuclear deal collapses
Middle East
September 5, 2019
Iran poised for faster centrifuges as nuclear deal collapses
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran was poised Thursday to begin work on advanced centrifuges that will enrich uranium faster as…
Iran denies commitments in exchange for tanker release
Middle East
August 16, 2019
Iran denies commitments in exchange for tanker release
DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran has made no commitments to gain the release of its tanker from detention in Gibraltar, an…
Iran’s Khamenei backs Yemen’s Houthi movement, calls for dialogue
Middle East
August 14, 2019
Iran’s Khamenei backs Yemen’s Houthi movement, calls for dialogue
DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei pledged on Tuesday Tehran’s continued support for Yemen’s Houthi movement and…
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards publish purported exchange with British warship during British tanker seizure
Middle East
July 29, 2019
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards publish purported exchange with British warship during British tanker seizure
GENEVA (Reuters) – Iran’s elite Revolutionary Guards published footage on Monday purportedly showing the Guards warning off a British warship…
Iran committed to nuclear deal as long as other parties stay committed: Foreign Ministry spokesman
Middle East
July 15, 2019
Iran committed to nuclear deal as long as other parties stay committed: Foreign Ministry spokesman
GENEVA (Reuters) – Iran will stay committed to a landmark 2015 nuclear deal with world powers at the same level…
Flash flooding kills 19, injures more than 100 in southwest Iran
Middle East
March 27, 2019
Flash flooding kills 19, injures more than 100 in southwest Iran
(CNN) — Flash flooding in Iran has killed at least 19 people and injured 119 in the city of Shiraz in…
Iranian Revolutionary Guards commander, another fighter, killed in Syria: Iranian media
Middle East
November 20, 2017
Iranian Revolutionary Guards commander, another fighter, killed in Syria: Iranian media
A commander in Iran’s elite Revolutionary Guards and a lower-ranking Iranian fighter have been killed fighting Islamic State in Syria…