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US, EU powers push IAEA board to order Iran to cooperate urgently: Text
The United States, Britain, France and Germany want the UN nuclear watchdog’s board to pass a resolution calling it “essential and urgent” for Iran to ... Middle East -
Iran imposes one-week COVID-19 lockdown, travel ban amid virus surge
Iran is to impose a one-week lockdown and a ban on road travel amid a fifth COVID-19 surge in the worst-hit country in the Middle East, state ... Coronavirus -
US launches inquiry into Qatar’s alleged finance activities in Iran
The United States’ Department of State has launched an inquiry into an allegation made by the Israeli government stating that Qatar’s royal family ... World News -
Iran hosts Taliban leader as peace talks in Qatar stalled
Iran has hosted the political leader of Afghanistan’s Taliban during the past week, offering Tehran’s own help as a mediator in peace talks between ... World News -
Coronavirus: Iran imposes mandatory quarantine for travelers from Europe
Travelers to Iran from Europe will be required to self-quarantine for two weeks after testing negative for the coronavirus upon arrival, a health ... Coronavirus -
Russia opposed to widening scope of Iran nuclear deal if US rejoin
Russia does not support expanding the Iran nuclear deal to other issues like Tehran’s regional influence should the United States decide to rejoin, ... World News -
Israel waging ‘psychological war,’ says top Iranian official
A top Iranian official Wednesday said arch-foe Israel was waging a “psychological war” after the Israeli army said new “offensive options” were being ... Middle East -
Will block short-notice IAEA inspections of nuclear facilities, warns Iran official
Iran threatened on Tuesday to block short-notice inspections of its nuclear facilities by the United Nations atomic agency as it presses Washington to ... Middle East -
Moscow says Washington must first return to nuclear deal for Iran to comply
Russia said Tuesday that the United States must lift sanctions against Tehran and comply with the Iran nuclear deal as a condition for the Islamic ... Middle East -
Iran asks Indonesia for details on seizure of tanker accused of illegal oil transfer
Iran has asked Indonesia to provide details about the seizure of an Iranian-flagged vessel, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh said ... Middle East -
Indonesia says it has seized Iranian and Panamanian oil tankers
Indonesian authorities said that they seized an Iranian tanker and Panamanian tanker suspected of carrying out the illegal transfer of oil in their ... World News -
Seven UN member states, including Iran, lose right to vote over unpaid dues
Seven countries including Iran have lost their right to vote in the UN General Assembly because of unpaid dues, Secretary General Antonio Guterres ... World News -
Belgian court postpones verdict in Iranian diplomat case
A Belgian court on Saturday postponed until next month the verdict in the trial of an Iranian diplomat accused of plotting to bomb an exiled ... Middle East -
Iran test-fires ballistic missiles on targets in the Indian Ocean
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards test-fired ballistic missiles against targets in the Indian Ocean as they wrapped up a two-day exercise, their official ... Middle East -
Iran seeks sanctions ‘snapback’ removed in any new nuclear talks with world powers
Iran demands the removal of the so-called snapback mechanism in its nuclear accord, which could revive all UN sanctions against Tehran, in the event ... Middle East -
Iran tells South Korea not to politicize seized vessel, demands release of funds
Iran said on Sunday that South Korea should avoid politicizing the seizure of its vessel by Iranian Revolutionary Guards in the Arabian Gulf, Iranian ... Middle East -
France calls on Iran to release South Korean-flagged tanker
France on Wednesday condemned Iran’s seizure of a South Korean tanker in strategic Gulf waters and called for the vessel’s immediate release.“This ... Middle East -
Iran vows to deliver ‘decisive response’ to any Israeli move against it
Iran said on Tuesday it would deliver a “decisive response” to any Israeli move against it, after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel would ... Middle East -
Iran allocates $150,000 for families of each victim of downed Ukraine plane
Iran’s cabinet on Wednesday allocated $150,000 for the families of each of the 176 victims of a Ukrainian plane downed in Iranian airspace in January, ... Middle East -
Alarm over health of German woman held in Iran since October
The daughter of a German-Iranian woman held in Iran since October warned on Tuesday that her mother’s health is deteriorating and called for her ... Middle East -
Coronavirus: Iran launches trial of own COVID-19 vaccine, reports state TV
Iran launched Tuesday the first phase of a clinical trial of a vaccine developed in the Islamic Republic, the region’s country hardest hit by the ... Coronavirus -
Gaza militant groups fire rockets into the sea in first joint exercise
An array of Palestinian militant groups launched rockets into the Mediterranean Sea off the Gaza Strip on Tuesday at the start of what they called ... Middle East -
Coronavirus: Iran reports lowest daily deaths from COVID-19 in more than three months
Iran reported 119 deaths from the new coronavirus on Sunday, the lowest daily fatalities in more than three months, the health ministry said.Ministry ... Coronavirus -
At least eight climbers killed in Iran, several more missing after heavy snowfall
At least eight climbers have died and several more are missing in mountains north of Iran’s capital Tehran after heavy snowfall and a blizzard, state ... Middle East -
Coronavirus: Iran’s Rouhani says US wants vaccine payments to go via its banks
President Hassan Rouhani said Saturday that Washington was demanding Iranian transactions for novel coronavirus vaccines pass through US banks, and ... Coronavirus -
Coronavirus: Iran extends traffic curfew to 330 cities to sustain COVID-19 decline
Iran has extended a night-time traffic curfew to 330 lower-risk cities in an effort to sustain a recent fall in the number of new coronavirus ... Coronavirus -
Ex-VP to Iran’s Rouhani for women’s affairs says she will appeal jail sentence
A former vice-president to Iran’s Hassan Rouhani says she intends to appeal a prison sentence handed to her on Saturday, the ISNA news agency ... Middle East -
Coronavirus: Iran’s COVID-19 deaths surpass 50,000
Iran’s total death toll from coronavirus surpassed 50,000 on Saturday with 321 new fatalities recorded in the past 24 hours, the health ministry said, ... Coronavirus -
Kuwait foreign ministry condemns killing of Iranian nuclear scientist
Kuwait’s foreign ministry on Friday condemned the assassination of Iran’s top nuclear scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, according to the state news agency ... Middle East -
Coronavirus: Iran health ministry reports slowing of COVID-19 infections
Iran’s Health Ministry on Saturday reported a slowdown in coronavirus infections, saying that 89 of 160 cities were out of the designated high risk ... Coronavirus