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Iran not properly conducting investigation into airliner crash: Report
Iran is not conducting its probe into the downing of a civilian airliner in January properly and many questions remain unanswered, an independent ... Middle East -
Sweden says Iran has denied access to detained dissident Habib Chaab
Sweden said Tuesday it had not been granted consular access to a Swedish-Iranian dissident who is detained in Iran after disappearing during a visit ... Middle East -
US designates Iran-backed Bahrain-based group as global terror organization
The US designated an Iran-backed extremist group based in Bahrain as a terrorist organization on Tuesday, citing its threat to US national security ... Gulf -
Iran to ban dual-nationals, Green Card holders from running for presidency
Iran’s parliament passed a measure on Tuesday to ban dual nationals and holders of foreign residency from running in presidential elections, after ... Middle East -
Iran’s execution of Zam ‘barbaric,’ nuclear deal would enrich ‘evil’ regime: Rubio
US Senator Marco Rubio condemned on Tuesday Iran’s "barbaric" execution of prominent dissident journalist Rouhallah Zam.For all the latest headlines ... Middle East -
Iranian sentenced to six months in prison for organizing mixed-gender concerts
Kamyar Sheykh’s dream was to start an independent record label to support musicians in his native Iran. The dream began to take shape in 2014, ... Features -
US official: No Iran deal without freeing detained US citizens
No agreement should ever be struck with Iran without its freeing all unjustly detained US citizens, a senior US official said on Monday as Washington ... Middle East -
Iran says it can move beyond dispute with Turkey after Erdogan poem
Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani said on Monday that Tehran could move past a diplomatic quarrel with Turkey over a poem recited by President Tayyip ... Middle East -
US imposes new Iran sanctions on two officials linked to Ministry of Intelligence
The United States on Monday imposed Iran-related sanctions on two individuals, according to the Treasury Department's website, increasing pressure on ... Middle East -
US blames 2 Iranian intelligence officers for death of ex-FBI agent Levinson
The Trump administration for the first time on Monday formally blamed Iran for the presumed death of retired FBI agent Robert Levinson, publicly ... Middle East -
Biden knows that Iran’s missile program is non-negotiable, says Rouhani
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Monday that Tehran’s missile program was non-negotiable and that US President-Elect Joe Biden is “well aware ... Middle East -
Biden's incoming national security aide condemns Iran’s execution of journalist
Iran’s execution of dissident journalist Ruhollah Zam is a “horrifying human rights violation,” US President-elect Joe Biden's incoming national ... Middle East -
Iran jails British-Iranian researcher for 9 years for ‘subversive’ research work
A court in Iran has handed a nine-year jail sentence to British-Iranian anthropologist Kameel Ahmady, after convicting him of conducting “subversive” ... Middle East -
Turkey confirms Iran’s kidnapping of former ASMLA leader Habib Chaab on its soil
Iran drugged opposition leader Habib Chaab in Istanbul where he was then smuggled back to Iran, the American Washington Post newspaper quoted a ... Middle East -
Iranian-Turkish discord will not escalate into a clash
Early signs of discord between Turkey and Iran are looming on the horizon even though the two countries are allies in their aspirations to spread ... In Translation -
WSJ, Bloomberg staff under fire for speaking at Iran forum after reporter’s killing
Calls to boycott a business conference in Iran have intensified after Tehran executed dissident journalist Ruhollah Zam last week.Journalists from ... Digital -
Iran sentences two women’s rights activists to total of 15 years in prison
Iran has sentenced two women’s rights activists to a total of 15 years in prison, Iranian media reported.A court in Tehran charged Hoda Amid and ... Middle East -
Iran summons German, French ambassador over EU criticism of journalist execution
Iran on Sunday summoned the envoys of Germany, current holder of the European Union’s rotating presidency, and of France over criticism of the ... Middle East -
French Foreign Ministry: Execution of Iranian journalist is a barbaric act
France reacted with anger on Saturday to Iran’s execution of a Paris-based dissident journalist, which it said ran counter to Tehran’s international ... World News -
Executed Iranian journalist Zam falsely promised release, not given execution notice
Executed Iranian journalist Ruhollah Zam was falsely promised release in a prisoner exchange by Iran’s authorities, who also gave him no notice of his ... Middle East -
Reporters Without Borders condemns Iran’s execution of journalist Ruhollah Zam
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) voiced “outrage” at Iran’s execution of prominent journalist Ruhollah Zam on Saturday.“RSF is outraged at this new ... Digital -
Iran executes dissident journalist Ruhollah Zam: Iranian media
Iranian dissident journalist Ruhollah Zam, who Iran convicted of fomenting violence during the 2017 anti-government protests, was executed on Saturday ... Middle East -
Iran court hands ‘Zombie Angelina Jolie’ Sahar Tabar 10 years in jail
A court in Iran has reportedly handed Sahar Tabar, an Iranian girl who posted distorted pictures of herself to resemble a zombie-like Angelina Jolie, ... Middle East -
Iran security forces arrest two female Iranian Arab civil activists: Rights group
Security forces in southwest Iran arrested two Iranian Arab civil activists on Wednesday on unknown charges, a rights group reported. Security forces ... Middle East -
US B-52H bombers fly over Middle East in mission to deter Iran
In a new show of military might, two American bomber aircraft took off from the United States and flew over a swath of the Middle East on Thursday, ... Middle East -
Arab Coalition destroys two bomb-laden boats belonging to Iran-backed Houthis
The Arab Coalition supporting the Yemeni government intercepted and destroyed a bomb-laden boat belonging to the Iran-backed Houthi militia, which was ... Gulf -
China-Iran relations a threat to ‘free world,’ says US State Dept official
A US State Department official has warned that warming China-Iran relations pose a threat to the “free world” as China works to expand its presence in ... World News -
Anti-tank missile in Libya looks like Iran-produced ‘Dehlavieh’ weapon: UN
A United Nations analysis of photos of four anti-tank guided missiles in Libya found that one “had characteristics consistent with the ... North Africa -
Persons involved in killing of Iranian nuclear scientist arrested, official says
Iran has arrested some of those involved in last month’s assassination of the country’s top nuclear scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, an Iranian official ... Middle East -
Israel flag, banner thanking Mossad raised in Tehran
Images of an Israeli flag accompanied by a banner thanking Israel’s foreign intelligence service Mossad in the Iranian capital Tehran went viral on ... Middle East