Iran

Donald Trump-led United States on Thursday imposed new Iran-linked sanctions on one individual and several entities, including a Chinese "teapot" oil refinery for purchasing and processing Iranian crude oil. This was the fourth round of…
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Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels said on Wednesday they launched another attack against American warships in the Red Sea, their fourth time firing on the carrier group in 72 hours. The Houthis’ military spokesperson said the operation…
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Iran executed at least 975 people last year in a "horrifying escalation" of its use of capital punishment, two human rights groups said on Thursday. Norway-based Iran Human Rights (IHR) and French group Together Against the Death Penalty…
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US president Donald Trump warned on Tuesday that Iran would be “obliterated” if it attempted to assassinate him, saying he had instructed his advisers to take action. Speaking while signing an executive order to impose maximum pressure on…
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Iran has lifted the ban on Meta's messaging platform WhatsApp and Google Play, a first step to scale back internet restrictions, Reuters quoted the Iranian state media on Tuesday. Tehran has some of the strictest internet controls in the…
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A young woman stripped down to her underwear at an Iranian university on Saturday, reportedly in protest against Iran’s strict Islamic dress code, according to social media videos and news reports. The footage, initially posted by Iranian…
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Israel and Iran accused each other Monday of endangering Middle East peace, in a heated exchange at a UN meeting called after Israel attacked Iranian military targets. On Saturday, Israel carried out air strikes on military sites in Iran…
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Israel conducted military airstrikes on Iranian sites early Saturday, stating it was a response to Tehran’s recent attacks on Israel. This marks the latest escalation in tensions between the two heavily armed adversaries. Following the…
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Israel carried out strikes against Iran early Saturday, saying it was responding to missile attacks conducted by Tehran earlier in the month. The military announced the action on the social media platform X: "Right now the Israel Defense…
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Chinese President Xi Jinping pledged to increase ties with Iran during talks with his counterpart Masoud Pezeshkian in Russia, Chinese state news agency Xinhua reported Wednesday. The meeting between the two on the sidelines of a BRICS…
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