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Saeed Naqvi | Will the protests compel Iranian regime to begin gradual reforms?

The Iran unrest began in September when 22-year-old Kurdish woman Mahsa Amini died in the morality police’s custody

05 Dec 2022 12:05 AM

Americans will be expelled from Iraq and Syria: Khamenei

Khamenei say America’s actions in Afghanistan, Iraq and Syria had led to them being hated

18 May 2020 11:35 AM

Post Soleimani, West Asia lurches from crisis to crisis

Khamenei was tough and uncompromising in his remarks. He referred to the previous fortnight as "historical days".

22 Jan 2020 7:20 AM

Trump slaps new sanctions against Iran, aims at supreme leader, other officials

Repeating that 'never can Iran have a nuclear weapon,' Trump said it was now up to Tehran to negotiate.

25 Jun 2019 9:10 AM

US slaps fresh Iran sanctions, targets top leaders

Iran, crippled by existing US sanctions that include the blocking of most of its crucial oil exports, sought to play down the US move.

25 Jun 2019 1:58 AM

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2 oil tankers 'attacked' in Oman, reports of blast on one

Iran said its navy had rescued 44 crew members after the two vessels caught fire in 'accidents' off its coast.

13 Jun 2019 5:18 PM

Iran lambaste US after Trump's nuclear weapon comment

The Trump administration was 'hurting the Iranian people and causing tension in the region,' Iran FM Mohammad Javad Zarif wrote on Twitter.

28 May 2019 8:34 AM

US oil sanctions will be given a fitting reply: Iran leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei

Iran's supreme leader called the end of oil sanction waivers by the United States a hostile measure that won't be left without a response.

24 Apr 2019 6:15 PM

After Trump aide's warning, Iran threatens to hit US, Israel targets

US-Iranian war of words has escalated since Donald Trump withdrew Washington from the world powers' nuclear deal with Iran in May.

23 Aug 2018 11:36 AM

West used ‘lizards’ to spy on Iran’s nuke programme: Ayatollah Khameini’s adviser

'The West had often used tourists, scientists and environmentalists to spy on Iran.'

14 Feb 2018 4:29 PM

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Ex-Iranian president Ahmadinejad arrested for inciting unrest

The country has deployed Iraq's Popular Mobilisation Forces and Afghan mercenaries in order to stem the anti-government protests.

08 Jan 2018 10:15 AM

Discontent will not die out in Iran

Tehran, like everyone else, was caught on the hop, and evidently remains uncertain about the gravity of the threat it faces.

04 Jan 2018 2:58 AM

Iran’s supreme leader says ‘enemies’ like Trump behind protests

In a speech carried on state television, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei broke his silence on the protests for the first time.

03 Jan 2018 4:58 PM

Iran replies to pressure from Europe with threats of increasing missile range

Iran has repeatedly said its missile programme is defensive and not negotiable.

26 Nov 2017 5:10 PM

Iranian protesters chant ‘death to America,’ burn US flags

Thousands of Iranians protested in Tehran against Trump’s policies and to mark the anniversary of the 1979 US embassy siege.

04 Nov 2017 5:46 PM

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Iran will react strongly to any wrong move by US on nuclear deal: Ayatollah

Washington extended some sanctions relief for Iran on Thursday under Tehran’s 2015 deal with world powers.

17 Sep 2017 8:14 PM

Iranian drone comes within 1,000 ft of US fighter jets

In a similar encounter Aug 8, the Navy said an Iranian drone came within 100 feet (30 meters) of an F-18 preparing to land on the Nimitz.

15 Aug 2017 11:42 AM

Terrorist Baghdadi is definitely dead: Iran confirms ISIS leader’s demise

Baghdadi has frequently been reported killed or wounded since he declared a caliphate to rule over all Muslims in 2014.

30 Jun 2017 12:30 PM

Iran's Revolutionary Guard strikes Syria for Tehran attacks

On June 7, gunmen and suicide bombers attacked the parliament complex and the shrine of revolutionary leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini.

19 Jun 2017 9:24 AM

Iran leader Khamenei says ISIS twin attacks won’t affect will of people

The assault was the first claimed by the ISIS in Iran, and was the worst terror strike to hit the nation in years.

08 Jun 2017 11:17 AM

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