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All posts tagged "Iran"
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41WorldIran releases five Americans in prisoner swap
Five United States nationals whose release was requested by Washington in a wider prisoner exchange deal with Tehran are leaving Iran, US media reported,...
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33WorldIran: Prisoner swap with US possibly today
The Iranian Foreign Ministry’s spokesperson Nasser Kanaani said on Monday that Tehran hopes the prisoner exchange with the United States will occur during the...
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58WorldBorrell confirms EU diplomat held in Iran
High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell confirmed on Tuesday a report that claimed that...
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223WorldIranian filmmaker Ebrahim Golestan dies, aged 100
Famous Iranian filmmaker and author Ebrahim Golestan has died, aged 100. Golestan was known for his multifaceted roles and innovative contributions to...
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228WorldIran announces 2-day public holiday due to severe heat
Iran has announced Wednesday and Thursday this week will be public holidays because of “unprecedented heat”. Many cities in southern Iran have...
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206WorldIran sentences pregnant Kurdish woman to death
Iran has sentenced an ethnic Iranian-Kurdish pregnant woman being held in Urmia Central Prison to death, according to a report by IranWire. Shahla Abdi, from the...
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212World5.8-magnitude earthquake hits Iran
A 5.8 magnitude earthquake struck northwestern Iran on Wednesday, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) reported. The epicentre was close to the...
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232WorldIran executes dual British-Iranian citizen Alireza Akbari
Iran executed Alireza Akbari, a dual citizen of Iran and the United Kingdom, state media reported on Saturday. He was condemned to...
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247WorldSecond protester executed in Iran
Iran has executed a second person detained amid widespread protests in the country, the state Mizan news agency declared on Monday. The...
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214WorldEU countries condemn execution in Iran
Foreign Affairs ministers of France and Germany denounced Iran’s decision to execute Mohsen Shekari on Thursday. The protester was found guilty of causing injuries...
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225WorldIran to disband ‘morality police’
Iran will suspend its “morality police” after three months of nationwide demonstrations, the country’s Prosecutor-General Mohammad Jafar Montazeri declared on Sunday. The...
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225WorldWorld to investigate Iran if lies continue – Zelenksy
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Saturday blasted the Iranian regime for claiming it only provided Russia with a handful of Iranian-made drones prior to...
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509WorldWH to enforce bans on Russia, Iran’s arms trade
White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre underlined on Monday that Washington will continue to enforce sanctions on Russia and Iran’s arms trade,...
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311WorldFrance calls on its nationals to leave Iran as soon as possible
The French Ministry of Foreign Affairs called yesterday Friday, for all French nationals in Iran, to depart this country as soon as...
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293WorldBorrell hopes to revive Iran nuclear deal
High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell voiced his support for the revival of the...
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218WorldIran, EU officials meet in Vienna for nuclear talks
Iran’s nuclear talks negotiator Ali Bagheri Kani (pictured) met today with EU’s representative Enrique Mora in the Austrian capital for a new...
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315WorldIran floods death toll rises to 69
The death toll from floods across Iran climbed to 69, the country’s emergency services said on Sunday. According to Iran’s Crisis Management...
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505WorldGreece protests tankers seizure by Iran
Greece protested on Friday Iran’s seizure of two of its tankers in the Persian Gulf. Athens called the move a “violent seizure”...
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322WorldUS: Nuclear deal with Iran down to few issues
United States Department of State Spokesperson Ned Price remarked at his press conference on Thursday there has been “significant progress” in the...
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501WorldWarplane crashes in Iran’s Tabriz, three killed – report
A warplane crashed in the Northern Iranian city of Tabriz, killing three, including two pilots, the Iranian state TV reported on Monday....
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675Non classéIran detects first Omicron infection
Iranian Health Ministry announced on Sunday the country has identified the first COVID-19 case caused by the Omicron variant. According to state...
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688WorldIran frees seized oil tanker
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) announced on Wednesday that it has freed the Vietnamese-owned oil tanker it seized back in October. Iranian...
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554WorldIran’s foreign minister under quarantine after testing positive for COVID-19
Iran’s Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian tested positive for coronavirus on Monday and is currently under quarantine, the semi-official Tasnim news agency reported....
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483WorldFrance: Iran must return to JCPOA talks immediately
The French Foreign Ministry urged Iran on Thursday to return to the negotiations over the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) “if...
