Iran executes former official Alireza Akbari over episonage charges
Jan 15, 2023, at 12:39 am
Tehran: Former Iranian deputy defense minister Alireza Akbari was executed on charges of "espionage against the country," the Mizan news agency of the Iranian judiciary reported on Saturday.
Amid escalating fighting, Turkey, Pakistan, Iran shut consulates in northern Afghanistan
Jul 05, 2021, at 12:23 am
Amid the deteriorating security situation in northern Afghanistan, Iran, Turkey and Pakistan have closed their respective consulate offices in Mazar-e-Sharif, the provincial center of Balkh, local media reports said. India had closed its consulate in Mazar last year.
Iran-Turkey bilateral trade declines by 70 pct in 3 months
May 02, 2020, at 05:25 pm
Tehran/Xinhua/UNI: Iran's trade with Turkey reached 645.44 million U.S. dollars in value during the first three months of the current year, Financial Tribune daily reported on Saturday.
Enable Iran to fight pandemic, end sanctions: China to US
Mar 24, 2020, at 07:10 pm
Beijing/UNI: Chinese envoy to the United Nations Zhang Jun on Tuesday urged US to end sanctions it has imposed on Iran so as to enable them to fight the coronavirus pandemic.
Iran reports 127 more deaths in single day, death toll touches 1812
Mar 23, 2020, at 05:07 pm
Tehran/UNI: Iran on Monday confirmed 127 fresh deaths in the past 24 hours, taking the toll to 1812 due to the outbreak of Novel Coronavirus, a senior official said.
Iran's coronavirus death toll mounts to 237
Mar 09, 2020, at 08:07 pm
Tehran/UNI: The death toll from the deadly coronavirus in Iran rose to 238 on Monday while the number of confirmed cases has exceeded 7,000.
Russia suspends Iranian citizens entry, visa issuance amid coronavirus outbreak: decree
Feb 28, 2020, at 07:32 pm
Moscow/Sputnik: The Russian government requested on Friday suspension of entry for Iranian citizens to prevent the spreading of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), also ordering that visa issuance for Iranians be suspended.
Iran parliamentary elections commence
Feb 13, 2020, at 07:29 pm
Tehran/Xinhua: Iran's parliamentary election campaign officially started across the country on Thursday.According to Iran's Guardians Council of Constitution, the main entity in charge of vetting candidates, more than seven thousand candidates have been approved to compete in the February election.
Iran Ukraine jointly decipher black box of crashed Ukrainian plane: Iranian minister
Feb 02, 2020, at 09:53 am
Tehran/Xinhua: Iranian Minister of Road and Urban Development Mohammad Eslami said on Saturday that Iran and Ukraine are jointly investigating the black box of the downed Ukrainian plane in Iran, Tehran Times daily reported.
Iran's missile attacks on US bases in Iraq left 11 servicemen injured
Jan 17, 2020, at 06:52 pm
Washington/UNI: Missile attacks by Iran on US bases in Iraq, staged on January 8, left 11 US servicemen injured, media reported.
Russian Defence Min, Iran official discuss situation after Soleimani murder: Ministry
Jan 06, 2020, at 08:06 pm
Moscow/Sputnik/IBNS: Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu held a phone conversation with the chief of staff for the Iranian armed forces, Mohammad Bagheri, to discuss steps for preventing escalation in Syria and the Middle East after the killing of Iranian top military commander Qasem Soleimani, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Monday.
Iran and US both undermining nuclear deal says UN political affairs chief
Dec 20, 2019, at 08:34 am
New York/IBNS: Both Iran and the United States have been putting strain on the groundbreaking 2015 deal to monitor Iran’s nuclear programme, which remains a “cornerstone of international peace and security”, said the UN’s political affairs chief on Thursday.
Iranian court sentences Iranian-British citizen to 12 years in jail on espionage charges
Aug 27, 2019, at 05:39 pm
Tehran, Aug 27 (Sputnik/UNI) An Iranian court has sentenced an Iranian-British dual national, Anushe Ashuri, to 12 years in prison on espionage charges, including cooperation with Israel's Mossad intelligence agency, Iran judiciary spokesman Gholamhossein Esmaeili said on Tuesday.
Iran needs no mediators in talks with US : Foreign Minister
Jun 01, 2019, at 04:41 pm
Tehran, Jun 1 (Sputnik/UNI) Tehran does not need mediators in negotiations with Washington, but the decision on dialogue should be made at the highest level, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said.
In Iran, UN aid chief expresses readiness to support post-quake relief efforts
Nov 26, 2017, at 12:17 am
New York, Nov 25(IBNS): Concluding a two-day visit to Iran, the top United Nations humanitarian official said the Organization is ready to fill any gaps in the relief efforts following the devastating earthquake on 12 November that struck the Iran-Iraq border.
UN ready to assist response efforts following quake in Iran and Iraq, says Guterres
Nov 14, 2017, at 04:20 am
New York, Nov 13(Just Earth News): The United Nations stands ready to assist efforts to respond to the earthquake that struck Iran and Iraq on Sunday, the Organization's top official has said.
In Tehran, UN atomic chief says Iran implementing nuclear-related commitments
Oct 30, 2017, at 05:11 am
New York, Oct 29 (Just Earth News): Visiting Iran, the head of the United Nations atomic energy agency on Sunday reiterated that the commitments undertaken by the country under the nuclear accord of 2015 are being implemented.
UN rights experts urge Iran to immediately release British-Iranian citizen after fresh charges
Oct 21, 2017, at 09:40 am
New York, Oct 21(Just Earth News): United Nations human rights experts have appealed to Iran to immediately release a jailed British-Iranian citizen, who is now facing fresh charges, and expressed “grave†concerns for her welfare.
UN rights experts urge Iran to halt imminent execution of juvenile Amirhossein Pourjafar
Oct 19, 2017, at 09:51 am
New York, Oct 19(Just Earth News): United Nations human rights experts on Wednesday urgently appealed to Iran to halt tomorrow’s execution of Amirhossein Pourjafar, who was sentenced to death when he was 16 years old.
UN chief strongly hopes ‘breakthrough’ accord on Iran's nuclear programme remains in place
Oct 14, 2017, at 02:40 pm
New York, Oct 14(Just Earth News): The United Nations Spokesman on Friday said Secretary-General António Guterres sees the adoption of the 2015 accord reached between Iran and a group of six countries on monitoring Iran's nuclear programme as an important breakthrough to consolidate global peace and security.
At General Assembly, Iran’s leader denounces those seeking to rip apart nuclear pact
Sep 21, 2017, at 09:53 am
New York, Sept 21(Just Earth News): Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, speaking at the same United Nations podium from which the United States yesterday denounced the accord curbing Iran’s nuclear programme as one of the ‘worst deals ever,’ on Thursday pledged his country’s continued adherence to the pact.
Iran implementing its nuclear commitments, UN atomic agency chief stresses
Sep 19, 2017, at 10:07 am
New York, Sept 19(Just Earth News): Iran is implementing its commitments under “the world’s most robust nuclear verification regime,†the United Nations atomic agency head said on Monday, while at the same time voicing “grave concern†at the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea’s (DPRK) nuclear programme.
Security Council updated on status of resolution on Iran’s nuclear programme
Jun 30, 2017, at 01:41 pm
New York, June 30(Just Earth News): Briefing the Security Council on Thursday, the United Nations political chief called on the participants of the plan of action on Iran’s nuclear programme as well as the wider international community to continue to support the full and effective implementation of the agreement.
Addressing Board, UN atomic energy chief takes up DPR Korea safeguards issue
Jun 13, 2017, at 04:51 am
New York, June 12(Just Earth News): The head of the United Nations atomic energy agency today briefed its governing board on its activities, including nuclear safeguards issues with the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) and Iran, and nuclear technology's contributions to countries' development.
UN Human Rights Council discusses situations in DPRK, Iran, Myanmar and Burundi
Mar 14, 2017, at 12:59 pm
New York, Mar 14 (Just Earth News): At respective interactive dialogues on Monday on the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Myanmar, Burundi, Iran and Eretria, senior United Nations independent human rights experts called on the governments to take immediate steps to ensure human rights protection in their respective countries.
Russia, Turkey, Iran and UN hash out details of monitoring regime for Syria ceasefire
Feb 08, 2017, at 02:38 pm
New York, Feb 8 (Just Earth News): The delegations of Russia, Turkey and Iran as well as United Nations representatives held their first meeting yesterday to discuss the establishment of a ceasefire implementation regime in Syria that was decided at the 23-24 January talks held in the Kazakh capital of Astana, a UN spokesperson in Geneva said on Tuesday.
Sep 23, 2016, at 04:50 am
New York, Sept 22 (Just Earth News): The century that began with terror in New York City should not continue with the spread of hatred, violence and destruction in the Middle East and North Africa, Hassan Rouhani, the President of Iran, told the United Nations General Assembly on Thursday, underscoring that the most pressing issue that world leaders need to address is how to tackle terrorism in a comprehensive manner.
UN rights expert condemns Iran’s ‘illegal’ execution of 12 people on drug-related charges
Aug 30, 2016, at 03:50 am
New York, Aug 29 (Just Earth News): The United Nations rights expert on the situation of human rights in Iran has expressed outrage over the execution of 12 people on drug-related charges, just days after he had publicly appealed to the Iranian authorities not to go ahead with the capital punishment.
UN expert urges Iran to halt executions of 12 individuals for drug-related offences
Aug 27, 2016, at 01:38 pm
New York, Aug 27 (Just Earth News): The United Nations rights expert on the situation of human rights in Iran has called on the Government to immediately halt the execution of 12 individuals, all of whom have been reportedly sentenced to death for drug-related offences.
Detention, heavy fines for artistic expression in Iran ‘unacceptable,’ say UN rights experts
Jun 25, 2016, at 04:39 am
New York, June 24 (Just Earth News):UN human rights experts on cultural rights and on freedom of expression have expressed concern at the imprisonment and imposition of heavy fines against three artists in the Islamic Republic of Iran earlier this month and have called for their immediate release.