Iran to take US to Int'l criminal court in The Hague over Soleimani killing
Jan 14, 2020, at 05:13 pm
Tehan/Sputnik/uUNI: Iran intends to hold the US government and armed forces accountable for the killing of its top military commander, Qasem Soleimani, bringing a case against it to the International Criminal Court in The Hague, judicial spokesman Gholam Hossein Ismaili said on Tuesday.
Ukrainian plane downing: Several people detained
Jan 14, 2020, at 04:24 pm
Tehran/IBNS: Iran's judiciary said several people have been detained in connection with the crash of a Ukrainian plane in Tehran last week.
Iranian president calls for implementation of law blacklisting Pentagon
Jan 13, 2020, at 04:47 pm
Tehran/Xinhua/UNI: Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on Monday issued an order to implement a law blacklisting the US Department of Defence as "terrorist organization," Tasnim news agency reported.
Iran's Rouhani blames US for current situation in Middle East: Presidential Press Office
Jan 13, 2020, at 10:23 am
Moscow/Sputnik/UNI: Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, during a telephone conversation with Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Lofven, said that the United States were to be blamed for the current developments in the Middle East, the presidential press office said in a statement.
Donald Trump Tells Iranian Authorities to 'Stop Killing' Protesters
Jan 12, 2020, at 10:54 pm
Moscow/Sputnik/UNI: US President Donald Trump called on Iranian authorities to "stop the killing" of protesters, alleging that thousands were already murdered or imprisoned in Iran and that the international community was monitoring the situation.
Arrest of UK ambassador to Iran was violation of international law: Britain
Jan 12, 2020, at 08:49 pm
London/IBNS: Britain on Saturday said the arrest of the UK ambassador to Iran Rob Macaire was a 'flagrant violation of international law'.
Jan 12, 2020, at 09:11 am
Washington/IBNS: US President Donald Trump has extended his support to the protesters in Iran who are demanding the resignation and prosecution of those responsible for the Ukrainian Boeing 737 plane crash with 176 people on board in Tehran.
UK envoy arrest: US state department wants Iran to formally apologise
Jan 12, 2020, at 08:59 am
Washington/UNI: US State department spokesperson Morgan Ortagus has condemned Iran's move to detain UK Ambassador Rob Macaire's and called for a public apology by the Iranian regime.
Police disperse student protesters in Iran for chanting radical slogans: Reports
Jan 12, 2020, at 08:49 am
Tehran/Moscow/Sputnik: Hundreds of students gathered on Saturday outside the Amirkabir University of Technology in Tehran to honor those killed in the fatal Ukrainian plane crash in Iran, which resulted in a rally that the police eventually dispersed, media reported.
Trump's security aide sees higher chances for dialogue with Iran after Soleimani killing
Jan 12, 2020, at 08:32 am
Washington/Sputnik: US National Security Adviser Robert O'Brien believes that Tehran is more inclined to dialogue with the United States after US operation to assassinate Iranian commander Qasem Soleimani than before.
Black boxes of plane crashed in Iran to be deciphered in Ukraine: French Bureau BEA
Jan 12, 2020, at 08:26 am
Moscow/Sputnik: Black boxes of a plane that crashed in Iran will be deciphered in Ukraine, while French experts will participate in the technical work, France's Bureau of Enquiry and Analysis for Civil Aviation Safety (BEA) said on Saturday, adding that Tehran was responsible for communication and the investigation process.
Zelenskyy to hold phone talks with Rouhani over crashed plane on Saturday — Press Service
Jan 11, 2020, at 05:16 pm
Kiev/Sputnik/UNI: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Saturday will give a phone call to his Iranian counterpart, Hassan Rouhani, to discuss the situation around the Ukrainian passenger plane erroneously shot down by the Iranian military in Tehran, The Ukrainian presidential press service announced.
Iran to send Ukraine jet black box to France for decoding — State media
Jan 11, 2020, at 05:14 pm
Moscow/Sputnik/UNI: Hassan Rezaeifar, head of the Iranian Civil Aviation Organization's investigation board, said on Saturday that the flight recorder of the unintentionally downed Ukrainian passenger plane will be sent to France for decoding, Iranian state media reported.
Ukrainian plane brought down due to human error: Iran
Jan 11, 2020, at 09:59 am
Tehran/IBNS: Iran's military on Saturday said it shot down the Ukrainian passenger flight this week due to 'human error', reported Iran's state TV.
Iran to start analysing black box from Ukraine Boeing on Friday: Aviation Official
Jan 10, 2020, at 04:56 pm
Tehran/Sputnik/UNI: Iran will begin analysis of Ukrainian Boeing 737’s black box in a laboratory of Mehrabad International Airport in Tehran on Friday, the head of Iran’s Civil Aviation Organization Accident Department, Hassan Razai, said at a press conference.
UK foreign office advises against all travel to Iran amid escalation of tensions
Jan 10, 2020, at 11:27 am
Moscow/Sputnik: The UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office advised on Friday to the country’s citizens to refrain from any kind of trips to Iran amid the escalated tensions in the Middle East.
Hundreds of New York activists demand US to lower tensions with Iran amid escalation
Jan 10, 2020, at 09:45 am
New York/Sputnik/UNI: Hundreds of people took to the streets of New York on late Thursday to protest a potential US military action against Iran.
Pompeo, Iraqi Prime Minister discuss Iran missile attack - US State Department
Jan 10, 2020, at 09:28 am
Washington/Sputnik/UNI: US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo discussed with Iraqi Prime Minister Adil Abdel-Mahdi over the telephone Iran's ballistic missile attacks on two military bases in Iraq, State Department spokesperson Morgan Ortagus said in a statement.
Russian satellites to monitor Iran after attack on US bases, plane crash - Roscosmos
Jan 10, 2020, at 09:06 am
Moscow/Sputnik/UNI: Russian space agency Roscosmos is planning to use its satellites to monitor the situation in Iran following its recent missile attack on US bases in Iraq and the Ukrainian Boeing crash, according to a statement published on the organization's website on Thursday.
US believes Iran may have 'mistakenly shot down Ukranian plane': Reports
Jan 09, 2020, at 11:16 pm
Washington/IBNS: United States officials on Thursday said they believe that Iran may have mistakenly shot down the Ukrainian International Airlines Boeing 737-800 with 176 people on board, media reports said.
Iran-US attack in Iraq: Guterres pledges ‘active engagement’ in further de-escalation efforts
Jan 09, 2020, at 06:42 pm
New York/IBNS: In the wake of an Iranian ballistic missile attack on air bases which house US forces in Iraq, the UN Secretary-General said on Wednesday that he would “continue his active engagement” to de-escalate tensions and avert full-scale war.
Iran will never be allowed to have nuclear weapon: Donald Trump
Jan 08, 2020, at 10:41 pm
Washington/IBNS: Amid ongoing tensions in the global arena, US President Donald Trump on Wednesday claimed that no Americans were hurt during the last night attack by the Iranian regime and that Iran will never be allowed to have a nuclear weapon.
Japan's plans to send patrol ship to Gulf of Oman unaffected by Iran-US conflict: Gov't
Jan 08, 2020, at 05:46 pm
Tokyo/Sputnik/UNI: The confrontation between the United States and Iran does not affect Tokyo's plans to send a warship to patrol the Gulf of Oman, Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said on Wednesday.
UK condemns Iran's attacks on US military facilities in Iraq: Foreign secretary
Jan 08, 2020, at 04:02 pm
Moscow/Sputnik/UNI: The United Kingdom condemns Iran's Wednesday attacks on US military facilities in Iraq and calls on Tehran to defuse the tensions, Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab said.
All is well: Trump after Iran's missile strike at Iraqi bases hosting US military
Jan 08, 2020, at 11:08 am
Washington/IBNS: US President Donald Trump posed unperturbed even after two Iraqi military bases hosting U.S. military and coalition personnel were fired by Iran.
Iran: Ukrainian plane with 180 on board crashes
Jan 08, 2020, at 09:46 am
Tehran/IBNS: A Ukrainian passenger plane, which was carrying 180 passengers, crashed near Iran's Khomeini Airport on Wednesday, media reports said.
Iraq: Iran fires ballistic missiles at 2 bases used by US troops
Jan 08, 2020, at 09:13 am
Baghdad/Washington/Tehran/IBNS: The US Department of Defence on Wednesday said more than a dozen ballistic missiles, which were fired by Iran, hit at least two airbases housing US troops in Iraq.
Thirty five killed, 48 injured during Soleimani's funeral procession in Iran - reports
Jan 07, 2020, at 05:19 pm
Moscow/Sputnik/UNI: Thirty-five people have died and another 48 got injured in a stampede as people packed the streets of the Iranian city of Kerman for the funeral procession of late Qasem Soleimani, the country's Revolutionary Guards’ elite Quds Force commander, killed by the United States last week, the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB) reported on Tuesday.
Zarif still waiting on official notice for US visa to attend UNSC meeting Iranian mission
Jan 07, 2020, at 05:12 pm
United Nation/Sputnik/UNI: Iran’s Permanent Mission to the United Nations told Sputnik on Tuesday that it had not yet received any official notification of a visa for Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif to visit the mission in the United States.
UN cultural agency chief meets with Iran ambassador amid current tensions
Jan 07, 2020, at 04:13 pm
New York/IBNS: The current tensions across the Middle East and Gulf region and their potential implications for cultural heritage sites were the focus of a meeting on Monday between the head of the UN’s cultural agency, UNESCO, and a senior diplomat from Iran.