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.
Pakistan FM speaks to foreign counterparts on US-Iran tension
Jan 06, 2020, at 05:09 pm
Islamabad/Xinhua/UNI: Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi held telephonic conversation with his counterparts from Saudi Arabia, Iran, the United Arab Emirates and Turkey, discussing the emerging situation in the West Asia after a US airstrike killed an Iranian commander, according to the country's Foreign Ministry.
US denies reports alleging Iranian-Americans detained at border
Jan 06, 2020, at 10:15 am
Washington/Xinhua/UNI: The US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) on Sunday denied reports that its agents were detaining Iranian-Americans at the nation's border.
Netanyahu hails US for killing Iranian commander
Jan 05, 2020, at 08:10 pm
Jerusalam/Xinhua/UNI: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu praised on Sunday the United States for killing Qassem Soleimani, commander of the Quds Force of Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps.
Thousands stage anti-war protest in San Francisco against US strikes in Iraq
Jan 05, 2020, at 06:17 pm
San Francisco/Xinhua: Holding placards reading "No War on Iran" and "U.S. Troops out of Iraq," about 2,000 protesters rallied near a metro station downtown here Saturday to oppose the U.S. killing of a top Iranian military leader in Iraq.
US warns of potential cyber attacks from Iran amid heightened tensions
Jan 05, 2020, at 05:38 pm
Washington/Xinhua/UNI: The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) issued a bulletin, telling Americans to be prepared for "cyber disruptions, suspicious emails, and network delays," amid heightened tensions between Washington and Tehran.
Trump opted for extreme measures by killing Soleimani despite warnings: Reports
Jan 05, 2020, at 05:15 pm
Moscow/Sputnik/UNI: US President Donald Trump has been warned by top military officials that killing Qasem Soleimani, the head of Iranian elite Quds Force, was the most extreme response to the latest Tehran-fueled violence in neighboring Iraq, The New York Times reported, citing sources in the Pentagon and in the presidential administration.
Iranian army commander says US has no courage to strike 52 sites Trump spoke about
Jan 05, 2020, at 04:56 pm
Tehran/Sputnik/UNI: Washington has no courage to attack 52 Iranian sites, which US President Donald Trump has recently spoke about, the commander of Iran's army said on Sunday.
Trump warns of attack on 52 Iranian targets if Tehran strikes US citizens, assets
Jan 05, 2020, at 09:55 am
Washington/IBNS/Sputnik: United States President Donald Trump has warned of attacks on 52 Iranian sites if the latter strikes any US citizens or assets.
Soleimani killing: Bangladesh issues security alerts for migrants living in Iraq
Jan 04, 2020, at 08:58 pm
Baghdad/Dhaka/IBNS: Bangladesh Embassy in Iraq has directed citizens of the South Asian nation to avoid traveling to the trouble-hit portions of the country.
Canada calls for restraint after Iranian commander killed in U.S. airstrike
Jan 04, 2020, at 07:47 am
Ottawa/Xinhua/UNI: Canadian Foreign Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne on Friday called on all sides to exercise restraint and pursue de-escalation after a U.S. airstrike near Baghdad International Airport killed Iranian Major General Qassem Soleimani.
US strike on Soleimani was legally authorized - National Security Adviser
Jan 04, 2020, at 07:35 am
Washington/Sputnik/UNI: The US strike that killed top Iranian commander Qasem Soleimani in Iraq was done in accordance with constitutional authority, White House National Security Adviser Robert O'Brien said during a conference call.
Trump says US took action against Iran's Soleimani to stop war, not start one
Jan 04, 2020, at 07:10 am
Washington/Sputnik/UNI: US President Donald Trump said during a press conference on Friday that his decision to kill top Iranian commander Qasem Soleimani aimed to prevent war rather than start one.
Iran to respond to Soleimani's killing Soon: Authorities
Jan 03, 2020, at 05:20 pm
Tehran/Sputnik/UNI: Tehran will respond to the killing of Iran's Quds commander Qasem Soleimani by a US airstrike in the near future, Iranian government spokesman Ali Rabiei said Friday.
Iran names Esmail Qaani as new Quds chief
Jan 03, 2020, at 04:53 pm
Tehran/IBNS: Esmail Qaani has been appointed as Iran's new head of the Revolutionary Guards' foreign operations arm following the death of Maj. Gen. Qasem Soleimani, media reports said.
US directs citizens to leave Iraq following death of top Iranian military leader
Jan 03, 2020, at 03:53 pm
Washington/IBNS: Amid heightened tension following the US strike in Iran which killed Revolutionary Guards commander Qasem Soleimani, the country's embassy in Baghdad on Friday asked American citizens in Iraq to "depart immediately".
Iran warns US of 'consequences' after strike kills Quds force leader Qasem Soleimani
Jan 03, 2020, at 11:46 am
Tehran/Washington/IBNS: After a US strike killed Iran's top military general Qasem Soleimani, Tehran has slammed Washington and also warned of "consequences" for undertaking a "rogue adventurism", media reports said.
Deputy Head of Iraqi Shia Militia killed by rocket fire near Baghdad Airport – Reports
Jan 03, 2020, at 10:24 am
Baghdad/Sputnik/UNI: Deputy head of Iraq's Shia Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF), Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, was killed by the Friday strikes near the Baghdad International Airport, Al Arabiya and Sky News broadcasters reported.
US kills Iran Quds force leader Qasem Soleimani
Jan 03, 2020, at 09:12 am
Washington/IBNS: The Pentagon on Friday announced the death of Iranian Revolutionary Guards' elite Quds Force General Qasem Soleimani during a 'strike'.
US to send extra forces to beef up embassy in Baghdad after clash
Jan 01, 2020, at 10:06 am
Washington/Xinhua/UNI: Defense Secretary Mark Esper announced on Tuesday that the United States is sending extra forces to beef up the US Embassy in Baghdad after furious Iraqi demonstrators stormed it.
US forces hit 5 Iran-backed military group bases in Iraq, Syria
Dec 30, 2019, at 10:26 am
Baghdad/Xinhua/UNI: The US forces on Sunday attacked five bases of Kata'ib Hezbollah (KH) in Iraq and Syria in response to repeated attacks by KH against US-led coalition forces in Iraq, a US military statement said.
Russian companies interested in working with Iran regardless of US sanctions: trade envoy
Dec 26, 2019, at 06:31 pm
Tehran/Sputnik: Russian companies are interested in working with Iran on various projects in such sectors of the economy as energy, agriculture, automobile manufacturing and many others despite the punitive US sanctions against Tehran, Rustam Zhiganshin, Russia’s trade representative in Iran, told Sputnik.
UN independent experts ‘deeply disturbed’ by alleged mistreatment of detained Iranian protesters
Dec 21, 2019, at 08:42 am
New York/IBNS: Sixteen independent UN human rights experts called on Friday for the release of arbitrarily detained protesters in Iran who have allegedly been abused while in custody.
Iranian President urges all countries to counter US 'Economic Terrorism'
Dec 21, 2019, at 07:43 am
Tehran/Sputnik/UNI: Countries committed to the fight against terrorism must stand against the US economic terrorism as well, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said during his meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Friday.
Iran's border guards seize 500 kg of illicit drugs
Dec 09, 2019, at 10:08 am
Tehran/Xinhua/UNI: Iran's border guards in the southeastern province of Sistan and Baluchestan have seized 500 kg of opium, Tasnim news agency reported on Sunday.
Dec 08, 2019, at 08:56 am
Washington/UNI: The United States and Iran completed a prisoner swap on Saturday, freeing one scholar from each country.
UN rights chief ‘extremely concerned’ over deadly crackdown on protesters in Iran
Dec 07, 2019, at 06:52 am
New York/IBNS: In the wake of recent protests in Iran, the top United Nations human rights official expressed alarm on Friday over multiple human rights violations which have reportedly taken place across the country.