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Iran not a ‘bargaining chip’, President Rouhani tells world leaders at UN

Sep 23, 2020, at 03:58 pm

New York: Iran is not a “bargaining chip” to be factored into elections and domestic policy in the United States, the country’s President, Hassan Rouhani has said, stressing that the overall era of dominance and hegemony by a few world powers is “long over.”

Iran executes wrestler Navid Afkari amid global outcry, Olympic body expresses shock

Sep 14, 2020, at 07:07 am

Tehran/IBNS:  Iran has executed a 27-year-old wrestler for allegedly murdering a government employee despite appeals by athletes across the world and international bodies, an AFP report said.

Explosion of chlorine gas cylinders injures 217 in western Iran

Sep 05, 2020, at 10:15 pm

Tehran/Xinhua: The explosion of chlorine gas cylinders has injured at least 217 people in Zanjireh Olya village in Iran's western Ilam province, Iranian Student News Agency (ISNA) reported on Saturday.

Two U.S. citizens, one Pakistani national charged with moving U.S. currency to Iran

Aug 21, 2020, at 04:55 am

Washington: A complaint was unsealed on Thursday, charging two U.S. citizens with federal crimes related to Iran.

Iran arrests people on "espionage" charges

Aug 12, 2020, at 11:20 pm

Tehran/Xinhua: Iran's Intelligence Ministry has disbanded five spying teams connected with foreign espionage services and arrested a number of people in this regard, Tasnim news agency reported on Wednesday.

Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Sayyid Ali Khamenei opens Twitter account in Hindi  

Aug 10, 2020, at 03:10 pm

Tehran:  Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Sayyid Ali Khamenei has opened an account in micro-blogging site Twitter in Hindi.

Iran urged to release rights activist with COVID-19 symptoms ‘before it is too late’

Jul 23, 2020, at 06:30 pm

New York: A group of independent UN human rights experts has called for Iran to urgently release an activist who reportedly is ill with COVID-19 symptoms “before it is too late”.

Iran refutes claims on explosion in western Tehran province – Reports

Jul 10, 2020, at 10:42 pm

Moscow/Sputnik: The Iranian authorities have denied reports on an alleged explosion that took place in the province of Tehran late on Thursday, the IRIB broadcaster reported on Friday, citing the head of one of the local cities.

Iran's Atomic Energy body reports incident during construction work at Natanz facility

Jul 02, 2020, at 03:09 pm

Tehran/Sputnik: The Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) on Thursday reported an incident during construction work at the Natanz uranium enrichment plant, which damaged one of the awnings under construction.

Iran nuclear deal still best way to ensure peace, DiCarlo tells Security Council

Jul 01, 2020, at 05:34 pm

New York/IBNS: The UN regrets that the future of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) is in doubt, but notwithstanding current challenges, that landmark deal is still the best way to ensure that Iran’s nuclear programme proceeds along a peaceful path, the UN’s top political official said on Tuesday.

Iran sentences CIA spy to death for leaking intel on Soleimani

Jun 09, 2020, at 04:06 pm

Tehran/Sputnik/UNI: Iran has sentenced to death one of its own nationals who was found guilty of providing CIA and Mossad intelligence data on the movement of Qasem Soleimani, the Revolutionary Guards’ elite Quds Force commander, before he was killed by the United States earlier in the year, Gholam Hossein Esmaili, the spokesman for the country's judiciary, said on Tuesday.

Iran reopens cafes, restaurants after 2 months

May 26, 2020, at 10:36 pm

Tehran/UNI: Cafes and restaurants reopened in Iran on Tuesday after a COVID induced closure of two months to curb the spread of the pandemic.

UN rights chief rejects killings acknowledged by Cameroon, and Iran’s execution of child offenders

Apr 23, 2020, at 02:48 pm

New York/IBNS: The UN’s human rights chief has been weighing in on recent killings committed by State authorities, or by rogue members of State military forces, emphasizing that all Governments must strictly abide by international law and hold those who serve, accountable for any violations.

Iran plans to use plasma of recovered people for new COVID-19 patients

Mar 29, 2020, at 07:33 pm

Tehran/Xinhua/UNI: Masih Daneshvari Hospital in Iran's capital Tehran is considering the use of COVID-19 convalescent plasma in the newly affected patients, Press TV reported on Sunday.

Iran registers record 2,205 cases in 24 hours, total exceeds 27,000 - Health Ministry

Mar 25, 2020, at 05:53 pm

Tehran/Sputnik/UNI:  Iran’s Health Ministry on Wednesday reported 2,205 new coronavirus cases over the past 24 hours with 143 people losing their lives.

Enable Iran to fight COVID19 pandemic, end sanctions: China to US

Mar 24, 2020, at 05:12 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.

US accuses Iran of importing coronavirus to ‘at least 5 countries’

Mar 23, 2020, at 08:01 pm

Washington/Sputnik: The government of Iran has transmitted the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) to at least five countries, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said in a statement on Monday.

Iran screens over 10 million people for COVID-19 symptoms: Health Ministry

Mar 16, 2020, at 03:27 pm

Tehran/Xinhua/UNI: Iran's Ministry of Health and Medical Education said that over 10 million Iranians have been screened for COVID-19 symptoms, Press TV reported on Monday.

Atomic agency cites concerns over Iran testing sites, offers COVID-19 assistance

Mar 10, 2020, at 10:11 am

New York/IBNS: Iran’s nuclear capabilities moved back into the international spotlight on Monday as the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said that it had concerns about possible “undeclared nuclear material and nuclear-related activities” in unregistered locations there.

Iran sees deadliest day of coronavirus outbreak with 49 fatalities

Mar 08, 2020, at 05:40 pm

Tehran/Sputnik/UNI: Iran saw the steepest rise in coronavirus-related deaths overnight, with 49 people dying from the COVID-19 disease, the Health Ministry spokesman said Sunday.

Top Iranian diplomat says US surrendered to Taliban

Mar 02, 2020, at 08:59 am

Tehran/Sputnik/UNI:  Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif on Sunday described the US-Taliban peace deal as Washington’s "surrender" that followed years of a humiliating war in Afghanistan.

Coronavirus outbreak: Iran's deputy Health Minister Iraj Harirchi tests positive

Feb 25, 2020, at 10:35 pm

Tehran/IBNS: A day after claiming that his government was getting the novel Coronavirus under its control, Iran deputy Health Minister Iraj Harirchi tested positive for the disease worsening the situation in the country, media reports said.

Number of coronavirus cases in Iran rises to 95, 15 dead

Feb 25, 2020, at 05:45 pm

Tehran/Sputnik: Total number of people infected with novel coronavirus, officially named COVID-19, in Iran rose to  95, while 15 of them were killed by the virus, the country’s Health Ministry spokesman Kianush Jahanpur said on Tuesday.

4 Iraqis infected with COVID-19 after visiting neighbouring Iran

Feb 25, 2020, at 05:34 pm

Baghdad/Xinhua: Iraq announced four new cases of novel coronavirus disease in the country's northern province of Kirkuk on Tuesday, bringing the total number in Iraq to five.

Schools in Iran temporarily closing amid coronavirus spread – Tehran Education Department

Feb 23, 2020, at 08:00 pm

Tehran/Sputnik/UNI: Schools in the Iranian capital are closing for two days amid the spread of the new coronavirus in the country, the Tehran education department has announced.

Iran says FATF designation not to affect foreign trade

Feb 22, 2020, at 04:51 pm

Tehran/Xinhua/UNI:  Governor of the Central Bank of Iran (CBI) Abdolnaser Hemmati said that a decision by the Paris-based Financial Action Task Force (FATF) to blacklist the Islamic Republic will not affect the country's foreign trade, Tasnim news agency reported on Saturday.

Iran to hold parliamentary elections on Friday

Feb 21, 2020, at 04:30 pm

Tehran/Sputnik/UNI: The elections to Iran's 290-seat unicameral parliament will be held across the country on February 21.

Iran to support Jerusalem as capital of Palestine

Feb 05, 2020, at 05:45 pm

Tehran/Xinhua/UNI: Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said that the Islamic republic will continue to support the Palestinian cause, Press TV reported on Wednesday.

US envoy threatens Solemani's successor with 'same fate' if killings of Americans continue

Jan 23, 2020, at 06:31 pm

Moscow/Sputnik: The successor of Iranian top general Qasem Soleimani, the commander of the Quds special forces unit of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) who was killed in a US strike earlier in January, will face a similar fate if they continue to kill US nationals, the US special representative for Iran, Brian Hook, told Arabic-language daily Asharq al-Awsat.

Iran's home-made satellite Zafar ready for launch

Jan 19, 2020, at 02:47 pm

Tehran/Xinhua: The indigenous satellite Zafar has been delivered to Iran Space Agency (ISA) for launch, official IRNA news agency reported Sunday.