Coronavirus deepens Iran’s isolation, tests Italy and South Korea
Iran’s coronavirus death toll rose to 16 on Tuesday, the most outside China, increasing its international isolation as countries as far apart as South Korea...
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Iran’s government teeters on the brink
Both internally and externally forces are poised to undermine the entire system of Iran’s Islamic government By Farid Mirbagheri Iran is pregnant, but the date of...
Iranian MP offers $3 million reward for “whoever kills Trump”
An Iranian lawmaker offered a $3 million reward to anyone who killed U.S. President Donald Trump and said Iran could avoid threats if it had...
Iran social media posts call for more protests after plane disaster
Iranian social media posts urged citizens to take to the streets for a fifth day on Wednesday, after public anger erupted following the belated admission...
Iran dismisses Trump’s tweeted support for Iranians (V)
Iran’s police said on Monday officers had not fired at protesters demonstrating over Tehran’s admission that it shot down a passenger plane, as video on...
Protests erupt again in Iran after admission of plane strike (Update)
Protests erupted across Iran for a second day on Sunday, piling pressure on the leadership after the military admitted it had mistakenly shot down a...
Queen sends message of condolence to Canada after Iran plane crash
The Queen has sent a message of condolence to the Governor-General of Canada following the Ukrainian International Airlines disaster. Iran has admitted unintentionally shooting down...
Iran says military shot down plane in error, after denial drew scrutiny abroad
Iran said on Saturday its military had mistakenly shot down a Ukrainian plane killing all 176 aboard, saying air defences were fired in error while on...
Iran to probe black boxes after missile blamed for plane crash (Update 2)
By Alexander Cornwell and Parisa Hafezi Tehran said on Friday it wanted to download black box recordings itself from a Ukrainian airliner crash that killed...
Cleric fears worse bloodshed in Iraq as U.S.-Iran conflict persists
Iraq’s top Shi’ite Muslim cleric on Friday condemned the U.S.-Iranian military confrontation taking place on Iraqi soil, saying it risked plunging the war-ravaged country and...
Trump pulls back from more military action in Iran crisis, promises new sanctions
President Donald Trump has stepped back from new military action against Iran after its missile strikes on Iraqi bases housing U.S. troops caused no casualties...
Cyprus to shelter US citizens if needed due to conflict with Iran
Cyprus will host a rapid response unit for US diplomatic missions and US citizens in the region if the situation in Iran deteriorates and authorities...
Iranian missiles target US troops in Iraq, Trump consults advisers (Update)
Iranian forces fired missiles at military bases housing US troops in Iraq on Wednesday in retaliation for the US killing of an Iranian general, raising the...
Dozens killed in stampede at funeral of slain Iranian commander (Update 3)
At least 56 people were killed in a stampede as tens of thousands of mourners packed streets for the funeral of a slain Iranian military commander in...
Iran’s leader Khamenei weeps at general’s funeral as nation grieves
Iran‘s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei wept while leading mourners in prayer for the funeral on Monday of slain military commander Qassem Soleimani, whose death...
Trump stands by threat on Iranian cultural sites, warns of ‘major retaliation’
U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday stood by his threat to go after Iranian cultural sites, warning of a “major retaliation” if Iran strikes back...
Soleimani strike will be felt well beyond Middle East
By Peter Apps In killing Iran’s Major-General Qassem Soleimani in an air strike near Baghdad’s international airport, Donald Trump has taken a geostrategic risk it is almost...
Trump says U.S. would hit 52 Iranian sites if American targets attacked
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON, Jan 4 (Reuters) – President Donald Trump said on Saturday the United States has targeted 52 Iranian sites that it would...
Iran promises to avenge US killing of top Iranian commander Soleimani (Update 4)
Iran promised vengeance after a US air strike in Baghdad on Friday killed Qassem Soleimani, Tehran’s most prominent military commander and the architect of its growing...
Rock-throwing Iraqi militias quit U.S. embassy after protests, embassy suspends all operations
Supporters of Iranian-backed Iraqi paramilitary groups who stormed the U.S. embassy’s perimeter and hurled rocks in two days of protests withdrew on Wednesday after Washington...
