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...
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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...
After decades of struggle, change is inevitable in Iran
By SM Farid Mirbagheri Recent protests that have shaken the Iranian government to its very foundation are the outcome of a long process of accumulated...
Trump should be careful what he wishes for in Iran
By Gwynne Dyer This year marks the 40th anniversary of the Iranian Revolution. It begins to seem possible that it could be one of the last,...
Iran quake kills at least six, injures 300 – TV (Update)
A strong earthquake of magnitude 5.8 struck north-western Iran on Friday, killing at least six people and injuring more than 300, according to Iranian state media. The US...
Iran oil tanker hit by two missiles off Saudi coast (update)
An Iranian-owned oil tanker was struck by two missiles off the Saudi port of Jeddah on Friday, Iranian state television reported, quoting the National Iranian...
Iran says new US sanctions target Iranians’ access to food, medicine
Iran’s foreign minister on Saturday denounced renewed U.S. sanctions against its central bank as an attempt to deny ordinary Iranians access to food and medicine,...
