Iranian Prince to Trump: Be Sensitive in Considering New Immigration Order
WASHINGTON — The son of Iran’s last monarch is appealing to U.S. President Donald Trump to distinguish between the Iranian people and their Islamist rulers Read more
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Iran’s Rafsanjani taken to hospital with heart condition
DUBAI (Reuters) – Former Iranian president Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani was taken to hospital on Sunday with a heart condition, the official Iranian news agency IRNA Read more
Iran to work on nuclear-powered vessels after U.S. ‘violation’ of deal
By Bozorgmehr Sharafedin and Shadia Nasralla | BEIRUT/VIENNA – Iran ordered its scientists on Tuesday to start developing systems for nuclear-powered marine vessels in response to Read more
Passenger trains collide in Iran, at least 40 killed – TV
By Parisa Hafezi ANKARA (Reuters) – At least 40 people were killed and 100 injured when one Iranian passenger train collided with another at a Read more
Iran-backed Shi’ite militias to join assault near Mosul on new front
By Saif Hameed and Maher Chmaytelli BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Iraqi Shi’ite militias backed by Iran said on Friday they would soon join the fight against Read more
Extremism: FG urged to stop Nigerians travelling to study in Iran
Africans studying various higher institutions in Cyprus under the banner of African Students in Cyprus have called on the Nigerian government to stop Nigerian youths Read more
Iran’s president says US election offers only bad or worse choice
“America claims it has more than 200 years of democracy, and they have had 50 presidential elections, but there is no morality in that country,” Read more
Iran warns US against targeting Syria army
A senior Iranian official and veteran diplomat has warned the United States against direct military intervention against the Syrian army, saying that would amount to Read more
Saudis, Iran dash hopes for OPEC oil deal in Algeria
By Rania El Gamal, Alex Lawler and Vladimir Soldatkin ALGIERS (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia and Iran on Tuesday dashed hopes that OPEC oil producers could Read more
U.S. begins unblocking jetliner sales to Iran
PARIS (Reuters) – The United States has started issuing licences unblocking the sale of Western passenger jets to Iran, aviation sources said. The U.S. Treasury Read more
Iran Launches New Navy Ship as Tensions Rise with US in Gulf
BEIRUT — Iran’s Revolutionary Guard launched a new 55-metre-long naval ship on Tuesday that is capable of transporting a helicopter and up to 100 men, according Read more
Saudi Arabia’s top cleric Abdulaziz al-Sheikh says Iranians are “not Muslims”
(AFP, Riyadh ) – Saudi Arabia’s top cleric said Iranians are “not Muslims”, after Iran’s supreme leader launched a fresh tirade over the kingdom’s handling of Read more
Iran begins construction on 2nd nuclear power plant
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iranian state TV says the country has begun building its second nuclear power plant with Russian help, the first such project Read more
Iranian court jails British-Iranian aid worker for five years – family
(Reuters) – An Iranian Revolutionary court has sentenced Iranian-British aid worker Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe to five years in prison on charges that remain secret, her family Read more