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Iran jails two Swedish citizens for alleged drug trafficking

Tensions between Tehran and Stockholm soared after a Swedish court convicted a former Iranian official of war crimes during the 1980s.

30/08/2022

Iran

Iran denies any involvement in Salman Rushdie knife attack

Rushdie, 75, is said to be 'on the road to recovery' after the stabbing. The writer still has a bounty on his head, after a fatwa issued by Iranian clerics 30 years ago.

15/08/2022

Iran

European powers urge Iran to agree to 'best possible' nuclear deal

Western European powers have pressed Iran to agree to a revived 2015 nuclear deal, saying what's on the table now is “the best possible deal.”

27/07/2022

Iran

Flash floods in Iran kill at least 21 people with more missing

The drought-stricken Fars Province was hit by flash floods that swelled the Roudbal river sweeping away cars, killing over 20 people

23/07/2022

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Fidgety Putin kept waiting for Erdogan ahead of talks

Russian President Vladimir Putin was left waiting and fidgeting for 50 seconds by Turkish counterpart Tayyip Erdogan ahead of talks in Tehran on Tuesday.

20/07/2022

Iran

What was discussed at the Russia-Turkey-Iran summit?

Iran's Supreme Leader endorsed the Ukraine war at the trilateral summit between Russia, Iran and Turkey, while Ankara sought support for its own goals.

19/07/2022

Iran

White House claims Iran showcased its drones to Kremlin officials

US officials released imagery of Shahed-191 and Shahed-129 drones on display and in flight at the airbase earlier in June and July, while the Russian delegation's aeroplane was spotted on the ground.

16/07/2022

Iran

Outcry as several Iranian filmmakers arrested by authorities

The international film community reacted with outrage to the arrest of Mohammad Rasoulof, Jafar Panahi and Mostafa Al-Ahmad, as Tehran accelerates its clampdown on dissent.

15/07/2022

Iran

Iranian feminists targeted by thousands of Instagram bots

More than 30 activists have written to Meta to demand more action.

08/07/2022

Iran

Iran: At least five people killed in magnitude 6 earthquake

The earthquake hit early Saturday morning and has left dozens of people injured.

02/07/2022

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Meet the 7-year-old Iranian who dreams of becoming a racing champion

When 7-year-old Iranian child Raha Ghorbani gets into her father's car, she goes straight for the driver's seat and performs drifts. The child participates as a guest in Tehran's racing events, and dreams of becoming a racing champion herself one day.

07/06/2022

Culture news

What happened when Iran criminalised music?

After the Islamic Revolution, western music was banned in Iran. So how did people carry on listening to their favourite songs?

26/05/2022

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Images of collapsed unfinished building in southwest Iran

Videos posted on social media show the aftermath of a building collapse in southwestern Iran where at least six people died and 80 people are trapped under the rubble.

23/05/2022

Iran

Iranian Revolutionary Guard colonel killed by motorbike assassins

Iranian authorities hinted the death could be linked with other motorbike slayings previously attributed to Israel.

23/05/2022

Iran

US to maintain sanctions on Iran's Revolutionary Guard even if nucelar deal is reached

US to maintain sanctions on Iran's Revolutionary Guard even if nucelar deal is reached says Robert Malley, US special envoy for Iran

27/03/2022

Destinations

Iran: The Persian powder paradise drawing in the world’s best skiers

With 87 kilometres of slope and 66 lifts, the ski resorts outside of Tehran offer some of the best pistes in Asia - and no one knows about them.

24/03/2022

Iran

Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe arrives back in UK after Iran release

It came after the UK settled a decades-old debt to Iran.

15/03/2022

World

New nuclear deal achievable, Iran says

A deal on nuclear policy that would release Iran from sanctions could be reached in a matter of hours, if western powers seize the opportunity, the Iranian foreign minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian has told Euronews.

22/02/2022

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Fire at Tehran's Grand Bazaar damages shops

Firefighters say they have put out a fire that broke out in Tehran's grand bazaar in the morning on Saturday.

12/02/2022

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Iran 'jail restaurant' aims to free bad debt inmates

Two Iranian ex-prisoners have opened a successful "jail restaurant" to help raise funds to free convicts languishing behind bars for unpaid debts

08/02/2022

Iran

French tourist jailed in Iran for eight years for spying, says lawyer

France's foreign ministry said the prison sentence was "unacceptable".

25/01/2022

Iran

French-Iranian academic Fariba Adelkhah reimprisoned in Iran

The French government said the imprisonment of Fariba Adelkhah is purely political and called for her immediate release.

12/01/2022

Iran

Iran launches rocket into space, state TV says

The reports did not say when the launch was conducted nor what devices the carrier brought with it.

30/12/2021

Culture news

Iranian museum showcases vintage cars once owned by royal family

Luxurious vintage cars once belonging to the last Shah of the Pahlavi Dynasty, Mohammad Reza Shah, have gone on display at the Iran Historical Car Museum.

01/12/2021

Iran

Thousands of Iranian farmers protest against severe water shortages

Thousands of protesters in Isfahan in central Iran have voiced their anger after the city’s lifeblood river dried up due to drought and diversion.

20/11/2021

Iran

UN atomic watchdog: Iran further raising nuclear stockpile

The United Nations' atomic watchdog says it believes that Iran has further increased its stockpile of highly enriched uranium in breach of a 2015 accord with world powers.

17/11/2021