Iran Iran charges French tourist with spying and ‘spreading propaganda’ It’s the latest in a series of cases against foreigners at a time of heightened tensions between Iran and the West. 15/03/2021
Israel Netanyahu accuses Iran of attacking Israeli-owned cargo ship The mysterious explosion struck the Israeli-owned MV Helios Ray, a Bahamian-flagged roll-on, roll-off vehicle cargo ship, as it was sailing out of the Middle East on its way to Singapore on Friday. 01/03/2021
USA US launches airstrike in Syria in Biden's first military action The airstrikes targeted facilities near the Iraqi border used by Iranian-backed militia groups, the Pentagon said. 26/02/2021
Iran Iran begins restricting international inspections of nuclear plants State TV reported the country had officially begun restrictions on nuclear inspections, in what is seen as a bid to pressure the west into lifting sanctions and restore the 2015 nuclear deal. 23/02/2021
Iran Iran agrees to maintain nuclear surveillance temporarily Iran’s parliament in December approved a bill that would suspend part of UN inspections of its nuclear facilities if European signatories do not provide relief from oil and banking sanctions by Tuesday, February 23. 21/02/2021
Afghanistan Fuel tanker blast at Afghan-Iran border causes huge fire and injuries The explosion at the Islam Qala crossing in Afghanistan's western Herat province caused a massive fire that consumed more than 500 trucks carrying natural gas and fuel. 13/02/2021
Belgium Iranian diplomat jailed for 20 years for planned attack in France An Iranian diplomat was sentenced to the maximum 20-year prison term by a Belgian court for planning an attack against opponents of the Tehran regime in France in 2018. 04/02/2021
World France, Germany and UK tell Iran to stop producing uranium metal The European countries said in a joint statement they were “deeply concerned” by Iran’s announcement it would produce uranium metal, a violation of the 2015 nuclear treaty. 17/01/2021
World South Korean tanker was boarded by armed Iran Guard forces The latest maritime seizure by Iran came ahead of negotiations over Iranian assets frozen in South Korean banks and amid increased tensions with the West over its nuclear program. 05/01/2021
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Iran Iran executes journalist who encouraged 2017 protests Iran executed a once-exiled journalist over his online work that helped inspire nationwide economic protests in 2017. 12/12/2020
state of the union Europe's week: Failed sanctions and a rebooted migration policy Sanctions against Belarusian strongman, Alexander Lukashenko, failed to materialise this week, as the EU launched its much anticipated and revamped migration pact. 25/09/2020
Iraq Forty years after the war, how are Iranian and Iraqi relations? Tehran now wields considerable political and economic influence in neighbouring Iraq with some Iraqis deploring that their country was "handed over to Iran". 22/09/2020
Iran Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe's trial postponed in Iran The British-Iranian national, who has served four a half years of her a five-year sentence, faces new charges. 13/09/2020
