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Turkey

Turkey builds a border wall to stop refugees from Afghanistan

Turkey will not become Europe's 'refugee warehouse', said President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.

Russia

Russian embassy denies Tehran ambassadors photo was offensive

Iranian officials said the photo "extremely inappropriate" given its links to the 1943 Tehran agreement - when Iran was under Allied control.

Iran

Former Iranian official accused of war crimes goes on trial in Sweden

Hamid Noury is accused of helping to kill “large numbers of prisoners” in Iran on the order of Ayatollah Khomeini in 1988, according to Swedish prosecutors.

World News

Iran's new president calls Macron in bid to revive nuclear talks

Hardline Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi asked France to help secure Iran's “rights” in now-stalled talks to revive the 2015 nuclear deal.

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Oman

US and G7 blame Iran for deadly attack on tanker off Oman

A Briton and a Romanian national were killed in last week's attack on the Mercer Street tanker.

World News

Hijackers have left vessel off UAE coast, says British navy group

An incident identified as a "potential hijack" of a ship in the Gulf of Oman has ended and the vessel is safe, the British navy said.

World News

Mercer Street: UK and US blame Iran for ship attack as Tehran denies

London said the tanker attack that killed two people off the coast of Oman was "deliberate, targeted and a clear violation of international law by Iran.”

World News

Sweden prosecutes former Iranian official for 1988 mass executions

A former Iranian official will face trial in Sweden over his suspected role in mass executions of political prisoners during the Iran-Iraq war.

Iraq

Biden says US combat mission in Iraq to conclude by year end

Biden said the U.S. military will continue to assist Iraq in its fight against the Islamic State group.

The Cube

Iran experiences internet shutdowns amid protests over water crisis

The Iranian province of Khuzestan has experienced internet outages amid demonstrations over a water shortage, NetBlocks says.

Euronews Witness

Euronews in Iran: What brought hardline clerics back to power?

Euronews spent a week in Tehran to hear what Iranians think of their country as it makes a hardline U-turn.

World News

US charges four in Iran plot to kidnap New York-based journalist

US prosecutors accuse Iran of plotting to kidnap exiles, including prominent journalist and Tehran critic Masih Alinejad.

World News

European powers decry latest nuclear move by Iran

Germany, France and Britain voiced “grave concern” after a report by the International Atomic Energy Agency confirmed Iran has taken steps in the production of enriched uranium metal.

World News

US airstrikes target Iran-backed militias in Iraq and Syria

The airstrikes were launched in response to drone attacks by Iran-backed militias on US troops, the Pentagon said.

Iran

Iran ramps up rhetoric against Washington after election criticism

Iran on Tuesday condemned US "interference" in its domestic affairs after Washington criticised last week's presidential election.

Iran

Iran’s sole nuclear power plant undergoes emergency shutdown

An official from the state electric company Tavanir said the Bushehr plant shutdown began on Saturday and would last "for three to four days.” Without elaborating, he said that power outages could result.

World News

Diplomats back in Vienna for Iran post-election nuclear talks

Officials from the signatory states of the 2015 nuclear deal have exchanged paperwork and will shortly be returning to their home countries for a final decision, Iran's deputy said on Sunday.

The Cube

Fake Euronews video circulates online ahead of Iran election

The fake clip appears to show a woman calling on people not to vote in the election and boycott the ballots.

World

Iran's leaders not in tune with voter demographic as election looms

Presidential elections are taking place in Iran on Friday. Euronews asked an expert in International Relations what is at stake, and how legitimate this vote is likely to be.

World

Ahmadinejad urges Biden to 'use his chance' to repair Iran relations

Watch Euronews' full interview with former Iran president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.