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2 Indians, 1 Pakistani killed in blast from ‘drone attack’ in Abu Dhabi
While Abu Dhabi police did not immediately offer any suspects for the possible assault, Yemen’s Houthi rebels claimed responsibility for an attack targeting the United Arab Emirates, without elaborating.
Updated on Jan 17, 2022 05:55 PM IST
AP |
Watch: Iran carries out space launch amid nuclear deal revival talks with West
Published on Dec 30, 2021 09:35 PM IST
Iran state TV says Tehran launched rocket into space
Iranian state media recently offered a list of upcoming planned satellite launches for the Islamic Republic’s civilian space program.
Published on Dec 30, 2021 04:13 PM IST
AP | , New Delhi
Iran closing land borders with neighbouring countries amid Omicron spread
Starting from today, foreign citizens are prohibited from entering Iran for 15 days. Only those who have student, medical and working visas, and residency permits will be allowed to enter amid Omicron spread
Updated on Dec 26, 2021 05:28 PM IST
ANI | | Posted by Zarafshan Shiraz, Tehran [iran]
Watch: Iran flexes military muscle to warn arch-enemy Israel amid fresh tensions
Published on Dec 24, 2021 08:59 PM IST
Iran announces anti-missile system for its tanks
- The report came during Iranian military exercises, and after the United States said it was preparing "alternatives" in case negotiations to revive a deal to curb Iran's nuclear programme collapse in Vienna.
Published on Dec 23, 2021 02:27 AM IST
AFP |
Iran reports first case of Omicron variant of Covid-19: Report
The announcement comes as the variant spreads around the globe less than a month after scientists alerted the World Health Organization to the concerning-looking version.
Published on Dec 19, 2021 03:37 PM IST
AP | , Tehran
'Losing precious time': European diplomats on Iran nuclear stance
- After a five-month pause, talks resumed on salvaging the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) in Vienna on November 29.
Published on Dec 14, 2021 03:39 AM IST
AFP |
Chabahar port more economical, stable route to reach India: Jaishankar
Jaishankar said India has committed a total grant assistance of $85 million and a credit facility of $150 million for developing Shahid Beheshti terminal.
Published on Dec 11, 2021 12:30 AM IST
Rezaul H Laskar, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
Ahead of nuclear talks, US hits Iran with new sanctions for human rights abuses
The sanctions announced by the Treasury and State Department targeted government officials and organizations involved in the repression of protesters and political activists and prisons where activists have been held in brutal conditions.
Published on Dec 08, 2021 05:16 AM IST
AFP |
Will not let Iran 'slow walk' over nuclear deal, warns United States
"We can't accept a situation in which Iran accelerates its nuclear program and slow walks its nuclear diplomacy," said a senior administration official.
Updated on Dec 04, 2021 11:56 PM IST
AFP |
Israel worries Iran will get sanctions relief without capping nuclear projects
- Negotiators will convene in Vienna on Monday in a last-ditch effort to salvage a nuclear deal which the United States under then-President Donald Trump quit in 2018, reimposing sanctions on Iran.
Published on Nov 29, 2021 01:48 AM IST
Agencies | , Jerusalem
Israel, US likely behind cyberattack on gas stations, Iran says
Tuesday’s cyberattack targeted software that controls an online payment system used by tens of millions of drivers in Iran to buy state-subsidized fuel at gasoline stations.
Published on Oct 31, 2021 04:59 PM IST
Bloomberg |
Iran says cyberattack closes gas stations across country
- It bore similarities to another attack months earlier that seemed to directly challenge Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei as the country's economy buckles under American sanctions.
Published on Oct 26, 2021 08:13 PM IST
AP |
US warns of 'other options' on Iran if diplomacy fails
Top US diplomat Anthony Blinken has hinted that Iran could face force if talks fail to salvage a 2015 nuclear deal.
Published on Oct 14, 2021 11:26 AM IST
Deutsche Welle
Abolhassan Banisadr, Iran's first president after 1979 revolution, dies
- Among a sea of black-robed Shiite clerics, Banisadr stood out for his Western-style suits and a background so French that it was in philosopher Jean-Paul Sartre that he confided his belief he'd be Iran’s first president some 15 years before it happened.
Published on Oct 09, 2021 03:46 PM IST
AP |
Tropical storm over west Pacific travelled upto Oman
Meteorologists are intrigued by the long life of a stormy weather system from the western Pacific that had three lives — Dianmu, Gulab and Shaheen – and did not weaken despite its long travel over the Indian subcontinent.
Updated on Oct 05, 2021 03:49 AM IST
Jayashree Nandi, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
In a first after 2 years, Iran allows female fans to enter stadium for match
- Iran last allowed its women to watch a sports match in 2019, but the ban on their presence in stadiums was imposed in 1979 after the country’s Islamic revolution wherein Muslim clerics said that women must be protected from masculine environment and images of semi-clad men.
Published on Oct 04, 2021 09:07 PM IST
Written by Sharangee Dutta | Edited by Avik Roy, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
‘Crossed all red lines’: Bennett vows not to allow Iran acquire a nuclear weapon
In his first speech to the United Nations General Assembly, Bennett said Iran sought to dominate the Middle East under a "nuclear umbrella" and urged a more concerted international effort to halt Iran's nuclear activities.
Published on Sep 27, 2021 10:23 PM IST
Reuters | , New York
Explained: How close is Iran to producing a bomb?
Iran began breaching the deal's curbs last year in a step-by-step response to President Donald Trump's withdrawal from the deal in May 2018 and the reimposition of US sanctions.
Published on Sep 25, 2021 01:55 AM IST
Reuters |
'Serious progress': Iran on talks with Saudi Arabia
- Shiite-majority Iran and Sunni kingpin Saudi Arabia, on opposing sides in multiple regional conflicts, have been engaged in talks since April with the aim of improving relations, for the first time since cutting ties in 2016.
Published on Sep 23, 2021 06:20 PM IST
AFP | , Tehran
News updates from HT: Iranian boat, packed with heroin, seized off Gujarat coast
Here are today’s top news, analysis, and opinion. Know all about the latest news and other news updates from Hindustan Times.
Updated on Sep 19, 2021 01:08 PM IST
hindustantimes.com, New Delhi
India to join SCO summit in Dushanbe today, Afghanistan affairs high on agenda
The SCO, seen as a counterweight to Nato, is an eight-member economic and security bloc and has emerged as one of the largest transregional international organisations.
Updated on Sep 17, 2021 06:44 AM IST
Written by Joydeep Bose | Edited by Meenakshi Ray, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
Iran resumes commercial flights to Afghanistan
- Tehran has remained a critic of the Taliban and has routinely urged the formation of a government representing all Afghan groups.
Published on Sep 15, 2021 05:56 PM IST
AP |
UN nuclear watchdog chief in Iran, set to ease showdown with the West
Washington and its European allies have been urging Iran's hardline president Ebrahim Raisi's administration, which took office in August, to return to the nuclear talks.
Published on Sep 12, 2021 10:32 AM IST
Reuters |
In Afghanistan, China and Iran aim for smooth transition of power
The US is bound to make mistakes more serious than those in Afghanistan if it is unable to learn due lessons, China's Wang Yi said
Updated on Sep 06, 2021 08:11 PM IST
Sutirtho Patranobis, Hindustan Times, Beijing
Iran will impose 6-day 'general lockdown' over coronavirus
The lockdown includes all bazaars, markets and public offices, as well as movie theaters, gyms and restaurants in all Iranian cities.
Published on Aug 14, 2021 05:38 PM IST
PTI |
Iran President backs India’s role in Afghan peace process
At his meeting with Jaishankar, Raisi stressed the importance of close cooperation and coordination between India and Iran in developing regional peace and stability, according to a statement from the Iranian president’s office.
Updated on Aug 07, 2021 04:40 AM IST
Rezaul H Laskar, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
US urges Iran to resume negotiations 'soon'
"If President Raisi is genuine in his determination to see the sanctions lifted, well that is precisely what's on the table in Vienna," State Department spokesman Ned Price said.
Published on Aug 06, 2021 12:17 AM IST
AFP |
S Jaishankar to attend Iranian President-elect Ebrahim Raisi's oath ceremony
S Jaishankar will meet Raisi during the visit, and also hold talks with other leaders on the sidelines of the trip, the ministry said without giving details.
Updated on Aug 05, 2021 05:17 AM IST
HT Correspondent, New Delhi