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Iran executes man whose case drew international attention
Tehran | By Associated Press | Posted by Arpan Rai
UPDATED ON SEP 12, 2020 11:19 PM IST
State TV quoted the chief justice of Fars province, Kazem Mousavi, as saying: “The retaliation sentence against Navid Afkari, the killer of Hassan Torkaman, was carried out this morning in Adelabad prison in Shiraz.”
Iran says 77 dead amid 2,336 cases of new coronavirus
Dubai | By Associated Press
UPDATED ON MAR 03, 2020 04:28 PM IST
Iran’s supreme leader earlier on Tuesday ordered the Islamic Republic’s armed forces to assist its Health Ministry in combating the spread of the new coronavirus.
Iranian headscarf campaigner calls for vote boycott
Geneva | By Agence France-Presse
UPDATED ON FEB 20, 2020 08:08 AM IST
Shajarizadeh became a dissident in 2018 when she was arrested for repeatedly removing her headscarf in public and waving it on the end of a stick.
‘Will respond firmly to US threat,’ says Iran after Trump called off strike
Dubai | By Reuters
UPDATED ON JUN 22, 2019 01:15 PM IST
Tension between Tehran and Washington has spiked since Thursday when an Iranian missile destroyed a US Global Hawk surveillance drone.
Iran’s president says country could hold vote over nuke deal
Press Trust of India | By Press Trust of India
PUBLISHED ON MAY 26, 2019 03:00 PM IST
According to the official IRNA news agency, President Hassan Rouhani, who was last week publicly chastised by the country’s supreme leader, made the suggestion in a meeting with editors of major Iranian news outlets on Saturday evening.
US will not stop Iran exporting oil, says Iran president Hassan Rouhani
Geneva | By Reuters
UPDATED ON DEC 04, 2018 02:03 PM IST
The United States has imposed sanctions on Iran and U.S. officials say they aim to reduce Iran’s oil exports to zero in a bid to curb the Islamic Republic’s missile programme and regional influence.
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo condemns Iran missile test
Washington | By Reuters
PUBLISHED ON DEC 02, 2018 11:28 AM IST
Amid tension between Washington and Tehran over ballistic missiles, Pompeo warned in a statement released on Twitter that Iran is increasing its “testing and proliferation” of missiles and called on the Islamic Republic to “cease these activities.”
Qatar considering offers to host World Cup teams abroad: organiser
Paris | By AFP
UPDATED ON NOV 13, 2018 10:25 AM IST
Iran has recently offered to host teams who will play in tiny Qatar in the World Cup which starts in just over four years time.
Kapil Dev, Sidhu, Gavaskar back on Imran Khan’s oath ceremony guest list
Asian News International | By Agencies
UPDATED ON AUG 11, 2018 10:17 AM IST
The PTI’s parliamentary committee on Monday officially named party chairman Khan as their parliamentary leader and nominee for the next prime minister of Pakistan.
“Fearless” Iranian women defy stadium ban with fake beards and wigs
Reuters, Beirut | By Reuters
UPDATED ON MAY 01, 2018 08:22 AM IST
Photos and video of female football fan fans sitting in Tehran’s Azadi Stadium disguised as men as they watched their team Persepolis crowned champions on Friday have gone viral on social media
World reacts to death of former Iranian president Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani
AP | By Dubai
UPDATED ON NOV 04, 2019 04:38 PM IST
Reactions from around the world to the death of former Iranian President Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, who suffered a heart attack Sunday at the age of 82.