Iranian Blogger Couple Sentenced to Prison on Security Charges
DUBAI, Feb 1 (Reuters) - An Iranian couple who appeared in a video dancing romantically have been jailed for 10-1/2 years each on charges of indecency and threatening national security, the activist HRANA news agency said, though...
Iran Urges U.S. Nuclear Watchdog to Drop ‘Double Standards’
DUBAI, July 10 (Reuters) - Iran's president said on Thursday the U.N. nuclear watchdog should drop its "double standards" if Tehran is to resume cooperation with it over the Islamic Republic's nuclear programme, Iranian state media...
Fire at Oil Pipeline in Southwest Iran Under Control- Tasnim
GENEVA, May 6 (Reuters) - A fire broke out at an oil pipeline in southwest Iran after an accident on Monday and is under control, the Tasnim news agency reported.
The fire started when a construction loader...
Amnesty International Accuses Iran of Widespread Rights Abuses Against Protesters
DUBAI, Sept 2 (Reuters) - Amnesty International accused Iran's clerical establishment on Wednesday of presiding over widespread abuses of human rights in a security crackdown on nationwide protests last year touched off by fuel price...
World’s Female Foreign Ministers to Meet on Iran, Canada Says
By Steve Scherer
OTTAWA, Oct 19 (Reuters) - Many of the world's female foreign ministers will discuss the 'brutal' crackdown against protesters in Iran during a virtual meeting this week hosted by Canada, Canadian Minister of Foreign Affairs Melanie...
Iran Sets up Camps along Afghanistan Border as Taliban Advance
DUBAI, Aug 15 (Reuters) - Iran said on Sunday it has prepared accommodation in three provinces bordering Afghanistan to provide temporary refuge to Afghans fleeing their country as Taliban insurgents enter the capital Kabul.
"Camps have been...
Iranian Electricity Utility Introduces Energy Rationing Scheme
Large parts of Iran have been experiencing a power outage in recent weeks. Many homes and businesses around the country have been without electricity for a few hours a day. The power outage has...
Iranian Cinema’s New Hope: Panah Panahi, London Film Festival Award Winner
By Ahmad Rafat
Iranian director Panah Panahi’s first feature film “Hit the Road” won the Best Film Award at the 65th BFI London Film Festival last month. Panahi was up against stiff competition for the...
Iran Protests Have Led to More Than 60 Child Deaths, Human Rights Group Says
By Kayhan Life Staff
According to a recent report by Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), 450 people, including 63 children, lost their lives between Sept. 17 and Nov. 25 in the nationwide protests sparked...
U.S. to Iran: Coronavirus Won’t Save You From Sanctions
By Arshad Mohammed, Daphne Psaledakis and Parisa Hafezi
The United States sent Iran a blunt message this week: the spread of the coronavirus will not save it from U.S. sanctions that are choking off its oil revenues...
