Monday, December 2, 2024

Iran’s Supreme Leader Calls for Regulation of Cyberspace

DUBAI, Aug 27 (Reuters) - Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, who has imposed some of the strictest controls on internet access in the world, said on Tuesday that cyberspace needed to be regulated, citing the arrest...

Iranian Revolutionary Guards Claims Missile Attack on Iraq-Based Kurdish Dissidents

DUBAI, Sept 9 (Reuters) - Iran's Revolutionary Guards fired seven missiles in an attack on Iraq-based Iranian Kurdish dissidents that killed at least 11 people on Saturday, the elite military unit was reported as...

Iran records highest daily death toll from COVID-19

June 29 (Reuters) - Iran recorded its highest number of deaths from COVID-19 within a 24-hour period, official health ministry figures showed on Monday. The 162 deaths reported on Monday exceeds the previous record on April 4,...

EU’s Borrell Urges Iran to Stop Repression of Protesters

AMSTERDAM, Oct 14 (Reuters) - The European Union's top diplomat Josep Borrell on Friday urged Iran to stop the repression of protesters and to release those that have been detained in recent weeks. "I spoke with @Amirabdolahian to convey...

US Passes Message to Iran Not to Escalate at ‘Critical Moment’ for Middle East

By Simon Lewis and Humeyra Pamuk WASHINGTON, Aug 5 (Reuters) - The United States has been urging countries through its diplomatic engagements to tell Iran that escalation in the Middle East is not in their interest, a State Department...

Iran’s Coronavirus Single-Day 207 Death Toll Highest Since Aug. 1 – Health Ministry

Sept 25 (Reuters) - Iran’s death toll from the novel coronavirus rose by 207 to 25,222 on Friday, with the total number of identified cases spiking to 439,882, a health ministry spokeswoman said. It was...

ANALYSIS- Subtle Shift in U.S. Rhetoric Suggests New Iran Approach

By Arshad Mohammed and John Irish May 24 (Reuters) - A subtle shift in official U.S. statements suggests Washington believes reviving the 2015 Iran nuclear deal is better than the alternatives despite the advances in Iran's nuclear...

Explosion at Oil Pipeline in Southern Iran, Tasnim Reports

DUBAI, Nov 17 (Reuters) - An oil pipeline in southern Iran exploded on Wednesday because the infrastructure was old, the semi-official Tasnim news agency reported. The explosion created small tremors that could be felt in the surrounding...

Thousands Mourn Victims of Iran Military Parade Attack

By Bozorgmehr Sharafedin LONDON, Sept 24 (Reuters) - Thousands of people packed the streets of the southwestern Iranian city of Ahvaz on Monday to mourn the victims of an attack on a military parade that...

Two Israeli Drones Fall in Beirut Suburbs, One Explodes – Army, Hezbollah

By Laila Bassam BEIRUT, Aug 25 (Reuters) - An Israeli drone fell in the Hezbollah-dominated southern suburbs of Beirut and a second one exploded near the ground early on Sunday, the Lebanese army and Hezbollah...