Iran Faces Water Shortage and Heightened Risk of Flooding
By Azadeh Karimi
A four-year-old boy is the latest victim of a flood caused by the overflow of the Kaju River’s banks near Ghasre Ghand Country in the southeastern province of Sistan and Baluchestan. Flash...
Iran’s 2020-21 Budget Earmarks Substantial Funds for Iran Religious Organizations
By Roshanak Astaraki
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani submitted his government’s 2020-21 draft budget of nearly $39 billion to the Majlis (Iranian Parliament) on December 8. The start of the budget year is March 21, coinciding...
Iran Rejects U.S. Accusation It Long Violated Nuclear Deal
DUBAI, July 2 (Reuters) - Iran rejected on Tuesday a White House accusation that Tehran was long violating the terms of its nuclear deal with world powers, after the Islamic Republic said it had amassed more...
Iran Slows Buildup of Near Weapons-Grade Enriched Uranium -WSJ
Aug 11 (Reuters) - Iran has significantly slowed the pace at which it is accumulating near weapons-grade enriched uranium and has diluted some of its stockpile, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday citing people familiar...
Iranian-Canadian Racing Driver Nicholas Latifi Makes Formula One Debut in Austria
By Nazanine Nouri
Nicholas Daniel Latifi is the first Iranian-Canadian racing driver ever to make a Formula One debut. He had his big moment with Williams Racing at the 2020 Austrian Grand Prix – the...
Iranian Helicopter Came Close to U.S. Warship- Pentagon
WASHINGTON, Nov 15 (Reuters) - An Iranian navy helicopter came close to a U.S. Navy warship in the Gulf of Oman and circled it three times in an incident that ended without an impact on...
Israel’s Foreign Minister Says Visit to Saudi Arabia ‘On the Table’
JERUSALEM, April 19 (Reuters) - Israel's Foreign Minister Eli Cohen on Wednesday held out the prospect of a visit in the future to Saudi Arabia, and said at least one more Arab country would normalise ties...
Iran Detained Hong Kong-Flagged Ship Before Letting It Sail – Sources
LONDON, April 15 (Reuters) - A Hong Kong-flagged tanker was briefly detained in Iran before being freed after armed Iranian guards in speedboats directed the vessel into its waters while it was sailing through the Gulf of...
Iran’s Regime Detains 18 Crew Members of Foreign Tanker Seized in Gulf of Oman
Dec 13 (Reuters) - Iranian authorities detained 18 crew members of a foreign tanker seized in the Gulf of Oman on Friday that they said was carrying 6 million litres of smuggled fuel, Iranian media reported on...
Iran Nuclear Deal ‘In ER Room’ – Israeli Defence Minister
JERUSALEM, Sept 15 (Reuters) - Iran's 2015 nuclear deal with world powers is "in the ER room" and is unlikely to be renewed soon, if at all, Israeli Defence Minister Benny Gantz said on Thursday after...
