Islamic Republic Has Inflicted Damage to Iran’s National Identity, Cleric Says
By Firoozeh Nordstrom
Hojatoleslam Mohammad Ghafourian Khoshbayan was born in 1982 in the holy city of Mashhad, the capital of the northeastern province of Khorasan Razavi. He is the maternal grandson of Ayatollah Seyyed Mohammad...
London Film Festival Features Trump Biopic by Abbasi, Rasoulof’s New Movie
By Ahmad Rafat
The BFI London Film Festival, which ran from Oct. 8 to Oct. 20, showcased the work of Iranian directors and actors from Iran and the diaspora, with two movies receiving particular attention: ...
Senior Hamas Official Arrives in Russia, State Media Reports
MOSCOW, Oct 23 (Reuters) - A senior member of Hamas, the militant Palestinian group that controls Gaza, Mousa Abu Marzouk has arrived in Moscow on a planned visit, Russian state-run news agency RIA Novosti reported on Wednesday, citing a diplomatic...
Israel Arrests Seven Jerusalem Residents Over Alleged Iran Assassination Plot
By Jonathan Saul
JERUSALEM, Oct 22 (Reuters) - Israel's security forces have arrested seven Jerusalem residents over allegations they were planning to assassinate Israeli officials and carry out other attacks on behalf of Iran's intelligence service, the Shin...
US Charges IRGC Official, Others in Iran-Backed Plot to Assassinate Journalist
WASHINGTON, Oct 22 (Reuters) - The United States issued fresh charges over the attempted Tehran plot to kidnap and assassinate an Iranian-American journalist in New York, indicting an Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) official among others in the...
Hezbollah Says It Fires Volley of Rockets Into Israel
By Maya Gebeily and Maayan Lubell
BEIRUT/JERUSALEM, Oct 22 (Reuters) - Hezbollah said it had fired rockets at two bases near the Israeli city of Tel Aviv and one west of Haifa on Tuesday morning just hours...
Israel Busts Spy Ring Acting for Iran, Security Services Say
By Jonathan Saul
JERUSALEM, Oct 21 (Reuters) - Israel's security services have broken up a spy ring that was gathering information on behalf of Iranian intelligence in the latest attempt by Tehran to recruit Israelis for espionage, the Shin Bet...
Israeli Military Says to Hit Targets Connected to Hezbollah’s Financial Arm in Lebanon
JERUSALEM, Oct 20 (Reuters) - Israel will carry out targeted strikes on sites belonging to Hezbollah's financial arm in Lebanon in coming hours and Lebanese residents should evacuate areas close to those facilities, an Israeli military...
Iran Complains to UN Nuclear Watchdog About Israeli Threats Against Its Nuclear Sites
DUBAI, Oct 21 (Reuters) - Iran has written to the U.N. nuclear watchdog to complain about Israel's threats against its nuclear sites, foreign ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei said on Monday at a weekly news conference.
Israel has vowed to attack Iran...
UN Seeks Probe Into Reported Mass Killing of Afghans Migrating to Iran
By Charlotte Greenfield and Mohammad Yunus Yawar
HERAT, Afghanistan, Oct 17 (Reuters) - The United Nations' mission in Afghanistan called on Thursday for an investigation into reports that a large group of Afghan migrants had been shot...
