Wednesday, January 15, 2025

Iran Government Set to Carry out Leader’s Order to ‘Harshly Punish’ Israel, Official Says

DUBAI, Aug 9 (Reuters) - Iran is set to carry out an order by Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei to "harshly punish" Israel over the assassination of a Hamas leader in Tehran, a Revolutionary Guards deputy commander...

EXCLUSIVE: Iran to Deliver Hundreds of Ballistic Missiles to Russia Soon, Intel Sources Say

By Anthony Deutsch, Tom Balmforth and Jonathan Landay Aug 9 (Reuters) - Dozens of Russian military personnel are being trained in Iran to use the Fath-360 close-range ballistic missile system, two European intelligence sources told Reuters, adding that they...

UN’s Turk ‘Extremely Concerned’ After Spate of Executions in Iran

By Friederike Heine and Parisa Hafezi BERLIN, Aug 9 (Reuters) - UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk is extremely concerned that Iranian authorities have reportedly executed 29 people in the last two days, a spokesperson said on...

Microsoft Researchers Report Iran Hackers Targeting US Officials Before Election

WASHINGTON, Aug 9 (Reuters) - Microsoft researchers said on Friday that Iran government-tied hackers tried breaking into the account of a "high ranking official" on the U.S. presidential campaign in June, weeks after breaching the account...

Vessel Captain Reports Double Attack off Yemen, UK Maritime Agency Says

CAIRO, Aug 8 (Reuters) - The captain of the Delta Blue crude oil tanker reported a double attack on the vessel off Yemen, with its crew reported safe, the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) agency...

Olympics- Iranian Exile Alizadeh Edged by Old Friend Kiyanichandeh

By Mathieu Rosemain PARIS, Aug 8 (Reuters) - Former refugee Kimia Alizadeh bowed out to her old friend from back home in Iran, Nahid Kiyanichandeh, in a taekwondo featherweight contest at the Paris Olympics on Thursday, four years...

Killing of Hamas Leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran Is Shrouded In Mystery

By Kayhan Life Staff Islamic Republic officials claim that Ismail Haniyeh, the political leader of Hamas, was killed on July 31 after a “guided missile” controlled from outside Iran hit the heavily guarded complex where...

Canada to Pull Children of Diplomats Out of Israel, Canadian Press Reports

By Kanishka Singh Aug 7 (Reuters) - The Canadian government said on Wednesday it has decided to pull the children and guardians of its diplomats out of Israel, amid fears of a widened conflict in the Middle East, the...

US Charges Man With Alleged Ties to Iran in Foiled Assassination Plot

WASHINGTON, Aug 6 (Reuters) - A Pakistani man with alleged ties to Iran has been charged in the United States in connection to a foiled plot to assassinate a U.S. politician or government officials, the Justice Department said on Tuesday. FBI...

Iran’s Minorities Disproportionately Targeted in Crackdowns, UN Mission Reports

By Natasha Phillips Ethnic and religious minority groups in Iran have suffered more than the rest of the population from the government’s crackdowns on the ‘Woman, Life, Freedom’ protests which began in 2022, according to an Aug....