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New clashes in Iran as opposition urges more protests
AFP, Published on 08/01/2026
» Security forces used tear gas to disperse protesters in Iran as people angered by the economic situation in the Islamic republic kept up their challenge to the authorities and the exiled opposition Thursday urged them to step up their actions.
Russia and Iran to beef up military and trade ties
AFP, Published on 17/01/2025
» MOSCOW - Russia and Iran are poised to sign a new treaty on Friday to cement their military and economic ties, a pact between two of the world’s most heavily sanctioned nations that is likely to alarm the West.
Iran court jails 10 troops over 2020 Ukraine jet downing
AFP, Published on 17/04/2023
» TEHRAN - Iran has sentenced 10 members of the armed forces to prison after finding them guilty of involvement in the downing of a Ukrainian airliner, the judiciary's Mizan Online website reported Sunday.
Vast cemetery in Iraq echoes 14 centuries of life and death
AFP, Published on 24/02/2023
» NAJAF (IRAQ) - Tombstones stretch as far as the eye can see across Iraq's Wadi-al-Salam cemetery, often described as the world's biggest, which bears silent witness to life and death over 14 centuries.
Iran tensions rise in protests ahead of Mahsa Amini ceremony
AFP, Published on 26/10/2022
» PARIS: Iranian students protested Tuesday at multiple universities, defying a bloody crackdown as tensions mount on the eve of planned ceremonies marking 40 days since Mahsa Amini's death.
Iran tensions mount as students protest ahead of Mahsa Amini ceremony
AFP, Published on 25/10/2022
» PARIS - Iranian students protested Tuesday at multiple universities, defying a bloody crackdown as tensions mount on the eve of planned ceremonies marking 40 days since Mahsa Amini's death.
Iran curbs internet access as protests claim 11 lives
AFP, Published on 22/09/2022
» PARIS - Iran restricted internet access Thursday after days of protests and unrest that have claimed at least 11 lives, following the death of a young woman in the custody of the morality police.
Iran brands US claim of assassination plot 'fiction'
AFP, Published on 12/08/2022
» TEHRAN - Iran dismissed as "fiction" Thursday US allegations it had plotted to kill former White House national security adviser John Bolton in retaliation for the assassination of one of its top commanders.
Iran says Guards colonel shot dead in Tehran attack
AFP, Published on 23/05/2022
» TEHRAN - An Iranian Revolutionary Guards colonel was shot dead outside his Tehran home on Sunday, the Guards said, blaming his "assassination" on assailants linked to the United States and its allies.
Iran vows revenge unless Trump tried for Soleimani killing
AFP, Published on 03/01/2022
» TEHRAN - Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi vowed revenge against Donald Trump unless the former US president is tried over the killing of Qassem Soleimani, as Tehran marked two years since the revered commander's death.