Washington: The West stepped up pressure on Iran over its crackdown on protests as the United States, European Union and United Kingdom imposed fresh sanctions on Tehran. The actions, which reflect a deterioration in the West s already dire relations with Tehran in recent months, are
Tehran: Iran condemned Thursday a European Parliament call to blacklist the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps as a terrorist group, which would pave the way for sanctions against the powerful military force. Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian "strongly criticised the emotional approach of the European Parliament and labelled
Dubai: Iran has executed British-Iranian national Alireza Akbari, the judiciary's Mizan news agency reported on Saturday, after sentencing the former Iranian deputy defence minister to death on charges of spying for Britain. British Foreign Secretary James Cleverly said late on Friday Iran must not follow through
Tehran: Iran has sentenced a former deputy defence minister who holds dual Iranian-British citizenship to death on charges of spying for Britain, Iranian state media reported on Thursday. Britain described the death sentence on Alireza Akbari as politically motivated and called for his immediate release. Akbari was
Dubai: The United States (US) Navy said that it had seized more than 2,000 assault rifles smuggled on a fishing boat along a maritime route from Iran to Yemen. The cargo was discovered on Friday off the coast of Oman "on a route historically used to
London: Britain accused Russia of planning to give Iran advanced military components in exchange for hundreds of drones, British defence minister Ben Wallace said, calling on the West to do more to expose the trade.
New York: Iran was ousted from a United Nations women's group for policies contrary to the rights of women, a move suggested by the United States (US) after Tehran's crackdown on protests over the death of a young woman in custody.
London: United Kingdom (UK) announced sanctions against 30 people worldwide, including Russian and Iranian officials, targeting those it deems responsible for acts of torture, sexual violence, and the violent repression of street protests.
Tehran: Iran’s foreign ministry has condemned a United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) decision to investigate the country’s response to unrest following the death of Mahsa Amini.
Vienna: The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) confirmed that Iran has started enriching uranium up to 60 percent at its Fordo plant.