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An Iranian Revolutionary Guard general dies in an autogiro accident, TV says

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An Iranian Revolutionary Guard general dies in an autogiro accident, TV says

Representative image | Photo Credit: AP An Iranian Revolutionary Guard commander and his pilot were killed Monday (November 4, 2024) in an autogiro accident during an operation near the Pakistani border, state TV reported. The report said that Gen. Hamid Mazandarani died during a military operation in the Sirkan border area, located in Sistan and…

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Israel Will “Face Proportional Reaction”, Says Iran After Strikes: Report

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Israel Will “Face Proportional Reaction”, Says Iran After Strikes: Report

Four weeks after Iran attacked Israel with a barrage of ballistic missiles to avenge the strikes on ally Hezbollah, the Jewish state responded at the time of its choosing. The tensions never simmered in the region and now Iran says it is ready to respond to the ‘act of aggression’. Iran is prepared to respond…

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Iran Executes 20-Year-Old Man In Public For Murdering Lawyer

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Iran Executes 20-Year-Old Man In Public For Murdering Lawyer

Iran executes more people per year than any other nation except China, according to rights groups. (File) Tehran: Iran carried out on Monday a rare public execution of a man over the murder of a lawyer two years ago, state media reported. “The death sentence against the murderer of a lawyer was carried out this…

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Iran seesawing vote results put race between reformist Masoud Pezeshkian and hard-liner Saeed Jalili

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Iran seesawing vote results put race between reformist Masoud Pezeshkian and hard-liner Saeed Jalili

Hard-line former Iranian senior nuclear negotiator and candidate for the presidential election Saeed Jalili casts his ballot in a polling station, in Tehran, Iran, on June 28, 2024. Iranians are voting in a snap election to replace the late hard-line President Ebrahim Raisi. | Photo Credit: AP Early, seesawing results released Saturday in Iran’s presidential…

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Iranians split on Presidential vote as hardships mount ahead of election

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Iranians split on Presidential vote as hardships mount ahead of election

A woman walks past a wall bearing electoral campaign posters, ahead of the upcoming elections, in Tehran on February 24, 2024. File | Photo Credit: AFP With just a week remaining before a Presidential election, Iranians are divided over whether voting will address pressing economic issues and mandatory hijab laws. Iranians head to the polls…

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Iran expands nuclear capacities; faces criticism: IAEA

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Iran expands nuclear capacities; faces criticism: IAEA

File picture of the International Atomic Energy Agency flag at the organisation’s headquarters in Vienna, Austria | Photo Credit: AP Iran has started up new cascades of advanced centrifuges and plans to install others in the coming weeks after facing criticism over its nuclear programme, the United Nations’ atomic watchdog said Friday. The U.S. called…

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Iran’s supreme leader presides over funeral for president and others killed in helicopter crash

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Iran’s supreme leader presides over funeral for president and others killed in helicopter crash

File picture of Iran Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei | Photo Credit: AP Iran’s supreme leader presided over a funeral Wednesday for the country’s late president, foreign minister and others killed in a helicopter crash. Ayatollah Ali Khamenei held the service at Tehran University, the caskets of the dead draped in Iranian flags with their…

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Mourners begin days of funerals for Iran’s president and others killed in helicopter crash

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Mourners begin days of funerals for Iran’s president and others killed in helicopter crash

People attend a funeral ceremony for the late Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi in Tabriz, East Azerbaijan Province, Iran, May 21, 2024. | Photo Credit: via Reuters Mourners in black began gathering Tuesday for days of funerals and processions for Iran’s late president, foreign minister and others killed in a helicopter crash, a government-led series of…

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Iran Slams Argentina’s Bid To Arrest Minister Over 1994 Bombing Attack

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Iran Slams Argentina’s Bid To Arrest Minister Over 1994 Bombing Attack

Iran’s official news agency IRNA reported that Nasser Vahidi was back in Iran on Tuesday. (File) Tehran: Iran on Wednesday condemned as “illegal” Argentina’s request for Interpol to arrest Iran’s interior minister over a 1994 bombing attack on a Jewish community centre in Buenos Aires that killed 85 people. Iranian foreign ministry spokesman Nasser Kanani…

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