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Guards among 8 reported killed in Israeli strike on Iran consular annex in Syria

April 1, 2024 admin

Emergency and security personnel extinguish a fire at the site of strikes which hit a building annexed to the Iranian embassy in Syria’s capital Damascus, on April 1, 2024. | Photo Credit: AFP Israeli air strikes destroyed the Iranian embassy’s consular annex in Syria on April 1, killing and wounding everyone inside, Damascus said as…

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Iran Alerted Russia To Security Threat Before Concert Hall Attack: Report

April 1, 2024 admin

Rescuers extinguishing fire at the burning Crocus City Hall after the shooting (File/Reuters) Dubai: Iran tipped off Russia about the possibility of a major “terrorist operation” on its soil ahead of the concert hall massacre near Moscow last month, three sources familiar with the matter said. In the deadliest attack inside Russia in 20 years,…

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Iran Executed 834 People Last Year, Highest Since 2015: Rights Groups

March 5, 2024 admin

At least 22 women were executed, marking the highest number in the past decade. (File) Paris: Iran executed a “staggering” total of at least 834 people last year, the highest number since 2015 as capital punishment surged in the Islamic republic, two rights groups said Tuesday. The number of executions, which Iran has carried out…

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Iran votes in first Parliamentary election since 2022 protests as questions over turnout loom

March 1, 2024 admin

Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei casts his vote during parliamentary elections in Tehran, Iran, on March 1, 2024. | Photo Credit: Reuters Iran began voting on March 1 in its first parliamentary elections since the mass 2022 protests over its mandatory hijab laws after the death of Mahsa Amini, with questions looming over just…

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Iran Stops Jailed Noble Laureate From Attending Father’s Funeral: Family

February 29, 2024 admin

Family had said it was Mohammadi’s “unequivocal right” to attend her father’s funeral. Paris: Iranian authorities have prevented jailed Iranian Nobel peace laureate Narges Mohammadi from attending the burial ceremony of her father who died earlier this week, her family said Thursday. Karim Mohammadi, who had not seen his daughter for almost two years, died…

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US Strikes Two Syrian Facilities After Attacks By Iranian Forces

October 27, 2023 admin

US forces have been hit more than a dozen times in Iraq and Syria in the past week (File) Washington: The US military struck two facilities in eastern Syria used by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and affiliated groups, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said Thursday. “The precision self-defense strikes are a response to a…

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How To Stay Out Of Israel’s War On Hamas

October 22, 2023 admin

Israeli tanks positioned near Israel’s border with the Gaza Strip. On October 15, Iran issued a stinging public ultimatum to its arch-enemy Israel: Halt your onslaught on Gaza or we’ll be forced to take action, its foreign minister warned. Only hours later, the country’s UN mission softened the hawkish tone, assuring the world that its…

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Mahsa Amini, the Kurdish-Iranian woman who died in police custody, is awarded EU human rights prize

October 19, 2023 admin

People take part in a protest against the Islamic regime of Iran following the death of Mahsa Amini, in Berlin, Germany, on December 10, 2022. | Photo Credit: Reuters Mahsa Amini, the 22-year-old Kurdish-Iranian woman who died in police custody in Iran last year, sparking worldwide protests against the country’s conservative Islamic theocracy, was awarded…

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None Can Guarantee Control Of Situation If…: Iran Warns Israel

October 15, 2023 admin

Israeli troops have massed on the border with Gaza, threatening a ground offensive (File) Doha: Iran on Sunday warned that any Israeli ground offensive in the Gaza Strip could expand the scope of the conflict elsewhere in the Middle East. Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian held talks with Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani, as…

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A ‘New Front’ In Hamas War Depends On Israel’s Actions, Says Iran

October 12, 2023 admin

Iran government secretly supports Hamas and other Middle East militant groups against Israel. Baghdad: Iran’s foreign minister, whose government supports Hamas and other Middle East militant groups, said on Thursday opening a “new front” against Israel would depend on Israel’s actions in Gaza. Although Tehran has been a long-term backer of Hamas, Iranian officials have…

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