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Iran shuts down for two days because of ‘unprecedented heat’

(Reuters) - Iran has announced Wednesday and Thursday this week will be public holidays because of "unprecedented heat" and told the elderly and people with health conditions to stay indoors,…

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Iran summons Danish envoy to protest Koran burning in Copenhagen

(Reuters) - Iran's foreign ministry summoned the Danish ambassador to protest against "the desecration of the Koran in Copenhagen," the ministry tweeted on Saturday. On Friday, a man set fire…

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Iran presents its first hypersonic ballistic missile, state media reports

Iran presented what officials described as its first domestically-made hypersonic ballistic missile on Tuesday, the official IRNA news agency reported, an announcement likely to heighten Western concerns about Tehran's missile…

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Iran executes three men over recent protests, judiciary says

May 19 (Reuters) - Iran executed three men on Friday over recent protests, the country's judiciary said on Twitter. Majid Kazemi, Saleh Mirhashemi and Saeed Yaghoubi were executed in the…

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Russia and Iran sign rail deal for corridor intended to rival Suez Canal

By Olesya Astakhova and Parisa Hafezi MOSCOW, May 17 (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Iranian counterpart Ebrahim Raisi on Wednesday oversaw, via video-link, the signing of a…

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Iran hangs Swedish-Iranian linked to attack that killed 25 people

DUBAI, May 6 (Reuters) - Iran executed a Swedish-Iranian dissident on Saturday convicted of leading an Arab separatist group accused of attacks including one on a military parade in 2018…

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US Navy says Iran seized Marshall Islands-flagged oil tanker in Gulf of Oman

April 27 (Reuters) - Iran has seized a Marshall Islands-flagged oil tanker in the Gulf of Oman while it was in transit in international waters, the United States Navy said…

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Member of Iran’s powerful clerical body assassinated

Adds details DUBAI, April 26 (Reuters) - A member of Iran's influential clerical body was assassinated in the country's northern province of Mazandaran on Wednesday, the semi-official Fars news agency…

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Photo Story: Iranian Army unveils 200 new drones

A handout photo made available by the Iranian Army shows drones on display during a ceremony at an unknown location in Iran, 20 April 2023. According to the Iranian Army,…

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Iran invites Saudi king to visit Tehran

DUBAI, April 17 (Reuters) - Iran has officially invited Saudi Arabia's king to visit the country, an Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson said on Monday, after the two regional rivals agreed…

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Son of toppled Iranian Shah to visit Israel

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - The exiled son of the Iranian Shah toppled in the 1979 Islamic revolution will visit Israel this week, Israel's government said, calling him the "most senior Iranian…

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Iran exploits quake relief mission to fly weapons to Syria -sources

Sources: Military equipment disguised as relief supplies Syria is a conflict zone for Israel and Iran Israel mounts swift campaign against Iranians By Suleiman Al-Khalidi, James Mackenzie and Parisa Hafezi…

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Iran installs cameras in public places to identify, penalise unveiled women

April 8 (Reuters) - In a further attempt to rein in increasing numbers of women defying the compulsory dress code, Iranian authorities are installing cameras in public places and thoroughfares…

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Saudi-Iranian ties: A history of ups and downs

DUBAI, April 6 (Reuters) - The foreign ministers of Iran and Saudi Arabia met in China for the first formal meeting of their most senior diplomats in more than seven…

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Iran says it warned off US Navy aircraft close to Gulf of Oman

DUBAI (Reuters) - The Iranian navy said it identified and warned off a U.S. reconnaissance plane near the Gulf of Oman on Sunday, the semi-official Tasnim news agency reported. "After…

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Women in Iran to be prosecuted ‘without mercy’ for not wearing veils

April 1 (Reuters) - President Ebrahim Raisi said on Saturday that the hijab was the law in Iran after a viral video showed a man throwing yoghurt at two unveiled…

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EU imposes further sanctions on Iran for human rights violations

The European Union on Monday imposed a new package of sanctions against Iran, its sixth, in response to human rights violations, adding eight individuals and one entity to its list.…

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Iran proposes locations to Saudi Arabia for FM meeting

DUBAI, March 19 (Reuters) - The Iranian government has proposed to Saudi Arabia three locations for a meeting at foreign minister level, Iran's foreign minister said on Sunday, citing the…

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Pardons issued in Iran for 22,000 people arrested in demonstrations after Mahsa Amini’s death

Some 22,000 people arrested in the recent Iran protests that swept the Islamic Republic have been pardoned, according to the country's head of judiciary. Gholamhossein Mohseni Ejehi was quoted as…

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EPA’s Eye In The Sky: Tochal mountain, Iran

An aerial view of the Tochal mountain near Tehran, Iran. Photo: EPA-EFE/ABEDIN TAHERKENAREH

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Iran and Saudi Arabia agree to resume ties, re-open embassies

March 10 (Reuters) - Iran and Saudi Arabia have agreed to re-establish diplomatic relations after talks in Beijing between officials from the two rival Middle East powers, Iranian state media…

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Khamenei says poisoning of schoolgirls in Iran is an “unforgivable crime”

DUBAI, March 6 (Reuters) - Iran's supreme leader said on Monday that poisoning of Iranian schoolgirls in recent months is an "unforgivable" crime amid spread of suspected poisoning across the…

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Protests break out in Iran over schoolgirl illnesses

(Reuters) - Worried parents protested in Iran's capital Tehran and other cities on Saturday over a wave of suspected poison attacks that have affected schoolgirls in dozens of schools, according…

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UN nuclear watchdog chief cites ‘great expectation’ in talks with Iran

March 4 (Reuters) - The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency said on Saturday talks were ongoing with Iran on two sets of important matters, including the science sector, and there…

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Iran releases Spanish woman after three months in jail over protests

A Spanish woman imprisoned in Iran since November on espionage charges after she was arrested during anti-government protests in November has been released, the Spanish Foreign Minister said on Sunday. An activist who works for a…

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Iran says it has developed long-range cruise missile

DUBAI, Feb 25 (Reuters) - Iran has developed a cruise missile with a range of 1,650 km (1,025 miles) a top Revolutionary Guards commander said, in a move likely to…

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IAEA finds uranium enriched to 84% in Iran, near bomb-grade -diplomats

Agency in discussions with Iran on recent findings, it says Diplomats say it found uranium enriched to highest level yet Unclear whether new level was a blip or on purpose…

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Overnight protests rock Tehran, other Iranian cities

Feb 17 (Reuters) - Protests rocked Iran again overnight after a seeming slowdown in recent weeks, with marchers calling for the overthrow of the Islamic Republic, online video posts purportedly…

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Opposition groups rally in France, in solidarity with protesters in Iran

Thousands of opponents of Iran's ruling authorities rallied for a second day in Paris on Sunday (February 12) to pressure European Union states to list Iran's Revolutionary Guards (IRGC) as a…

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Online hackers interrupt state TV coverage as Iran marks 44th anniversary of revolution as

Feb 11 (Reuters) - The Islamic Republic marked the 44th anniversary of the Iranian revolution on Saturday with state-organised rallies, as anti-government hackers briefly interrupted a televised speech by President…

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Iran reveals an underground air force base

(Reuters) - Iran revealed an underground air force base, called "Eagle 44" and the first of its kind large enough to house fighter jets, the official IRNA news agency said.…

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Iran’s Supreme leader pardons large number of security-related prisoners linked to protests

(Reuters) - Iran's Supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei pardoned "tens of thousands" of prisoners, including many arrested in recent anti-government protests over security-related charges, state media reported on Sunday. "Prisoners…

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Iran, Russia link banking systems amid Western sanctions

ran and Russia have connected their interbank communication and transfer systems to help boost trade and financial transactions, a senior Iranian official said on Monday, as both Tehran and Moscow are chafing under Western…

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People die as strong quake hits northwest Iran

DUBAI, Jan 28 (Reuters) - An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.9 struck northwest Iran near the border with Turkey on Saturday, killing at least three people and injuring more than 300,…

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Azerbaijan strongly protests to Iran after fatal embassy shooting

A gunman shot dead a security guard and wounded two other people at Azerbaijan's embassy in Iran on Friday, in an attack Baku branded an "act of terrorism" that it…

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Iran warns EU against listing Revolutionary Guards as terrorist entity

DUBAI, Jan 19 (Reuters) - Iran warned on Thursday that the European Union would "shoot itself in the foot" by listing the Revolutionary Guards as a terrorist entity, Foreign Minister…

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Magnitude 5.6 earthquake strikes northwestern Iran -EMSC

DUBAI, Jan 18 (Reuters) - A 5.6 magnitude earthquake hit northwestern Iran on Wednesday, according to the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC). The quake's epicentre was close to the town of…

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French President Macron: Iran’s latest execution is heinous and barbaric act

PARIS, Jan 14 (Reuters) - The execution of British-Iranian national Alireza Akbari is a heinous and barbaric act, French President Emmanuel Macron said on Saturday. Macron said he stood in solidarity with Britain which…

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Factbox: Alireza Akbari: the British-Iranian executed by Tehran

Jan 14 (Reuters) - 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…

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UPDATED: Iran executes British-Iranian national, UK condemns ‘barbaric’ act

Alireza Akbari was a former Iranian deputy defence minister Arrested in 2019, he was accused of spying for Britain UK's Sunak calls it 'a callous and cowardly act' Britain had…

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Germany says it wants to increase pressure on Iran after latest executions

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Monday condemned Iran for using the death penalty against demonstrators, and his spokesperson said Berlin wanted to crank up pressure on the Iranian authorities with…

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Iran hangs two men accused of killing security agent during protests

(Reuters) -Iran hanged two men on Saturday for allegedly killing a member of the security forces during nationwide protests that followed the death of 22-year-old Kurdish Iranian woman Mahsa Amini on Sept.…

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Iran’s clerical leaders to grapple with deepening dissent in 2023

By Parisa Hafezi (Reuters) - Nationwide protests sparked by the death in custody of Iranian Kurdish woman Mahsa Amini have ushered Iran into a new era of deepening crisis between…

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Iran says UK-linked arrests reflect ‘destructive role’ in protests

Iran's foreign ministry said on Monday the arrests of citizens linked to the United Kingdom reflected Britain's "destructive role" in the recent protests in the Islamic Republic. Iran has accused…

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Unrest in Iran hits 100 days

A hundred days after they began, the longest running anti-government protests in Iran since the 1979 Islamic revolution have shaken the regime, but at a heavy cost to the people.…

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Iran ready for dialogue at regional summit, little progress made

By Suleiman Al-Khalidi DEAD SEA, Jordan, Dec 20 (Reuters) - Iran signalled its readiness for dialogue with regional states during a conference its arch foe Saudi Arabia attended in Jordan on Tuesday which yielded…

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EU and Iran to continue working on nuclear deal, Borrell says

EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell on Tuesday condemned Iran's support for Russia in its war in Ukraine and the ongoing repression of opposition in the country, but said the EU would continue to…

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U.S. leaves door open for Iran nuclear diplomacy

For nearly two years the United States has tried and failed to negotiate a revival of the 2015 Iran nuclear deal yet Washington and its European allies refuse to close…

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Iran likely to be ousted from U.N. women’s body

UNITED NATIONS, Dec 14 (Reuters) - Iran appears set to be ousted from a U.N. women's body on Wednesday for policies contrary to the rights of women and girls, but…

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Iran carries out second execution linked to wave of popular protests

DUBAI (Reuters) -The Islamic Republic on Monday hanged a man in public who state media said had been convicted of killing two members of the security forces, the second execution…

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UPDATED: Iran executes protester for injuring security guard with knife

Iran hanged a man on Thursday convicted of injuring a security guard with a knife and blocking a street in Tehran, the semi-official Tasnim news agency said, the first such…

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Khamenei calls for overhaul of Iran’s cultural system

DUBAI (Reuters) - Iran’s Supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, on Tuesday called for "revolutionary reconstruction of the country's cultural system", state media reported, as nationwide protests kept up pressure on…

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Iran executes four men convicted of cooperating with Israel’s Mossad, state media report

DUBAI (Reuters) - Iran on Sunday executed four men convicted of cooperating with Israel's spy agency Mossad, Iranian state media reported. The Islamic Republic has long accused arch-enemy Israel of…

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Iran state body reports 200 dead in protests, Raisi hails ‘freedoms

Dec 3 (Reuters) - President Ebrahim Raisi on Saturday hailed Iran's Islamic Republic as a guarantor of rights and freedoms, defending the the ruling system amid a crackdown on anti-government…

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Iran says it has proof that Western states were involved in protests

DUBAI, Nov 28 (Reuters) - Iran has proof that Western nations were involved in protests that have swept the country, the foreign ministry said on Monday. The protests, sparked by…

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Niece of Iran’s Supreme Leader urges world to cut ties with Tehran

(Reuters) - Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's niece, a well known rights activist, has called on foreign governments to cut all ties with Tehran over its violent crackdown on…

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Iran situation ‘critical’ with more than 300 killed -UN rights chief

The U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights said on Tuesday that the situation in Iran was "critical", describing a hardening of the authorities' response to protests that have resulted in…

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