Iran

CoVid 19 knows no old, young, poor or rich, it has no country, no religion too…

Iran's Ambassador in France Bahram Qasemi said on Monday that coronavirus does not know people and country, old and young and poor and rich, and nobody should be left alone…

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Iran security forces take to the streets to fight coronavirus as cases continue to surge

Security forces will empty the streets of cities across Iran in the next 24 hours in a drive to fight the spread of the new coronavirus, state television reported on…

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U.S. wages retaliatory strikes against Iran-backed militia in Iraq

The United States waged a series of precision air strikes late Thursday against an Iran-backed militia in Iraq that it blamed for a major rocket attack a day earlier that…

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Iran releases about 70,000 prisoners because of coronavirus outbreak

Iran has released approximately 70,000 prisoners because of the coronavirus outbreak in the country, Iranian judiciary chief Ebrahim Raisi said on Monday, according to Mizan, the news site of the…

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Total number of countries reporting Co-Vid19 reaches 100

8 new countries/territories/areas (Bulgaria, Costa Rica, Faroe Islands, French Guiana, Maldives, Malta, Martinique, and Republic of Moldova) have reported cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, bringing the total…

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1st case of coronavirus in Argentina and Gibraltar, first death in Spain

Gibraltar on Tuesday registered its first coronavirus case, a man who had returned from a trip to northern Italy. The person who had accompanied the man does not have symptoms.…

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Iranian film about executions wins top prize at Berlin Film Festival

A film by an Iranian director about capital punishment has won the top prize at the Berlin International Film Festival. Mohammad Rasoulof was banned from directing in 2017. He produced…

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Iran’s deputy health minister says he contracted the Coronavirus

Iran’s deputy health minister said he has contracted the coronavirus and placed himself in isolation, a day after appearing feverish at a press conference in which he downplayed its spread…

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Coronavirus Briefing Update

The coronavirus death toll climbed to seven in Italy on Monday and several Middle East countries were dealing with their first infections, sending markets into a tailspin over fears of…

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No Coronavirus COVID-19 cases yet in Malta – People asked to avoid nonessential travelling to Northern Italy and other hit regions

The outbreak of COVID-19 has now spread to various countries. At this point, there are no COVID-19 cases in Malta. In view of the current situation, the Health Authorities are…

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New Zealand extends ban on China arrivals, global spread of coronavirus raises pandemic fears

New Zealand has extended for eight days a ban on arrivals from mainland China, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said on Monday, carrying into its fourth week an effort to block…

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Earthquake of magnitude 5.7 strikes Turkey-Iran border region, nine deaths reported in Turkey

An earthquake of magnitude 5.7 struck the Turkey-Iran border region early on Sunday, the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said. Nine people, including three children, have died following the earthquake…

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Iran’s hard-liners take early lead in Tehran after vote

Iranian state TV announced the first partial results from the country’s parliamentary elections, indicating a strong showing by hard-liners in the capital Tehran, although authorities have not released full results…

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Ten new cases of coronavirus in Iran, two dead

Authorities in Iran announced the detection of at least 10 new cases of coronavirus and two more deaths, deepening a sense of public unease over the handling of the spread…

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Polls close in Iran’s elections

Polls closed in Iran at midnight local time after multiple extensions, the news agencies Tasnim and Fars reported. There was no official announcement on voter turnout. The key vote on…

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Iran placed on ‘global dirty money watchdog’ FATF black list

The Financial Action TaskForce (FATF) which is considered to be the global dirty money watchdog placed Iran on its blacklist on Friday after it failed to comply with international anti-terrorism…

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Iran parliamentary election underway

The 11th parliamentary election and the mid-term election for the Assembly of Experts began in Iran on Friday morning. Anyone who is interested in national interests should take part in…

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Iran reports first two cases of coronavirus

State-run ISNA news agency is reporting that Iranian health officials have confirmed two coronavirus cases within the country. The first brush with the virus the country has faced since the…

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Photo Story: Tribute to victims of Ukraine International Airlines crash in Iran

The ceremony of the founding a memorial square to the memory of victims of the Ukraine International Airlines (UIA) Flight PS752 that crashed in Iran, at Boryspil International Airport in…

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Iran under growing pressure to hand over Ukraine jet black box

Canada and other countries whose nationals were killed in the Iranian strike on a Ukrainian civilian jet leaving Tehran have stepped up their requests for Iran to hand over the…

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Europe needs to develop an appetite for power – Borrell

The governments of the European Union states need to be willing to intervene in international crises or risk prolonging paralysis in their foreign policy, the EU's top diplomat said on…

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Iran and Saudi Arabia no closer to bridge differences

Iran and Saudi Arabia appeared no closer to bridging their differences on Saturday with both sides sticking to their positions and regional facilitator Oman seeing no breakthrough before U.S. elections…

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Reports Iranian hackers targeted Western universities

Government-backed Iranian hackers have targeted universities in Europe, the United States and Australia in recent months, consultancy PricewaterhouseCoopers has found, Dutch broadcaster NOS reported on Friday. It is unclear whether…

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Israel strikes Iranian targets near Damascus

Seven people were killed in an airstrike reportedly launched by the Israeli military in the Damascus area on Thursday night, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights Syrian air…

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Italian banks closing Iranian citizens’ accounts over US sanctions

Several Italian banks have closed or imposed restrictions on accounts held by Iranian citizens citing US sanctions against Iran and putting some people in a delicate financial situation. Several European…

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Iran says it will strike U.S. and Israel if they make the ‘slightest error’, US Senate limits Trump’s war powers on Iran

Iran is ready to strike the United States and Israel if they give it any reason to do so, the head of the elite Revolutionary Guards said in a live…

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U.S. warship in Arabian Sea seizes suspected Iranian weapons

Navy personnel serving on the US cruiser Normandy uncovered a shipment of weapons aboard of a sailboat in the Arabian Sea after boarding the vessel "in accordance with international law,"…

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Possible first case of coronavirus in Iran

An Iranian woman has died of a suspected coronavirus infection, the state daily newspaper IRAN reported on Wednesday, without citing any sources. The 63-year-old woman died in a Tehran hospital…

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Iran will no longer share evidence from Ukraine airliner crash after leaked audio

Another pilot witnessed the moment the plane was hit and alerted the control tower, a leaked recording showed. Ukraine confirmed its authenticity, and now Iran says it no longer wants…

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UK takes charge of coalition Gulf mission to protect ships from Iran

Britain has taken over command from the United States of a maritime security mission in the Gulf to protect global shipping from the threat of attack by Iran. Royal Navy…

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Passenger plane skids off runway in Iran

An Iranian passenger plane with 150 people on board skidded off the airport runway in Iran’s Ahwaz province on Monday. The Caspian Airlines aircraft skidded off the runway at Mahshahr…

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Britain’s Prince Charles wants to visit Iran

The heir to the British throne, Prince Charles, would like to make an official visit to Iran, he said in an interview with the Sunday Times newspaper. Charles however declined…

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34 US service members diagnosed with traumatic brain injuries following the Iranian missile attack on US forces in Iraq

Thirty-four US service members have been diagnosed with traumatic brain injuries following the Iranian missile attack on US forces in Iraq earlier this month, Pentagon spokesman Jonathon Hoffman said Friday.…

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Macron says Iran must never get nuclear weapons

President Emmanuel Macron said France was determined Iran would never gain a nuclear weapon but it wanted to avoid any military escalation in the Middle East, after he met with…

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Photo Story: French nuclear aircraft carrier Charles De Gaulle heads for the Middle East

The French nuclear aircraft carrier Charles De Gaulle leaves Toulon military harbour, southern France, 21 January 2020. The aircraft carrier Charles De Gaulle is being deployed to support the Chammal…

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Canada, Iran at odds over who should analyse downed Ukrainian plane’s black boxes

Iran said it had asked the U.S. and French authorities for equipment to download information from black boxes on a downed Ukrainian airliner, potentially angering countries which want the recorders…

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Iran asks for US and French help in Ukrainian airliner crash investigations after admitting it shot it down by mistake

Iran said it had asked the U.S. and French authorities for equipment to download information from black boxes on a downed Ukrainian airliner, potentially angering countries which want the recorders…

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France says more countries back European-led naval mission in Hormuz

A European-led naval mission in the Straits of Hormuz - a vital shipping route for world transport that has been impacted by military tensions in the Middle East - has…

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Trump warns Iran’s supreme leader to be ‘careful with his words’

President Trump warned Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei to be “very careful with his words,” after he used a rare public address to deride “American clowns” and defend Iran’s…

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Canada says black boxes from Iran crash should be sent to France

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Friday urged Iran to send the black boxes from the passenger plane shot down by its forces to France for analysis and said the…

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Iran willing to negotiate with anyone except US, says supreme leader

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has said European nations including the UK "cannot be trusted" but Tehran is not against negotiating with anyone - except the US. Making his…

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US military now says 11 troops were injured in Iran missile attack on US forces inside Iraq

The United States has treated 11 of its troops for symptoms of concussion after an Iranian missile attack on an Iraqi base where US forces were stationed, the country's military…

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Victims’ governments to press Tehran for answers for downing of Ukrainian jet

Iran is facing fresh pressure to give a full accounting of what happened to the Ukrainian Airlines plane that was shot down over its capital city last week with 176…

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UN aviation experts to join Ukraine Airlines Iran crash investigation

Experts from the UN aviation watchdog, ICAO, will support the investigation into the crash of a Ukrainian Passenger plane in Iran on January 8, following an invitation from the Iranian…

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Israeli army insists it ‘had no role in Soleimani killing’

The Israel Defense Forces played no part in the killing of Iran’s Qassem Soleimani, IDF’s international spokesperson Jonathan Conricus tells FRANCE 24’s Middle East Matters programme, describing the senior commander’s…

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Iran social media posts call for fifth day of protests

Iranian social media postings urged citizens to take to the streets for a fifth day on Wednesday, after the admission by the authorities that they had accidentally brought down a…

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New video shows Ukrainian plane struck by two Iranian missiles

A new video has surfaced showing the moment two missiles hit a Ukrainian passenger plane over Iran's capital, Tehran, killing all 176 passengers and crew on board. The New York…

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European Ministers trigger process to save Iranian Nuclear Deal

Britain, France and Germany triggered a mediation process aimed at forcing Iran to return to compliance with limits placed on its nuclear program, or potentially face the reimposition of international…

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Iran declares UK ambassador to Tehran as persona non grata

Iran’s judiciary said it considered the UK ambassador to Tehran persona non grata for alleged participation in anti-government protests, escalating diplomatic tensions between the two countries, FT reports. Gholam-Hossein Esmaili,…

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Iran makes arrests in connection with downing of Ukrainian passenger plane

Iran's judiciary said on Tuesday that arrests have been made over the accidental downing of a Ukrainian passenger plane that killed all 176 people on board just after takeoff from…

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Iran’s police shoot at crowds protesting against Government’s denial it shot down Ukrainian plane

Iranian security forces have fired live ammunition and tear gas at demonstrators protesting against the Islamic Republic's initial denial it shot down a Ukrainian jetliner. Videos sent to the New…

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Europe stands by Iran nuclear deal for now

The leaders of Germany, France and the U.K. have said they will stand by the Iran nuclear deal, defying a call from President Donald Trump to abandon the 2015 pact.…

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Canadian officials arrive in Iran amid Flight PS752 investigation

Iran has issued eight more visas to a team of Canadian officials following a fatal plane crash near Tehran and most members of the group should be in Tehran on…

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Iran’s top female athlete defects

Iran's only female Olympic medallist, Kimia Alizadeh Zenoorin, has said she has left the country permanently following accusations of mistreatment and sexism against officials. The 21-year-old is reportedly in the…

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Iran concedes de-escalation ‘only solution’ to end crisis with US

Iran signalled Sunday it favours a de-escalation after 10 days of heightened tensions with the United States during which both sides fired missiles and Tehran accidentally shot down a passenger…

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Iranians come out for a second day of anti-regime protests

Scores of protesters gathered for a second day in Iran on Sunday chanting slogans against the authorities following the military's admission it had shot down a passenger plane in error…

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The Iranian missile system suspected of bringing down the Ukrainian airliner

The main suspicions are that the Ukrainian passenger aircraft was downed by a Russian-made Tor-M1 missile. The Tor is among the most modern air defence systems Iran has. After initially…

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