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Musk says activating Starlink, in response to Blinken on internet freedom in Iran

(Reuters) - SpaceX CEO Elon Musk said that he would activate the firm's satellite internet service, Starlink, in response to U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken's tweet that the United…

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UPDATED: Iranian army says it will confront enemies as protests rage

Sept 23 (Reuters) - The Iranian army said on Friday it will "confront the enemies" to ensure security, the toughest warning yet to nationwide protesters enraged by the death of…

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UPDATED: Iran’s Revolutionary Guards issue warning as protests over woman’s death spread

Iran's powerful Revolutionary Guards called on the Islamic Republic's judiciary on Thursday to prosecute "those who spread false news and rumours" about a young woman whose death in police custody…

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Iran’s Khamenei gives second televised speech after report of illness

Sept 21 (Reuters) - Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei spoke for the second time in less than a week in a televised speech on Wednesday, appearing healthy after a…

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UPDATED: Two dead and 25 injured in Iran’s Kermanshah following protests

Two people died on Tuesday following protests in the western Iranian city of Kermanshah, the city's prosecutor was quoted as saying on Wednesday by the semi-official Fars news agency. "Unfortunately,…

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EU, France see no better deal for Iran

France said on that there would not be a better offer for Iran to revive a nuclear deal with world powers and it was up to Tehran to decide now…

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Iranian police call woman’s death in custody an ‘unfortunate incident’

Iranian police said on Monday the death of a young woman in custody was an "unfortunate incident" which they do not want to see repeated, a semi-official news agency reported.…

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Fury grows in Iran over woman who died after hijab arrest – social media

DUBAI, Sept 18 (Reuters) - Protests persisted on Sunday and #MahsaAmini became one of the top hashtags ever on Persian-language Twitter as Iranians fumed over the death of a young woman in…

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Iran to join Asian security body founded by Russia, China

Iran has moved a step closer towards becoming a permanent member of a China and Russia-dominated Asian security body, as Tehran seeks to overcome economic isolation imposed by U.S. sanctions.…

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Israel sees no new Iran nuclear deal before U.S. November mid-terms

JERUSALEM, (Reuters) - Israel does not anticipate a renewal of Iran's nuclear deal with world powers before the U.S. mid-term elections in November, an Israeli official said on Sunday, after…

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Iran Guards seize foreign ship in Gulf for smuggling diesel

DUBAI, Sept 10 (Reuters) - Iran's elite Revolutionary Guards have seized a foreign vessel in the Gulf for allegedly smuggling 757,000 litres of diesel out of the country, the Iranian…

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U.S. imposes sanctions on Iran over cyber activities, cyberattack on Albania

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States imposed sanctions on Iran's Ministry of Intelligence and its minister, accusing them of being tied to a disruptive July cyberattack on Albania and engaging…

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Albania cuts Iran ties, orders diplomats to go after cyber attack

TIRANA, Sept 7 (Reuters) - Albania is ending diplomatic relations with Iran and has ordered Iranian diplomats and embassy staff to leave within 24 hours, after an investigation into a…

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Magnitude 5.5 earthquake strikes southern Iran region – EMSC

Sept 5 (Reuters) - A magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck southern Iran on Monday, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said. The quake was at a depth of 10 km (6.21 miles),…

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Iran boosts civil defence, lifts anti-aircraft readiness

Iran has equipped 51 of its cities with civil defence systems and boosted readiness at air defences to thwart any possible foreign attack, military officials said, amid an escalation of…

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Biden tells Israel’s Lapid U.S. will never allow Iran to acquire a nuclear weapon

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden told Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid the United States will never allow Iran to acquire a nuclear weapon, the White House said, as Tehran…

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Iran calls IAEA’s demands ‘excessive’- media

Iran will not accept the U.N. nuclear watchdog's "excessive" demands, the spokesperson of Iran's Atomic Energy Organisation was cited as saying by the semi-official Tasnim news agency on Tuesday. After…

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Most countries part of nuclear talks with Iran agree with EU proposal – Borrell

Most countries involved in nuclear talks with Iran agree with a European Union proposal that aims to save a 2015 nuclear deal, the EU's foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said on Tuesday. "Most…

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Iran says cooperation with Riyadh can help restoring regional peace

DUBAI, Aug 22 (Reuters) - Iran said on Monday that talks with Saudi Arabia was a separate matter from talks to revive Tehran's 2015 nuclear pact, adding that cooperation between…

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Rushdie’s stabbing highlights divisions in Iranian society

Many Iranians have turned to social media to show their anger and praise over the attack on novelist Salman Rushdie at a lecture in New York state, with some conspiracy…

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Iran must abandon ‘extraneous’ demands in nuclear talks -U.S.

The only way to revive the 2015 Iran nuclear deal is for Tehran to abandon its extraneous demands, the U.S. State Department said on Monday, saying Washington believes everything that…

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FACTBOX – The three major issues bedevilling talks on reviving Iran nuclear deal

Aug 15 (Reuters) - Iran and the United States are struggling to overcome divisions on three major issues in indirect talks on revival of a 2015 nuclear deal while months…

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Iran will respond to EU’s nuclear text by midnight on Monday, says foreign minister

DUBAI, Aug 15 (Reuters) - Iran will respond to the European Union's "final" text by midnight on Monday, Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian said, calling on the United States to…

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UPDATED: ‘Ludicrous’ to suggest Rushdie responsible for attack, says Britain

It is "ludicrous" to suggest that novelist Salman Rushdie was responsible for the attack on him, a spokesman for British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Monday, after Iran's foreign…

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Timeline of events following Iran’s fatwa against author Salman Rushdie

Indian-born novelist Salman Rushdie, who was attacked on a New York state lecture stage on Friday, spent years in hiding after he was ordered killed by Iran in 1989 because…

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Iran says EU proposal to revive nuclear deal could be ‘acceptable’

A European Union proposal to revive the 2015 Iran nuclear deal “can be acceptable if it provides assurances" on Tehran's key demands, the state news agency IRNA said on Friday, quoting…

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Iran says EU proposal to revive nuclear talks could be ‘acceptable’

DUBAI, Aug 12 (Reuters) - A European Union proposal to revive the 2015 Iran nuclear deal “can be acceptable if it provides assurances" on Tehran's key demands, the state news agency IRNA…

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U.S. charges Iranian with plotting to murder ex-Trump adviser Bolton and ex-Secretary of State Pompeo

WASHINGTON, Aug (Reuters) - The United States charged a member of Iran's elite Revolutionary Guard Corps with plotting to murder John Bolton, a national security adviser to former President Donald…

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WATCH: Russia puts Iranian satellite into orbit

Russia launched an Iranian satellite into orbit on Tuesday from southern Kazakhstan, just three weeks after President Vladimir Putin and Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei pledged to work together against…

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U.S. targets Chinese, UAE firms in new Iran oil sanctions

The United States on Monday imposed sanctions on Chinese and other firms it said helped to sell tens of millions of dollars' in Iranian oil and petrochemical products to East Asia as…

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Iran nuclear chief: We have technical means to produce atom bomb, no intention of doing so

DUBAI, Aug 1 (Reuters) - Iran has the technical capability to produce an atomic bomb but has no intention of doing so, Mohammad Eslami, head of the country's atomic energy organisation, said…

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EU puts forward new draft text to revive Iran nuclear deal

The European Union's foreign policy chief said he has proposed a new draft text to revive the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, saying there is no room left for further major…

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Two strong earthquakes jolt southern Iran, rescuers scour area

DUBAI (Reuters) -Two strong earthquakes on Saturday struck Iran's southern Hormozgan province on the Gulf, prompting authorities to deploy search and rescue teams to the affected areas, an official said.…

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Putin says Ukraine did not make good on preliminary peace deal

July 20 (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday said Moscow did not see any desire from Ukraine to fulfil the terms of what he described as a preliminary peace deal…

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Putin visits Iran on first trip outside former Soviet Union since Ukraine war

LONDON/DUBAI (Reuters) -Russian President Vladimir Putin will visit Tehran on Tuesday for talks with Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the Kremlin leader's first trip outside the former Soviet Union…

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Khamenei adviser says Tehran ‘capable of building nuclear bomb’ -Al Jazeera

DUBAI, July 17 (Reuters) - Tehran is technically capable of making a nuclear bomb but has yet to decide whether to build one, a senior adviser to Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei…

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Russian officials visited Iran to view drones, says U.S. official

JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia July 16 (Reuters) - The United States believes that Russian officials visited an airfield in Iran recently to view attack-capable drones, U.S. national security advisor Jake Sullivan…

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Iran navy announces drone division in Indian Ocean during Biden’s Middle East visit

July 15 (Reuters) - Iran on Friday announced its first drone division in the Indian Ocean, state TV said, as U.S. President Joe Biden visits the Middle East to rally…

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UPDATED: U.S., Israel jointly pledge to deny Iran nuclear arms

JERUSALEM, July 14 (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid pledged on Thursday to deny Iran nuclear weapons on Thursday, a show of unity by allies long…

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Binance served crypto traders in Iran for years despite U.S. sanctions, clients say

LONDON, July 11 (Reuters) - The world's largest crypto exchange, Binance, continued to process trades by clients in Iran despite U.S. sanctions and a company ban on doing business there, a Reuters…

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Iranian-flagged tanker in Greece tugged to Piraeus port

ATHENS, July 2 (Reuters) - An Iranian-flagged tanker seized by Greece in April, part of whose cargo was confiscated by the United States, was being towed to the port of Piraeus on…

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UPDATED: Fatal magnitude 6.1 quake on Iran Gulf coast, 5.9 earthquake strikes Japan’s Hokkaido region

At least five people were killed and 49 injured by a magnitude 6.1 earthquake in southern Iran early on Saturday, state media reported, with the area also hit soon after…

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EU’s Borrell in talks to revive Iran’s nuclear pact

European Union foreign policy chief Josep Borrell met Iran's top diplomat on Saturday, Iranian state TV reported, as the bloc seeks to break an impasse between Tehran and Washington over reinstating a nuclear pact. The United States said…

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Iran’s southern Gulf waters hit by 5.6 magnitude earthquake

June 25 (Reuters) - An earthquake with a 5.6 magnitude struck in Iran’s southern Gulf waters early Saturday morning, state TV reported. There were no immediate reports of fatalities or damage. The…

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Russian foreign minister to visit Iran

(Reuters) - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov will pay an official visit to Iran on Wednesday, Tass news agency reported, citing Russia's ambassador in Vienna. It did not give further details. Last…

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Photo Story: Several killed as train derails in Iran

A handout photo made available by the Iranian Red Crescent Society (IRCS) shows the aftermath of a train derailment near Tabas, Yazd province, Iran, 08 June 2022. At least 17…

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Khamenei warns ‘enemies’ triggering unrest in Iran to overthrow Islamic Republic

June 4 (Reuters) - Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Saturday blamed recent protests in Iran on foreign “enemies” seeking to overthrow the government in the Islamic Republic. Also, he said,…

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Israel prefers diplomacy on Iran but could act alone, Bennett tells IAEA chief

JERUSALEM, June 3 (Reuters) - Israel told the U.N. nuclear watchdog on Friday that it would prefer a diplomatic resolution to the standoff over Iran's nuclear programme but could take independent action, reiterating a long-standing veiled threat to launch…

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