Tag: Iran

India drawn alongside Korea, Thailand, Iran in AFC U-17 Women’s Asian Cup Qualifiers Round 2

India is clubbed in Group A alongside the Republic of Korea, Thailand, and IR Iran for the AFC U-17 Women’s Asian Cup Qualifiers Round 2. Australia, Bangladesh, Vietnam, and the Philippines have been drawn in Group B, which will be played at a separate venue. The four teams that qualify will join hosts Indonesia, defending champions Japan,...

May 18, 2023

Tehran, Moscow discuss further improvement of economic ties

Iran and Russia have exchanged views on ways to further expand all-out relations, particularly in the fields of trade and economy.

May 11, 2023

Iran says US pullout from nuclear deal ‘fatal blow’ to rule of law

Iran's chief nuclear negotiator said that the US dealt a "fatal blow" to the rule of law at the international level by its "unlawful" withdrawal from a 2015 nuclear deal five years ago.

May 10, 2023

Return of Syria

But the Arab world, in part because of its vast reservoirs of oil, had become a battleground for covetous countries outside the region; a process that was aided by the ambitions of its own leaders.

May 9, 2023

Rajnath takes up issues related to LAC with Chinese counterpart

All issues related to the Line of Actual Control (LAC) need to be resolved in accordance with existing bilateral agreements and commitments, the defence minister told Li Shangfu.

April 27, 2023

Iran unveils new radar system for detecting low-altitude drones

Iran has reportedly unveiled a homegrown radar system capable of detecting low-altitude micro aerial vehicles (MAVs).

April 19, 2023

239 wounded in Iran’s 5.6-magnitude quake

The quake, which occurred near Khoy County in the province of West Azarbaijan at 6:46 a.m. local time (0316 GMT), has a depth of 8 km

March 26, 2023

Washington stands with women in Iran, Afghanistan who face violence: US President

US President Joe Biden has said that Washington stands with women in Iran and Afghanistan who are facing violence, Afghanistan-based

March 24, 2023

Iran to buy Russia’s Sukhoi Su-35 fighter jets

"Russia announced it was ready to sell them" after the expiry in October 2020 of restrictions on Iran purchasing conventional weapons under UN Resolution 2231, said the statement carried out late Friday by the official IRNA news agency

March 12, 2023

Pakistan: Power supply to Turbat, Panjgur and Gwadar affected after Iran suspends electricity supply

Power supply to Turbat, Panjgur and Gwadar districts of Pakistan's Makran division has been badly affected after Iran suspended power supply to these areas, Dawn reported.

February 1, 2023

Azerbaijani Embassy staff, family members evacuated from Iran after terrorist attack

A security staff was killed while two others were injured when a man allegedly opened fire at Azerbaijan's embassy in Iran.

January 30, 2023

Drones attack military plant in Iran’s Isfahan

According to the Iran's defence ministry, the attack took place at 10:30 pm local time. The military plant is about 440 kilometres south of Tehran. 

January 29, 2023

Iran executes British-Iranian Alireza Akbari, UK PM Sunak condemns ‘cowardly act’

Akbari's death sentence was announced just days ago, on January 11, after he was convicted of spying for the United Kingdom.

January 14, 2023

Russia plans prolonged attacks with Iran-made drones: Zelensky

Zelensky said that since the beginning of 2023, the Ukrainian Armed Forces have shot down over 80 Russian drones.

January 3, 2023

Four IRGC security force personnel killed in attack by terrorists in Iran

According to IRGC, the four officers were killed in an area bordering Pakistan in Saravan county in the province of Sistan and Baluchistan

December 19, 2022

Iran using former Afghan soldiers as military force: Taliban

The Iranian embassy in Kabul refuted the claim that Tehran is sending former Afghan soldiers to fight in the war in Ukraine.

December 3, 2022

Endgame?

Iranian affairs Professor Ismail Sari told The New Arab portal: “While some members of the regime continue to believe it is necessary to act brutally to prevent protests from gaining (further) momentum, others feel that violence against protesters doesn’t work and the protests will only come back bigger and stronger.”

November 27, 2022