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Latest in Tag: iran

Iran says seizure of South Korean oil tanker “normal” procedure
The South Korean oil tanker was confiscated on the orders of the provincial judicial authority, and then directed to the port of Bandar Abbas,

US/Israel-Iran tensions rise on anniversary of top Iranian generalâs assassination
Washington blames Iran-backed militia for regular rocket attacks on US facilities in Iraq. However, no known Iran-backed groups have claimed responsibility.

Iranian officials warn against “hostile moves” in anniversary of Soleimani assassination
Major General Hossein Salami, commander in chief of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC), issued a warning against hostile action against Iran

Iraqi Shia leader warns Iran, US not to involve Iraq in their conflict
“I call on Iran to distance Iraq from its conflict, and I warn the [US] occupier against continuing its conflict … Iraqis are not a party to the conflict.”

Management of conflict in Yemen paralyses Iran’s proxies
Eradication of Tehran’s most important arm in region is imminent: Experts

Iraqi protesters demolish headquarters of pro-Iran political parties
Violent protests arose following a spate of recent attacks on Iraqi activists across country

Putin, Merkel discuss Ukraine, Iran, Libya
Merkel gave a negative assessment to the recent statements by Ukraine officials about the need to revise the Minsk agreements

No new COVID-19 cases in Lebanon, Turkeyâs caseload surpasses Iran
The number of confirmed infections stands at 677, with 21 deaths. The country has imposed a total lockdown since mid-March, allowing citizens to leave their homes only to buy food or medicine

Lagging COVID-19 response to shield frail economy: Rouhani
In the past 24 hours Iran reported 123 deaths and 2,901 COVID-19 infections, bringing the total infections to 38,309, and death toll to 2,640

COVID-19 pandemic kills 5,539, infects 147,838 people globally
Iran is epicentre of infection in Middle East

Iran COVID-19 crisis: 4,747 cases confirmed, amid fears over wide-scale spread
WHO says doctors have concerns they do not necessarily have enough equipment, supplies, ventilators, respirators, oxygen

Four countries report nine COVID-19 cases who visited EgyptÂ
Egypt is clear of COVID-19 outbreak which killed 2,933 globally, says PM Madbouly

COVID-19 kills 2,624, outbreak spreads in Iran, Italy
Afghanistan, Bahrain, Iraq reported first infections of COVID19

The 3 Raiders of the Lost Barrel
From where I stand, the reason for it to happen the way it happened can be summarised in four major components.

US will not lift sanctions to negotiate with Iran: Trump
Iranianâs Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif responded on Sunday by tweeting an excerpt from the interview with Der Spiegel, where he said Iran is still open to negotiations with America if sanctions are lifted.

Iran says tries to decode black box of crashed plane before sending it abroad
“Iran holds the black box of the Ukrainian Boeing 737 passenger plane and has currently no plane to send it out,” Hassan Rezaeefar, director of Incident Investigation of Iran’s Aviation Organization, was quoted as saying.

Iranâs Khamenei should be careful with his words: warns Trump
UK adds all Hezbollah to terrorists blacklist, freezing its assets

Iran arrests suspects in Ukrainian airliner downing, Rouhani promises to investigate thoroughly
Gholamhossein Esmaili, Iranâs judiciary spokesperson, said some of those accused of having a role in the plane crash had already been arrested, without revealing the suspectsâ identities or number.

Trump warns Iran against âanother massacreâ amid popular protests
Iran detains UK ambassador amid new waves of protests

After initial denial, Iran admits âmistakenlyâ downing Ukrainian airliner
Ukrainian president expects a full admission of guilt and compensation

Iran admits shooting down Ukrainian plane after initial denialsÂ
‘Iran deeply regrets this disastrous mistake,’ says RouhaniÂ

Ukrainian plane crash in Iran kills 176 on board, no survivorsÂ
The Ukrainian embassy in Iran said, based on preliminary information, that the plane had suffered a malfunction in the engine, adding that the crash was not âterrorist act.â

Iran attacked US troops in Iraq, no casualties recordedÂ
Tehran threatens to target Haifa and Dubai, UAE calls for de-escalation, Israel warns the region

US lacks âcourage to initiateâ conflict: Iranâs army commander
Iraqi parliament passed a law to expel US troops

Qassim Soleimani: the construction worker who spearheaded Iran’s Middle East âshadow warsâ
Pentagon to deploy roughly 3,500 more troops to the Middle East after killing Quds Force commanderÂ

Iranâs Commander Ghaani added to USâ terrorists list
Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei appointed on Friday Brigadier General Ghaani as the successor of Lieutenant General Qasem Soleimani, Iranâs major general in the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, after being killed by an American drone strike.

Thousands of Iraqis mourn assassinated Soleimani, Iran vows to revenge
World leaders call for de-escalation and self-restraintÂ

Second day of protests in front of US Embassy in Baghdad, Iran condemns US attacks on Kataib Hezbollah
However, protesters started to withdraw from the embassy after calls from the PMF asking them to leave the area and away from the embassy out of respect for the Iraqi governmentâs orders.

Iran, Hezbollah, Iraq condemn US strikes in Syria and Iraq
The US carried out airstrikes against Kataib Hezbollah (Hezbollah Battalion) in Iraq and Syria on Sunday, targeting three Kataib Hezbollah facilities in Iraq and two in Syria, killing 25 fighters, and wounding 55 others, according to Pentagon Spokesperson Jonathan Hoffman.

Khamenei orders to stop Iranâs unrest: Reuters
The order was issued in a meeting with Khameneiâs top security and government officials, according to a report published by Reuters.