The 43rd anniversary of the Islamic Revolution, which toppled the US-backed Pahlavi dictatorship, has been marked by celebrations in Iran. The Ten-Day Dawn celebrations begin with events commemorating Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, the late founder of the Islamic Republic, returning to Iran after 15 years in exile. On February 1, 1979, millions of Iranians greeted the […]
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Court in Iran sentences French man to eight years in jail on spying charges
A court in Iran has sentenced a French man to eight years in jail on spying charges, his Paris-based lawyer said, denouncing his trial as a sham and the accusations as baseless. Benjamin Briere, 36, has been held in Iran since May 2020, when he was arrested after flying a helicam – a remote-controlled mini […]
Iran’s President Ibrahim Raisi vows revenge against Donald Trump
Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi vowed revenge against Donald Trump if the former US president is not tried over the killing of Qassem Soleimani, as Tehran marked two years since the commander’s death. “THE AGGRESSOR AND THE MAIN ASSASSIN, THE THEN PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, MUST FACE JUSTICE AND RETRIBUTION,” RAISI SAID. “It would be […]
Thousands gather in Baghdad to mourn 2020 Iran general
Crowds in Baghdad will remember the death of a general from Iran who was killed in 2020. Marchers want to get rid of the rest of the US troops in Iraq as they remember the death of General Qassem Soleimani. It’s been two years since the U.S. killed an Iranian commander and his Iraqi lieutenant […]
Iranian space launch fails to orbit payloads: Official
A defence ministry spokesman said in statements broadcast on state television that Iran’s space launch on Thursday failed to deliver its three cargo into orbit because the rocket’s speed was insufficient to attain the needed speed. While indirect United States-Iran discussions are taking place in Austria to try to salvage a 2015 nuclear deal, the […]
Iran orders crypto-mining ban to prevent winter blackouts
Iran orders crypto-mining ban to prevent winter blackouts. Iran for the second time this year ordered a shutdown of authorized cryptocurrency mining centers as part of efforts to ease the strain on the country’s power plants and avoid blackouts, according to Mostafa Rajabi Mashhadi, director of the state-run Iran Grid Management Co. and a spokesman […]
Eighth round of Iran nuclear talk strikes hope
Eighth round of Iran nuclear talk strikes hope. On a cautiously optimistic tone, the eighth and potentially final round of talks in Vienna to restore Iran’s landmark 2015 nuclear deal with Western powers has begun. On Monday night in Vienna, a Joint Commission meeting of the remaining participants in the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action […]
Iran nuclear deal talks to resume on Monday in Austria’s capital
Negotiations to resurrect a 2015 nuclear deal between Iran and world powers will resume in Austria’s capital on Monday, according to authorities. The declaration came amid concerns that the landmark agreement would be rendered outdated in weeks if Iran continued to ramp up its nuclear activity, as it has done since 2019, a year after […]