The United States targeted Iranian and Houthi commanders and a vessel that shipped more than $100 million in Iranian commodities to businesses in China in sanctions announced on Tuesday. Mohammad Reza Falahzadeh, deputy commander of Iran‘s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps-Qods Force (IRGC-QF), and Ibrahim al-Nashiri, a member of Yemen’s Houthi militia, were designated under the … Read more
A man watches a news channel on television inside a shop after the Pakistani foreign ministry said the country conducted strikes inside Iran targeting separatist militants, two days after Tehran said it attacked Israel-linked militant bases inside Pakistani territory, in Peshawar, Pakistan on January 18, 2024 | Photo Credit: Reuters The United Nations and the … Read more
Amid heightened tensions between Pakistan and Iran, Afghanistan‘s Taliban administration has urged the two countries to show restraint. Taliban spokesperson Abdul Qahar Balkhi on Thursday tweeted, “The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan considers the recent violence between the Islamic Republic of Iran and the Islamic Republic of Pakistan alarming, and … Read more
A man holds up a Palestinian flag during a demonstration in which worshippers show their support of Palestinians and condemning the U.S. and British militaries strike against Iranian-backed Houthis in Yemen, after Friday prayer in Tehran, Iran, on January 12, 2024. | Photo Credit: AP Iran on Friday condemned the U.S.-British attack on Houthis in … Read more
More than 100 people were killed, while over 200 were left injured after twin explosions rocked a ceremony in Iran’s southeastern city of Kerman on Wednesday. The blast hit while thousands had gathered to commemorate commander Qassem Soleimani who was killed by a US drone in 2020. According to Iranian state television, the second blast … Read more
People are seen after an explosion in Kerman, Iran, on January 3, 2024. | Photo Credit: AP At least 103 people were killed in Iran on January 3 as two bombs in quick succession struck a crowd commemorating slain general Qasem Soleimani on the anniversary of his killing, state media reported. The blasts, which state … Read more
Nearly 70% of Iran‘s gas stations went out of service on Monday following possible sabotage – a reference to cyberattacks, Iranian state TV reported. The report said a “software problem” caused the irregularity in the gas stations. It urged people not to rush to the stations that were still operational. Israeli media, including the Times … Read more
India already has a visa-exemption agreement with Iran that caters to Indian diplomats but this is the first time that Tehran has added ordinary Indian passport holders on the list. | Photo Credit: Reuters Iran is expected to remove visa requirement for Indian travellers. According to an official announcement from Tehran, India is on a … Read more
Foreign Secretary Vinay Kwatra with Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for Political Affairs Ali Bagheri at the 18th India-Iran Foreign Office Consultations in Tehran on November 26, 2023. Photo: X@MEAIndia via ANI The Israel-Hamas conflict and India’s investment in the Chabahar port developments were at the top of the agenda as Foreign Secretary Vinay Kwatra led … Read more
Iranian human rights activist and the vice president of the Defenders of Human Rights Center (DHRC) Narges Mohammadi poses in this undated handout picture. | Photo Credit: Reuters Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi began a hunger strike Monday over being blocked together with other inmates from getting medical care and to protest the country’s … Read more