Iran

UAE Made "Huge Mistake" With Israel Deal: Iran's President Hassan Rouhani

World News | Reuters | Saturday August 15, 2020

The United Arab Emirates has made a "huge mistake" in reaching a deal toward normalising ties with Israel, Iran's President Hassan Rouhani said on Saturday in a speech furiously condemning what he called a betrayal by the Gulf state.

"Never Been So Isolated": Iran On US After UN Rejects Arms Vote

World News | Agence France-Presse | Saturday August 15, 2020

Iran on Saturday hailed a UN Security Council vote rejecting a US bid to extend an arms embargo on the Islamic republic, saying its foe has "never been so isolated".

UN Rejects Iran Arms Ebargo Extension, Crisis Looms

World News | Agence France-Presse | Saturday August 15, 2020

The United Nations Security Council overwhelmingly rejected a US resolution to extend an Iranian arms embargo on Friday, in a move with huge repercussions for the Iran nuclear deal.

Letting Iran Arms Embargo Expire Is "Nuts", Says Mike Pompeo

World News | Agence France-Presse | Friday August 14, 2020

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Friday urged an extension to a UN arms embargo on Iran, saying it would be "nuts" to let it expire.

Best Movies on Amazon Prime Video in India [August 2020]

Akhil Arora | Friday August 14, 2020

The best movies on Amazon Prime Video in India in 2020 are largely a mix of Hindi and Bollywood (Maqbool), Hollywood (Inception), alongside others from Argentina, Chile, France, Iran, Korea, and Spain.

US Seizes Iranian Fuel Cargoes For First Time: Report

World News | Reuters | Friday August 14, 2020

The US government has for the first time seized vessels allegedly loaded with Iranian fuel in violation of sanctions imposed by the Trump administration, the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday, citing US officials.

Iran's Supreme Leader Creates Official Hindi Twitter Account

World News | ANI | Sunday August 9, 2020

Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Sayyid Ali Khamenei has opened an official Twitter account in Hindi.

Google Pulls 2,500 China-Linked YouTube Channels Over Disinformation

Reuters | Thursday August 6, 2020

Google says it has deleted more than 2,500 YouTube channels tied to China as part of its effort to weed out disinformation on the videosharing platform.

UN Security Council To Vote On Extending Iran Arms Embargo: Mike Pompeo

World News | Reuters | Thursday August 6, 2020

The United Nations Security Council will vote next week on a U.S. bid to extend an international arms embargo on Iran, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Wednesday, despite the warnings of some diplomats that the measure lacks support.

US To Submit UN Resolution Next Week To Extend Iran Arms Embargo

World News | Agence France-Presse | Thursday August 6, 2020

The United States will submit a UN Security Council resolution next week to extend an arms embargo on Iran despite opposition from Russia and China, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Wednesday.

She "Is Well": Australian Envoy Visits Jailed Academic In Iran

World News | Reuters | Tuesday August 4, 2020

Australia's ambassador to Iran has met with a British-Australian academic reported to be serving a 10-year sentence for espionage and says she is in good health, Canberra said on Tuesday.

Iran Says It Has Arrested Head Of US-Based "Terrorist Group"

World News | Agence France-Presse | Saturday August 1, 2020

Iran said Saturday it has arrested the head of a US-based "terrorist group" accused of being behind a deadly 2008 bombing in the southern city of Shiraz and of other, abortive attacks.

Iran Fires Ballistic Missiles From Underground For First Time

World News | Reuters | Thursday July 30, 2020

Iran's elite Revolutionary Guards fired ballistic missiles from underground for the first time as part of an annual military drill, Amirali Hajizadeh, the head of the aerospace division of the Guards, said in a video posted online by YJC, a news agency linked to Iran's state TV.

Iran Military Exercise In Gulf "Irresponsible And Reckless", Says US

World News | Agence France-Presse | Tuesday July 28, 2020

The United States Navy on Tuesday criticised Iran as "irresponsible and reckless" for conducting an exercise involving firing a missile at a replica aircraft carrier in Gulf waters.

Iran Targets Dummy US Aircraft Carrier In Gulf Exercises

World News | Agence France-Presse | Tuesday July 28, 2020

Iran's Revolutionary Guards blasted a mock-up of a US aircraft carrier with missiles on Tuesday during military exercises in sensitive Gulf waters, state television said.