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Russian and Iranian presidents meet as concerns grow over escalating Middle East attacks
Read full article: Russian and Iranian presidents meet as concerns grow over escalating Middle East attacksRussian President Vladimir Putin has met Iranās president at a time when Tehran is supplying weapons for Moscowās war in Ukraine and concerns are growing over escalating attacks between Israel and Iran and its militant allies.
Iranian supreme leader praises missile attack on Israel, saying Iran will do it again if necessary
Read full article: Iranian supreme leader praises missile attack on Israel, saying Iran will do it again if necessaryIranās supreme leader has praised the countryās recent missile strike on Israel and said it is ready to do it again if necessary.
Iran's president tells the UN that his country wants to play a 'constructive role' in world affairs
Read full article: Iran's president tells the UN that his country wants to play a 'constructive role' in world affairsIranās new president is signaling to world leaders that he wants to open what he's calling a āconstructiveā chapter in his countryās international relations.
Guterres tells UN meeting that impunity, inequality and other challenges risk engulfing the world
Read full article: Guterres tells UN meeting that impunity, inequality and other challenges risk engulfing the worldThe head of the United Nations is warning world leaders that impunity, inequality and uncertainty are driving modern civilization toward āa powder keg that risks engulfing the world."
Iran's president accuses Israel of seeking wider Mideast war and laying 'traps' to lead Iran into it
Read full article: Iran's president accuses Israel of seeking wider Mideast war and laying 'traps' to lead Iran into itIranās president accused Israel of seeking a wider war in the Middle East and laying ātrapsā to lead his country into a wider conflict.
Death toll after explosion at eastern Iran coal mine rises to at least 38 with 14 still missing
Read full article: Death toll after explosion at eastern Iran coal mine rises to at least 38 with 14 still missingRescuers have recovered the bodies of more workers killed in an explosion at a coal mine in eastern Iran.
Iran's president insists Tehran wants to negotiate over its nuclear program
Read full article: Iran's president insists Tehran wants to negotiate over its nuclear programIranās new reformist president is insisting that Tehran didnāt want to enrich uranium at near-weapons grade levels but had been forced by the U.S. withdrawal from its nuclear deal with world powers.
Iran's president slams the West over the war in Gaza and support for Israel
Read full article: Iran's president slams the West over the war in Gaza and support for IsraelIranās new president has slammed the West, saying that Israel is ācommitting massacresā in the war in Gaza and is using European and American weapons to do so.
Explosion reported at US military facility near Baghdad airport ahead of Iranian president's visit
Read full article: Explosion reported at US military facility near Baghdad airport ahead of Iranian president's visitIraqi security officials have said an explosion targeted a site used by the U.S. military next to the Baghdad airport, one day before an expected visit by the Iranian president.
Iran's president orders investigation after activists alleged police tortured man to death
Read full article: Iran's president orders investigation after activists alleged police tortured man to deathIranās president has ordered an investigation into the death of a man in custody after activists alleged he was tortured to death by police in the north of the country.
Biden adviser meets with Qatari leaders to discuss Israel-Hamas negotiations
Read full article: Biden adviser meets with Qatari leaders to discuss Israel-Hamas negotiationsPresident Joe Bidenās top Middle East adviser on Tuesday held talks in Doha with senior Qatari leaders on the ongoing efforts to complete a cease-fire and hostage deal between Israel and Hamas.
Iran's supreme leader opens door to negotiations with US over Tehran's nuclear program
Read full article: Iran's supreme leader opens door to negotiations with US over Tehran's nuclear programIranās supreme leader has opened the door to renewed negotiations with the United States over his countryās rapidly advancing nuclear program.
Iran's hard-line parliament approves all members of president's Cabinet, first time since 2001
Read full article: Iran's hard-line parliament approves all members of president's Cabinet, first time since 2001Iranās hard-line parliament has approved all members of reformist President Masoud Pezeshkianās Cabinet, the first time in over two decades a leader has been able to get all of his officials through the body.
Israel-Hamas war latest: Iran rejects European leaders' call to refrain from any retaliatory attacks
Read full article: Israel-Hamas war latest: Iran rejects European leaders' call to refrain from any retaliatory attacksIran has rejected a call by three European countries urging it to refrain from any retaliatory attacks that would further escalate regional tensions.
Israel-Hamas war latest: Leaders of France, Germany and Britain endorse push for cease-fire in Gaza
Read full article: Israel-Hamas war latest: Leaders of France, Germany and Britain endorse push for cease-fire in GazaThe leaders of France, Germany and Britain have endorsed the latest push by mediators United States, Qatar and Egypt to broker an agreement to end the Israel-Hamas war.
Iranās president proposes an ex-nuclear negotiator as foreign minister. A woman is also on the list
Read full article: Iranās president proposes an ex-nuclear negotiator as foreign minister. A woman is also on the listIranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has proposed former nuclear negotiator Abbas Araghchi as the countryās new foreign minister and named a woman as housing minister.
Iranās new president reappoints UN-sanctioned official as head of the country's nuclear agency
Read full article: Iranās new president reappoints UN-sanctioned official as head of the country's nuclear agencyIranās newly-elected president has reappointed a U.S.-educated official as director of the countryās nuclear department.
Israel-Hamas war latest: The Israeli military orders another mass evacuation in southern Gaza
Read full article: Israel-Hamas war latest: The Israeli military orders another mass evacuation in southern GazaThe Israeli military has ordered another mass evacuation in large areas around Khan Younis in southern Gaza, saying its forces will soon operate there in response to Palestinian rocket fire.
Iran says a short-range projectile killed Hamas' Haniyeh and reiterates vows of retaliation
Read full article: Iran says a short-range projectile killed Hamas' Haniyeh and reiterates vows of retaliationIranās Revolutionary Guard says a short-range projectile was behind the killing of Hamas political chief Ismail Haniyeh.
Hezbollah leader says war with Israel has entered 'new phase' after killings of top militant figures
Read full article: Hezbollah leader says war with Israel has entered 'new phase' after killings of top militant figuresHezbollahās leader warned that the militant group's conflict with Israel has entered a ānew phase.ā.
The war in Gaza might complicate Haniyeh's replacement. Here are the possible contenders
Read full article: The war in Gaza might complicate Haniyeh's replacement. Here are the possible contendersThe militant Palestinian group Hamas has a history of swift and smooth replacement of fallen leaders killed in Israeli airstrikes.
Israel-Hamas war latest: Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh was assassinated in Tehran, Iran says
Read full article: Israel-Hamas war latest: Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh was assassinated in Tehran, Iran saysIranās paramilitary Revolutionary Guard says Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh has been assassinated in Tehran.
Iranās new president is sworn in and pledges to keep trying to remove Western sanctions
Read full article: Iranās new president is sworn in and pledges to keep trying to remove Western sanctionsIran has sworn in the country's new president, a reformist politician and heart surgeon who pledged to keep trying to remove economic sanctions imposed by the West over Tehranās controversial nuclear program.
Iran's supreme leader endorses reformist Pezeshkian as new president. He takes oath Tuesday
Read full article: Iran's supreme leader endorses reformist Pezeshkian as new president. He takes oath TuesdayIranās supreme leader has endorsed Masoud Pezeshkian as president, allowing the reformist heart surgeon to take charge of a country weakened by economic sanctions over its nuclear program.
Elections in Europe, Iran show authoritarian march may have slowed, not halted
Read full article: Elections in Europe, Iran show authoritarian march may have slowed, not haltedAt first glance, elections in France and Britain were a triumph for leftists and reformers over authoritarians and the right.
Iran detains an outspoken lawyer who criticized 2022 crackdown following Mahsa Amini's death
Read full article: Iran detains an outspoken lawyer who criticized 2022 crackdown following Mahsa Amini's deathAn outspoken Iranian lawyer who has publicly criticized how the government handled the 2022 protests has been arrested.
Reformist Pezeshkian beats hard-liner to win Iran presidential election, promising outreach to West
Read full article: Reformist Pezeshkian beats hard-liner to win Iran presidential election, promising outreach to WestReformist candidate Masoud Pezeshkian has won Iranās runoff presidential election, besting hard-liner Saeed Jalili.
Iran holds runoff presidential vote pitting hard-liner against reformist after record low turnout
Read full article: Iran holds runoff presidential vote pitting hard-liner against reformist after record low turnoutIran has held a runoff presidential election pitting a hard-line former nuclear negotiator against a reformist lawmaker.
Iran's presidential candidates discuss economic sanctions and nuclear deal ahead of Friday runoff
Read full article: Iran's presidential candidates discuss economic sanctions and nuclear deal ahead of Friday runoffIranian presidential candidates have discussed the impact of economic sanctions imposed on their country by the United States and other Western nations, and presented their views about reviving a nuclear deal with world powers.
Iranian presidential candidates accuse each other of having no plan or experience ahead of runoff
Read full article: Iranian presidential candidates accuse each other of having no plan or experience ahead of runoffIranās two presidential candidates are accusing each other of having no solution for the countryās problems ahead of Fridayās runoff.
Iran to hold runoff election with reformist Pezeshkian and hard-liner Jalili after low-turnout vote
Read full article: Iran to hold runoff election with reformist Pezeshkian and hard-liner Jalili after low-turnout voteIran will hold a runoff presidential election to replace the late hard-line President Ebrahim Raisi after an initial vote saw the top candidates not secure an outright win in the lowest turnout poll ever held in the Islamic Republic by percentage.
Iran's supreme leader warns sole reformist in presidential race, while calling for 'maximum' turnout
Read full article: Iran's supreme leader warns sole reformist in presidential race, while calling for 'maximum' turnoutIranās supreme leader has issued a thinly veiled warning to the sole reformist candidate in the countryās upcoming presidential election.
Iran's presidential candidates talk economic policies in 2nd live debate ahead of June 28 vote
Read full article: Iran's presidential candidates talk economic policies in 2nd live debate ahead of June 28 voteIn the second live debate on state television, six presidential candidates have discussed Iranās economic problems ahead of the countryās June 28 election following a helicopter crash last month that killed President Ebrahim Raisi and seven others.