Iran
Hard-line former Tehran mayor named Iran parliament speaker
Middle East
May 28, 2020
Hard-line former Tehran mayor named Iran parliament speaker
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran’s parliament elected a former mayor of Tehran tied to the Revolutionary Guard as…
Israeli cyber chief: Major attack on water systems thwarted
Middle East
May 28, 2020
Israeli cyber chief: Major attack on water systems thwarted
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s national cyber chief Thursday officially acknowledged the country had thwarted a major cyber attack last month…
Iran’s newly elected parliament convenes despite pandemic
Middle East
May 27, 2020
Iran’s newly elected parliament convenes despite pandemic
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s newly elected parliament convened on Wednesday, dominated by conservative lawmakers and under strict social distancing…
Rouhani says Iran to retaliate over any US ‘trouble’ for Venezuela-bound tankers
Middle East
May 23, 2020
Rouhani says Iran to retaliate over any US ‘trouble’ for Venezuela-bound tankers
DUBAI (Reuters) — Iranian President Hassan Rouhani warned on Saturday of retaliatory measures against the United States if Washington caused…
Iran to reopen religious, cultural sites: president
Middle East
May 23, 2020
Iran to reopen religious, cultural sites: president
DUBAI (Reuters) — Iran on Saturday moved to open businesses, religious and cultural sites as it eases restrictions imposed to…
Iran leader says Israel a ‘cancerous tumor’ to be destroyed
Middle East
May 22, 2020
Iran leader says Israel a ‘cancerous tumor’ to be destroyed
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s supreme leader on Friday called Israel a “cancerous tumor” that “will undoubtedly be uprooted and…
Some 10,000 Iranian health workers infected with coronavirus: state media
Middle East
May 21, 2020
Some 10,000 Iranian health workers infected with coronavirus: state media
DUBAI (Reuters) – Around 10,000 Iranian health workers have been infected with the new coronavirus, the semi-official ILNA news agency…
Iran Supreme Leader says Americans will be expelled from Iraq and Syria
Middle East
May 18, 2020
Iran Supreme Leader says Americans will be expelled from Iraq and Syria
(Reuters) — Americans will be expelled from Iraq and Syria, Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Sunday, renewing…
Vehicles, not marches, to mark Iran’s annual anti-Israel rally: president
Middle East
May 17, 2020
Vehicles, not marches, to mark Iran’s annual anti-Israel rally: president
DUBAI (Reuters) – Rallies next week in Tehran to mark the annual Quds Day against Israel will involve Iranians driving…
Iran sentences French-Iranian academic to 5 years in jail
Middle East
May 16, 2020
Iran sentences French-Iranian academic to 5 years in jail
Iran sentenced French-Iranian academic Fariba Adelkhah to five years in prison on national security charges Saturday, her lawyer said, adding…