Iran holds drill near Azerbaijan border amid tensions
Iran has launched a huge military drill near its border with Azerbaijan, in a show of force amid tensions with its neighbouring country, Al-Jazeera reported.
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Norway accuses dual-national professor of violating US sanctions on Iran
An Iranian-German professor on Wednesday was charged
Iran says it discussed ‘peaceful nuclear coop’ with Russia
The head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran, Mohammad Eslami said he discussed on Tuesday a “peaceful nuclear cooperation” with Russia’s Head of Rosatom Alexey Likhachev, Mehr News Agency reported.
Iran rejects IAEA access to nuclear site
Iran has refused a US call to allow International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) inspectors at its Karaj nuclear site, the official IRNA news agency reported.
Fire breaks out at IRGC’s research center
Iranian state media said a fire broke out in one of the country's elite Revolutionary Guards (IRGC) research centers in the west of Tehran on Sunday evening.
Witness to torture died suspiciously in Iranian prison
Iran’s judiciary on Thursday confirmed the death of prisoner Shahin Naseri, who was known for his horrifying account of torture against executed wrestler and political prisoner Navid Afkari.
Hezbollah says Iran’s second diesel ship arrived in Syria
Lebanon's Hezbollah announced the arrival of a second ship loaded with diesel coming from Iran to Syria's Baniyas port Thursday evening.
The fuel shipment is supposed to help Lebanon ease its fuel crisis.
EU’s top diplomat holds first meeting with new Iranian FM
European Union foreign policy chief Josep Borrell met Iran's new Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian on Tuesday in the margins of the United Nations General Assembly, the EU said in a statement on Wednesday.
Expert: Iran enriches uranium while West watching
Iran may now be able to produce a single nuclear warhead within just a month, said US experts who were quoted in The New York Times last Wednesday after reviewing classified new data from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).
Iran’s 3rd oil shipment heads to Lebanon despite sanctions
Iran has sent the third oil tanker sailing to reach Lebanon upon Hezbollah’s request, the country’s Mehr News Agency reported on Monday citing information received from TankerTrackers.com.