Tehran’s satellite launch is part of missile program, says US
Iran will launch a satellite on Sunday and US officials declared that it is a cover for Tehran’s missile program.
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Former IRGCs chief: Iran must be ready to replace US in the region
Mohsen Rezaei, the Secretary of Iran’s Expediency Discernment Council and former chief of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps said on Wednesday that his country must be prepared to fill the vacuum that would be left by US forces in the Middle East.
Iran to execute man charged with spying for CIA
Islamic Republic’s judiciary on Tuesday sentenced an Iranian national Amir Rahimpour to death for “spying for the US’ Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) and attempting to pass on information about Tehran’s nuclear program,” local media reported.
Leaked audio proves Iranian knew immediately IRGCs shot down plane
A Ukrainian news agency published on Monday a leaked recording of an exchange conversation between an Iranian air-traffic controller and an Iranian pilot, which proves the country’s authorities w
Ukraine to refer Iran to International Court on plane downing
The Ukrainian President, Volodymyr Zelinsky, has announced that his country is considering referring Tehran to the International Court of Justice in an attempt to receive “greater” compensation for victims of downed plane by IRGCs.<
US imposes sanction on Iran’s atomic energy chief
The US Treasury Department announced that it has imposed sanctions on Iran’s atomic energy agency and its chief Ali Akbar Salehi.
US imposes sanction on Iran’s atomic energy chief
The US Treasury Department announced that it has imposed sanctions on Iran’s atomic energy agency and its chief Ali Akbar Salehi.
Iran’s new ID cards discriminate against religious minorities
Iran is preventing members of religious minorities from obtaining new identity cards by removing “other religions” option from the application process, The National reported on Wednesday.
Lawmakers in Iran call for debate on withdrawing from nuclear arms treaty
A group of Iranian lawmakers on Tuesday called on parliament to discuss a motion for the country to quit a treaty governing global nuclear arms control, Reuters reported.
Iran’s hardliners and reformists in war of words ahead of election
War of words between Iranian hardliners close to the Islamic Republic Supreme Leader, Ali Khamenei, and reformist backed by former president Mohammad Khatami has risen ahead of February 21 parliament election.