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Iran claims 7 killed in US missile strike on Khuzestan; Houthis warn US troop hosts of "repercussions"

Seven people were killed and eight injured after US missile strikes targeted three locations in Iran’s Khuzestan province, Iranian state media reported. Missile strikes were also reported near Ahvaz and Aghajari. Meanwhile, Houthi authorities warned countries hosting US forces of “repercussions”, as Donald Trump claimed Washington had “almost total control”…

The Economic Times · Sep 2

US Iran war: IRGC claims interception of US MQ-9 drone over Khuzestan region's Ahvaz

Iran's Revolutionary Guard intercepted and destroyed a US MQ-9 drone in Ahvaz. This incident occurred amid escalating regional hostilities and retaliatory strikes by US Central Command. American forces conducted strikes targeting Iranian military facilities and capabilities in the region. These actions were a response to attacks on US personnel in…

The Economic Times · Jul 19

211 patients undergoing chemo evacuated: US strikes near Iran cancer hospital for children - video

A cancer hospital in Iran's southwestern city of Ahvaz was temporarily taken out of service after US airstrikes near the facility forced the evacuation of 211 patients, including children undergoing chemotherapy, Iranian state media reported.

The Times of India · Jul 16

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'They better behave': Trump says Iran wants settlement amid fresh strikes

President Trump warned Iran to behave if it desires negotiations with Washington. US forces conducted new military strikes targeting Iranian command centers and air defense systems. These strikes aimed to degrade Iran's ability to threaten commercial vessels in the Strait of Hormuz. Iranian authorities reported a missile attack near a…

The Times of India · Jul 16

Iran court upholds death sentence of Iranian-Swedish dissident

Habib Farajollah Chaab was convicted for allegedly leading group that bombed Ahvaz military parade in 2018.

Al Jazeera · Mar 12, 2023

Poison in the haze: documenting life under Ahvaz’s oppressive orange skies

Ahvaz, in western Iran, is one of the world’s most polluted cities. Mohamad Madadi has made it a mission to photograph his home town’s environmental crisis

The Guardian - UK · Jan 6, 2023

34-Year-Old Woman Is Iran’s First Monkeypox Case

Iranian authorities announced Tuesday the first case of monkeypox in the country, the official IRNA news agency reported. The report said health authorities quarantined a 34-year-old woman living in the southwestern city of Ahvaz. Pedram Pakaeen, health ministry spokesperson, said the patient and her family members informed doctors after she…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Aug 16, 2022

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Iran: Wife killer's 'walk of fame' highlights horror of 'honour killings'

The video is unbearable: For 30 seconds it shows a grinning man parading in the streets of Ahvaz, in the Iranian province of Khuzestan, holding a knife in one hand. In the other hand: his wife's head. He has just decapitated her after she ran away from their forced marriage.…

France 24 · Feb 16, 2022

Man grins as he carries teenage wife's severed head through street after 'honour killing'

WARNING: DISTRESSING IMAGES Sajjad Heydari was seen walking with a blade in one hand and the head of his wife in the other in the streets of Ahvaz, after having allegedly taken part in an “honour killing” with his brother

Daily Mirror · Feb 8, 2022

Iran Shuts Down News Website over Image of Decapitated Woman

Iran has shut down a news website after it published an image of a man holding what was said to be the head of his wife in his hand, the state-run IRAN newspaper reported on Monday. According to the report, a media supervisory board on Sunday decided to close Rokna…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Feb 7, 2022

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