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UK says diplomat ‘arrest’ reports false, has left Iran

Iranian state television accused UK diplomat Giles Whitaker of ‘carrying out intelligence operations’ in military areas.

Al Jazeera

UK says diplomat Iran reported 'arrested' left Islamic republic last year

Britain's ambassador to Iran on Thursday said a diplomat reported arrested by state media had ended his post and left the Islamic republic more than six months ago.

France 24

Iran tests Zuljanah satellite launcher for second time - Fars news

Iran tested its Zuljanah satellite launcher for research purposes for the second time on Sunday, Iran's semi-official Fars news agency reported, adding that the first launch was made in early 2021.

Reuters

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2 Members of Iran's Revolutionary Guard Die amid Tensions

Two members of the paramilitary Revolutionary Guard's aerospace division died in Iran in separate incidents over the weekend, Iranian media reported on Monday. The deaths of the two men come as tensions remain high over Iran's tattered nuclear deal with world powers, and its uranium enrichment program that is now…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Factbox-Surging food prices fuel protests across developing world

The war in Ukraine and drought fuelled by climate change has sent global prices for grains, cooking oils, fuel and fertilizer soaring.

Reuters

Iran train derails after excavator collision, kills 13

Thirteen people died when a passenger train derailed in eastern Iran on Wednesday, the semi-official Fars news agency said, while 60 passengers were seriously injured.

Reuters

Iranian pensioners protest against high living costs - reports

Pensioners protested in Iran on Monday against soaring living costs, according to Fars news agency and social media reports, in a further challenge to authorities grappling with weeks of unrest.

Reuters

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Iranian Police Fire Shots, Teargas to Disperse Protests over Building Collapse

Iranian police used tear gas and fired shots in the air to disperse another night of protests over a deadly building collapse in the southwestern city of Abadan that officials are blaming on corruption and lax safety, Fars news agency and reports on social media said. Officials in the oil…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Iranian police fire shots, teargas to disperse protests over building collapse

Reuters

Iran police disperse crowd gathered at collapsed building

Iran's semi-official Fars news agency reports that police lobbed canisters of tear gas and fired in the air to disperse people gathered near the site of a collapsed 10-story building that left 28 people dead

The Independent UK

Ship expands Iran Revolutionary Guard's reach to new waters

Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard is building a massive new support ship near the strategic Strait of Hormuz

The Independent UK

Engineer Dies in ‘Accident’ at Iran's Sensitive Military Parchin Site

An engineer died and another employee was injured after an unexplained accident on Wednesday in a research center at the Parchin military site affiliated with Iran's Defense Ministry, the semi-official Fars news agency reported on Thursday. Fars news said investigations into the cause of the accident were under way. The…

Asharq Al-Awsat

IRGC Seizes Foreign-Flagged Vessel for ‘Smuggling’ Fuel

Iran’s Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) announced Sunday that it has seized a foreign vessel in Gulf waters for allegedly smuggling 200,000 liters of fuel, in the third such incident this month. Colonel Gholam Hossein Hosseini, the head of the public relations department of the second naval zone of the IRGC,…

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Iran Guards seize foreign ship in Gulf for smuggling fuel - Fars

Iran's elite Revolutionary Guards have seized a foreign vessel in the Gulf for smuggling 200,000 litres of fuel, a senior Guards commander told the semi-official Fars news agency on Sunday.

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Iran Claims Arresting 3 Mossad Spies

Iran’s intelligence ministry said it had arrested three Mossad spies, according to a statement published by the semi-official Fars news agency. The statement did not specify the nationalities of the Israeli Intelligence agency's spies but it mentioned they were arrested in Iran’s southeastern Iranian province of Sistan-Baluchestan. In January, Israel…

Reuters

Iran arrests three Mossad spies, does not specify their nationalities -Fars news agency

Iran’s intelligence ministry said it had arrested three Mossad spies, according to a statement published by the semi-official Fars news agency.

Reuters

Iran's foreign minister says Biden should lift some sanctions prior to nuclear deal - Fars

U.S. President Joe Biden should lift some sanctions on Iran prior to a nuclear agreement to show his goodwill, Iran's foreign minister Hossein Amirabdollahian said on Sunday, according to the semi-official Fars news agency.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Two British Iranians Arrive in UK after Tehran Release

Two British-Iranians landed back in the United Kingdom in the early hours of Thursday morning after being freed from years of detention in Iran. Their release on Wednesday came as the UK government confirmed it had paid a longstanding debt over a cancelled defense contract. Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe and Anoosheh Ashoori…

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UK released $530 million to Iran before prisoners release -Fars

The United Kingdom released $530 million of its debts to Iran ahead of the release of two British-Iranian prisoners, Iran's semi-official Fars news agency reported on Wednesday.

Reuters

Iran to send more military satellites into orbit in coming years -Fars

Iran will send a series of military satellites into orbit over the coming years, Space Commander of the Revolutionary Guards' Aerospace Force Ali Jafarabadi said on Tuesday, the semi-official Fars news agency reported.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Iran Will Not Back Down on its Red Lines in Nuclear Talks, Raisi Says

Iran will not back down on its red lines in the nuclear talks with Western powers, President Ebrahim Raisi said on Tuesday, the semi-official Fars news agency reported. "The government pursues nuclear negotiations in full accordance with the principles and framework set by the Supreme Leader, it has not and…

Reuters

Iran open to talks with Saudi in atmosphere of respect, understanding-Fars

Iran is ready for more talks with Saudi Arabia if Riyadh is willing to hold the talks in an atmosphere of mutual understanding and respect, the semi-official news agency Fars quoted Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi as saying on Saturday.

Asharq Al-Awsat

30 Iranian MPs Test Positive for Coronavirus

Thirty members of the Iranian parliament have tested positive for the Omicron variant and are now in quarantine, lawmaker Abolfasl Abutorabi announced on Sunday. The parliament now wants to carry out coronavirus tests on all 290 lawmakers to prevent further infections, he said, according to the Fars news agency. Iran…

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