The Latest Breaking News from Iran

Keir Starmer meets Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe ahead of International Women’s Day

The Labour leader met the former Tehran prisoner during a roundtable event with Iranian and Kurdish women.

The Independent UK · Mar 6, 2023

Iran's Concessions to IAEA Largely Hinge on Future Talks, Grossi Says

Iran's concessions to UN nuclear watchdog chief Rafael Grossi during his visit to Tehran this weekend depend to a large extent on future negotiations, Grossi conceded on Monday, walking back some comments he made upon his return. Two days before a quarterly meeting of the International Atomic Energy Agency's 35-nation…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 6, 2023

IAEA chief qualifies claim that Iran will restore nuclear site monitoring

Head of UN nuclear watchdog had said Tehran agreed to restore equipment and hand over data

The Guardian - UK · Mar 6, 2023

What do we know about suspected poisonings of schoolgirls in Iran?

More than 1,000 girls appear to have suffered ‘mild poison’ attacks since November

The Guardian - UK · Mar 6, 2023

Iran supreme leader orders punishment for schoolgirl poisoning

Ayatollah Khamenei says no doubt the poisonings are deliberate as a top judge suggests perpetrators may face execution.

Al Jazeera · Mar 6, 2023

People in Iran: have you been affected by the suspected poisoning attacks?

We would like to speak to people about the latest spate of attacks that have affected schoolgirls across five Iranian provinces

The Guardian - UK · Mar 6, 2023

Iran's supreme leader says suspected poisonings in girls’ schools 'unforgivable crime'

Iran's supreme leader said Monday that if a series of suspected poisonings at girls' schools are proven to be deliberate the culprits should be sentenced to death for committing an “unforgivable crime.”

France 24 · Mar 6, 2023

Iran Activates Air Defense System in Syria

The Iranian militias have given the green light to activate the air defense system composed of four batteries in Damascus to intercept any upcoming Israeli strikes, reliable sources in Syria said. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) revealed that the militias’ leaders were ordered to limit their movement in…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 6, 2023

Khamenei: Poisoning of Schoolgirls an 'Unforgivable Crime'

Iran's supreme leader said on Monday that poisoning of Iranian schoolgirls in recent months is an "unforgivable" crime amid spread of suspected poisoning across the country with hundreds of girls hospitalized. "Authorities should seriously pursue the issue of students' poisoning. This is an unforgivable crime...

Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 6, 2023

Iran's top leader says suspected poisonings 'unforgivable'

Iran’s supreme leader says that if a series of suspected poisonings at girls’ schools are proven to be deliberate, the culprits should be sentenced to death for committing an “unforgivable crime.”

The Independent UK · Mar 6, 2023