The Latest Breaking News from Iran

Germany expels 2 Iranian diplomats over death sentence

Germany says it is expelling two Iranian diplomats over the death sentence imposed in Iran against one of its citizens

The Independent UK · Feb 22, 2023

Report: Iran Says IAEA Resolving Nuclear Enrichment Ambiguities

Inspectors from the United Nations' nuclear watchdog are in Tehran and are resolving "ambiguities", Iran's semi-official Tasnim news agency quoted the country's nuclear chief Mohammad Eslami as saying on Wednesday. "Officials of the International Atomic Energy Agency are in Tehran and have been starting negotiations, visits and checks ... Ambiguities…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Feb 22, 2023

Iran blames US for delay in prisoner swap deal

It remains unclear whether an agreement can be finalised as Tehran maintains Washington is acting in bad faith.

Al Jazeera · Feb 22, 2023

Israeli-linked Oil Tanker Struck In The Persian Gulf That Was Denied By Iran

Iran rejects Jerusalem's accusation that Tehran attacked an Israeli-linked oil tanker in the Persian Gulf.

Zenger · Feb 21, 2023

Husband of ‘Vegas Swindler’ accused of $10m con says she ‘betrayed and humiliated’ him

Sara King exuded success when she met her second husband Kamran Pahlavi. But the Iranian royal says she stole $10m from his friend’s company to fund a six month, 24/7 gambling spree

The Independent UK · Feb 21, 2023

‘I never wear a headscarf anymore’: Iranian women continue to defy Islamic regime

In Iran, women are daring to go out without their headscarves in public places, streets, cafes, banks and even airports. For five months, thousands of Iranians have been pouring into the streets to protest against the Islamic regime. While the protests have waned in recent weeks, Iranians – especially women…

France 24 · Feb 21, 2023

Iran Orders Death Penalty for ‘Kidnapped’ German National

An Iranian court on Tuesday sentenced to death on terror charges an Iranian-German national who supporters say was abducted in the Gulf and forcibly returned to Iran for a show trial. The Tehran Revolutionary Court convicted Jamshid Sharmahd in connection with the deadly bombing of a mosque in 2008, the…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Feb 21, 2023

Iranian-German man sentenced to death on ‘terrorism’ charges

Iran says Jamshid Sharmahd masterminded a bombing that killed 14 people, something his family denies.

Al Jazeera · Feb 21, 2023

Traces of enriched uranium discovered inside Iran as nuclear weapon fears grow

Uranium needs to be purified to 90 per cent for nuclear weapons and the uranium found was at 84 per cent - which is the highest level found by inspectors in the country to date

Daily Mirror · Feb 21, 2023

Iran sentences alleged US-based militant leader to death

Iran's judiciary says a senior member of a U.S.-based opposition group accused of planning a deadly 2008 mosque bombing has been sentenced to death

The Independent UK · Feb 21, 2023