The Latest Breaking News from Iran

Iran says rocket launch coming after photo shows preparation

Iran has acknowledged it plans two tests for its new solid-fueled rocket after satellite photos showed preparations at a desert launch pad previously used in the program

The Independent UK · Jun 15, 2022

Iran Arrests Suspect Allegedly Involved in Tehran Hacking

Iranian authorities have arrested a suspect allegedly involved in a cyberattack on the Tehran municipality’s website, media reported Wednesday. The official IRNA news agency gave no further details but said more information would be released later. The semi-official Tasnim news agency reported that the suspect worked for the municipality and…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jun 15, 2022

‘Tell my family I love them’: Asylum seeker’s emotional call with sister just before Rwanda flight cancelled

Exclusive: Iranian Kurd on flight said ‘tell my family I love them, I’m sorry for everything’

The Independent UK · Jun 15, 2022

Iran Says Still Believes Nuclear Talks Can Yield Deal

Iran on Tuesday said it still believes that negotiations can succeed to revive the 2015 nuclear deal with world powers, despite a recent rebuke from the UN nuclear watchdog. Tehran last week condemned as "unconstructive" a move by the International Atomic Energy Agency to censure the country for failure to…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jun 15, 2022

US Awaits ‘Constructive’ Response from Tehran on Nuclear Deal

The United States said on Tuesday it awaits a constructive response from Iran on reviving the 2015 nuclear deal without "extraneous" issues, a possible reference to Iran's demand its Revolutionary Guards be dropped from a US terrorism list. "We await a constructive response from the Iranians, a response that leaves…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jun 15, 2022

Russia Considers Turkey’s Possible Military Operation in Syria Unwise

Russia considers Turkey's possible military operation in Syria unwise as it could escalate and destabilize the situation, the RIA news agency cited Russia's Syria envoy Alexander Lavrentyev as saying on Wednesday. Lavrentyev also said Moscow no longer considered Geneva a suitable venue for talks between Syrians, according to the TASS…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jun 15, 2022

‘I’m very worried’: Sister of Iranian Kurd on Rwanda flight pleads for help

Exclusive: Iranian Kurd on flight says ‘tell my family I love them, I’m sorry for everything’

The Independent UK · Jun 14, 2022

Full Groups, Schedule With World Cup Field Finally Complete

The World Cup will begin Nov. 21 and end Dec. 18 in Qatar, and after the last two intercontinental playoffs, the field of 32 is set.

Sports Illustrated · Jun 14, 2022

NZ men get sick or injured more and die sooner than women – a targeted health policy is long overdue

Successive New Zealand governments have failed to develop a policy or strategy focused on men’s health, falling behind countries like Mongolia, Australia, Ireland, Iran, Malaysia, South Africa, Brazil and the state of Quebec.

The Conversation · Jun 14, 2022

U.S. says awaits constructive response from Iran on nuclear deal

The United States awaits a constructive response from Iran on reviving the 2015 nuclear deal that drops "extraneous" issues, the U.S. State Department said on Tuesday in a possible reference to Tehran's demand that its Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps be dropped from a U.S. terrorism list.

Reuters · Jun 14, 2022