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Iran Arrests 13 over Tehran Bank Heist

Iranian authorities said Friday they have arrested 13 burglars who cut into the vault of a Tehran state bank from a neighboring building and stole 168 safe deposit boxes. Tehran Prosecutor Ali Salehi said that three of the thieves were arrested in an undisclosed country abroad, while the rest were…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jun 10, 2022

Iranian cleric slightly hurt in knife attack - state media

A senior conservative Iranian cleric was slightly hurt after being attacked by a man with a knife after Friday prayers in the central city of Isfahan, the state news agency IRNA reported.

Reuters · Jun 3, 2022

Iran Reports Death of Another Revolutionary Guard Colonel

Iran reported the death of another colonel of the Quds force of its Revolutionary Guards on Friday, the second in two weeks from the unit which oversees Iran's military operations abroad. Quoting an unknown official, the early morning report by the official IRNA news agency said Col.

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jun 3, 2022

Iran state media says diplomat jailed with insufficient evidence

State media says Belgium has sentenced Asadollah Assadi to a 20-year prison sentence in a politicised case.

Al Jazeera · May 26, 2022

Two Iranian Pilots Killed after F7 Jet Crashes

Two Iranian pilots died after their F7 fighter jet crashed on Tuesday near Anarak, 200 km (124 miles) east of the city of Isfahan, Iran's official IRNA news agency reported. "The jet's mission was to practice shooting but there was an accident at 8:30 a.m.," an official from Isfahan province…

Asharq Al-Awsat · May 24, 2022

Two Iranian pilots killed after F7 jet crashes - IRNA

Two Iranian pilots died after their F7 fighter jet crashed on Tuesday near Anarak, 200 km (124 miles) east of the city of Isfahan, Iran's official IRNA news agency reported.

Reuters · May 24, 2022

Death toll rises to 10 after building collapses in Iran's Abadan city

The death toll from a building collapse in the southern Iranian city of Abadan has reached 10, with some people still missing, the official IRNA news agency reported on Tuesday.

Reuters · May 24, 2022

Iran: Revolutionary Guard officer assassinated in Tehran

Slain ICRG colonel was in the Quds Force with accusations leveled at Israeli and American operatives.

Al Jazeera · May 22, 2022

Iran Says it Seized Foreign Ship with Smuggled Fuel

Iranian authorities seized a foreign ship attempting to smuggle fuel out of the country and detained its crew, state new agency IRNA said on Wednesday. The ship, carrying more than 550,000 liters of smuggled fuel, was seized in Gulf waters and escorted to harbor in the southern province of Hormozgan,…

Asharq Al-Awsat · May 19, 2022

Iran seizes foreign ship with smuggled fuel, detains crew - IRNA

Iranian authorities seized a foreign ship attempting to smuggle fuel out of the country and detained its crew, state new agency IRNA said on Wednesday.

Reuters · May 18, 2022