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Taliban clash with Iranian forces – reports

Iranian officials said that the Afghan militants opened fire first, killing two border guards. Taliban forces opened fire on Iranian border guards on Saturday, killing...

Xi ‘personally intervened’ in Saudi-Iran talks – diplomat

Last month’s Beijing-brokered deal ended a seven-year rift between Tehran and Riyadh. Chinese President Xi Jinping played a key role in helping to persuade the...

Watch: Iranian commandos seize oil tanker heading to US

A state-run broadcaster has shown footage of commandos raiding a US-bound vessel in the Gulf of Oman. State-run television in Tehran has aired footage of...

Baby Steps Toward Peace: What to expect from Russia-Iran-Syria-Turkiye meeting

The past two months have witnessed dramatic changes in the Middle East’s security architecture, with February’s devastating earthquakes sparking an outpouring of diplomatic and...

New Zealand’s Middle East strategy, 20 years after the Iraq War

This week marks the twentieth anniversary of the Iraq War. While it strongly opposed the US-led invasion, New Zealand’s then Labour-led government led by Prime...

Saudi king invites Iranian president to Riyadh – official

The invitation comes days after China brokered a diplomatic deal between the two regional powers. Saudi Arabia’s King Salman has invited Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi...

Iran’s supreme leader responds to schoolgirl poisonings

Suspected poisonings have affected hundreds of Iranian schoolgirls in recent months. Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has branded a string of suspected schoolgirl poisonings...

Explosions reported in Iran

The country’s defense ministry says a drone attack was thwarted. Iran was attacked using drones, the country’s Defense Ministry announced on Sunday. One device was...

Iranian official shot on Soleimani anniversary – local media

A Basij security officer was gunned down outside his house in Tehran. Qasim Fathullahi, a local Basij commander with the Mohammad Rasulullah Guards of Greater...

Woman Who Stabbed Date During Sex ‘to Avenge Soleimani’ Pleads Not Guilty

  The woman told police that she had stabbed her date in order to avenge the killing of Iranian general Qasem Soleimani in a US...

Iran players sing anthem before dramatic World Cup win

The decision came in contrast to the team’s opening game in Qatar. The Iranian men’s football team sang their country’s national anthem ahead of their...

Iranian warnings about domestic unrest should be taken seriously

If the turmoil in Iran continues, regional consequences could be grave. Amid ongoing unrest throughout Iran, it has accused both Israel and Western intelligence agencies...

Government updates travel advice for Iran

The Government has updated travel warnings for Iran and is urging New Zealanders currently in that country to depart. “The new advice for Iran reiterates...

Iranian climber ‘won’t be punished’ for hijab scandal – official

Elnaz Rekabi arrived back in Tehran to a hero’s welcome on Wednesday. Iranian climber Elnaz Rekabi, who made headlines for becoming just the second woman...

Watch: Iranian prison burns amid protests

Tehran’s Evin Prison was on fire on Saturday night, as gunshots rang out. Evin Prison in the Iranian capital Tehran caught fire on Saturday night,...

Cause of Mahsa Amini’s death revealed by Iranian coroner

The woman whose fate triggered a nationwide protest movement died from “multiple organ failure”. Mahsa Amini, whose death in police custody led to mass protests...

19 killed in Iranian police station attack

At least 32 members of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps were injured. Armed separatists killed 19 people, including several members of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard...

Hijab of contention: Death of a young woman has sparked mass protests in Iran. What’s next?

Large-scale protests are a stark reminder of the country’s old wounds. For more than a week, Iran has been in the throes of mass protests...

US lifts part of Iran sanctions

The move is aimed at stoking anti-government protests by providing internet access, the Treasury Department said. The US Treasury Department on Friday eased some restrictions...

Iran provides details on new suicide drone

The aircraft is capable of hitting the Israeli cities of Haifa and Tel Aviv, top Iranian general warns. Iran says it has developed a suicide...

Blinken voices concerns over Iran nuclear deal

Talks to salvage the accord backslid as Tehran wanted to introduce “extraneous issues” on the agenda, the top US diplomat said. Iran has taken “a...

Iran seizes two more US sea drones

Tehran’s navy plucked the two unmanned vessels from Red Sea waters in the second such incident this week. The crew of an Iranian warship temporarily...

Qatar Will Host Iran-US Talks on Nuclear Deal Amid Surprise Venue Shakeup

The news comes on the heels of the US’s announcement last week that Iranians who served in the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps would no...

Two countries apply to join BRICS

Iran and Argentina see potential in Brazil-Russia-India-China-South Africa bloc. The Islamic Republic of Iran has officially submitted its application to join the group of five...

Iran seizes Greek tankers after US ‘piracy’

Tehran’s troops boarded two Greek oil tankers after Athens enabled the US seizure of an Iranian-flagged vessel. Iranian soldiers seized two oil tankers flying...

Member of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Assassinated in Tehran

The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps is a separate branch of Iran's Armed Forces which carries out missions both at home and abroad. It has...

Iran’s supreme leader weighs in on root cause of Ukraine crisis

Ayatollah Khamenei said foreign powers’ influence brought Ukraine to a tragic tipping point. The supreme leader of Iran, Ayatollah Khamenei, claims that Ukraine fell victim...

Watch: Iran’s domestically built space rocket takes off

An Iranian rocket reportedly carrying three research satellites successfully boosted off on Thursday. Iran has conducted a successful space launch, the country’s defense ministry reported...

‘US is Utterly Dishonest’: Why Tehran Won’t Accept Partial Removal of Sanctions by Washington

Partial removal of sanctions by the US is not enough to facilitate the revival of the Iranian economy, hurt by the Trump administration's "maximum...

Watch: Man slaps provincial governor during inauguration in Iran

A military officer who was reportedly incensed by his wife being forced to receive her Covid-19 jab from a male has disrupted the inauguration...

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