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Iran’s Khamenei welcomes better ties with Egypt
Iran’s supreme leader said Monday he’d “welcome” the restoration of full diplomatic ties between Egypt and the Islamic Republic, raising the prospect of Cairo and Tehran normalizing relations after decades of strain.
The comments by…
Iran exchanges heavy gunfire with Taliban on Afghan border, escalating tensions over water rights
The Taliban and Iran exchanged heavy gunfire Saturday on the Islamic Republic’s border with Afghanistan, killing and wounding troops while sharply escalating rising tensions between the two countries amid a dispute over water rights.…
Belgium, Iran conduct prisoner swap in Oman
Belgium and Iran conducted a prisoner exchange Friday in Oman, with officials saying Tehran released a Belgian aid worker in exchange for an Iranian diplomat convicted of attempting to bomb a meeting of exiles in France.
The initial…
Iran successfully launches newest ballistic missile
Iran successfully tested a 2,000km-range ballistic missile on Thursday, Iranian state media said, two days after the chief of Israel’s armed forces raised the prospect of “action” against Tehran over its nuclear program.
Iran, which has…
Oman’s sultan to embark on two-day visit to Iran
Oman’s Sultan Haitham bin Tariq will embark on a two-day visit to Iran this week, Omani state media said Wednesday.
The visit which will kick off on Sunday follows a Chinese-brokered rapprochement deal between Saudi Arabia and Iran…
Iranian embassy siege commando dies
A former UK Special Air Service soldier who took part in the 1980 storming of the Iranian embassy in London has died.
Mel Parry, who served nearly 20 years in the SAS, was one of a team of 32 commandos who rescued 26 people from the…
Israeli defense chief says military has more than doubled strikes on Iranian targets in Syria
Israel’s defense minister Monday said that Israel’s new government has greatly increased the number of strikes on Iranian targets since taking office late last year.
Yoav Gallant did not provide an exact number of airstrikes. But the…
Iran appoints Alireza Enayati as top envoy to Saudi Arabia
Iran has appointed Alireza Enayati as its ambassador to Saudi Arabia, Iran’s Mizan news agency reported on Monday, following a China-brokered deal in April between Tehran and Riyadh that ended years of political rift between the two…
Iran’s president appoints new top security official – Tasnim
Iran's president Ebrahim Raisi has appointed Ali Akbar Ahmadian as the country's top security official, replacing Ali Shamkhani, the semi-official Tasnim news agency reported on Monday.
Iran summons Swiss envoy over call to halt executions
Iran has summoned Switzerland’s ambassador over a tweet calling for a stop to executions linked to protests triggered by the death of Mahsa Amini, Tehran’s Foreign Ministry said.
The Swiss Embassy took to Twitter on Friday to “strongly…