TEHERAN (AFP) – Iran on Saturday (Sept 18) hailed its acceptance into a China and Russia-led bloc, an eastward turn it sees as opening access to major world markets and a counter to crippling Western
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Devout Muslims self-flagellate with swords in bloody religious ceremony
Members of a Muslim sect have been pictured slicing their own scalps with swords to spill their blood in a holy festival. Gruesome scenes of blood trickling down men's faces into their beards and clothing
Read moreIran’s new president ‘gorged on pastries’ while watching brutal murders
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Read moreAs Iran veers right, ties with Gulf Arabs may hinge on nuclear pact
DUBAI (Reuters) – Gulf Arab states are unlikely to be deterred from dialogue to improve ties with Iran after a hardline judge won the presidency but their talks with Tehran might become tougher, analysts said.FILE
Read moreIran set to enrich uranium to highest level ever – after ‘attack’ at nuclear facility blamed on Israel
Iran says it will increase its enrichment of uranium to 60% purity – its highest figure ever – bringing it closer to the levels needed for a nuclear weapon. It comes after an “attack” at
Read moreHijack attempt on Iran passenger plane flying to to holy city of Mashhad foiled
An Iran airliner flying 100 passengers from Ahwaz to the holy city of Mashhad was the target of a hijack plot, according to the Iranian Revolutionary Guard. The would-be hijacker had planned to take command
Read moreIran Supreme Leader urges uranium enrichment to start ‘immediately’ as US tensions grow
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Read moreIn a dangerous game of cat-and-mouse, Iran eyes new targets in Africa
NAIROBI, KENYA (NYTIMES) – When Ethiopia’s intelligence agency recently uncovered a cell of 15 people it said were casing the embassy of the United Arab Emirates, along with a cache of weapons and explosives, it
Read moreIran launches missile in major warning to Joe Biden – explosive smashes into sea
We will use your email address only for sending you newsletters. Please see our Privacy Notice for details of your data protection rights. The Islamic Republic began the missile drill today as tensions between the
Read moreTensions mount as Iran seizes South Korean tanker and ramps up nuke development
Tensions are running high between Iran and South Korea after Iranian Revolutionary Guards boarded a South Korean chemical tanker, the MT Hankuk Chemi, and took its 23 crew prisoner. According to an official release from
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