An Italian journalist has been under arrest in Iran for more than a week, Italy’s foreign ministry has said.Cecilia Sala works for Il Foglio newspaper and for podcast company Chora…
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Iran: Authorities to lift ban on WhatsApp, Google Play- state media
Iranian authorities have voted to lift a ban on Meta’s instant messaging platform WhatsApp and Google Play as a first step to scale back internet restrictions, according to Iranian state…
Middle East: Iran-led axis of resistance in the aftermath of Syria’s upheaval
For decades, authorities in Iran have been meticulously building an “axis of resistance” of like-minded factions to oppose Israel and the United States across the region. The alliance has included…
Iran: Authorities jail journalist Reza Valizadeh for ‘hostile’ US collaboration
A court in Iran has sentenced Iranian-American journalist Reza Valizadeh to 10 years in prison after finding him guilty of “collaborating with the hostile US government”, according to his lawyer.…
Syria: Iran’s Khamenei says al-Assad ouster a US-Israel ‘plot’, blames ‘neighbour’
Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has accused the United States and Israel of orchestrating the toppling of former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, while also blaming a “neighbouring” country of Syria.…
Iran: IAEA worried about Tehran’s uranium enrichment
The head of the UN nuclear watchdog has said that the Iran’s decision to begin producing significantly more highly enriched uranium was “very worrisome”. Rafael Grossi, director general of the…
Qatar: Russia, Turkiye, Iran want ‘immediate end’ to fighting in Syria- Lavrov
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has said he, along with his Iranian and Turkish counterparts, are calling for “an end to hostile activities” in Syria, where opposition fighters have made a…
Iran: US imposes new sanctions on Tehran’s ‘shadow fleet’ of oil tankers
United States has piled on additional sanctions against Iran targeting 35 entities and vessels that it says are part of a “shadow fleet of vessels” transporting cargoes of Iranian petroleum…
Irania: Rapper Toomaj Salehi freed after death sentence overturned
An Iranian rapper who was sentenced to death for supporting anti-government protests has been released from prison after two years. Toomaj Salehi was arrested in October 2022 after publicly supporting protests…
Iran: Tehran plans to install 6,000 centrifuges to enrich uranium -IAEA
Iran has informed the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) that it plans to install more than 6,000 new centrifuges to enrich uranium, the United Nations nuclear watchdog said. The report came as…