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German police arrest Iranian national suspected of planning terror attack
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
The Iranian national was arrested in Castrop-Rauxel near Dortmund on suspicion of procuring toxins, including cyanide and ricin to carry out a terror attack.
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Iran executes two men detained amid nationwide protests
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Mohammad Mehdi Karami and Seyed Mohammad Hosseini were hanged early Saturday morning.
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US imposes sanctions on Iranian officials connected to drone program
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
In a statement, US Treasury Department said the latest sanctions target "six executives and board members of US-designated Qods Aviation Industries" and the director of Iran's Aerospace Industries Organization. The US government alleged that Iran has transferred these UAVs to Russia amid the
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Iran summons French ambassador over insulting' cartoons depicting supreme
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
"The insulting and indecent act of a French publication in publishing cartoons against the religious and political authority will not go without an effective and decisive response," tweeted Iran's Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian.
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Iran frees actor Taraneh Alidoosti after 18 days in custody
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Taraneh Alidoosti's lawyer told ISNA that she was released on bail. After her release, various photos of her got flourished on social media space. She was seen with flowers and supporters after her release, according to CNN.
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Iranian chess player warned not to return home after competing without hij
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
The 25-year-old player arrived in Spain on Tuesday after receiving what a source close to her said were warnings not to return to Iran for competing without a hijab - a headscarf mandatory under Iran's strict dress codes.
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'Avengers' star Mark Ruffalo appeals for freedom of Iranian actor Taraneh
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
'Avengers' star Mark Ruffalo has appealed to the public to sign a petition seeking the freedom of Iranian award-winning actor and writer Taraneh Alidoosti, who was arrested last month.
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Alert issued in Kyiv after Russia launches 'air attack'
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Monday's early morning attack comes after a New Year assault by Russia that saw Kyiv and other cities under fire from missiles and Iranian-made drones.
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Israeli missile strikes put Damascus airport out of service, two killed
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
The Israeli army carried out a missile strike on Monday targeting Damascus International airport that put it out of service and killed two soldiers
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Iranian security personnel killed during protest
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
More than 100 days after Mahsa Amini's death sparked nationwide unrest, a member of Iran's security forces on Sunday was shot dead during protests in the city of Semirom.
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Year-ender 2022: How a 'custodial death' took women to war against Iran's
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
The alleged custodial death of 22-year-old Iranian woman Mahsa Amini, who had come visiting her brother in Tehran on September 13, 2022, fell in the crosshairs of the country's so-called morality police instead. She was arrested, allegedly for wearing her hijab (headscarf) loosely, at the po
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Amit Shah, JP Nadda, CM Yogi, Smriti Irani express grief as PM Modi's moth
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Union Home Minister Amit Shah, BJP president JP Nadda, and Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath were among many others who expressed their condolences as the news of PM Modi's mother's demise at the age of 100 broke early Friday.
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