Tag: Iran

Iran 5.9 magnitude earthquake kills at least 5, injures 300

TEHRAN, Iran: A magnitude 5.9 earthquake struck northwestern Iran early Friday, killing at least five people and injuring over 300 others, officials said. The temblor...

PM expresses optimism over improvement in US-Iran ties

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan has sounded his optimism about possible improvement in the US-Iran ties, which have been currently at the lowest ebb...

Pakistan offers to assist talks between Iran, Saudi Arabia

--PM says Islamabad will play role of facilitator rather than mediator in this 'complex' issue, calls offer Pakistan's 'own initiative'  --Rouhani welcomes tour, says end of...

Rouhani at UN demands Saudis end war in Yemen

UNITED NATIONS: Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on Wednesday demanded that Saudi Arabia end its offensive in Yemen after an attack in the oil-rich kingdom...

Imran briefs world leaders on Kashmir crisis

--PM meets Turkey's Erdogan, Iran's Rohani and NZ premier Jacinda Ardern  NEW YORK: Prime Minister Imran Khan met Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Iranian President...

Saudi Arabia seeks action against Iran after oil attack, allies wary

TEHRAN: Iranian President Hassan Rouhani will present a plan for creating security in the Gulf in cooperation with other countries in the region when...

Iran warns against war as US and Saudi weigh response to...

--Trump sees many options short of war with Iran after attacks on Saudis DUBAI/JEDDAH: Iran warned U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday against being dragged...

Macron worried attack on Saudi oil may hurt moves to ease...

PARIS/RIYADH: An attack on Saudi oil installations that halted half the kingdom’s output could harm French diplomacy meant to avert feared U.S.-Iranian conflict, diplomats...

Iran rules out talks as Trump blames Tehran for Saudi oil...

DUBAI/WASHINGTON: Iran’s supreme leader on Tuesday ruled out talks with Washington after President Donald Trump blamed Tehran for a crippling attack on Saudi Arabia’s...

US won’t rule out Trump-Rouhani meeting after blaming Iran for Saudi...

The White House on Sunday did not rule out a potential meeting between President Donald Trump and Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, even after Washington...

Qureshi says Modi has undermined spirit of bilateralism

--Foreign minister says PM Imran will present Kashmir case forcefully at UNGA --Says Pakistan is grateful to Iran for speaking against Indian aggression in IOK ISLAMABAD:...

Iran sentences Iranian-British dual national to 10 years on spying charges

DUBAI: Iran’s judiciary has sentenced British-Iranian dual national Anousheh Ashouri to 10 years jail on spying charges, Iranian state TV reported on Tuesday. “British-Iranian Anousheh...

Meeting Iran counterpart, Japan minister says he hopes to ease Mid-East...

YOKOHAMA: Japan will try to help ease tension in the Middle East, Foreign Minister Taro Kono said on Tuesday as he began a meeting...

Khamenei urges India to adopt fair policy towards Kashmiri Muslims

ISLAMABAD: Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Syed Ali Khamenei, while expressing grave concerns over the situation in Indian Occupied Kashmir (IOK), called on the Indian government...

Iran test-launched a medium-range missile: US officials

Iran test-launched a medium-range ballistic missile inside its borders, US officials said on Friday, defying Trump administration demands that it curtails the weapon programme...

Iranians manage to surf the web despite tide of censorship

TEHRAN: Before Nazilla Akbari can check out the latest offerings on Twitter or YouTube, she scrolls through an array of icons on her smartphone,...

France stresses need for Iran to respect nuclear accord

PARIS: French authorities in a meeting Tuesday with an Iranian envoy stressed the need for Tehran to quickly respect the 2015 nuclear accord it...