At least two dead in Iran suicide car bomb attack
A suicide car bomber attacked police headquarters in the south-eastern Iranian port city of Chabahar on Thursday, killing at least two people and wounding 15, state TV reported.
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Three dead in Iran terror attack – report
A “terrorist attack” has killed at least three people and wounded several others in the south-eastern port city of Chabahar, Iranian state television says.
Having Nazanin back in UK ‘would be best Christmas present’
Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt has said the return of imprisoned Briton Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe to the UK would be the best Christmas present for her and the country.
Iran’s Rouhani calls Israel a ‘cancerous tumour’
Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani has called Israel a “cancerous tumour” established by Western countries to advance their interests in the Middle East.
Aberdeen oilfield services firms could miss out over Iran sanctions
Smaller oilfield services firms in Aberdeen could miss out on work in Iran due to newly-imposed US sanctions, an analyst said yesterday.
Iran president puts country on war footing as US sanctions take effect
Iran greeted the re-imposition of US sanctions with air defence drills and a statement from President Hassan Rouhani that the nation faces a “war situation”.
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Iranian president warns of ‘war situation’ as sanctions resume
Iran has greeted the re-imposition of US sanctions with air defence drills and an acknowledgement from President Hassan Rouhani that the nation faces a “war situation”.
Iranians mark anniversary of US Embassy takeover
Thousands of Iranians have staged a rally in Tehran marking the anniversary of the 1979 US embassy takeover as Washington restored all sanctions lifted under the 2015 nuclear deal.
US reimposes all Iran sanctions lifted under nuclear deal
The Trump administration has announced the reimposition of all US sanctions on Iran that had been lifted under the 2015 nuclear deal.
US calls for ceasefire in Yemen and political settlement negotiations
The Trump administration is calling for an urgent halt to the Saudi-Iran proxy war in Yemen and the start of negotiations in November towards a political settlement.
US terminates treaty with Iran after UN court ruling
The Trump administration has said it is terminating a decades-old treaty affirming friendly relations between the US and Iran in response to a UN court order.
US terminates 1955 treaty with Iran after UN court ruling
US secretary of state Mike Pompeo has announced that the US is cancelling a 1955 treaty with Iran establishing economic relations and consular rights between the two nations.
UN court orders US to lift some sanctions on Iran
The United Nations’ highest court has ordered the United States to lift sanctions on Iran that affect imports of humanitarian goods and products and services linked to the safety of civil aviation.
UN court orders US to lift some Iran sanctions
The United Nations’ highest court has ordered the United States to lift sanctions on Iran that affect imports of humanitarian goods and products and services linked to the safety of civil aviation.
Iran Guard launches missiles into Syria over parade attack
Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard said on Monday that it had launched ballistic missiles into eastern Syria targeting militants it blamed for a recent attack on a military parade.
Benjamin Netanyahu says Tehran site is ‘secret atomic warehouse’
Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu has revealed what he says is a secret Iranian nuclear weapons storage site.
May uses key UN speeches to turn her fire on Moscow
Theresa May attacked Russia for its “desperate fabrication” over the Salisbury spy poisoning at a meeting of world leaders in New York.
May attacks Russia for ‘desperate fabrication’ over Salisbury spy poisoning
Theresa May attacked Russia for its “desperate fabrication” over the Salisbury spy poisoning as she addressed world leaders in New York.
If you cross us, there will be hell to pay: US lashes out at Iran
President Donald Trump has lashed out at Iran, with national security adviser John Bolton also warning there would be “hell to pay” if Tehran crossed the US.
Iranian president accuses US of trying to overthrow his government
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has accused the US of trying to overthrow his government, rejecting bilateral talks after President Donald Trump predicted stepped-up sanctions would get Tehran to negotiate over its nuclear programme.
Trump takes aim at Iran in UN speech
Donald Trump has singled out Iran for particularly harsh criticism in his annual address to world leaders at the UN.
Elite Revolutionary Guard members killed in attack on Iran military parade
Gunmen attacked an annual Iranian military parade on Saturday in the country’s oil-rich southwest, killing at least eight members of the country’s elite Revolutionary Guard, local media reported.
Iran gunmen attack military parade
Gunmen attacked a military parade in the south-west Iranian city of Ahvaz on Saturday, killing at least eight Revolutionary Guard members, the semi-official Tasnim news agency says.
Gunmen ‘attack parade in Iran’
Gunmen have attacked a military parade in the southwestern city of Ahvaz, killing and wounding several people, Iranian state television says. The report Saturday described the attackers as “Takifiri gunmen”, a term previously used to describe the Islamic State group. There was no immediate elaboration.
Dual-nationals told to avoid Iran over risk they will be arbitrarily detained
Britons with dual Iranian nationality have been told to avoid all but essential travel to Iran because of an increased risk they will be “arbitrarily detained” by its hardline Islamic regime.
Facebook takes down hundreds of accounts linked to Russia and Iran
Facebook has identified and banned more accounts engaged in misleading political behaviour ahead of the US mid-term elections in November.
Oil could breach $80 due to Trump’s Iran sanctions, Aberdeen analysts say
A tough line from the US on imposing sanctions on Iran could see the oil price reach $80 a barrel, according to a pair of leading analysts.
Aberdeen charity boss, who moved from Iran more than a decade ago, slams Trump’s immigration ban
An Aberdeen charity boss who moved from Iran more than a decade ago has angrily branded President Trump's executive order "discrimination".
VIDEO: Alex Salmond visits Iran and says country is ‘coming back’
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World powers reach nuclear agreement with Iran
World powers and Iran have formally announced a comprehensive nuclear accord.
Final obstacle cleared for Iran deal
A landmark nuclear agreement has been reached with Iran after clearing final obstacles, a senior diplomat said today.