Iran
US will not 'sit idly' if Iran drags out nuclear talks: envoy
Iran will return to talks in Vienna with world powers after a five-month gap following the election of an ultra-conservative president, Ebrahim Raisi.
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Iran executes man arrested for murder at age 17
Amnesty International had appealed on October 11 for Iran to halt the execution of the 25-year-old who was arrested in 2014 and later convicted of murdering his girlfriend.
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Iran postpones execution of man who was arrested at 17: rights groups
Arman Abdolali had been moved to solitary confinement in the Rajai Shahr prison in Karaj, west of Tehran, in preparation for his execution on Wednesday, and held a final meeting with his parents on Tuesday.
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Iran 'strongly' condemns Taliban offensive on Panjshir Valley
"The news coming from Panjshir is truly worrying," Iran's foreign ministry spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh told reporters. "The assault is strongly condemned."
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Iran COVID deaths hit yet another high
The health ministry said the virus claimed another 709 lives in the past 24 hours, surpassing the previous daily record of 684 deaths reached on Sunday.
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Recorded COVID deaths top 100,000 in Iran
In the past 24 hours, 31,266 people tested positive for coronavirus and 564 died, the ministry said. That brought total infections since the pandemic started to 4,587,683, and deaths to 100,255.
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Iran's daily Covid deaths top 600 in new high
The country also registered 36,736 new infections in 24 hours, taking the total since the pandemic started to 4,425,821, the health ministry said.
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Iran COVID infections hit new daily high
The health authorities in Iran said another 378 people died of coronavirus and 39,019 tested positive in the past 24 hours.
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Iran ultraconservative Raisi inaugurated as president
Raisi replaces moderate president Hassan Rouhani, whose landmark achievement was the 2015 nuclear agreement between Iran and six major powers.
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Israel pushes for UN action against Iran over deadly ship attack
The MT Mercer Street tanker was struck Thursday in the northern Indian Ocean, killing two crew members, in what the United States said was a drone-style attack.
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Pentagon says US air strikes in Iraq, Syria targeted Iran-backed militia groups
The strikes come at a delicate moment as the United States blames Iran-linked Iraqi factions for recent attacks against Iraqi installations housing its personnel, while also hoping to work out a return to a nuclear deal with Tehran.
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US strikes Iran-backed militias in Syria in Biden first
In its first military action against Iran-linked groups since Joe Biden became president five weeks ago, the Pentagon said it had carried out air strikes at a Syria-Iraq border control point used by Iran-backed groups.
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US says patience on Iran talks not 'unlimited'
The United States on February 18 offered to meet with Iran under the auspices of the European Union in a bid to revive a nuclear deal trashed by former president Donald Trump.
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US accepts talks with Iran, backtracks on Trump sanctions claim
Former president Trump withdrew from the nuclear accord and instead imposed sweeping sanctions aimed at bringing Iran to its knees.
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Merkel voices 'concern' over Iran deal in Rouhani call
"She expressed her concern that Iran continues to fail to meet its obligations under the nuclear agreement," spokesman Steffen Seibert said in a statement.
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Yemen rocked by heavy clashes amid stark UN starvation warning
The country is engulfed in a bloody power struggle that erupted in 2014 between its government, supported by Saudi Arabia, and Iran-backed Huthi rebels, who control the capital Sanaa and most of the north.
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Gulf leaders, Kushner, converge on Saudi Arabia for crisis talks
Saudi Arabia led a coalition of countries in the Gulf and beyond that cut ties and transport links with Qatar in June 2017, charging that it was too close to Iran and backed radical Islamist groups.
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Iran enriched its uranium beyond its 2015 deal - but says it's fully reversible
Iran's foreign minister said Tehran took the step "after years of non-compliance" by other parties and that "our measures are fully reversible upon FULL compliance by ALL".
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Iran says Israel, exiled group killed scientist in complex operation
Fakhrizadeh died Friday after his car and bodyguards were targeted in a bomb and gun attack on a major road outside the capital, heightening tensions once more between Tehran and its foes.
