An Iranian worker stands in front of gas pipelines next to the flags of Turkey (R) and Iran. (AFP) January 20, 2022 Iran has cut gas flows to Turkey for up to 10 days due to a technical failure, prompting Turkish authorities to order gas-fuelled power plants to cut gas use by 40%, sector officials [...]
US President Joe Biden. (Reuters) January 20, 2022 US President Joe Biden said on Wednesday that he is considering re-designating Yemen’s Houthi militia as an international terrorist organization days after the Iran-backed group killed three people in a drone strike in the UAE. Marking his first full year in office with a two-hour [...]
An oil tanker carrying crude oil arriving in Zhoushan, China. (Getty) January 20, 2022 China reported the first imports of Iranian crude oil in a year despite ongoing sanctions by the United States government, according to data released by customs on Thursday. China brought in 260,312 tonnes of Iranian crude oil in December, according to data from the [...]
A building after it was damaged by a fire, at the Natanz uranium enrichment facility in Iran, July 02, 2020. (AP) By Behnam Gholipour January 20, 2022 Espionage comes with a heavy price. In the Islamic Republic, when an individual is arrested and convicted of spying, he or she will face a lengthy [...]
Russian President Vladimir Putin (L) speaks with Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi (R) during their meeting in Moscow on Jan 19, 2022. (AFP) January 20, 2022 The visiting Iranian President Wednesday presented the draft of a 20-year cooperation agreement to his Russian counterpart in Moscow, to update a 2001 version. “Documents of strategic cooperation [...]
Iranian politicians, who are not at the helm of power any longer, and many commentators have been loudly warning that the country and the Islamic ruling regime are in a precarious situation. (Supplied) January 20, 2022 Two former Iranian presidents had a meeting with a former parliament speaker and the grandson of Ayatollah [...]
Firefighters try to put out a fire in a blazing high-rise building in Tehran, Iran January 19, 2017. (Tasnim) January 19, 2022 Dozens of firefighters rallied in Tehran to protest their living conditions, local media reported on Wednesday, marking the fifth anniversary of a tower blaze that caused the death of many of [...]
A woman holds a photo of Benjamin Briere during a rally in Paris, France, on Jan 8, 2022. (AP) January 19, 2022 A jailed French tourist in Iran, Benjamin Briere, will appear before a Revolutionary Court on Thursday on spying charges, his Iranian lawyer told Reuters on Wednesday. "Benjamin will attend the court [...]
Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi. (AFP) January 19, 2022 The current and former Iranian ambassadors to Russia have thrown their weight behind deeper ties with Moscow ahead of a planned visit to the country by President Ebrahim Raisi, with one claiming Iranians supported the Kremlin under Vladimir Putin. Mahmoud-Reza Sajjadi, whose mission in Moscow ran [...]
U.S. President Joe Biden returns a salute while boarding Air Force One as he departs Washington, Feb 19, 2021. (REUTERS) January 19, 2022 More than 1,000 U.S. military veterans and family members of those killed or wounded in attacks by Iran and its proxies are calling on President Joe Biden to compensate the [...]
