Iranian President Hassan Rouhani gestures as he speaks during a rally marking the anniversary of Iran's 1979 revolution, in Tehran, Feb 11, 2018. (Reuters) May 6, 2020 President Hassan Rouhani responding to the United States has said extending the UN Security Council's arms embargo against Iran will have "serious consequences." He was referring [...]
Michael White, a 46-year-old US Navy veteran, was arrested while visiting Iran. (Supplied) May 6, 2020 Switzerland, which represents the United States in Iran, has asked Tehran to extend the medical furlough from detention of US Navy veteran Michael White, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Thursday, as the coronavirus continues [...]
A Facebook logo is displayed on a smartphone in this illustration taken Jan 6, 2020. (Reuters) May 6, 2020 Iran’s state broadcaster has used hundreds of fake social media accounts to covertly spread pro-Iranian messaging online since at least 2011, targeting voters in countries including Britain and the United States, Facebook said on [...]
Hezbollah flags have often been waved at the annual al-Quds rally in Berlin. (Getty) May 5, 2020 An Iranian state-run daily has called for “firm action” against the German ambassador to Tehran in response to Germany designating the Lebanese Hezbollah as a terrorist organization. Germany branded Hezbollah a “Shia terrorist organization” last week, with dozens [...]
The outside of the Evin prison in Tehran. (Getty) May 05, 2020 Prisoners with suspected coronavirus in Iran are “disappearing” due to illness or being given sleeping pills and sent back to crowded cells where the virus can easily spread, a British-Iranian father who is jailed on spying charges has claimed. Retired engineer Anoosheh Ashoori, [...]
Abbas Mousavi, new spokesman of Iran's foreign ministry speaking with foreign minister Javad Zarif. Undated. (IRNA) May 05, 2020 The Spokesman of Iran's Foreign Ministry on Monday said Iran is still prepared for prisoner exchange with the United States and European countries. "We had announced our readiness both officially and through messages [relayed [...]
An Iranian military truck carries missiles past a portrait of Iran’s supreme leader Ali Khamenei during a parade in Tehran, April 18. (AFP) By Majid Rafizadeh May 4, 2020 The 2015 Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), aka the Iran nuclear deal, was significantly tilted in favor of the Islamic Republic, as the Iranian [...]
Iran - Sepah Pasdaran, revolutionary guard hackers, cyber, cyberwar. (Supplied) May 4, 2020 British institutions fighting the coronavirus outbreak have been subject to cyber attacks traced back to Russia and Iran, The Daily Mail reported on Sunday Hackers have targeted universities in the UK working on potential vaccines and testing kits, as well [...]
German Chancellor Angela Merkel chats with US ambassador to Germany Richard Grenell during a reception of the diplomatic corps in Meseberg on July 6, 2018. (AFP) May 2, 2020 Saudi Arabia on Thursday welcomed Germany’s decision to designate Iran-backed Hezbollah movement as a terrorist organization and ban it from the country. The Kingdom’s [...]
Danish policemen stand guard in front of the city court in Copenhagen, Denmark, March 10, 2016. (AFP) May 2, 2020 The trial of a Norwegian-Iranian man accused of espionage and attempted murder in Denmark on behalf of Iran, opened Friday in Roskilde, west of Copenhagen. The 40-year-old is accused of preparing the assassination [...]
