Prominent Sunni cleric arrested in Iran over ‘inciting riots’

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A prominent Sunni cleric has been arrested in southeastern Iran's Sistan-Baluchestan province, the provincial judiciary office said in a statement. Maulvi Fathi Mohammad Naqshbandi is...

Saudi Arabia and Iran agree to restore ties, work towards regional peace

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Two of the most powerful and influential Muslim countries in the world - Iran and Saudi Arabia - have agreed to re-establish diplomatic relations...

Amnesty: At least 82 killed outside Sunni mosque in Iran

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Amnesty International has accused Iranian security forces of unlawfully killing at least 66 people, including children, and injuring hundreds of others outside a Sunni...

Iran fires missiles at ‘Mossad base’ in Iraqi Kurdistan

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Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) fired 12 ballistic missiles at what it called "Mossad targets" near the U.S. Consulate in Erbil, the capital...

Conservative Ebrahim Raisi wins Iran’s presidential election

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Conservative candidate Ebrahim Raisi has won Iran’s presidential election by a landslide, according to the final results by the Interior Ministry. Interior Minister Abdolreza Rahmani-Fazli...

Anger against Iranian police after Afghan refugees die in car fire

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The deaths of three Afghan refugees in a car fire in central Iran has prompted an outpouring of anger towards police after the blaze...

Iran and Saudi Arabia executed 435 people in 2019

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Iran and Saudi Arabia carried out the most executions among Muslim countries in 2019, according to figures released by human rights group Amnesty International.  Amnesty...

U.S. tightens sanctions on Iran in midst of coronavirus crisis

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The United States has stepped up its economic sanctions on Iran despite Tehran appealing for relief to cope with its devastating coronavirus pandemic. The U.S....

Iran admits it shot down Ukrainian airliner

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Iran has said the Ukrainian passenger plane which crashed outside Tehran had flown close to a sensitive military site and was brought down due...

Iran denies the West’s accusations of downing Ukraine passenger plane

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Western leaders have said evidence suggests an Iranian missile brought down a Ukrainian passenger plane that crashed near Tehran. Canada and the UK called for...
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