Iran bans the teaching of English in primary schools
Iran has banned the teaching of English in primary schools after religious leaders warned that learning the language opened the way to a Western...
American-Iranian journalist detained without explanation by FBI
A journalist working for the Iranian news channel Press TV has been arrested and detained without explanation in the United States by the Federal...
Iran bans its version of Who Wants To Be A Millionaire
Iranian state TV has temporarily banned the country's equivalent of "Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?" after complaints by senior clerics.
Iranian Leader Ayatollah Ali...
Iran vows revenge after U.S. assassinates top Iranian general
Iran has vowed to take revenge after the U.S. assassinated Major General Qassem Soleimani, the commander of the Quds Force of Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards...
Iran denies the West’s accusations of downing Ukraine passenger plane
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...
Iran admits it shot down Ukrainian airliner
Iran has said the Ukrainian passenger plane which crashed outside Tehran had flown close to a sensitive military site and was brought down due...
U.S. tightens sanctions on Iran in midst of coronavirus crisis
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 and Saudi Arabia executed 435 people in 2019
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...
Anger against Iranian police after Afghan refugees die in car fire
The deaths of three Afghan refugees in a car fire in central Iran has prompted an outpouring of anger towards police after the blaze...
Conservative Ebrahim Raisi wins Iran’s presidential election
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...
