News: Iran

We have started to collect the most important news related to Iran in November 2005. By default, most recent news are listed first.

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Iran: news

Iran plane crash: Ukraine airline chief welcomes Iranian admission

Saturday, January 11th 2020, 12:40
related countries: Ukraine

The president of Ukraine International Airlines welcomes Iran's admission it "unintentionally" shot down a Ukrainian passenger jet.
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Qasem Soleimani: Iran was targeting four US embassies, says Trump

Friday, January 10th 2020, 21:55
related countries: United States
related places: Trump

But Democrats given intelligence briefings on the US killing of Iran's top general are sceptical.
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Iran plane crash: 'More time needed for investigation' - Ukraine

Friday, January 10th 2020, 19:04
related countries: Ukraine

Ukraine is non-committal after Western powers suggested an Iranian missile downed its plane.
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Qasem Soleimani: Why his killing is good news for IS jihadists

Friday, January 10th 2020, 16:13
related countries: United States

The assassination of the Iranian general is expected to help the group recover from its recent defeat.
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What Iran crash clues point towards a missile strike?

Friday, January 10th 2020, 15:49

Western powers believe it could have been a missile, but Iran denies it.
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Iran plane crash: What do we know so far?

Friday, January 10th 2020, 15:00
related countries: Ukraine, United States
related places: Tehran

Ukrainian Flight PS752 crashed near Tehran as tensions have been escalating between the US and Iran.
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Iran plane crash: Tehran rebuffs claims it shot down Ukrainian jet

Friday, January 10th 2020, 14:23
related countries: Ukraine
related places: Tehran

Western leaders say evidence is growing that an Iranian missile downed the plane near Tehran.
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Iran plane crash: Western powers suggest missile downed jet

Friday, January 10th 2020, 9:31
related countries: Ukraine, United States
related places: Tehran

Canada leads calls for a full and thorough investigation of the Ukrainian passenger jet crash.
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Iran plane crash: What do we know so far?

Friday, January 10th 2020, 7:45
related countries: Ukraine

Iran admits it "unintentionally" shot down the Ukrainian passenger plane in Iran on Wednesday.
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US House votes to limit Trump war powers on Iran

Friday, January 10th 2020, 7:09
related countries: United States
related places: Trump

The House Speaker says Mr Trump has not made the US safer after an air strike on an Iranian general.
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Justin Trudeau says evidence plan hit by Iranian missile

Thursday, January 9th 2020, 20:12
related countries: Ukraine

The Canadian PM says evidence shows the plane was hit by a surface-to-air missile - possibly unintentionally.
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Iran plane crash: Canada mourns Iran crash victims

Thursday, January 9th 2020, 17:21
related countries: Canada, Ukraine

Across Canada, communities are grieving the 63 Canadians killed in the Ukraine Flight PS752 crash.
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Iran plane crash: Airliner 'was trying to return to airport'

Thursday, January 9th 2020, 16:31
related places: Tehran

All 176 on board the passenger jet were killed when it crashed just after take-off from Tehran.
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Iran crisis: US 'ready for serious negotiations' with Tehran

Thursday, January 9th 2020, 13:04
related countries: United States
related places: Tehran

The US tells the UN it is open to talks to avoid more escalation after the exchange of hostilities.
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Iran attack: Who are the winners and losers in the crisis?

Thursday, January 9th 2020, 11:34
related countries: United States

Hostilities between Iran and the US have big consequences for many other countries.
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Iran plane crash: Vigil held for victims in Toronto

Thursday, January 9th 2020, 5:07

A vigil is held for Iran plane crash victims in Toronto, where many of them were travelling to.
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Trump: Iran 'standing down' after missile strikes

Thursday, January 9th 2020, 0:16
related countries: Iraq, United States
related places: Trump

The US president said no Americans were harmed after Iran targeted bases housing US forces in Iraq.
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Iran missile attack: Did Tehran intentionally avoid US casualties?

Wednesday, January 8th 2020, 23:37
related countries: United States

Satellite images show destroyed structures at an air base - but other missiles landed far away.
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Iran plane crash: Tehran won't give Boeing or US black boxes

Wednesday, January 8th 2020, 22:27
related countries: United States
related places: Tehran

Iran says it is not clear who will analyse the data recovered from a crash that killed 176 people.
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Iran plane crash: Ukraine International Airline jet crashes killing 176

Wednesday, January 8th 2020, 17:34
related countries: Ukraine

There were many Iranian and Canadian citizens on board the Ukraine International Airlines' Boeing 737.
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Trump: 'Iran appears to be standing down'

Wednesday, January 8th 2020, 17:10
related countries: Iraq, United States
related places: White House

President Trump gives a statement at the White House after Iran fired missiles at US troops in Iraq.
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Trump statement following Iranian strikes

Wednesday, January 8th 2020, 15:43
related countries: Iraq, United States

The US president responds to Iranian missile attacks that targeted air bases housing US forces in Iraq.
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Iran targets US troops with missile strikes

Wednesday, January 8th 2020, 12:37
related countries: Iraq, United States
related places: Friday

The strikes on two bases in Iraq were retaliation for the US killing of General Qasem Soleimani.
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Aftermath of Ukrainian passenger plane crash in Iran

Wednesday, January 8th 2020, 7:20
related countries: Ukraine

Officials say there were more than 170 people on board the Ukrainian Boeing-737 and that none survived.
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Iran attack: Oil prices rise after Iraq missile attacks

Wednesday, January 8th 2020, 5:39
related countries: Iraq

Iran said the attacks were in retaliation for the death of the country's top commander Qasem Soleimani.
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Iranian TV 'shows missile attack on US troops at Iraq airbase'

Wednesday, January 8th 2020, 1:03
related countries: Iraq, United States

At least two airbases housing US troops in Iraq are hit by more than a dozen ballistic missiles.
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US-Iran crisis: Is expecting Iran to de-escalate realistic?

Tuesday, January 7th 2020, 23:06
related countries: United States

Iran has a number of possible retaliation options following the US killing of an Iranian commander.
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Qasem Soleimani: Trump says US killed 'a monster'

Tuesday, January 7th 2020, 22:16
related countries: United States

The Iranian general, whose burial was on Tuesday, had been planning a big attack, the president says.
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Soleimani attack: What does international law say?

Tuesday, January 7th 2020, 13:58
related countries: United States

The US says it acted to prevent future Iranian attacks, but what are the legal grounds for this?
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Soleimani: Iranians turn out for commander's burial

Tuesday, January 7th 2020, 5:04
related places: Kerman

Huge numbers have taken to the streets of Kerman in south-eastern Iran for Qasem Soleimani's burial.
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Esmail Qaani: The new man leading Iran's elite Quds Force

Tuesday, January 7th 2020, 0:38

A new man is in charge of a key Iranian military force after the death of its leader Qasem Soleimani.
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Trump under fire for threat to Iranian cultural sites

Monday, January 6th 2020, 22:38
related countries: United States

The UN says both the US and Iran have signed conventions protecting cultural heritage.
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Iranian-Americans 'harassed' by US border officials

Monday, January 6th 2020, 20:45
related countries: United States

Travellers say they were questioned for hours on their political views and social media accounts.
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Soleimani: Huge crowds pack Tehran for commander's funeral

Monday, January 6th 2020, 18:17
related countries: United States
related places: Tehran, Friday

Iran's supreme leader leads prayers for Qasem Soleimani, killed in a US drone strike on Friday.
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Soleimani: US federal site hacked with pro-Iranian message

Monday, January 6th 2020, 14:27
related countries: United States

Visitors to the site were met with a photoshopped image of a bloodied Donald Trump.
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Soleimani funeral: Huge crowds, anger and the supreme leader's tears

Monday, January 6th 2020, 13:38

Large crowds turned out for the funeral of the Iranian military commander Qasem Soleimani.
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Iran rolls back nuclear deal commitments

Sunday, January 5th 2020, 23:37

Iran lifts all limits on uranium enrichment, effectively ending its commitments to the 2015 nuclear deal.
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Qasem Soleimani: Iraqi MPs back call to expel US troops

Sunday, January 5th 2020, 18:22
related countries: Iraq, United States

The resolution calls for foreign troops to leave the country after the killing of Iranian general Qasem Soleimani.
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Qasem Soleimani: Mourners flood the streets as body returns to Iran

Sunday, January 5th 2020, 14:36
related places: Ahvaz

Hundreds of thousands gather to greet home the assassinated general's body before his burial on Tuesday.
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Qasem Soleimani: Mourning begins in Iran

Sunday, January 5th 2020, 8:25
related countries: United States

The body of Qasem Soleimani, a top Iranian general assassinated by the US, has been brought back to Iran.
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Trump says US ready to strike 52 Iranian sites if Tehran attacks

Sunday, January 5th 2020, 6:38
related countries: United States
related places: Tehran

President Trump says the US will strike key Iranian sites if Iran attacks Americans or US assets.
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Qasem Soleimani: Blasts hit Baghdad area as Iraqis mourn Iranian general

Sunday, January 5th 2020, 0:23
related countries: Iraq, United States
related places: Baghdad

The Green Zone comes under fire after a funeral procession for an Iranian general killed by the US.
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Qasem Soleimani: Thousands mourn assassinated Iranian general

Saturday, January 4th 2020, 17:44
related countries: Iraq
related places: Baghdad

The funeral procession for Qasem Soleimani, killed in a US air strike, passes through Iraqi cities.
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Qasem Soleimani: Iran vows 'severe revenge' for top general's death

Friday, January 3rd 2020, 20:39
related countries: Iraq, United States
related places: Baghdad, Tehran

Tehran says the US attack on Qasem Soleimani in Baghdad was an "act of international terrorism".
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Trump: US killed Soleimani to 'stop a war' with Iran

Friday, January 3rd 2020, 20:36
related countries: United States

US President Trump gives a statement after ordering an airstrike that killed Iran's top commander.
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Qasem Soleimani death: The response options open to Iran

Friday, January 3rd 2020, 16:02

The BBC's Jeremy Bowen on what Iran could do in reply to the killing of its top commander.
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Qasem Soleimani: Who was Iran's 'rock star' general?

Friday, January 3rd 2020, 15:17

The BBC's Quentin Sommerville explains the man behind the 'shadowy figure'.
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Qasem Soleimani: Why kill him now and what happens next?

Friday, January 3rd 2020, 9:52
related countries: United States

The assassination is a dramatic escalation in the low-level conflict between the US and Iran.
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US embassy attack: Trump threatens Iran over violent protest in Iraq

Wednesday, January 1st 2020, 11:52
related countries: Iraq, United States

President Trump and Iran's Supreme Leader trade barbs after protesters attack the Baghdad embassy.
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Kataib Hezbollah: Iraq condemns US attacks on Iran-backed militia

Monday, December 30th 2019, 20:37
related countries: Iraq, United States

Iraqi PM Adel Abdel Mahdi says the strikes have violated his country's sovereignty.
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Poles raise money to buy new lorry for stranded Iranian

Friday, December 20th 2019, 1:48
related countries: Poland

Fardin Kazemi was stranded in central Poland, after his lorry broke down and couldn't be repaired.
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Saudi Arabia oil attacks: UN 'unable to confirm Iranian involvement'

Wednesday, December 11th 2019, 11:33
related countries: Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia says Iran was involved in September's drone and missile strikes - something it denies.
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US and Iranian men released in prisoner swap

Saturday, December 7th 2019, 18:14
related countries: United States

Xiyue Wang was jailed in Iran in 2016 while Massoud Soleimani was arrested at a US airport last year.
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Iraq unrest: Protesters set fire to Iranian consulate in Najaf

Thursday, November 28th 2019, 0:09
related places: Najaf

Demonstrators stormed the building, in a dramatic escalation after weeks of anti-government protests.
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Israel carries out ‘wide-scale strikes’ on Iranian forces in Syria

Wednesday, November 20th 2019, 12:51
related countries: Israel, Syria

Israel's military says the strikes inside Syria were in response to rockets fired by Iranian troops.
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Van crash in south-east Iran kills 28 Afghan nationals

Thursday, November 14th 2019, 15:07
related countries: Afghanistan

They died when two vehicles collided in an area often used for smuggling Afghan migrants.
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In pictures: Inside Iran's secretive Yarsan faith

Wednesday, November 13th 2019, 1:38

Yarsan is one of the Middle East's oldest faiths and has more than one million followers in Iran.
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Iran nuclear deal: IAEA finds uranium particles at undeclared site

Monday, November 11th 2019, 19:29
related countries: Israel
related places: Tehran

International inspectors are reported to have taken samples from a Tehran location identified by Israel.
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The Iranian opposition fighters who mustn't think about sex

Monday, November 11th 2019, 0:11
related countries: Albania

Some ex-members of the 'cult-like' MEK have quit - and are now stranded in Albania.
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Iran's network of influence in Mid-East 'growing'

Thursday, November 7th 2019, 0:50

Iran has successfully embedded itself across the region despite sanctions, a study finds.
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Iran nuclear deal: Fordo uranium centrifuges to be injected with gas

Tuesday, November 5th 2019, 15:48
related countries: United States

Iran will begin injecting gas into uranium enrichment centrifuges at its underground Fordo facility.
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Iraq unrest: Protesters attack Iranian consulate in Karbala

Monday, November 4th 2019, 14:13
related places: Karbala

At least three people are shot dead during a protest outside the consulate in the holy city.
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Iraq unrest: Protesters attack Iranian consulate in Karbala

Monday, November 4th 2019, 13:29
related countries: Iraq
related places: Karbala

They demanded Iran stop interfering in Iraq's internal affairs and climbed the consulate's walls in Karbala.
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Migrating Russian eagles run up huge data roaming charges

Friday, October 25th 2019, 18:19
related countries: Pakistan, Russia

Russian scientists tracking eagles got huge SMS bills when some birds flew to Iran and Pakistan.
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