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Iran parades jailed Instagram star on TV

Wednesday, October 23rd 2019, 14:48

Iranian TV airs an interview with a "zombie" Instagram star arrested for blasphemy in October.
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Russian hackers cloak attacks using Iranian group

Monday, October 21st 2019, 4:00
related countries: Russia Russia

Russian hackers used access to a rival group in Iran to hide attacks, say intelligence agencies.
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Hossein Fereydoun: Iranian president's brother begins prison term

Wednesday, October 16th 2019, 12:12

Hossein Fereydoun was convicted of "receiving bribes" earlier this year and sentenced to five years.
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Turkey-Syria offensive: Disastrous moment for US Mid-East policy

Monday, October 14th 2019, 15:25
related countries: Syria Syria, United States United States

The Americans' departure is a victory for Syria, Russia and Iran, writes the BBC's Jeremy Bowen.
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Gulf tanker attacks: Iran releases photos of 'attacked' ship

Monday, October 14th 2019, 14:59
related places: Tehran

Tehran says the photos are evidence that an Iranian-flagged tanker was attacked last week.
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Iran oil tanker attacked off Saudi coast, foreign ministry says

Friday, October 11th 2019, 15:18
related countries: Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia

A foreign ministry spokesman says the vessel was struck twice, suffering some damage.
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Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe's daughter cuts 'welcome home' cake with her dad

Friday, October 11th 2019, 11:40
related countries: United Kingdom United Kingdom

The daughter of a British-Iranian woman jailed in Iran appears at a press conference after returning to the UK.
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Iranian women attend first match in decades

Thursday, October 10th 2019, 19:18
related places: Tehran

Iranian women have attended a World Cup qualifier in Tehran for a men's match after being freely allowed to enter a stadium.
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Iran football: Women attend first match in decades

Thursday, October 10th 2019, 18:19
related countries: Cambodia Cambodia
related places: In

In a historic moment, female football fans attend a World Cup qualifier against Cambodia.
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Sahar Tabar: Iranian Instagram star 'arrested for blasphemy'

Sunday, October 6th 2019, 13:27

Sahar Tabar became famous through her shocking posts, but most pictures had been heavily edited.
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Australian-UK blogger couple freed from Iran jail

Saturday, October 5th 2019, 14:43
related countries: Aruba Aruba, United Kingdom United Kingdom

British-Australian Jolie King and Australian boyfriend Mark Firkin say they are "happy and relieved".
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Iranian hackers targeted US 2020 campaign, says Microsoft

Friday, October 4th 2019, 21:24
related countries: United States United States

Reports suggest the hackers tried to break into President Donald Trump's re-election campaign.
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Iran court sentences ‘US spy’ to death

Tuesday, October 1st 2019, 12:53
related countries: United Kingdom United Kingdom, United States United States

The Islamic Republic's judiciary says it has convicted four people of spying for the US and the UK.
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Saudi crown prince warns of 'Iran threat' to global oil

Monday, September 30th 2019, 15:25
related countries: Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia
related places: Salman

The Saudi prince says oil prices could be "unimaginably high" unless the world acts to deter Iran.
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Stena Impero: Seized British tanker leaves Iran's waters

Friday, September 27th 2019, 16:45
related countries: United Kingdom United Kingdom

The Stena Impero was seized by Iranian troops in July, who said it was breaking maritime rules.
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Saudi Arabia says military response to Iran is possible

Thursday, September 26th 2019, 8:39
related countries: Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia

The kingdom maintains that Iran was behind drone attacks on two of its oil installations this month.
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Iran rejects fresh accusations over Saudi oil attack

Tuesday, September 24th 2019, 13:26
related countries: France France, Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia, United Kingdom United Kingdom, United States United States

The leaders of France, Germany and the UK backed US claims that Iran attacked oil installations.
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Fifa 'assured' Iranian women will be able to attend football matches

Sunday, September 22nd 2019, 12:37

Fifa says it received assurances from Iranian authorities, after the death of a woman this month.
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Iran warns foreign forces to stay out of Gulf, amid new US deployment

Sunday, September 22nd 2019, 12:27
related countries: Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia, Yemen Yemen

Do not create an arms race, President Rouhani says, as the US deploys more troops to Saudi Arabia.
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Iranian hostage freed by Somali pirates after four years

Saturday, September 21st 2019, 16:55
related countries: Somalia Somalia

The freeing of the Iranian sailor means Somali pirates now hold only three remaining captives.
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Saudi Arabia vows to respond to oil attacks with 'necessary measures'

Saturday, September 21st 2019, 16:46
related countries: Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia

The kingdom says it will take "necessary measures" as it reiterates that Iran is to blame.
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Iran warns it will 'destroy aggressors' after US troop announcement

Saturday, September 21st 2019, 13:50
related countries: United States United States
related places: Gulf

Iran is "ready for any scenario", an official says, after the US pledges to send troops to the Gulf.
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Saudi Arabia oil attacks: US to send troops to Saudi Arabia

Saturday, September 21st 2019, 8:28
related countries: Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia, United States United States

The "defensive" deployment comes after attacks on Saudi oil installations, which it blames on Iran.
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Why would Iran raise the stakes by attacking Saudi Arabia?

Thursday, September 19th 2019, 23:25
related countries: Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia, United States United States

Iran's leaders may have hoped to persuade the US to lift its crippling sanctions, says Kasra Naji.
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Saudi Arabia oil attacks: Weapons debris 'proves Iran behind them'

Wednesday, September 18th 2019, 20:09
related countries: Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia

Missile and drone debris shows Yemen was not the source of the assaults, Saudi Arabia says.
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Saudi Arabia oil attacks: 'Weapons show Iran behind strikes'

Wednesday, September 18th 2019, 17:31
related countries: Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia, Yemen Yemen

The Saudis say the direction of the strikes showed the missiles could not have come from Yemen.
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Saudi oil attacks: Drones and missiles launched from Iran - US

Tuesday, September 17th 2019, 21:56
related countries: Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia, United States United States

Drones and missiles that targeted oil facilities were fired from southern Iran, US officials say.
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Saudi oil attacks: Nato chief 'extremely concerned' about escalation

Monday, September 16th 2019, 21:47
related countries: Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia

There are fears of escalating tensions in the region as Iran is blamed for strikes on oil facilities.
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Saudi oil attacks: US says intelligence shows Iran involved

Monday, September 16th 2019, 16:22
related countries: Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia, United States United States

US officials quote intelligence and show satellite images, but Iran denies involvement.
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Saudi oil attacks: Iran condemns US 'deceit' after accusation

Sunday, September 15th 2019, 22:05
related countries: Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia, United States United States, Yemen Yemen
related places: Tehran

The US had said that Tehran was behind drone attacks on two Saudi oil sites, not Yemeni rebels.
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Saudi oil attacks: US blames Iran for drone strikes on two sites

Sunday, September 15th 2019, 9:54
related countries: Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia, United States United States, Yemen Yemen

Tehran rejects the accusations on the drone attacks, which the Saudis say have halved oil production.
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Kylie Moore-Gilbert named as British-Australian academic held in Iran

Saturday, September 14th 2019, 11:00
related countries: Aruba Aruba, United Kingdom United Kingdom

Kylie Moore-Gilbert, a Middle East specialist at Melbourne University, was detained "months ago".
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Australian and British bloggers held in Iran named

Thursday, September 12th 2019, 4:08
related countries: Aruba Aruba, United Kingdom United Kingdom

Australian Mark Firkin and British-Australian Jolie King have been detained for about 10 weeks.
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Iranian tanker row: Ambassador summoned over Syria claim

Tuesday, September 10th 2019, 17:32
related countries: Syria Syria

The Foreign Office says Iran has transferred its cargo of oil to Syria, breaching EU sanctions.
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Iran's 'blue girl' dies after setting herself on fire

Tuesday, September 10th 2019, 14:12

She was on trial for entering a football stadium disguised as a man - a punishable offence in Iran.
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Syria war: 'Air strikes' hit Iran-backed forces near Iraq border

Monday, September 9th 2019, 15:41
related countries: Iraq Iraq

A monitoring group says 18 fighters were killed in the overnight raids near the Iraq border.
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Iranian tanker row: Oil 'sold' in defiance of US threats

Sunday, September 8th 2019, 15:05
related countries: Syria Syria, United States United States

A tanker last spotted off Syria has sold its oil, Iran says - despite promises not to sail to Syria.
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Iran tanker row: Released ship wanted by US 'seen off Syria'

Saturday, September 7th 2019, 17:03
related countries: Syria Syria, United States United States

Despite a pledge it would not head there, satellite images appear to show an Iranian ship off Syria.
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Iran nuclear deal: Tehran to develop speedier centrifuges

Saturday, September 7th 2019, 11:25
related places: Tehran

Officials say they are using new centrifuges to enrich uranium but are ready to reverse course.
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Thousands of Iranians support call for Iran world sport ban

Friday, September 6th 2019, 14:13

Thousands use social media to call for their country to be banned from global competitions.
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Iran nuclear deal: Tehran to develop centrifuges for uranium enrichment

Thursday, September 5th 2019, 6:13
related places: Tehran

It is the third time Iran defies limits on its nuclear activity, increasing pressure to save deal.
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Iranian judoka fears for safety

Monday, September 2nd 2019, 15:49

Saeid Mollaei says he fears for his family's safety after ignoring calls from Iranian authorities to pull out of the World Judo Championships.
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Iran tanker row: US blacklists vessel 'bound for Syria'

Saturday, August 31st 2019, 4:55
related countries: Syria Syria, United States United States

The US says the Adrian Darya 1 is being used by Iran to fund "illicit activities" in the region.
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Iran's Rouhani rules out Trump meeting until US lifts sanctions

Tuesday, August 27th 2019, 9:40
related countries: United States United States
related places: Trump

Iran's president says he is ready for talks, but that his US counterpart must make the first move.
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G7 summit: Trump 'would meet Iran's Rouhani if circumstances right'

Monday, August 26th 2019, 20:54
related countries: United States United States
related places: Trump

The US president says he has "good feelings" that a new nuclear deal with Iran could work.
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G7 summit: Iranian foreign minister attends unexpected talks

Sunday, August 25th 2019, 23:10
related countries: France France
related places: Biarritz

Iran's foreign minister makes a "surprise" visit to Biarritz to meet the French president.
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Israel says it struck Iranian 'killer drone' sites in Syria

Sunday, August 25th 2019, 17:29
related countries: Israel Israel, Syria Syria

In a rare acknowledgement, PM Benjamin Netanyahu says Israeli forces targeted "killer drones".
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Iraq paramilitary force blames US and Israel for mystery blasts

Wednesday, August 21st 2019, 18:24
related countries: Iraq Iraq, Israel Israel, United States United States

The Iran-backed Popular Mobilisation says the US brought Israeli drones into Iraq to hit its bases.
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Iran celebrities 'using ambulances to skip Tehran traffic jams'

Wednesday, August 21st 2019, 13:15
related places: Tehran

The country's private ambulance services chief says police are too busy to help enforce regulations.
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Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe: Concerns as Iran 'restricts family contact'

Tuesday, August 20th 2019, 13:30

New rules mean jailed mother can only sees her daughter once a month and faces a phone call ban.
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'Iran is the most beautiful country'

Monday, August 19th 2019, 0:10

A former business executive is now a freelance photographer travelling around the globe. First stop - Iran.
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Iran tanker: US issues warrant to seize Grace 1 supertanker

Saturday, August 17th 2019, 14:25
related countries: Gibraltar Gibraltar, United States United States

A judge in Gibraltar had ordered the release of the detained tanker a day before the warrant was issued.
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Iran oil tanker: Gibraltar orders release of Grace 1

Thursday, August 15th 2019, 18:21
related countries: Gibraltar Gibraltar

The ship carrying Iranian oil was stopped by Royal Marines in July, triggering a standoff with Iran.
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US bids to detain Iranian tanker in Gibraltar

Thursday, August 15th 2019, 11:55
related countries: Gibraltar Gibraltar, United States United States

Grace 1 was seized by Royal Marines on 4 July and has remained off the coast of Gibraltar since.
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Kameel Ahmady: British-Iranian academic 'arrested in Iran'

Wednesday, August 14th 2019, 11:06
related countries: United Kingdom United Kingdom

The social anthropologist's alleged detention comes amid high tensions between Iran and the UK.
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Iran sanctions: What impact are they having on medicines?

Wednesday, August 7th 2019, 23:43
related countries: United States United States

Iran claims humanitarian supplies are being impeded by US sanctions - are they?
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How sanctions affect Iran... in five objects

Tuesday, August 6th 2019, 23:01
related countries: United States United States

The US says sanctions are aimed at the government, not the people. But they are still affecting day-to-today life.
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Islamic Movement in Nigeria: The Iranian-inspired Shia group

Monday, August 5th 2019, 17:16
related countries: Nigeria Nigeria

The Islamic Movement in Nigeria is challenging the ban, arguing that it is a peaceful movement which has borne the brunt of state-orchestrated violence.
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Saeed Malekpour: Web designer escapes life sentence in Iran

Sunday, August 4th 2019, 4:43
related countries: Canada Canada

Saeed Malekpour fled to Canada via a third country while on short-term release from jail.
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US sanctions Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif

Thursday, August 1st 2019, 0:01
related countries: United States United States

Mr Zarif mocks the US move, saying the sanctions will have no effect on him or his family.
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Talks held in Vienna to salvage Iran nuclear deal

Sunday, July 28th 2019, 14:47
related countries: Austria Austria
related places: Vienna

The meeting comes amid rising tensions in the Gulf and Iran's decision to breach parts of the deal.
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Iran tanker seizure: Owner makes first contact with crew

Wednesday, July 24th 2019, 12:32
related countries: United Kingdom United Kingdom

The 23 crew members of a British-flagged tanker detained by Iran tell its owners they are "safe".
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Iran says it arrested CIA spies and sentenced some to death

Monday, July 22nd 2019, 18:06
related countries: United States United States

Iran says it has arrested 17 spies who worked for the CIA - a claim the US categorically denies.
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UK PM to chair emergency meeting on Iran crisis

Monday, July 22nd 2019, 8:49
related countries: United Kingdom United Kingdom

The prime minister is expected to receive updates and discuss the security of shipping in the area.
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