Tag: Iran
Macron, Putin call for restraint following US killing of Iranian commander
French President Emmanuel Macron and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on Friday called on all parties to exercise restraint to avoid any new escalation after the killing of a top Iranian commander in a U.S. airstrike in Iraq, China’s Xinhua News Agency reported.
Wisma Putra seeking more info on ship, Malaysians detained in Iran
The Foreign Ministry is working to identify a ship and its 16 Malaysian crew who were arrested by the Iranian authorities at the Strait of Hormuz yesterday for allegedly carrying illegal fuel.
Malaysia forced to close Iranian Bank accounts – Mahathir
Malaysia has faced very strong pressures from certain quarters to close the bank accounts of Iranian individuals and companies in this country, said Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad.
Pakistani PM Imran mediating between US, Iran
Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan said Tuesday that he is working to help defuse the tensions in the Gulf at the request of both US President Donald Trump and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman.
Attacks on parliament, mausoleum rock Iranian capital
Tehran - Two attacks involving several gunmen and a suicide bomber have rocked the Iranian capital Tehran, Iranian media reported on Wednesday.
At least three...
Iran holds military exercise after new US sanctions
Tehran - Iran held a military exercise and tested rockets on Saturday, a day after the United States imposed fresh sanctions on Tehran in...
US hits Iran with sanctions over missile test
Washington- The US imposed fresh sanctions on Iran Friday in response to a ballistic missile test over the weekend as President Donald Trump signalled...
Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani: a pragmatist for turbulent times
Tehran – Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, a pragmatic cleric, served two terms as president of Iran from 1989 to 1997. But even after his presidency,...
Tehran: 48 people dead as plane crashes at Mehrabad airport
Riyadh, August 11 - A Sepahan Air Iran-140 plane bound for Tabas in northeast Iran crashed in a residential area after taking off from Tehran's Mehrabad...
World Cup results (Group ‘F’) – Bosnia Herzegovina 3 – Iran...
Salvador (Brazil), June 26 - Miralem Pjanic of Bosnia-Herzegovina (R) and Andranik Timotian of Iran (C) in action during the FIFA World Cup 2014...