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Prices Soar in Iran amid Stalled Nuclear Talks

Prices in Iran have soared in wake of the stalled nuclear talks in Vienna. Speaking Wednesday at a cabinet meeting, President Ebrahim Raisi demanded regulators to look into the recent rise in prices and identify the reasons. He urged the concerned ministers to address the crisis. The Foreign Ministry had…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Apr 17, 2022

Iran Guards seize ship with smuggled fuel in Gulf - state media

Iran's Revolutionary Guards said on Friday they had seized a vessel in Gulf waters loaded with 250,000 litres of smuggled fuel, the Iranian state news agency IRNA reported.

Reuters · Apr 15, 2022

Iran's Oldest Tire Factory Shuts Down

Iran's oldest tire factory has shut down due to "financial problems", state news agency IRNA reported Wednesday. Kian Tire was once the "largest producer of off-road tires in Iran" but closed its doors several days ago due to "financial problems and difficulties in the supply of raw materials", AFP quoted…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Apr 14, 2022

Iran's top nuclear negotiator Bagheri returns to Vienna tonight - IRNA

Iran's top nuclear negotiator Ali Bagheri Kani will return to Vienna from Tehran on Sunday evening, Iran's official IRNA news agency reported.

Reuters · Feb 27, 2022

Warplane Crashes in Iran's Tabriz, 3 Dead

A fighter jet has crashed in northwest Iran and killed two pilots and a civilian, the country's state-run news agency reported Monday. IRNA said the F-5 fighter crashed into a stadium in a residential area of Tabriz and two pilots and a citizen were killed. Authorities are investigating the disaster,…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Feb 21, 2022

Iranian parliament issues conditions for return to nuclear deal - IRNA

A majority of Iran's parliament on Sunday issued a statement of conditions to be met if Tehran is to rejoin the 2015 nuclear deal with global powers, the country's official IRNA news agency reported.

Reuters · Feb 20, 2022

Iran's leader accuses Biden and Trump of damaging U.S. reputation - IRNA

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei accused Joe Biden and Donald Trump of damaging the reputation of the United States in a rare direct criticism of U.S. presidents, Iran's official news agency IRNA reported on Tuesday.

Reuters · Feb 8, 2022

Revolutionary Guard Kills Gunman in Attack in Southern Iran

Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard killed an unidentified gunman who attacked its intelligence office Monday in southern Iran, near the Pakistani border, the country's state-run IRNA news agency reported. The report said the attack happened in the town of Saravan, in the southeastern province of Sistan and Baluchistan, about 1,360 kilometers…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jan 31, 2022

Escaped Lioness Kills Keeper in Iran, Prowls Zoo for Hours

A lioness killed her keeper in Iran on Sunday as he was feeding her lunch, then escaped with her male partner and prowled around a zoo before being captured, media reported. The official IRNA news agency said the 40-year-old victim, identified only by his family name, Esfandani, was putting meat…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jan 31, 2022

Iran Makes Arrest after Khomeini Statue 'Destroyed'

Iranian authorities on Sunday arrested an individual for destroying a statue of Ruhollah Khomeini the previous day, a local official said. The incident comes as Iran prepares to celebrate in February the 43rd anniversary of the Iranian revolution and Khomenei's triumphant return to Tehran from exile. "We have received a…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jan 24, 2022