Khamenei urges govt to impose cyberspace controls TEHRAN: Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Tuesday urged the new government to impose controls over... Published 28 Aug, 2024 08:23am
World Iran leader’s order to ‘harshly punish’ Israel will be carried out, Guards deputy chief says DUBAI: Iran is set to carry out an order by Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei to “harshly punish” Israel over... Published 10 Aug, 2024 12:39am
World Calls for revenge at Iran funeral for Hamas chief Haniyeh TEHRAN: Iran held funeral processions on Thursday with calls for revenge after the killing in Tehran of Hamas... Updated 01 Aug, 2024 09:33pm
World Tough-talking Haniyeh was seen as the more moderate face of Hamas DUBAI/LONDON: Ismail Haniyeh, the Hamas leader who was killed in Iran, was the tough-talking face of the Palestinian... Published 31 Jul, 2024 11:30am
World Iran’s president Pezeshkian sworn in at parliament TEHRAN: Iranian reformist president Masoud Pezeshkian was sworn before parliament on Tuesday as the Islamic... Published 31 Jul, 2024 06:50am
World Khamenei formally grants Pezeshkian presidential powers TEHRAN: Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei gave Sunday his official endorsement of Masoud Pezeshkian as... Published 29 Jul, 2024 06:37am
World Iranians vote in run-off presidential election amid widespread apathy DUBAI: Iranians will vote in a run-off presidential election on Friday amid voter apathy and heightened regional... Published 05 Jul, 2024 11:09am
World Khamenei says turnout in presidential election was ‘lower than expected’ DUBAI: Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei said on Wednesday that the turnout in the first round of the country’s... Published 03 Jul, 2024 05:10pm
World Iran’s Khamenei urges ‘high participation’ in presidential vote TEHRAN: Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei called for “high participation” in Friday’s presidential... Published 25 Jun, 2024 07:18pm
World Who in Iran seeks the presidency after Raisi’s death? Iranians will choose between mostly hardline candidates in an early presidential election on June 28 following the... Published 25 Jun, 2024 11:50am
World Iran’s presidential election process Iranians will vote in a snap presidential election on Friday to choose a successor to Ebrahim Raisi following his... Published 25 Jun, 2024 11:34am
World Palestinian presidency hits back at remarks by Iran’s Khamenei on Oct. 7 attack DUBAI: The Palestinian people do not need wars that do not serve their ambitions for freedom and independence, the... Published 03 Jun, 2024 05:24pm
World Iran registers presidential candidates for early vote after Raisi’s death DUBAI: Iran on Thursday started registration of candidates for an early election next month following the death of... Published 30 May, 2024 09:05pm
World Tens of thousands gather for Raisi funeral procession in Tehran TEHRAN: Tens of thousands of Iranians flocked to the streets of Tehran Wednesday to join the funeral processions of... Updated 22 May, 2024 03:12pm
World Death of Raisi could stir race for Khamenei succession? DUBAI: Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi’s death in a helicopter crash upsets the plans of hardliners who wanted him... Published 21 May, 2024 03:39am
Print Israeli official denies involvement in crash: Iranian President Raisi killed in helicopter crash DUBAI: Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, a hardliner seen as a potential successor to Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali... Updated 21 May, 2024 08:59am
World Vladimir Putin says Iran’s Raisi was an ‘outstanding’ leader MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday hailed Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi as an “outstanding... Published 20 May, 2024 01:47pm
World Iran’s Khamenei criticises Arab-Israel normalisation bids TEHRAN: Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said Wednesday efforts underway to forge a normalisation of... Published 01 May, 2024 06:39pm
Print Khamenei praises ‘success’ of military after Israel attack TEHRAN: Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei praised the country’s armed forces for their “success” in his... Updated 22 Apr, 2024 08:59am
World Iranian commander warns Tehran could review its ‘nuclear doctrine’ amid Israeli threats DUBAI: Iran could review its “nuclear doctrine” amid Israeli threats, a senior Iranian Revolutionary Guards... Published 18 Apr, 2024 05:13pm
World Russia, Germany, UK urge restraint LONDON: Russia, Germany and Britain on Thursday urged countries in the Middle East to show restraint and Israel said... Published 13 Apr, 2024 03:49am
Opinion Iran must do what it must do It has been almost two weeks that Israel attacked Iran’s embassy in Damascus, killing, among others, two senior... Published 13 Apr, 2024 03:49am
World Iran’s Khamenei says Israel ‘must be punished’ for Syria embassy attack Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, said on Wednesday that Israel “must be punished and it shall be” for... Published 10 Apr, 2024 11:54am
World Israeli embassies ‘no longer safe’ after Syria strike: Iran TEHRAN: An adviser to Iran’s supreme leader warned Sunday that Israeli embassies are “no longer safe” after a... Published 08 Apr, 2024 04:46am
Opinion Israel’s growing belligerence: Iran must walk the talk Islamic Republic of Iran has strongly reacted to a deadly air strike that Israel carried out in his country’s... Published 03 Apr, 2024 05:29am
World Polls open in Iran elections as conservatives expected to dominate TEHRAN: Polling stations in Iran opened Friday for voting to select members of parliament and a key clerical body,... Published 01 Mar, 2024 11:54am
World Khamenei rallies Iranians to vote Friday in show to ‘enemies’ TEHRAN: Iran’s supreme leader urged voters to come out in droves on Friday and show the foes of the Islamic... Published 29 Feb, 2024 04:41am
World Meta removes Instagram, Facebook accounts of Khamenei SAN FRANCISCO: Meta on Thursday said it had removed the Facebook and Instagram accounts of Iran’s supreme leader... Published 10 Feb, 2024 05:48am
World Iran’s supreme leader leads prayers during funeral of senior Guards adviser Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei led prayers on Thursday at the funeral of Sayyed Razi Mousavi, a senior... Published 28 Dec, 2023 12:42pm
World Iran slams UN ‘inefficacy’ to stop Gaza war TEHRAN: Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi on Saturday slammed the “inefficacy” of international bodies to halt... Published 24 Dec, 2023 04:00am
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