National Sep 8, 2020
Japan secretly proposed Iranian oil and U.S. grain swap in failed mediator bid
by Mohammad Gharebagh
A deal, worth several billion dollars, was initially received well, but later fell through before it could be agreed upon.
World / Science & Health Jul 19, 2020
Iranian health officials play down president's figure of 25 million people infected
Iranian health officials sought on Sunday to play down the president’s estimate that some 25 million people have been infected with the coronavirus, saying it was based on serological blood tests that measure exposure to the illness and that cannot be relied on to ...
World Jun 24, 2020
Iran says it's ready for talks if U.S. apologizes over nuclear pact
Iran would be open to talks with the United States if Washington apologizes for exiting a 2015 nuclear deal and compensates Tehran, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Wednesday, cautioning that U.S. calls for discussions were insincere. The confrontation between arch foes Tehran and Washington ...
Asia Pacific / Science & Health Feb 26, 2020
Iran virus deaths rise to 15, wth deputy minister among infected
Iran said Tuesday its coronavirus outbreak, the deadliest outside China, had claimed 15 lives and infected nearly 100 others — including the country's deputy health minister. The Islamic republic's neighbors have imposed travel restrictions and strict quarantine measures after reporting their first cases in recent ...
World / Politics | ANALYSIS Feb 17, 2020
Khamenei loyalists likely to tighten grip in Iran elections
by Parisa Hafezi
Hard-liners are set to tighten control of Iran this week in a parliamentary election stacked in their favor, as the leadership closes ranks in a deepening confrontation with Washington. Big gains by security hawks would confirm the political demise of the country's pragmatist politicians, weakened ...
World Feb 6, 2020
Tensions mount over Iran's probe into Ukrainian jetliner it downed
Tensions are mounting over Tehran's probe into the January downing of a passenger plane near the Iranian capital, as countries that lost citizens in the disaster criticise the Islamic republic's reticence to share key information. Iran's authorities are examining the incident in which its air ...
World Jan 17, 2020
World 'will not rest' until questions are answered on Iran jet's downing, Canada says
Canada's foreign minister on Thursday vowed to push Iran for answers about the mistaken downing of a passenger plane after the U.S. killed one of Tehran's top commanders. Iran had just hours earlier fired strikes against U.S. troops stationed in Iraq in retaliation for a ...
World / Politics Jan 16, 2020
Iran's president urges 'unity' after protests over jetliner downing
President Hassan Rouhani appealed Wednesday for "unity" and flagged the need for radical changes to the way Iran is run, after a wave of angry protests over the accidental downing of a Ukrainian airliner. The Kyiv-bound Boeing 737 was shot down in a catastrophic error ...
World / Social Issues Jan 15, 2020
Fresh protests erupt after Iran makes first arrests over downed airliner
Iran announced Tuesday its first arrests over the accidental shooting down of a Ukrainian passenger jet, as protesters vented their anger over the catastrophic blunder for a fourth consecutive day. Two weeks after the U.S. killed a top Iranian commander in Iraq, tensions with the ...
World Jan 14, 2020
Canadian exec blasts 'narcissist in Washington' over downed jetliner
The head of a Canadian food giant appeared to blame U.S President Donald Trump for the deaths of Canadians, including an employee's wife and child, in the downing of a jetliner in Iran. The Ukraine International Airlines Boeing 737 was shot down by a missile ...
World / Politics Jan 13, 2020
Iran agrees de-escalation is 'only solution' to solve crisis with U.S.
Iran signaled Sunday it favors a de-escalation after 10 days of heightened tensions with the United States during which both sides fired missiles and Tehran accidentally shot down a passenger aircraft. Security was stepped up in Iran's capital after a vigil the previous night for ...
World Dec 26, 2019
Iran curbs internet before possible new protests, reports say
Iran's authorities have restricted mobile internet access in several provinces, an Iranian news agency reported on Wednesday, a day before new protests were expected to kick off following calls for demonstrations on social media. Social media posts, along with some relatives of people killed in ...