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A large anti-US mural painted on the wall of a building in central Tehran

World

Iran urges Trump to change ‘maximum pressure’ policy

Iran signalled an openness towards Donald Trump Saturday, calling on the US president-elect to adopt new policies towards it after Washington accused Tehran of...

AFPNovember 9, 2024

Iranian-US journalist and rights activist Masih Alinejad was the target of an assassination attempt plotted from Iran, US Justice officials said

World

US announces charges in alleged Iranian plot to assassinate Trump

US prosecutors announced charges on Friday in an alleged Iranian plot to assassinate former president Donald Trump and a prominent dissident Iranian-American journalist. The...

AFPNovember 8, 2024

The United States announced on November 1 that it was sending weapons to the Middle East

World

F-15 fighters arrive in Middle East: US military

American F-15 fighter planes arrived in the Middle East on Thursday, the US military said, after Washington announced the deployment of additional assets to...

AFPNovember 7, 2024

An Iranian woman walks past a mural on the side wall of the former US embassy in Tehran, the day after the presidential election won by Donald Trump

World

Iran downplays Trump victory but wary of US policy change

After Donald Trump’s re-election, Iran has projected indifference, officially stating it expects no fundamental shift in US policy, especially on sanctions or the Middle...

AFPNovember 7, 2024

The judiciairy had previously indicated Jamshid Sharmahd was executed

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German’s family doesn’t ‘trust anything’ said by Iran on his death: daughter

The family of Iran-born German citizen Jamshid Sharmahd does not trust anything said by the Iranian government about his fate, his daughter said Tuesday,...

AFPNovember 5, 2024

World

Concern grows for Iran woman detained over underwear protest

Concern grew Tuesday for an Iranian student arrested after stripping to her underwear in protest at alleged harassment over her dress, with activists worried...

AFPNovember 5, 2024

All possibilities are open over Jamshid Sharmahd's death, his daughter says

World

Family need ‘proof’ over fate of German Iran said executed: daughter

The family of Jamshid Sharmahd, a German citizen who the Iranian judiciary said was executed in Iran last week, need proof that he was...

AFPNovember 4, 2024

A Palestinian girl transports clean water past a destroyed building in Gaza City, in the territory's north

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Iran leader vows response to Israel after attacks

Iran’s supreme leader vowed retaliation on Saturday for attacks by Israel, as an Israeli military official confirmed naval commandos seized a suspected Hezbollah operative in...

AFPNovember 2, 2024