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DAMASCUS: Iranian President Ebrahim RaisiWednesday met Syrian President Bashar Assad in Damascus in a bid to boost cooperation between the two allies, state media reported.Tehran has been a main backer of Assad's government since an…

Issued on: 03/05/2023 - 04:28 Iran's Ebrahim Raisi is set to travel to Damascus Wednesday in the first visit by an Iranian president since Syria's civil war broke out and…

Iran’s navy seized a Marshall Islands-flagged oil tanker with 24 Indian crew members in the Gulf of Oman on Thursday heading to the US amid wider tensions over Tehran’s nuclear programme, the latest-such capture in a waterway crucial for…

Coquitlam resident Vesal Amini is making a plea for the release of his cousin, Samin Ehsani, who is behind bars in Iran’s notorious Evin prison. She has been sentenced to five years in connection with her religious beliefs as a Bahai…

Issued on: 24/04/2023 - 14:20 The UK government on Monday toughened its sanctions against Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, as part of new restrictions on Tehran…

Issued on: 18/04/2023 - 15:49 In a new move that some Iranians are calling “religious apartheid”, authorities are refusing services and imposing fines on women who refuse…

Last Updated: March 20, 2023, 00:12 ISTIranian President Ebrahim Raisi has favourably received an invitation from Saudi Arabia's King Salman to visit the kingdom. (Image: Reuters)The two regional heavyweights announced on March 10 a…

Issued on: 19/03/2023 - 16:02 Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi has "welcomed" an invitation from Saudi Arabia's King Salman to visit the kingdom following the…

Issued on: 16/03/2023 - 14:09 Six months after the death of Mahsa Amini in police custody, protests have dwindled in many parts of Iran. But in Sistan and Baluchestan…

Iran’s top diplomat claimed Sunday that a prisoner swap was near with the U.S., though he offered no evidence to support his assertion. The U.S. immediately dismissed his comments as a “cruel lie.” Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein…