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Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI), also known by its Western-given name Persia, is a country in West Asia.It borders Turkey to the northwest and Iraq to the west, Azerbaijan, Armenia, the Caspian Sea and Turkmenistan to the north, Afghanistan to the east, Pakistan to the southeast, the Gulf of Oman and the Persian Gulf to the south. With a mostly Persian-ethnic population of ...
3 days ago · Iran’s mission to the UN on Friday warned of an “obliterating war” if Israel launched an offensive against Hizbollah, saying “all options’‘ were on the table. Another Iranian official ...
Jun 19, 2024 · French citizen returns home freed by Iran. Louis Arnaud was arrested in 2022 on accusations of participating in anti-government protests. All the latest content about Iran from the BBC.
5 days ago · Iran is a crucial player in the conflict that keeps threatening to spill over from Gaza, where Iran’s longtime nemesis Israel is waging a bloody war to eradicate Hamas, into the wider Middle East.
May 19, 2024 · Summary. Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi and Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian have been killed in a helicopter crash. Six other people, members of the entourage and crew, also died when ...
6 days ago · Iran was shaken by a huge wave of protests in 2022 following the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini, who was detained by the morality police for allegedly violating Iran's strict dress code.
5 days ago · Iran’s fight with the US has left the economy in tatters, crippled by years of American sanctions, a weakening local currency and high inflation. Ad Feedback. Ad Feedback.
Sep 27, 2022 · Iran Human Rights said it had recorded the deaths of 76 protesters across 14 provinces as of Monday, including six women and four children, although it warned that restrictions on the internet ...
Apr 19, 2024 · Summary. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has repeated calls for de-escalation in the Middle East, after an apparent Israeli strike on Iran. Speaking from a G7 meeting in Italy, Blinken says ...
Sep 15, 2023 · 15 September 2023. 2022 Iran protests. The protests sparked by the death in custody of a young woman spread to dozens of cities and towns. People have been protesting across Iran for the past year ...
