Thirty people taking part in a yoga session have been arrested during a private class in Iran, reports suggest, causing a buzz across the country’s social media. They were detained at a private residence in the northern city of Gorgan,…
Trump ‘does not want war with Iran’ (BBC)
US President Donald Trump has said he does not want a war with Iran amid rising tensions between the two countries, according to senior officials. In a meeting on Wednesday the president told aides he did not want US pressure…
Israel targets Iranian positions in Syria (BBC)
Israel says it has hit Iranian targets around the Syrian capital, Damascus. The Israel Defense Forces says the overnight operation targeted the elite Quds Force of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards, as well as Syrian air defences. The Syrian military says…
Deadly cargo plane crash near Tehran (BBC)
A cargo plane crash near the Iranian capital, Tehran, has killed 15 people. The Boeing 707 came off the runway and hit a wall while trying to land at Fath airport in Karaj, 40km (25 miles) west of Tehran, reportedly…
Suicide bomber kills two in southeast Iran (Guardian)
A suicide bomber killed at least two people and wounded many more outside police headquarters in the port city of Chabahar in restive southeastern Iran on Thursday, according to a revised official toll. Chabahar lies in Sistan-Baluchistan province which has…
More than 700 hurt in Iran quake (Vanguard)
More than 700 people were injured in a 6.4-magnitude earthquake that shook western Iran, state television reported in an updated toll Monday. The quake struck Kermanshah province late Sunday, with an epicenter 17 kilometers (11 miles) southwest of the city…
Hijab policy: Residents have their say
The hijab, recognised the world over as an icon of modesty in Islam, has had a history of controversy. Wearing hijab in public is required by law in Saudi Arabia (for Muslims), Iran and the Indonesian province of Aceh. And…
Trump will grant 8 waivers to buy Iranian oil, allowing imports beyond US sanctions deadline (CNBC)
The Trump administration will grant eight jurisdictions special exceptions to continue importing oil from Iran after U.S. sanctions on the country snap back into place on Monday, according to cabinet members. President Donald Trump gave oil buyers 180 days to…
Iran Guard warns Netanyahu will be ‘forced into the sea’ (Guardian)
The deputy commander of Iran’s revolutionary guards warned Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday to “practice swimming in the Mediterranean” because he would be forced to abandon his country. “I tell the prime minister of the Zionist regime to…
Sanctions on Iran: International Court of Justice rules against US (BBC)
The International Court of Justice (ICJ) has ordered the US to ease sanctions it re-imposed on Iran after pulling out a nuclear deal last year. Siding with Tehran, it said exports of “humanitarian” goods, such as food and medicines, should…