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Iran has sent five ocean-going tankers loaded with an estimated 1.53 million barrels of gasoline to Venezuela, a move that has reportedly received threats from... 2 Comment(s)

Venezuela's military will escort Iranian tankers delivering fuel to the country when they enter Venezuela's exclusive economic zone, the country's Defense Minister Vladimir Padrino revealed... 1 Comment(s)

On 10 May, the managing director of Iran’s Ports and Maritime Organization, Mohammad Rastad, confirmed in a televised statement that the county’s port of Shahid... Comment

An Iranian news agency has warned the US against taking action against several Iranian-flagged tankers transporting fuel to Venezuela, as Washington has threatened. "If the... Comment

On Thursday, an earthquake estimated at 5.1 magnitude hit a large part of Iran, including the Tehran province in the northern areas of the country.... 1 Comment(s)

US President Donald Trump has vetoed a bill that would have reined in his power to unilaterally make war against Iran. The bill was passed... 2 Comment(s)

The statement comes on the heels of a new spiral of escalation in the region after US President Donald Trump instructed the Navy to destroy... 1 Comment(s)

Tensions between the US and Iran in the Persian Gulf grew after American troops conducted drills in the region, despite complaining that Iranian boats had... Comment

The Trump administration unilaterally withdrew from the 2015 Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action Iran nuclear deal in 2018, forcing the deal’s remaining signatories to scramble... Comment

The statement comes amid brewing tensions in the Persian Gulf region, instigated by US war manoeuvres with its Arab allies in gulf waters that have... Comment

In February, Iranian Defence Minister Amir Hatami dismissed US allegations that Tehran’s satellite carriers could be turned into military missiles and that the recent launch... 19 Comment(s)

With two US aircraft carriers close to its shores and rising tensions at sea, Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) decided to remind the world... Comment

Starting off with virtually no domestic defence industry after the Revolution of 1979, Iran has since become a major producer of an array of homegrown... 2 Comment(s)

The US Navy has claimed that nearly a dozen Iranian vessels conducted "dangerous and harassing approaches" of several US ships that were engaged in exercises... 1 Comment(s)

While the Iranian president said that Tehran has managed to secure the assets “from the Americans' grasp", the Luxembourg Court of Cassation is apparently yet... 1 Comment(s)

On Tuesday, US Department of State spokeswoman Morgan Ortagus told BBC Persian that the Trump administration opposes loans to Tehran by the International Monetary Fund... 7 Comment(s)

The Islamic republic, considered one of the worst-hit countries in the world as a result of the coronavirus pandemic and the worst in the Middle... 1 Comment(s)

Tehran has repeatedly called on Washington to abandon its “illegal” sanctions against the Islamic Republic, especially amid the COVID-19 pandemic, accusing America of threatening the... 2 Comment(s)

Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani has tested positive for COVID-19, the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB) reported on Thursday, citing the parliament's public relations... 2 Comment(s)

US forces in Iraq began their withdrawal from a key northern airfield on Thursday, returning Qayyara Air Base to Iraqi control. With its two 11,000-foot... 1 Comment(s)

With over 17,300 cases and 1,135 deaths to date, Iran has been one of the countries hit hardest by COVID-19, with the virus affecting not... 1 Comment(s)

With nearly 14,000 confirmed cases and more than 800 deaths, Iran has been one of the countries hardest hit by COVID-19. The country’s medical response... Comment

Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, who possesses both British and Iranian passports, has been under arrest in Iran since April 2016 over allegations that she plotted against the... 1 Comment(s)

Iran has received from Russia coronavirus diagnostic systems designed for 50,000 tests, Russian consumer rights watchdog Rospotrebnadzor said. "Due to the deteriorating epidemiological situation in... Comment

Iran Air has stopped all flights to Europe, Reuters said, quoting the country's state-run IRNA news agency. "With attention to the restrictions that have been... Comment