Iran’s ban on importing iPhone cellphones has led to a capital flight of 900 million dollars to sneak the phones in high demand into the country through illegal channels and smuggling, the head of the country’s Association of Mobile Phone Importers says.
Over 92 percent of Iranians prefer lifting a years-old ban on importing foreign cars over keeping the restriction in place in favor employment in the domestic auto-industry sector, a survey has revealed.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is looking for an "imaginary victory" in the Gaza Strip that he has not succeeded in selling to his audience, the Palestinian group Hamas has announced.
Iran has designated September 2 as the National Day Against British Colonialism to commemorate the anniversary of the martyrdom of the national hero of the struggle against British colonialism, Rais-Ali Delvari.
The United States has captured a Daesh leader who helped members of the terror group after they escaped from a detention facility in Syria, according to US Central Command (CENTCOM).
The armed wing of the Palestinian group Hamas has warned that Israeli captives held in the Gaza Strip would return “in coffins” if Israeli military pressure continues.
US President Joe Biden says that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is not doing enough to secure a deal for the release of the Hamas-held hostages in the Gaza Strip and that the United States is close to presenting a final proposal to negotiators working on a captive and ceasefire agreement.
The United Kingdom has suspended 30 weapons export licences to Israel following a review under the new Labour government which found that British-made weapons may have been used in violation of international humanitarian law in the Gaza Strip.
Ankara has arrested 15 members of a radical nationalist youth movement accused of assaulting two US military personnel in the western city of Izmir, Turkish authorities have announced.
The Maral, or Caspian Red Deer, is one of the largest deer species and the largest native deer in Iran. Its habitat is primarily in the Hyrcanian forests in the north and the Alborz mountains of Iran.
Iranian dissident and reformist activist Mosfata Tajzadeh who is serving his jail term in Tehran's Evin prison has issued a statement in which he criticized top officials for a new case in which he is implicated that could increase his sentence.
Turkey has formally asked to join the BRICS group of emerging-market nations as Ankara seeks to enhance its global influence and forge new ties beyond its traditional Western allies, according to people familiar with the matter.
Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi warned that the continuation of Israel’s assault against Palestinians in the besieged Gaza Strip and the occupied West Bank is causing a “dangerous crisis” in West Asia.
Russia has launched another massive attack on Kyiv, firing more than 20 missiles at Ukraine’s capital the night before the beginning of the new school term.
Ukraine’s incursion into Kursk Region has failed to achieve its intended goal of halting the advance of Moscow’s soldiers in Donbass, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Monday.
Azerbaijan President Ilham Aliyev's party has won snap parliamentary elections, the poll commission announced Monday, as the opposition denounced "widespread violations including multiple voting."
Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Rafael Grossi has expressed hope that the Iran 2015 nuclear deal will be revived. He added that he had received a response from Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian, signaling a potential for renewed dialogue aimed at ensuring the peaceful nature of Iran’s nuclear activities.
An award-winning Iranian-born editor and producer of BBC Persian says he has quit the network after 33 years when he found out that his name was allegedly deleted from the archives of a top-rated program.
Iran’s semi-official Fars news agency has rejected reports that the son of former Iranian President Mohammad Khatami has been arrested over accusations of spying for Israel.
Israel’s main international airport suspended flights Monday and train services operated in a reduced format as part of a general strike following public fury over the deaths of six captives in the Gaza Strip as calls mount for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to secure a ceasefire-for-hostages deal with Palestinians
Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov has stated that the Russia-US relations are at all-time low, dismissing the idea that Moscow and Washington could gradually improve ties in the foreseeable future.
Iranians marked the passing away anniversary of the revered Prophet Muhammad and the martyrdom anniversary of Imam Hassan Mojtaba, the second Shia Imam on Monday, the 28th day of the month of Safar on the Islamic calendar.
Hardline US Senator Lindsey Graham has blasted Iran for the death of six Israeli captives in the Gaza Strip, and pressed the administration of US President Joe Biden and Israel’s government to target Iran’s oil refineries in response.
