Iran police: 322 killed in car accidents since March 17

An Iranian traffic police commander says 322 people have been killed in car accidents across Iran since March 17.

Policeman shot dead in southeastern Iran

An Iranian policeman has been shot and killed in in a drive-by shooting in the country’s southeastern province of Sistan and Balouchestan.

Snowfall hits northern Iran during Nowruz holidays

Iranian traffic police say parts of northern Iran has been covered in snow since Tuesday.

247 people killed in driving accidents in Iran over past 6 days

Iranian traffic police officials say 247 Nowruz passengers have been killed in road crashes countrywide over the past 6 days.

135 dead in four days of travels as Iranians prepare for Nowruz

Iran’s police say 135 people have lost their lives in traffic accidents across the country in just four days, as Nowruz travel peak season begins.

Iranian passenger plane skids off Imam Khomeini Airport runway upon takeoff

An Iranian passenger plane has skidded off the runway while taking off at Tehran’s Imam Khomeini International Airport. No one was hurt in the incident.

107 people killed in road accidents in Iran over past three days

Iranian traffic police say 107 Nowruz passengers have been killed in road crashes countrywide over the past three days. The commander of the Traffic Police Information and Control Center said the death toll is down compared to last year.

Iran bracing for higher risk of road accidents in Nowruz as Covid wanes

With a few days left before the beginning of Nowruz holidays, many Iranians have already hit the road around the country, with officials warning of a higher risk of traffic accidents this year due to a likely rise in the number of trips following an easing of the Covid-19 restrictions.

UAE vessel sinks near Iran port; all but one rescued

An Emirati vessel has drowned 30 miles from Asaluyeh Port in southern Iran.

Magnitude 6 quake hits Iran’s Hormozgan Province; No casualties reported

A magnitude-6 quake has hit the southern Iranian province of Hormozgan, with regional crisis management chief saying it left no casualties.

Charshanbe Suri accidents kill 19, injure 2800+ across Iran

Iranian Health Ministry figures show that at least 19 people have died in the lead-up to the Wednesday eve fire festival known as Charshanbe Suri across the country.

Storms hit Iran’s Yazd, Isfahan provinces

The director general of the Isfahan Governorate’s Crisis Management Department has said a windstorm that started on Friday morning turned into a red storm in Naeen, Choupanan, Anarak and several other parts of the province as it whipped up dust in the air.

UN chief condemns deadly mosque attack in Pakistan

The United Nations Secretary General has condemned a deadly suicide bombing that devastated a Shia mosque in the northwestern Pakistani city of Peshawar on Friday.

Iranian national dies in Ukraine

An Iranian national has died while leaving the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv due to cardiac arrest.

Oil spill inflicts environmental damage on Bushehr shores in Persian Gulf

The Department of Environment of the southern Iranian Province of Bushehr says an oil spill from pollution near Kharg Island in the Persian Gulf has reached the shorelines of the province.

Iranians hold funeral for pilots killed in plane crash in Tabriz

People in the Iranian city of Tabriz have held a funeral for the pilots of a fighter jet and a civilian who were killed after the plane crashed in an urban area.

Death row convict dies of heart attack after being spared

An Iranian man who committed murder 18 years ago and was struggling with the nightmare of execution all these past years was shocked to hear that the victim’s parents had forgiven him, and had a heart attack.

Army training jet crashes “leaving 3 dead”

A training jet of the Iranian Army’s Air Force has crashed in the northern city of Tabriz, reportedly killing three people. The F-5 fighter jet crashed, due to “technical faults” in its systems, near Tabriz International Airport in the northwestern side of the city.

Report: Fire erupts at Iranian military base

A fire has reportedly broken out at a military base belonging to the Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps in the western Iranian province of Kermanshah.

Hostage-taking ends in Tehran after police intervene

A hostage-taking situation ends following police intervention in central Tehran.

Tehran Bazaar fire extinguished

A huge fire engulfing the Shoemakers’ Bazaar in downtown Tehran has been put out. More in photos:

Inferno rips through big bazaar in Iranian capital, Tehran

A conflagration has engulfed the Shoemakers’ Bazaar in downtown Tehran, the capital of Iran. Firefighters are working to bring the blaze under control.

Fire contained at water park near Tehran

Firefighters in Iran have contained a fire at a water park west of the capital Tehran.

Iranian sailors rescue crew on fire-struck Panama-flagged ship: Official

Iran’s Ports and Maritime Organization (PMO) says its sailors have rescued 17 crewmembers of a Panama-flagged vessel that had caught fire in waters off Iran’s south coast.

People hold funeral for Iranian policeman murdered in Shiraz

People hold a huge funeral for a policeman killed in the line of duty in the Iranian city of Shiraz.

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