SULAIMANIYA, Iraq—At least two people were killed and 10 were wounded on Monday when rockets and drones hit the headquarters of Iranian Kurdish parties in the autonomous Kurdish region of neighboring Iraq, local officials and security sources said. Iran’s semi-official Fars news said the country’s Revolutionary Guards had attacked the bases of “terrorist groups” in…
Iran Strikes Dissident Sites in Iraqi Kurdistan, 2 Dead: Officials
Convergence of Interests Is Creating a New China-Iran-Russia-North Korea ‘Axis of Evil’: Expert
Merging interests are motivating China, Iran, Russia, and North Korea to increasingly work together and create an alternative world order, said Frank Gaffney, executive chairman of the Center for Security Policy. “One might call it an axis of evil between China, which is the most important player in the mix, Russia, Iran, and North Korea,…
Envoy Reiterates ‘Dirty Bomb’ Claim as Russian Security Chief Visits Iran
Moscow’s ambassador to the United States on Nov. 9 repeated claims that Kyiv intended to stage a nuclear “provocation” involving a “dirty bomb” with the aim of blaming the fallout on Russia. Quoted by Russia’s TASS news agency, Anatoly Antonov alleged that Ukraine would “make the provocation look like the use of a tactical nuclear…
Iran Acknowledges Drone Shipments to Russia Before War, Kyiv Claims Tehran Is Lying
Iran acknowledged for the first time on Saturday that it had supplied Moscow with drones but said they were sent before the war in Ukraine, where Russia has used them to target power stations and civilian infrastructure. Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian said a “small number” of drones had been shipped a few months before…
Iran Revolutionary Guard Launches Rocket Amid More Protests
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates—Iran’s Revolutionary Guard on Saturday launched a new satellite-carrying rocket, state TV reported, seeking to demonstrate the hard-line force’s prowess even as anti-government protests rage across the country. Iranian state TV said the Guard successfully launched the solid-fueled rocket—what it called a Ghaem-100 satellite carrier—and aired dramatic footage of the rocket blasting…
Iran Marks Anniversary of US Embassy Seizure Amid Continuing Civic Unrest
Iran on Nov. 4 marked the 43rd anniversary of the seizure of the U.S. embassy in Tehran by pro-revolution Iranian students. The incident, which occurred immediately after the country’s 1979 Islamic Revolution, kicked off decades of hostility between Iran and the United States. Large pro-government rallies were held in several parts of the country to…
Harris Says US Seeks to Oust Iran From UN Women’s Commission
The United States will try to remove Iran from the 45-member U.N. Commission on the Status of Women (CSW), Vice President Kamala Harris announced Wednesday, while pledging the Biden administration’s continued support of the women of Iran amid ongoing protests in the country. “The United States believes that no nation that systematically abuses the rights of…
Iranian Regime Says It Will Hold Public Trials for 1,000 Protesters
HAIFA, Israel—Iranian authorities announced on Oct. 31 that they will hold public trials for about 1,000 people this week in order to suppress more than six weeks of protests after the death of a young woman in police custody. An Israeli expert on Iran, Eliyahu Yossian, told The Epoch Times on Monday that the people…
Canada Sanctions Iranian Police Force, University as Regime Cracks Down on Protests
Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly says Canada is adding Iran’s national police force and an Iranian international university to its sanctions list. The addition of Iran’s Law Enforcement Forces and Al-Mustafa International University today comes as Tehran continues to crack down on weeks of dissent. In a statement, Joly accused the police force of participating…
Iran Protests Continue as Demonstrators Defy Warnings From Government
Widespread protests continued across Iran for a 45th consecutive day on Sunday, despite warnings from security officials that they would use tougher measures to crack down on demonstrators. Protests over the weekend continued despite a warning from the commander-in-chief of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC), Maj Gen Hossein Salami, on Saturday that he would use unprecedented…
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