Tag: Iran

Tehran Landslide Caused by Heavy Rains Kill at Least 6

A landslide caused by heavy rains on Thursday killed at least six people in Tehran, Iranian state media reported, and as many as 14 people were reported still missing. Officials warned that heavier rains were expected later Thursday. Yahya Saleh Tabari, head of Tehran’s emergency center, urged people to avoid mountainous areas and riversides in…


Iran Releases US-British-Iranian Conservationist on Furlough

A British–U.S.–Iranian environmentalist who has spent over four years in an Iranian prison has been released on furlough with an electronic tag. Morad Tahbaz, 66, has been released from the Evin prison and is at his family’s home in the Iranian capital Tehran, Britain’s Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) said on July 27. An…


Iran’s State TV Says 2 Moderate Quakes Hit Southern Province

TEHRAN, Iran—Two moderate earthquakes rattled Iran’s southern province of Hormozgan on Saturday evening, the country’s state TV reported. There were no immediate reports of casualties or damage, according to the state-run IRNA news agency, but the quakes, both after sundown, caused people to rush out and stay on the streets as several aftershocks jolted the…


Flash Flood Kills at Least 21 People in Southern Iran

TEHRAN, Iran—Flash floods in Iran’s drought-stricken southern Fars Province have killed at least 21 people, state television said Saturday. Heavy rains swelled the Roudbal river by the city of Estahban, according to the city’s governor Yousef Karegar. Karegar said rescue teams had saved 55 people who were trapped by the flash flooding, but at least…


LIVE at 11AM ET: How the White House Learned to Love Iran’s Nuclear Weapons Program

With a catastrophic loss already in Afghanistan, President Joe Biden may be about to unleash more chaos in the Middle East. With the United States eager to reenter a nuclear deal with the leading state sponsor of terror, is an Iranian bomb far behind? In this eye-opening episode of Over The Target LIVE, Lee Smith…


Putin Forges Ties With Iran’s Supreme Leader in Tehran Talks

LONDON/DUBAI—Russian President Vladimir Putin had talks with Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in Iran on Tuesday, the Kremlin leader’s first trip outside the former Soviet Union since Moscow’s Feb. 24 invasion of Ukraine. In Tehran, Putin also held his first face-to-face meeting since the invasion with a NATO leader, Turkey’s Tayyip Erdogan, to discuss a…


Iran and Russia’s Gazprom Sign Primary Deal for Energy Cooperation

LONDON—The National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC) and Russian gas producer Gazprom signed on Tuesday a memorandum of understanding worth around $40 billion, Iran’s oil ministry’s news agency SHANA said. The deal was signed during an online ceremony by the CEOs of both companies on the day Russian President Vladimir Putin arrives in Tehran for a…


Capitol Report (July 14): Last World War II Medal of Honor Recipient Honored; Investigation: US Emergency Oil Shipped to China

President Joe Biden is wrapping up his visit to Israel, yet he’s faced with complicated geopolitical questions as pressure from inflation mounts at home. What’s he saying about Iran and his next stop—Saudi Arabia? Service members could see around a 5 percent raise in their salaries, as the House spent hours of floor time passing…


Under the Biden Administration’s Watch, Iran Sanctions Are Violated With Impunity

Originally published by Gatestone Institute Commentary With total disregard to the Biden administration and the European powers, the ruling mullahs of Iran are defiantly and rapidly advancing their nuclear program to a point where they are now reportedly only few weeks away from manufacturing nuclear weapons according to the International Atomic Energy Agency and the White House. The…


Iran Says in Close Contact With Belgium Over Release of Diplomat Convicted of Terrorism

The Iranian regime is in talks with Belgian government officials to call for the release of Assadollah Assadi, an Iranian diplomat who was sentenced to prison in Belgium on terrorism charges, a Tehran official announced on Wednesday. “Assadi’s unconditional release is Iran’s request, and talks are ongoing with the Belgian government,” Nasser Kanaani, an Iranian…