22 Azerbaijanis face trial for spying for Iran
August 29th, 2012 - 12:18 am ICT by IANS
Baku, Aug 28 (IANS) A total of 22 Azerbaijanis were Tuesday put on trial after being accused of secret collaboration with Iran's Revolutionary Guards, media reported.The trial started behind closed ... Read more...
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Iran test-fires ballistic missiles
July 3rd, 2012 - 3:21 pm ICT by IANS
Tehran, July 3 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Iran's Revolutionary Guards Tuesday test-fired a number of intermediate range ballistic missiles as part of a large-scale training exercise."Dozens of rockets" of various ranges and ... Read more...
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Iran’s IRGC begins new military drill (Lead)
February 20th, 2012 - 12:20 am ICT by IANS
Tehran, Feb 19 (IANS) Ground forces of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) started a new round of drills in central Iran Sunday, Xinhua reported citing the official IRNA news ... Read more...
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17 Iranian soldiers killed in ammunition depot blasts
November 13th, 2011 - 8:58 am ICT by IANS
Tehran, Nov 13 (IANS) Seventeen members of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC), including a senior commander, were killed Saturday in two explosions at an ammunition depot near the Iranian ... Read more...
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Iran opposition says Monday anti-government rally will go ahead
February 14th, 2011 - 9:51 am ICT by ANI
Tehran, Feb.14 (ANI): Iran's opposition leaders have said that their planned anti-government march on Monday will go ahead, as they see it as an expression of their solidarity with the Egyptian people. ... Read more...
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Mubarak’s exit will see emergence of new Middle East: Iran’s Ahmadinejad
February 12th, 2011 - 8:21 am ICT by ANI
Tehran (Iran), Feb.12 (ANI): Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has said that the exit of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak will see the emergence of a "new Middle East".Addressing his people in Tehran's Azadi ... Read more...
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Iran denies WikiLeaks report that Ahmadinejad was slapped by Guards chief
January 4th, 2011 - 2:34 pm ICT by ANI
Tehran, Jan 4 (ANI): Iran has denied a WikiLeaks report that Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was slapped by the chief of the country's Revolutionary Guards in January last year.During an interview ... Read more...
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Muslim ‘Maradona of Asia’ fired for not fasting during Ramadan
August 16th, 2010 - 12:56 pm ICT by ANI
London, Aug 16 (ANI): Popular Iranian footballer Ali Karimi, sometimes described as "the Maradona of Asia," has been fired by his club Steel Azin FC for not fasting during the Muslim holy ... Read more...
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Iran threatens to retaliate against any US attack
August 2nd, 2010 - 5:59 pm ICT by IANS
Berlin, Aug 2 (DPA) An Iranian military commander Monday warned the United States that it would retaliate against any military attacks, the official news agency IRNA reported.
Mike Mullen, chairman of the US ... Read more...
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Secretaries Clinton and Geithner welcomed the EU and Canada’s approval of sanctions against Iran
July 27th, 2010 - 2:36 am ICT by BNO News
WASHINGTON D.C. (BNO NEWS) – Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Secretary of Treasury Timothy Geithner released on Monday a statement welcoming the implementation of United Nations (UN) Security Council Resolution 1929, ... Read more...
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40 arrested for Iran suicide bombings
July 17th, 2010 - 3:46 pm ICT by IANS
Berlin, July 17 (DPA) Police have arrested 40 suspects over two bombings at a mosque in south-east Iran which killed 27 people and injured over 160, Fars news agency reported Saturday.
Two ... Read more...
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Days after sanctions, Iranian minister heads to India
July 3rd, 2010 - 5:38 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 3 (IANS) Days after the UN sanctions and the US imposing a new set of stiff sanctions on Tehran, India will keep its diplomatic and economic engagement on ... Read more...
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Obama to sign new sanctions bill against Iran
July 1st, 2010 - 11:05 am ICT by IANS
Washington, July 1 (IANS) US President Barack Obama will sign into law Thursday a new sanctions bill against Iran, the White House said.
The bill, passed last week by the House ... Read more...
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Demonstartions held in Pakistan against Rigi’s hanging
June 24th, 2010 - 7:32 pm ICT by ANI
London, June 24 (ANI): Several demonstarations have taken place in Karachi in Pakistan against Iran for putting Abdolmalek Rigi, head of the Jundullah militant group, under gallows.Rigi was hanged inside Evin prison ... Read more...
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US targets bank, petro firms in new Iran sanctions
June 17th, 2010 - 9:53 am ICT by IANS
By Arun Kumar
Washington, June 17 (IANS) The United States has announced new sanctions against Iran targeted at the country's nuclear and missile programmes, targeting another of its state-controlled banks, more than 20 ... Read more...
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New sanctions target Iran’s banks, shipping, arms smuggling (Lead)
May 19th, 2010 - 7:29 am ICT by IANS
New York, May 19 (DPA) The US said Tuesday that new sanctions against Iran would target the country's banking system, the Revolutionary Guards, cargo shipping and imports of conventional arms.
Details of the ... Read more...
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Iran vows to teach enemies a lesson
May 1st, 2010 - 1:08 pm ICT by IANS
Tehran, May 1 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Iran has a "powerful fist" that will "knock the teeth out" of any opponent, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has said.
"Today Iran is the world's most powerful nation. We ... Read more...
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Iran arrests rebel leader
February 23rd, 2010 - 7:33 pm ICT by IANS
Tehran, Feb 23 (DPA) Iran has arrested Abdolmalek Rigi, the leader of the Sunni Muslim rebel group Jundollah, state media reported Tuesday.
The group is accused of drug-trafficking, kidnapping and bombings in the ... Read more...
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Iran warns arrested British sailors of ‘hard and serious’ punishment
December 2nd, 2009 - 1:42 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec. 2 (ANI): The Iranian government has threatened five captive British sailors with "hard and serious" punishment if they are found guilty of crossing the country's territorial waters intentionally.The Sun ... Read more...
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Iran confirms arrest of five British sailors for straying 500 yards into its coastal waters
December 1st, 2009 - 5:56 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec. 1 (ANI): Iran has confirmed the arrest of five British sailors, who allegedly crossed into the country's territorial waters."The Britons have been arrested by the Revolutionary Guards' naval forces. Confronting ... Read more...
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War games proved Iran’s defence capability: Report
November 28th, 2009 - 4:11 pm ICT by IANS
Tehran, Nov 28 (IANS) Recent war games have proved the defence capability of the Iranian armed forces in protecting key military installations, especially the nuclear sites, in the event of any attack, ... Read more...
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Iran’s Revolutionary Guards start military manoeuvres (Lead)
November 23rd, 2009 - 1:21 am ICT by IANS
Tehran, Nov 22 (DPA) Iran's Revolutionary Guards Sunday began military manoeuvres that are to focus mainly on testing air force capabilities against attacks on nuclear sites, medi reports said.
The latest exercises, ... Read more...
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Iran’s Revolutionary Guards to hold military manoeuvres
November 22nd, 2009 - 2:31 pm ICT by IANS
Tehran, Nov 22 (DPA) Iran's Revolutionary Guards were scheduled to begin military manoeuvres Sunday, the news network Khabar reported.
The exercises will last for five days and mainly focus on testing the air ... Read more...
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India, Iran to combat terror, talk pipeline, trade (Second Lead)
November 16th, 2009 - 11:20 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 16 (IANS) Iran Monday renewed its invitation to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to visit Tehran as the two sides decided to expand their cooperation in combating terror emanating ... Read more...
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India, Iran to combat terror in region, discuss pipeline (Lead)
November 16th, 2009 - 9:54 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 16 (IANS) Iran Monday renewed its invitation to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to visit Tehran as the two sides decided to scale up their counter-terror cooperation and give ... Read more...
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More than 100 arrested at Tehran opposition rally
November 7th, 2009 - 9:52 pm ICT by IANS
Tehran, Nov 7 (DPA) More than 100 people have been arrested on charges of "disturbing the public order" during a demonstration earlier this week in Tehran, the official IRNA news agency reported ... Read more...
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Iran seals ‘zero point’ at Pakistan border
November 4th, 2009 - 5:54 pm ICT by ANI
Quetta (Pakistan), Nov.4 (ANI): Iran has closed down its border with Pakistan in the Taftan area of Balochistan, which has affected thousands of daily labourers in the region.According to sources, over 25,000 ... Read more...
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Iran hangs convicted Sunni rebel: Report
November 4th, 2009 - 2:09 am ICT by IANS
Tehran, Nov 4 (DPA) Iran hanged a member of a Sunni rebel group blamed for deadly attacks in the predominantly Shia Muslim state, the semi-official Fars news agency reported Tuesday.
"Abdol-Hamid Rigi was ... Read more...
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IAEA inspectors in Iran for new nuclear inspection
October 25th, 2009 - 6:49 am ICT by IANS
Vienna/Tehran, Oct 25 (DPA) A team of International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) inspectors arrived in Tehran Saturday night to visit a new nuclear site south of the Iranian capital that has created ... Read more...
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Pakistan assures action against Iran bombers
October 24th, 2009 - 8:55 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Oct 24 (IANS) Pakistani Interior Minister Rehman Malik has told his Iranian counterpart that Islamabad will extend all help to capture the militants responsible for the attack on the Revolutionary Guards ... Read more...
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Iran intensifies pressure on Pak to hand over Jundallah chief
October 24th, 2009 - 3:02 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Oct. 24 (ANI): Iranian Interior Minister Mostafa Mohammad Najjar has asked Pakistan to immediately hand over Abdolmalek Rigi, the chief of the militant Sunni Muslim group Jundullah, to Tehran, saying ... Read more...
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Iran asks Pak to “clarify’ its links with terror outfit Jondollah
October 21st, 2009 - 12:33 pm ICT by ANI
Tehran, Oct.21 (ANI): Iran has once again blamed Pakistan for Sunday's terror attack on the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRG) in which 42 people were killed, saying there is specific information that ... Read more...
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Iran arrests three suspects linked to suicide bombing
October 21st, 2009 - 8:38 am ICT by IANS
Tehran, Oct 21 (DPA) Iran has arrested three suspects linked to the weekend suicide bombing in the southeastern province of Sistan-Beluchistan, the Fars news agency reported.
Provincial prosecutor Mohammad Marzieh told Fars Tuesday ... Read more...
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Deadly attack on Revolutionary Guards strains Iran-Pakistan ties
October 19th, 2009 - 7:08 pm ICT by IANS
Tehran, Oct 19 (DPA) A deadly attack against Revolutionary Guards in the southeastern province of Sistan-Baluchistan has strained bilateral ties between Iran and Pakistan, Iranian state television reported Monday.
Forty-two people, including at ... Read more...
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Ahmadinejad asks Pak to quickly hand over ’security agents’ involved in IRS attack
October 19th, 2009 - 1:30 pm ICT by ANI
Tehran, Oct. 19 (ANI): Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has asked the Pakistan Government to quickly apprehend and hand over "some security agents" to Iran who were reportedly involved in the Sunday's attack ... Read more...
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