Tehran vows response after strike blamed on Israel destroyed Iran’s Consulate in Syria and killed 12

TEHRAN, Iran — Iran on Tuesday vowed to respond to an airstrike widely attributed to Israel that destroyed Iran’s Consulate in the Syrian capital of Damascus the previous day and killed 12 people, including two Iranian generals and a member of the Lebanese militant Hezbollah group. Four Syrian citizens were also killed in the strike, … Read more

Ship hijacked in Gulf of Oman changes course for Iran waters

Aerial view of a tanker. Bugto | Moment | Getty Images Iran on Thursday captured an oil tanker previously involved in a Washington-Tehran dispute over carrying U.S.-sanctioned crude, Iranian state media said. The Iranian navy seized the vessel St. Nikolas in the Gulf of Oman, the state-run Islamic Republic News Agency said in a Google-translated … Read more

Iranian teen injured on Tehran Metro while not wearing a head scarf has died, state media says

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — An Iranian teenage girl injured weeks ago in a mysterious incident on Tehran’s Metro while not wearing a head scarf has died, Iranian state media reported Saturday. The death of Armita Geravand comes after her being in a coma for weeks in Tehran and … Read more

Mysterious injury of teen girl not wearing a headscarf on Tehran Metro sparks anger

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — A mysterious injury suffered by a 16-year-old girl who boarded a Metro train in Iran’s capital without a headscarf has reignited anger just after the one-year anniversary of the death of Mahsa Amini and the nationwide protests it sparked. What happened in the few seconds after Armita Geravand entered the … Read more

Biden administration blacklists China firms for Moscow, Tehran drone links

A broken window is seen after Russia launched 33 drones into the direction of Kyiv region, Ukraine on September 10, 2023. In a separate statement, the Ukrainian Air Force said that Russia sent 33 Shahed unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) toward Kyiv and Ukrainian forces shot down 26 of them. Anadolu Agency | Anadolu Agency | … Read more

Tanker believed to carry sanctioned Iran oil begins to be offloaded close to Texas regardless of Tehran threats

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — An American-owned oil tanker lengthy suspected of carrying sanctioned Iranian crude oil started offloading its cargo close to Texas late Saturday, monitoring knowledge confirmed, at the same time as Tehran has threatened to focus on transport within the Persian Gulf over it. The destiny of the cargo aboard the Suez … Read more