ANOTHER fire breaks out at a power station in Iran following a string of explosions across nuclear facilities and weapons bases which have left 19 dead A fire broke out at a power station in the southwestern city of Ahvaz in Iran The fire is the most recent in several fires and explosions at important … Read more
A new species of velvet spider has been named after actor and animal rights activist Joaquin Phoenix for his role in the 2019 film ‘Joker.’ The creature was discovered in Iran and given its name due to the male’s abdominal pattern that resembles the famous facial makeup worn by Phoenix in the movie. Named Loureedia … Read more
Iran test fires ‘new generation’ cruise missiles with ‘deadly precision’ by blowing up empty ship in the Gulf Missiles reportedly destroyed targets at distance of 170 miles (280 kilometers) Tests took place during drill by Iran’s navy in the Gulf of Oman and Indian Ocean Iran’s Admiral Hossein Khanzadi, said missiles are equipped with ‘homing’ … Read more
Queen Elizabeth II may have played an important but unwitting role in the coup against Iran‘s prime minister because of a muddled telegram, newly-discovered documents have revealed. Communications found in Washington DC’s archives show bungling US officials accidentally told the Shah of Iran that the monarch had urged him to stay in his country to … Read more
Fifteen million Iranians may have been infected with coronavirus since Iran’s outbreak started in February, one of the country’s top health officials admitted today. The figure represents 18.75 per cent of the more than 80 million population of Iran, which is around one in five. ‘About 15 million Iranians may have experienced being infected with … Read more
Protests over the death of George Floyd have swept across the globe with demonstrations from Poland to New Zealand in solidarity with US demonstrators caught up in violent riots. Thousands rallied outside the US embassies in London, Copenhagen and Berlin, chanting ‘I can’t breathe,’ the words Floyd gasped as a white police officer knelt on … Read more
Iran’s supreme leader says Israel is a ‘cancerous tumor’ that will be ‘uprooted and destroyed’ in national address to mark Quds Day Ayatollah Khamenei has called Israel a ‘cancerous tumor’ on Quds Day Friday Criticized the West for equipping it with ‘military and non-military tools of power’ ‘It will undoubtedly be uprooted and destroyed,’ Khamenei continued … Read more
Mark Zuckerberg says Facebook is in a fake news ‘arms race’ against Russia, Iran and China as he bids to stop electoral interference and coronavirus misinformation The comments came during Zuckerberg’s first broadcast interview in five years He is ‘pretty confident’ Facebook will ‘protect the integrity’ of the US election Facebook has been fighting campaigns … Read more
Iranian OPEC governor who fell into a two-week coma after suffering brain haemorrhage dies aged 68 Veteran politician Hossein Kazempour-Ardebili said to have died this morning Iran’s oil ministry announced the 68-year-old’s death in a short statement He was in a coma in a Tehran hospital for two weeks after a brain haemorrhage Fellow ministers paid … Read more
A holy Jewish Site in Hamadan Province in Iran has been set ablaze, according to the director of the Anti-Defamation League (ADL). The tomb of Esther & Mordechai is believed by some to house the remains of biblical Queen Esther and her cousin Mordechai. It is reportedly the most important pilgrimage site for Jews in Iran. ‘Disturbing reports … Read more