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Iran blames Israel for killing top nuclear scientist, talks retaliation

Israel has previously accused the physicist of being key to a covert nuclear weapons programme

Prominent Iranian nuclear scientist Fakhrizadeh assassinated: Report

Fakhrizadeh has long been described by Western, Israeli and Iranian exile foes of Iran's clerical rulers as a leader of a covert atomic bomb programme halted in 2003

US imposes sweeping sanctions on Iran, targets Khamenei-linked foundation

The department imposed sanctions on what it described as a key patronage network for Khamenei

Last week, Donald Trump asked advisors about options for attacking Iran

The president was dissuaded from moving ahead with a strike by advisers who warned that it could escalate into a broader conflict in his last weeks in office

Iran continues to increase uranium stockpile beyond atomic deal limit: UN

Iran continues to increase its stockpile of low-enriched uranium far beyond the limits set in a landmark nuclear deal with world powers and to enrich it to a greater purity than permitted

Phantom buyers in Russia, advice from Iran help Venezuela skirt sanctions

Since the United States imposed sanctions on Venezuela in 2019, the state firm and some shipping agencies have been ignoring protocols for checking tanker identity, sources close to PDVSA said

Iran records its worst daily Covid-19 death toll; Iraq's tally over 460,000

Iran on Wednesday said 415 people died in the past 24 hours due to Covid-19.

US elections: Officials link Iran to emails meant to intimidate voters

US officials accused Iran of being behind a flurry of emails sent to Democratic voters in multiple battleground states that appeared to be aimed at intimidating them into voting for Trump

Russia calls for collective security in Persian Gulf, US blames Iran

Russia's foreign minister called for collective efforts to prevent a large-scale war in the Persian Gulf and got strong support from all Security Council members except the United States

Iran reports highest single-day spike of fresh 5,000 Covid-19 cases

Hospitals in the hard-hit capital of Tehran are overflowing. Last week, health officials announced that the city had run out of intensive care beds for virus patients

337 new deaths in Iran, highest daily toll since Covid-19 outbreak

Iran has registered 337 new deaths from Covid-19 on Monday, breaking its single-day record of coronavirus-related deaths since the beginning of the pandemic

Made in Iran thrives in economy Trump tried to cripple with sanctions

Small firms are filling the vacuum for consumer goods as Iranians struggle to buy foreign brands

India set to lose Farzad-B gas field as Iran looks at domestic firms

OVL and its partners had offered to invest up to $11 billion for development of the discovery, which was later named Farzad-B

UN arms embargoes on Iran expire despite objections from the US

A decade-long U.N. arms embargo on Iran that barred it from purchasing foreign weapons expired Sunday as planned under its nuclear deal with world powers, despite objections from the United States.

Iran declares official termination of travel, arms embargo imposed by UN

The attempt to "reinstate terminated Security Council resolutions against Iran failed when 13 members and three consecutive presidents of the Council rejected the U.S. claim," it said

United Nations' atomic watchdog inspects disputed Iranian nuclear site

UN atomic watchdog agency said Wednesday its inspectors have been able to visit the 2nd of two disputed sites where Iran is suspected of having stored or used undeclared nuclear material in the past

UAE defends decision to normalise Israel ties, criticises interference

Palestinians have blasted the deals signed by the UAE and Bahrain with Israel, which were brokered by the United States, as acts of betrayal

Iran experiences third Covid-19 wave, identifies 32 provinces as red zones

As Iran experiences the third wave of Covid-19, it has classified 32 provinces as red zones with the capital facing the most severe outbreak

Iran, Russia discussing joint production of Covid-19 vaccine: Report

The Russian Direct Investment Fund has said it is in talks with a number of countries about the possibility of producing the Russian 'Sputnik-V' vaccine abroad

Iran runs out of dollars, India's basmati rice exports may fall 20%

Islamic Republic ordered nearly 30 per cent of India's basmati rice exports in financial year 2019-20, buying 1.3 million tonnes