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Iran's elite technical university emerges as hub of anti-govt protests

The aging brick campus of the Sharif University of Technology, Iran's elite technical school, has long been a magnet for the nation's brightest minds, with a record of elevating its students to the highest reaches of society. Thousands of Sharif University alumni power Iran's most sensitive industries, including nuclear energy and aerospace. One of supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's closest advisors has taught there for decades. But as demonstrations erupt across Iran first sparked by the death in September of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini in the custody of the country's morality police the scientific powerhouse known as Iran's MIT has emerged as an unexpected hub for protest, fuelling Iran's biggest anti-government movement in over a decade. We've become politically active because there is nothing to lose, said an electrical engineering major and activist in Sharif University's student association who spoke on condition of anonymity. Like others who insisted their identities be .

Tehran rejects EU claim on use of Iranian drones against Ukraine

Iranian Foreign Minister has rejected the claim of the EU that Iran had sent missiles and drones to Russia to be used against Ukraine

Ukraine War: What are Kamikaze drones deployed by the Russian military?

As Russia has unleashed a wave of Kamikaze drones on Ukraine for the second time, let's understand what is this weapon and how does it work

Blaze, shots heard from Iran's prison as nationwide protests enter 5th week

A huge fire blazed at a notorious prison where political prisoners and anti-government activists are kept in the Iranian capital. Online videos and local media reported gunshots, as nationwide protests entered a fifth week. Iran's state-run IRNA reported that there were clashes between prisoners in one ward and prison personnel, citing a senior security official. The official said prisoners had set fire to a warehouse full of prison uniforms, which caused the blaze. He said the "rioters" were separated from the other prisoners to de-escalate the conflict. The official said the "situation is completely under control" and that firemen were extinguishing the flames. But footage of the blaze continued to circulate online. Videos showed shots ringing out as plumes of smoke engulfed the sky in Tehran amid the sound of an alarm. The US-based Centre for Human Rights in Iran reported that an "armed conflict" broke out within the prison walls. It said shots were first heard in Ward 7 of the .

Iran police fire tear gas at protests over Mahsa Amini's death in custody

Iranian police fired tear gas to disperse a protest in the western, mainly Kurdish city of Sanandaj, where hundreds rallied to decry the death of a young woman while in police custody in Tehran last week, reports said. The case of the 22-year-old Mahsa Amini, who was detained last Tuesday after Iran's so-called morality police found fault with her headscarf, or hijab, has set off a public outcry in the country, mainly on social media. Police said she died of a heart attack and have denied any allegations of torture or abuse. The semiofficial Fars news agency reported late Sunday that police also arrested several people from about 500 protesters who had gathered on Sunday at Azadi Square in Sanandaj, the capital of Iran's Kurdistan province. Fars said the protesters smashed car windows and set fire to street garbage cans. The agency's website carried a brief video showing scores of men and women protesting, claiming the police's explanation about Amini's death was not ...

Biden underscores US commitment to never let Iran acquire nuclear weapon

US President Joe Biden spoke with Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid and underscored the commitment of the United States to never allow Iran to acquire a nuclear weapon

Putin, in Tehran, gets strong support from Iran over Ukraine invasion

Vladimir Putin won staunch support from Iran for his country's military campaign in Ukraine, with Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei saying the West opposes an independent and strong Russia

Iran hard-liners burn US and Israeli flags in Tehran, slam Biden visit

Dozens of Iranian hard-liners rallied at a square in downtown Tehran, burning US and Israeli flags and denouncing President Joe Biden's visit to the Middle East

Satellite images suggest Iran preparing for rocket launch amid tensions

Iran appeared to be readying for a space launch Tuesday as satellite images showed a rocket on a rural desert launch pad, just as tensions remain high over Tehran's nuclear program

IAEA warns of 'fatal blow' to nuclear deal as Iran removes cameras

Iran had warned of retaliation if the IAEA's 35-nation Board of Governors passed a resolution drafted by the United States, France, Britain and Germany criticising Tehran

Train derailment kills at least 21 passengers in east Iran; 87 injured

The train, operated by the state-run Islamic Republic Railway, carried some 350 people as it travelled from the town of Tabas, some 550 km (340 miles) southeast of Tehran, to the city of Yazd

Afghan delegation to visit Iran to talk border tension, refugee challenges

Afghan students and refugees residing in Iran said that they have always faced visa issues as well as residence and employment problems across Iran

Prez Ebrahim Raisi warns Israel on making 'tiniest move' against Iran

If the tiniest move by you happens against nation of Iran, center of the Zionist regime will be destination of our armed forces, Raisi said, referring to Tel Aviv

EU envoy held talks in Tehran amid hopes to restore nuclear agreement

Leading European Union envoy held talks in Tehran on Sunday, Iran's state-run media reported, amid hopes that an agreement to restore Iran's tattered nuclear deal with world powers could be completed

Iran welcomes normalisation of ties with Saudi Arabia: Iranian FM

Regarding the situation in Yemen, Amir-Abdollahian added that Saudi Arabia has received a number of requests from Iran to cease the war in Yemen, Xinhua news agency reported

Iran ready to supply required oil for world market, says official

Mohsen Khojasteh Mehr, head of the National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC), has said that his country is ready to supply the required oil for the world market and stabilise prices.

Delta variant of Covid spreads to much of Iran triggering jump in cases

The new variant of the virus entered Iran from its eastern and southeastern borders and has triggered a jump in the cases, the Iranian national headquarters fighting Covid-19 has announced

Hard-line judiciary head wins Iran presidential election as turnout low

Iran's hard-line judiciary chief won the country's presidential election in a landslide victory Saturday, propelling the supreme leader's protege into Tehran's highest civilian position

Iran says 'good' progress made on nuclear talks, discussion on right track

Iran's top negotiator at nuclear talks under way in Vienna said on Saturday that the discussions were on the right track and consultations would continue

Iran nuclear deal talks resume in Vienna, lifting sanctions on agenda

The Joint Commission of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, known as the Iran nuclear deal, resumed talks with the lifting of sanctions on Iran and nuclear implementation measures on top