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Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI), also known by its Western-given name Persia, is a country in West Asia. It borders Turkey to the northwest and Iraq to the west, Azerbaijan , Armenia , the Caspian Sea and Turkmenistan to the north, Afghanistan to the east, Pakistan to the southeast, the Gulf of Oman and the Persian Gulf to ...
May 20, 2024 · An ultraconservative president, 63-year-old Raisi was killed Sunday, along with Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian and other high-ranking officials, in a helicopter crash in Iran’s remote...
Apr 18, 2024 · Hezbollah, an Iran-backed group based in Lebanon, injured at least 14 IDF soldiers in strikes on Israel today, a day after two of the group's militia commanders were killed. The news comes as...
2 days ago · Iran is enriching uranium to up to 60% purity, close to the 90% of weapons grade, and has enough material enriched to that level, if enriched further, for three nuclear weapons, according to an ...
Jun 15, 2024 · Iran - BBC News. 8 hrs ago. Who is in charge of Iran? How might the election of a new president affect how the country is run? Middle East. 18 hrs ago. Wildcard candidate stirs up Iran...
1 day ago · Arash Khamooshi for The New York Times. Farnaz Fassihi reported from New York and Alissa J. Rubin from Tehran. As voting proceeded in Iran’s presidential election on Friday, early estimates from ...
Wildcard candidate stirs up Iran presidential election. Growing crowds have attended reformist Massoud Pezeshkian's rallies. A snap election called after a deadly helicopter crash. A candidate ...
3 days ago · Iran, a mountainous, arid, and ethnically diverse country of southwestern Asia. The country maintains a rich and distinctive cultural and social continuity dating back to the Achaemenian period, which began in 550 bce. Since 1979 it has become known for its unique brand of Islamic republic.
6 days ago · Iranians choose a president on Friday in a tightly controlled election following Ebrahim Raisi's death in a helicopter crash last month, with the outcome expected to influence the succession to...
Sep 22, 2022 · Antigovernment demonstrations in Iran are spreading after Mahsa Amini died in the custody of the morality police. Videos shared on social media show Iranians protesting in the face of...
