Iran

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Middle East

Iran executes man convicted of rape

The Islamic republic maintains the death penalty for several crimes, including rape and sexual assault

Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi attends a press conference following a meeting with Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in Moscow, Russia, April 18, 2025. Photo: Tatyana Makeyeva/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo
Middle East

Iran will not back down from nuclear rights: Foreign minister

Rescuers search for survivors in a damaged building after it was hit by an Indian strike in Muridke near Lahore, Pakistan, May 7, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Mohsin Raza/File Photo
South Asia

Iran's foreign minister repeats call for restraint in India-Pakistan standoff

File photo of Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif. Photo: Collected
South Asia

Pakistan PM Sharif postpones official visit to Malaysia

Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi attends a meeting with his Armenian counterpart in Yerevan, Armenia, on March 25, 2025. Photo: AFP via BSS
South Asia

Iran's foreign minister visits Pakistan to help defuse tensions with India over Kashmir attack

The Iranian flag is seen flying over a street in Tehran, Iran, February 3, 2023. Photo: Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS/File Photo
Middle East

Iran says it will strike back if US or Israel attack

US President Donald Trump gestures upon arrival at Newark Liberty International Airport, after attending Pope Francis' funeral, in Newark, New Jersey, US, April 26, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Nathan Howard
World+Biz

Trump threatens sanctions against buyers of Iranian oil after US-Iran nuclear talks are postponed

US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth attends a meeting with Britain's Defence Secretary John Healey (not pictured) at the Pentagon in Washington, DC, US, 6 March 2025. Photo: Reuters
World+Biz

Pentagon chief warns Iran of consequences for supporting Houthis

Miniatures of people with computers are seen in front of binary codes and words 'Cyber attack' in this illustration taken July 19, 2023. Photo: REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
Middle East

Iran repelled large cyber attack on Sunday

Smoke from the explosion is seen at the Shahid Rajaee port in Bandar Abbas, Iran, 26 April 2025. Photo: Reuters
Middle East

Death toll from blast at Iran's Bandar Abbas port rises to 40

Smoke from the explosion is seen at the Shahid Rajaee port in Bandar Abbas, Iran, 26 April 2025. Photo: Reuters
Middle East

Death toll from blast at Iran's Bandar Abbas port rises to 28

Smoke from the explosion is seen at the Shahid Rajaee port in Bandar Abbas, Iran, 26 April 2025. Photo: Reuters
World+Biz

Suspected chemical blast at Iran's Bandar Abbas kills 4, injures over 500

A 3D-printed miniature model of Donald Trump and the U.S. and Iran flags are seen in this illustration taken January 15, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
Middle East

Iran, US to resume talks in Oman to narrow gaps over new nuclear deal