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Iranian attack on Israel escalates ME tension

Iranian missile attack on Israel has fueled fears that it would make the entire Middle East region tinderbox, with the ...

Iranian leader Khamenei calls on Muslims to confront Israel

Observer Online Desk

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei called on Muslims on Saturday "to stand by the people of Lebanon and the ...

Only Gaza ceasefire will delay retaliation, say Iranian officials

DUBAI/BEIRUT, Aug 13: Only a ceasefire deal in Gaza stemming from hoped-for talks this week would hold Iran back from ...

Iranians head out to vote in 2nd round of presidential election

Observer Online Desk

Iranians vote on Friday in the run-off round of a presidential election offering a choice between a veteran hardliner and ...

Iranians split on presidential vote as hardships mount

TEHRAN, June 21: With just a week remaining before a presidential election, Iranians are divided over whether voting will address ...

Nobel committee condemns jail term for Iranian laureate Mohammadi

Observer Online Desk

The Norwegian Nobel Committee on Thursday criticised an Iranian court's decision to slap an additional one-year jail term on imprisoned ...

Yemen's Houthi rebels unveil solid-fuel 'Palestine' missile that resembles Iranian hypersonic

Observer Online Desk

Yemen's Houthi rebels have unveiled a new, solid-fuel missile in their arsenal that resembles aspects of one earlier displayed by ...

Escaped Iranian director presents latest film at Cannes

Observer Online Desk

It is one of the most dramatic storylines ever delivered at Cannes: Iranian director Mohammad Rasoulof walks the red carpet ...

Fakhrul signs condolence book for Iranian Prez, FM

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Thursday signed the condolence book opened at the Iranian Embassy here following ...

How are Iranians reacting to President Raisi’s death?

Deutsche Welle

The sudden death of hardline President Ebrahim Raisi has divided Iranian society. The regime has declared five days of national ...

Iranians pay last respects to Raisi

TEHRAN, May 21: Tens of thousands of Iranians gathered Tuesday to mourn President Ebrahim Raisi and seven members of his ...

Prez, PM mourn death of Iranian President Raisi

Diplomatic Correspondent

President Mohammed Shahabuddin and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina have expressed deep shock and sorrow at the death of Iranian President ...

BNP mourns deaths of Iranian President, Foreign Minister

Observer Online Desk

BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Monday expressed deep shock and sorrow over the tragic deaths of Iranian ...

President, PM mourn death of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi

Observer Online Desk

President Mohammed Shahabuddin and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina have expressed deep shock and sorrow at the deaths of Iranian President ...

Iranian President Raisi, foreign minister killed in helicopter crash

Observer Online Desk

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and his foreign minister were killed in a helicopter crash in mountainous terrain and icy weather, ...

Iranian President Raisi feared dead as helicopter wreckage found

Observer Online Desk

Hopes are fading that Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and his foreign minister have survived a helicopter crash in mountainous terrain ...

Helicopter carrying Iran's President Raisi makes rough landing, Iranian media say

Observer Online Desk

A helicopter carrying Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and his foreign minister made a rough landing on Sunday as it was ...

G7 leaders to discuss Iranian strikes: Italy

Observer Online Desk

Leaders from the G7 will hold a video conference later Sunday to discuss the Iranian strikes on Israel, Italy -- ...

Israel on alert after Iranian threat as Gaza war grinds on

Observer online desk

Israel was on alert Thursday after its arch-foe Iran threatened reprisals over a strike in Syria this month that killed ...

China condemns Israel strike on Iranian consular annex in Syria

Observer Online Desk

China on Tuesday said it condemned Israeli air strikes that destroyed the Iranian embassy's consular annex in Damascus, adding it ...

Iranian consulate in Damascus flattened in suspected Israeli air strike

BEIRUT, Apr 1: Irans consulate in the Syrian capital Damascus was flattened on Monday in what Syrian and Iranian media ...

Iranian TV journalist stabbed in London in stable condition

Observer Online Desk

A UK-based journalist for independent Iranian media who was attacked outside his London home, prompting a counter-terrorism police probe, is ...

Indian Navy rescues Iranian fishing vessel hijacked by pirates

NEW DELHI, Mar 30: The Indian Navy said it had freed a hijacked Iranian fishing vessel from nine armed pirates ...

At least nine pro-Iranian killed in strikes in Syria: NGO

Observer Online Desk

At least nine pro-Iranian including a leader were killed Tuesday in air strikes in war-torn eastern Syria, the Syrian Observatory ...

Russian rocket successfully puts Iranian satellite into orbit

Observer Online Desk

A Russian rocket on Thursday successfully put an Iranian satellite into orbit, a launch that underlined increasingly close cooperation between ...

Khamenei rallies Iranians to vote Friday in show to enemies

TEHRAN, Feb 28: Irans supreme leader urged voters to come out in droves on Friday and show the foes of ...

US approves plan to strike Iranian targets in Syria and Iraq

WASHINGTON, Feb 2: The US has approved plans for a series of strikes on Iranian targets in Syria and Iraq, ...

US downs Iranian drones, strikes Huthi anti-air missile

Observer Online Desk

An American naval destroyer shot down three Iranian drones along with an anti-ship missile fired by Yemen's Huthis rebels Wednesday, ...

Iranian and Hezbollah commanders help Houthi attacks in Yemen, sources say

DUBAI, Jan 20: Commanders from Irans Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) and Lebanons Hezbollah group are on the ground in ...

US, British militaries launch massive retaliatory strike against Iranian-backed Houthis in Yemen

Observer Online Desk

The U.S. and British militaries bombed more than a dozen sites used by the Iranian-backed Houthis in Yemen on Thursday, ...