Iran has said the United States approved its fund transfer to buy coronavirus vaccines from overseas as its daily death toll fell to a three-month low. Central Bank governor Abdolnaser Hemmati Thursday said an Iranian bank had received backing from the US Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control to transfer the money to a Swiss bank to pay for the vaccines.

Iran says has won US approval to transfer funds to buy Covid vaccines

The United States outgoing President Donald Trump has blamed Iran for the attack on its embassy in Baghdad. In a tweet, Trump uploaded a picture of three rockets that he claimed that intended to hit the U.S. embassy but fail to launch. Iran says 'U.S. don't provoke tensions'.

Trump warns Iran over U.S. embassy attack in Baghdad

Afghanistan has been invited for second India, Uzbekistan, and Iran trilateral meet on the use of the Chabahar port. Earlier this month, the first meet took place at the deputy minister level between the 3 countries.

Afghanistan invited for second India, Uzbek, Iran trilateral meet on Chabahar

Essential workers in the healthcare sector have proven to be life-savers in trying times. As coronavirus continues to infect people across the globe, with a new strain recently spotted in the UK, a country has understood the value of its nurses.

This country just gave its nurses a 50% wage hike!

Washington is "prepared to react" if Tehran launches an attack to mark the first anniversary of the killing of powerful Iranian General Qasem Soleimani, the head of US forces in the Middle East warned Sunday.

US says ‘prepared to react’ if Iran seeks to avenge its top general's killing 

President-elect Joe Biden has not yet sworn in, but it seems that his job by no means will be easy. Amid the coronavirus pandemic that has continued to rise at an alarming pace in the United States, the cyberattack has struck the nation.

What does underground construction of nuclear plant in Iran suggest?

Satellites have caught fresh construction work at Iran's underground Fordo nuclear site. After the assassination of top scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, Tehran is sending a message to its adversaries.

Gravitas: Iran: Satellite images show construction work at Fordo nuclear site

World powers party to Iran nuclear deal struck by Brack Obama administration on Wednesday went into a huddle to diffuse tension and to decide plan of action under mounting pressure from Iranian breaches and US sanctions.

Iran nuclear deal: World powers try to diffuse tension

After the killing of Iran's top nuclear scientist, the country has decided to give 256% budget increase to the organisation that oversees military's nuclear research project.

Iran: Nuclear projects' budget hiked amidst pressure from international community

Iran announces 256% hike in budget for nuclear projects

Iran has often been accused of suppressing its women and in a latest, a 19-year-old Instagram influencer is Tehran's latest victim. Fatemah Khisvand's crime is that she uploaded zombie selfies and was charged for corrupting youngsters' mind and disrespecting the Islamic Republic of Iran.

How an Instagram model got stuck in Iran's 'cultural' war

Iran has jailed a teenage influencer for posting zombie selfies on Instagram. What justifies such outrageous punishment?

Gravitas: Iran jails 19-year-old Influencer

An Iranian Instagram star Sahar Tabar has been arrested and sentenced to 10 years in prison for posting distorted images online. Tabar, whose real name is Fatemeh Khishvand, is a 19-year-old Iranian woman who was popular on the social media platform Instagram and at one point had nearly 486,000 followers.

Iranian woman arrested for posting 'Zombie-like' images; charged for blasphemy

The UN rights chief on Monday slammed Iran's execution of dissident journalist Ruhollah Zam, saying it is "emblematic of a pattern of forced confessions extracted under torture".

UN, US condemn Iran's execution of dissident journalist

Iran has executed dissident journalist Ruhollah Zam. According to reports Zam was hanged on Saturday morning, he has been convicted of fomenting violence in 2017 anti- government protest. Iran top court had upheld death penalty for Zam.

Iran Journalist Ruhollah Zam Executed

Iran summoned German ambassador on Sunday after European Union criticised Iranian journalist's execution, Iranian media said. Germany currently holds European Union's rotating presidency.

Iran summons German envoy over EU criticism of journalist's execution: Report

Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Sunday posthumously awarded a prestigious military decoration to top nuclear scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, who was assassinated last month, state television reported.

Iran's Khamenei awards military medal to slain nuclear scientist

Turkey condemned Iran's "offensive language" aimed at Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan over a controversial poem that can possibly be taken to suggest Iran's northwestern provinces belong to Azerbaijan.

Turkey protests Iran's 'offensive language' against Erdogan

Iran executes French-based dissident journalist Ruhollah Zam, who was convicted of fomenting violence during anti-government protests in 2017.

Iran executes French-based dissident journalist Ruhollah Zam

The first meeting of India, Uzbekistan, and Iran on the joint use of Chabahar port will take place virtually on Monday. The meeting will be jointly chaired at the deputy minister level from Uzbekistan and Iran and at the secretary-level from India.

India, Uzbekistan, Iran trilateral meet on Chabahar on Monday

Iran on Saturday executed Ruhollah Zam, a former opposition figure who had lived in exile in France and was implicated in anti-government protests, days after his sentence was upheld.

Iran executes opposition figure Ruhollah Zam

Iran’s Supreme Court has upheld a death sentence against a dissident journalist who was captured in 2019 after years in exile in France, the judiciary said on Tuesday.

Iran upholds death sentence against France-based journalist it caught last year

Reports claim Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is transferring his title to his son due to ill health. If true, the transfer of power will bring about a seismic change in Tehran.

Gravitas: Is Khamenei transferring his title?

Iran’s Supreme Court has upheld a death sentence against France-based dissident journalist Ruhollah Zam for fuelling anti-government unrest in 2017 on social media

Iran top court upholds France-based dissident journalist's death sentence

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