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Russia says Iran's president will visit this week and sign a partnership pact with Putin
MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin will host his Iranian counterpart this week for the signing of a broad partnership pact between Moscow and Tehran, the Kremlin said Monday. The agreement on “comprehensive strategic partnership” between the countries will be signed...
Iran says Swiss national held on espionage charges kills himself in prison
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — A Swiss national detained in Iran on espionage charges killed himself Thursday at a prison in rural Semnan province, state media reported. The report by the Iranian judiciary's Mizan news agency did not identify the man, only saying the man had asked his...
Italy says plane with journalist Cecilia Sala, detained in Iran since Dec 19, has left Tehran and is bringing her home
Saudi Arabia says it executes 6 Iranians for drug smuggling
BEIRUT (AP) — Saudi Arabia said on Wednesday that the kingdom executed six Iranian men for drug smuggling, sparking strong objections from Iran at a time when the two countries are trying to mend relations. The Saudi Interior Ministry said the six men had been caught smuggling...
Jimmy Carter: Many evolutions for a centenarian ‘citizen of the world’
PLAINS, Ga. (AP) — Newly married and sworn as a Naval officer, Jimmy Carter left his tiny hometown in 1946 hoping to climb the ranks and see the world. Less than a decade later, the death of his father and namesake, a merchant farmer and local politician who went by “Mr....
A suicide bomber kills a police officer and wounds another in southern Iran
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — A suicide bomber killed a local police officer and wounded another in a southern Iranian port city, home to a large Sunni Muslim community, local media said Sunday. The hard-line Javan Daily, a newspaper close to the country's powerful Revolutionary Guard, said...
Italian journalist Cecilia Sala detained by police while reporting in Iran
ROME (AP) — An Italian journalist who was reporting in Tehran has been detained by the Iranian police, Italy’s foreign ministry said in a statement Friday. Cecilia Sala was reporting in the Iranian capital when she was detained on Dec. 19, the ministry said, adding that it was...
A road accident in a remote part of western Iran left 9 dead and 14 injured
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — An intercity bus plunged into a ravine in western Iran on Saturday after the driver lost control of the speeding vehicle, killing nine passengers, state media reported. A state TV report said six of the nine victims were killed immediately at the site of the...
Two charged in connection with Iran-backed drone strike that killed 3 US troops in the Middle East
BOSTON (AP) — Two men, including a dual Iranian American citizen, have been charged with conspiring to export sensitive technology to Iran that was used in a drone attack in Jordan that killed three American troops early this year and injured dozens of other service members, the Justice...
Iran to shut offices, colleges and schools in Tehran because of air pollution
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran announced Tuesday that all governmental offices, universities, and schools in the province of Tehran will be closed for two days because of poor air quality, state TV reported. The capital city of Tehran — home to over 10 million people — saw the...