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Iran says embassy attack should not affect Azerbaijan relations
Iran and Azerbaijan disagree on whether Friday’s attack on the Azeri embassy in Tehran constituted a ‘terrorist act’.
Published On 29 Jan 2023
Earthquake in Iran’s Khoy kills three, injures hundreds
A magnitude 5.9 earthquake hits Khoy, which has experienced several earthquakes in the previous months.
Published On 29 Jan 2023
Iran thwarts drone attacks on Isfahan military site
Iranian defence ministry says a loud blast heard in Isfahan was caused by ‘unsuccessful’ drone attacks.
Published On 29 Jan 2023
US charges three in Iran-linked plot to assassinate journalist
Attorney General Garland says charges stem from an investigation into Iranian efforts to target a journalist on US soil.
Published On 27 Jan 2023

A guard is killed and two injured by a man with an assault rifle, the Azerbaijani foreign ministry says.

Essential Middle East examines rising executions in Iran and its implications.

Foreign ministry in Tehran blacklists three entities and 22 people from the EU, a think tank and eight officials in UK.

Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps is a leading counterterror force and essential to Europe’s security interests.

US measures, taken in coordination with the EU and UK, target Iranian officials accused of suppressing demonstrations.

EU foreign policy chief says that the bloc won’t label the IRGC a ‘terrorist’ organisation, for now.

Depreciation of the rial comes amid boiling tensions with the West and continuing protests in Iran.

Response from Tehran on Thursday’s move has ranged from defiance to warnings of consequences for Europe.

South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol’s description of Iran as an ‘enemy’ of the United Arab Emirates has angered Tehran.

Siamak Namazi was arrested in October 2015 and charged with trying to overthrow the state, which he denies.

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