# Tehran

This year

2023

Iran court orders US government to pay $330 million for 'planning coup'

Relatives of those killed in the coup filed a legal petition specifically accused the United States of “planning and executing” the coup

15.2k

Aug 26th 2023, 4:17 PM

Iran

Iranian Revolutionary Guard shot dead in Tehran amid claims of botched burglary

Iran has been rocked by protests since the 16 September death of a woman who was arrested for allegedly violating the country’s female dress code.

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Jan 4th 2023, 1:04 PM

Last year

2022

Controversy

Football legend Ali Daei's family ordered off flight

The former Bayern Munich striker said his wife and daughter had flown on a Mahan Air flight

15.1k

Dec 26th 2022, 7:46 PM

Tehran

Iranian actress Taraneh Alidoosti arrested after condemning execution of protester

Alidoosti, star of the Oscar-winning film The Salesman, was detained a week after she made a post on Instagram.

19.7k

Dec 18th 2022, 7:46 AM

Tehran

Iran ousted from UN women's rights body over protest crackdown

The US led the campaign for Iran’s removal.

7.2k

Dec 14th 2022, 8:20 PM

Iran

A doctor, rap artists and footballer among those facing death penalty in Iran

Iran has already executed two men who were detained and convicted amid nationwide protests challenging the country’s theocracy.

13.0k

Dec 14th 2022, 1:27 PM

Iran

Ireland’s Tehran embassy reopening ‘under review’, says Coveney

Foreign Affairs Minister Simon Coveney said it “makes sense” to have an embassy in the Iranian capital, despite concerns.

8.6k

Nov 29th 2022, 8:02 PM

Riots

Iran doubles official toll for Tehran prison fire deaths to eight

An government news agency claimed clashes at the prison were unrelated to protests about the death of Mahsa Amini

4.3k

Oct 17th 2022, 9:10 AM

Iran

Iranians protest for 10th night following warning of 'decisive' response from judiciary

Protests abroad in solidarity with Iranian women were also held in Athens, Berlin, Brussels, Istanbul, Madrid, New York and other cities.

9.4k

Sep 26th 2022, 7:48 AM

Iran

US moves to help Iranians access internet as protesters continue to rally after woman’s death

Iran has been rocked by a week of bloody protests over the death last week of Mahsa Amini.

14.4k

Sep 23rd 2022, 9:25 PM

Iran

Iranian State media suggests at least 26 killed in protests after woman’s death

Iran’s state-run media this week reported demonstrations of hundreds of people in at least 13 cities, including the capital, Tehran.

7.4k

Sep 23rd 2022, 9:55 AM

Tehran

17 dead in Iran as protests grow following death of woman after morality police arrest

Iranian authorities have also restricted internet access and blocked messaging apps including WhatsApp and Instagram.

38.9k

Updated

Sep 22nd 2022, 9:47 PM

Tehran

Iran demanded €33,000 to release retired engineer alongside Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, family says

Anoosheh Ashoori was arrested in 2017 and sentenced to jail for 10 years on charges of spying for Israel.

21.5k

Mar 19th 2022, 1:26 PM

All time

Tehran

10 Iran military personnel on trial over downed Ukraine jet

Ukraine International Airlines flight PS752 crashed shortly after take-off from Iran’s capital Tehran in January 2020, killing all 176 people aboard.

13.9k

Nov 21st 2021, 5:05 PM

Tehran

US says unclear Iran ready for nuclear pact return

A fifth round of talks are talking place in Vienna on rescuing the deal.

10.0k

May 23rd 2021, 6:20 PM

Natanz

Iran’s nuclear facility struck by 'suspicious' blackout

It is the latest incident to strike the site.

24.8k

Apr 11th 2021, 3:13 PM

Tehran

British-Iranian dual citizen Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe back in Iran court on 'propaganda' charges

Zaghari-Ratcliffe finished serving a five-year sentence last week.

17.6k

Mar 14th 2021, 1:45 PM

Tehran

Iran court to retry three sentenced to death over protests

Numerous calls had spread online after the verdict was announced calling for a halt to the executions.

11.2k

Dec 5th 2020, 1:00 PM

Mohsen Fakhrizadeh

Top nuclear scientist was 'assassinated', says Iran's defence minister

Mohsen Fakhrizadeh died in hospital from wounds suffered during an attack by “armed terrorists”, the country’s defence ministry said.

21.8k

Nov 27th 2020, 3:56 PM

Iran

'An agonising wait': Decision on Zaghari-Ratcliffe’s release from prison delayed again

The British-Iranian mother has been temporarily freed from Evin Prison in Tehran in response to the Covid-19 pandemic.

20.5k

Apr 19th 2020, 3:32 PM

Tehran

Iran makes arrests and plans 'special court' over shooting down of Ukrainian plane

Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani said ‘anyone who should be punished must be punished’.

12.2k

Jan 14th 2020, 8:51 AM

Tehran

Iranian police fire tear gas at people protesting against downing of passenger jet

US President Donald Trump warned Iran that the world and “more importantly, the USA is watching”.

9.4k

Jan 13th 2020, 7:19 AM

Tehran

UK ambassador to Iran summoned following arrest at anti-government protest

176 people were killed when the plane was shot down earlier this week.

40.1k

Updated

Jan 12th 2020, 3:06 PM

Plane Crash

Ukraine seeks evidence as video appears to show missile hitting downed airliner over Iran

American, British and Canadian officials say intelligence sources indicate that Iran shot down the plane.

58.3k

Jan 10th 2020, 8:42 AM

Tehran

'Highly likely' Iran accidentally shot down Ukraine airliner, US officials say

The plane crashed outside Tehran with the loss of all 176 people on board.

44.6k

174

Updated

Jan 9th 2020, 9:10 PM

Tehran

Ukrainian plane 'turned back' before crashing in Iran as authorities probe 'seven scenarios'

The crash, which killed 176 people, happened shortly after the plane took off yesterday.

27.5k

Updated

Jan 9th 2020, 3:33 PM

Tehran

Iran 'will not give black boxes to Americans' as 176 killed in plane crash near Tehran

The plane had taken off from Imam Khomeini International Airport in Tehran.

69.9k

Updated

Jan 8th 2020, 11:41 AM

Voices

Opinion: Iran's shrewdest retaliation for Soleimani assassination is political, not military

Tehran will want to ensure its response does not bring further cost to the nation, writes Scott Lucas, Professor of International Politics.

17.7k

Jan 7th 2020, 6:17 PM

Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe

Johnson should stop 'getting distracted' in case of British-Iranian woman imprisoned in Iran, husband says

Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe has been imprisoned in Tehran since 2016, after being accused of spying.

16.3k

Dec 30th 2019, 5:18 PM

Azadi Stadium

Thousands of Iranian women enjoy football match as Tehran lifts decades-old ban

The move came amid pressure from Fifa, which had threatened to ban the country if female supporters were not permitted to games.

26.1k

Oct 10th 2019, 10:42 PM

Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe

British-Iranian woman ends 15-day hunger strike in Tehran jail

Nazanin was jailed for five years for allegedly trying to topple the Iranian government.

20.5k

Jun 29th 2019, 5:00 PM

gulf of oman

Iran 'categorically rejects' US tanker attack allegations

Washington has blamed Iran for two tanker attacks in the Gulf of Oman.

8.5k

Jun 19th 2019, 2:21 PM

Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe

British-Iranian woman begins fresh hunger strike in Tehran jail

Nazanin was sentenced to five years for allegedly trying to topple the Iranian government.

18.5k

Jun 15th 2019, 4:28 PM

Gulf Wars

US orders all non-emergency staff to leave embassy and consulate in Iraq

US signals about escalating danger posed by Iran have been met with some skepticism by Washington’s allies.

13.5k

May 15th 2019, 11:23 AM

Tehran

Plane crashes in Iran, with all 66 people on board feared dead

The plane was flying from Tehran to the southern city of Yasuj.

14.4k

Feb 18th 2018, 11:30 AM

Tehran

Isis attack on Iranian parliament that killed 13 'unequivocally condemned' by President Higgins

The attack was the Islamic State’s first such terrorist action on Iranian soil.

24.1k

Jun 8th 2017, 12:01 PM

Tehran

12 dead as ISIS gunmen and suicide bombers storm Iran's parliament

The tomb of revolutionary leader Ayatollah Khomeini was also targeted.

37.6k

Jun 7th 2017, 1:17 PM

On notice

'Iran has the potential to take the world with it' - America isn't happy with nuclear deal

“The Trump administration has no intention of passing the buck to a future administration on Iran.”

15.8k

Apr 20th 2017, 7:17 AM

Trade with Tehran

Why Ireland's farmers want the Irish embassy in Iran to reopen

The ICSA has called on the government to reopen the Irish embassy in Iran.

13.7k

Jan 1st 2017, 6:15 AM

Stalemate

Women's chess champion to boycott world finals in Iran over requirement to wear hijab

American Nazi Paikidze-Barnes says it is “unacceptable” to host the World Championships “in a place where women do not have basic fundamental rights”.

24.7k

Oct 11th 2016, 6:05 PM