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Russia calls for collective security in Persian Gulf, US blames Iran

Russia's foreign minister called for collective efforts to prevent a large-scale war in the Persian Gulf and got strong support from all Security Council members except the United States

Iran reports highest single-day spike of fresh 5,000 Covid-19 cases

Hospitals in the hard-hit capital of Tehran are overflowing. Last week, health officials announced that the city had run out of intensive care beds for virus patients

337 new deaths in Iran, highest daily toll since Covid-19 outbreak

Iran has registered 337 new deaths from Covid-19 on Monday, breaking its single-day record of coronavirus-related deaths since the beginning of the pandemic

Made in Iran thrives in economy Trump tried to cripple with sanctions

Small firms are filling the vacuum for consumer goods as Iranians struggle to buy foreign brands

India set to lose Farzad-B gas field as Iran looks at domestic firms

OVL and its partners had offered to invest up to $11 billion for development of the discovery, which was later named Farzad-B

UN arms embargoes on Iran expire despite objections from the US

A decade-long U.N. arms embargo on Iran that barred it from purchasing foreign weapons expired Sunday as planned under its nuclear deal with world powers, despite objections from the United States.

Iran declares official termination of travel, arms embargo imposed by UN

The attempt to "reinstate terminated Security Council resolutions against Iran failed when 13 members and three consecutive presidents of the Council rejected the U.S. claim," it said

United Nations' atomic watchdog inspects disputed Iranian nuclear site

UN atomic watchdog agency said Wednesday its inspectors have been able to visit the 2nd of two disputed sites where Iran is suspected of having stored or used undeclared nuclear material in the past

UAE defends decision to normalise Israel ties, criticises interference

Palestinians have blasted the deals signed by the UAE and Bahrain with Israel, which were brokered by the United States, as acts of betrayal

Iran experiences third Covid-19 wave, identifies 32 provinces as red zones

As Iran experiences the third wave of Covid-19, it has classified 32 provinces as red zones with the capital facing the most severe outbreak

Iran, Russia discussing joint production of Covid-19 vaccine: Report

The Russian Direct Investment Fund has said it is in talks with a number of countries about the possibility of producing the Russian 'Sputnik-V' vaccine abroad

Iran runs out of dollars, India's basmati rice exports may fall 20%

Islamic Republic ordered nearly 30 per cent of India's basmati rice exports in financial year 2019-20, buying 1.3 million tonnes

Iran strikes defiant tone at United Nations under crushing US sanctions

Hassan Rouhani delivered a defiant and fiery speech to the UN General Assembly as his nation grapples with the Middle East's worst coronavirus outbreak and a weakened economy

After defying UN on Iran, Donald Trump boycotts 75th anniversary session

US President Donald Trump, who defied the UN and unilaterally reimposed sanctions on Iran, has boycotted the world body's 75th anniversary commemoration

US says UN sanctions on Iran back as allies, rivals object; rial falls

Rial fell to a record low against US dollar in the grey market on Sunday

US sanctions unlikely to hinder arms sales to Iran, says Javad Zarif

The UN Security Council arms embargo on Iran expires on October 18. Washington has said that it expects the sanctions to be reinstated

More Iranian nationals charged in US with hacking crimes

Federal prosecutors have announced criminal charges accusing Iranian nationals with conducting cyberattacks in the US, with charges this time targeting a member of Iran's elite Revolutionary Guard

Showdown set as US to declare United Nations sanctions on Iran are back

In defiance of overwhelming opposition, the United States is preparing to declare that all international sanctions against Iran have been restored

As Arab Gulf starts opening to Israel, Palestinians face a reckoning

Palestinian leaders face calls to overhaul their strategy to avoid becoming marginalised in a region where Israel and most Sunni Arab regimes share a fear of Iran

Iran slams report on alleged plot to kill US envoy to avenge Soleimani

Iran's Foreign Ministry has slammed a US media report about Tehran allegedly trying to assassinate the US Ambassador to South Africa in revenge for the killing of Qassem Soleimani