Iranian defense ministry denies executed MI6 spy was deputy defense chief
Iran’s defense ministry denies that executed British spy Alireza Akbari ever held the post of deputy defense minister of the Islamic Republic.
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Temperatures below freezing point in most of Iran as cold spell, gas shortage stings
Iran’s Center for Management of Natural Disasters says the recent cold spell has affected large swathes of the country and many provinces have experienced temperatures of down to -29 degrees centigrade that is unprecedented in the past 14 years.
Iran executes ex-defense official convicted of espionage for Britain
Iran has executed Alireza Akbari, a former defense official who was sentenced to death over long-running espionage for Britain’s MI6 intelligence service.
Iran leader says enemies made miscalculations in recent unrest
Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei highlighted the enemies’ “miscalculations” during the recent unrest in the country. He has stated that they attempted in vain to rally the Iranians behind their plot to overthrow the gover…
Iran FM calls for efforts toward swift govt. formation in Lebanon
Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian reaffirms the Islamic Republic’s support for Lebanon, calling on all factions in the Arab country to make efforts to end a presidential vacuum there and form a government.
Raisi: Enemies’ sanctions, threats failed to break Iranian nation’s iron will
Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi says the enemies have tried to tighten the noose around the Iranian nation’s neck and block the path of its progress through “maximum pressure,” sanctions and threats, but they have failed to achieve that goal.
Iranian national convicted of spying for Britain, sentenced to death
The Iranian intelligence ministry says former defense ministry employee Alireza Akbari convicted of spying for Britain has been sentenced to death.
Iran Foreign Ministry summons Iraqi envoy over use of fake name for Persian Gulf
The Iranian Foreign Ministry has summoned Baghdad’s Ambassador to Tehran to lodge a strong protest over the use of a fake name for the Persian Gulf in the title of an Arab soccer event hosted by the Iraqi city of Basra.
Iran says has busted 4 more Mossad spy teams plotting to conduct acts of terror, 13 nabbed
Iran says its intelligence forces have dismantled a terrorist ring tied to Israel’s Mossad spy agency, which has been plotting to carry out acts of sabotage in the country’s major cities.
Leader: Enemies targeted Iran’s strengths during recent riots
Leader of Iran’s Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei says enemies wanted to undermine the country’s points of strength during the recent riots, especially by propaganda.