TEHRAN, Iran — A 6.1-magnitude earthquake struck southern Iran on Saturday, killing at least five people and injuring 49, state TV reported, followed by two strong tremors measuring up to 6.3 magnitude. About 24 tremors, two measuring 6.3 and 6.1, followed the 2 a.m. local time tremor that flattened the village of Sayeh Khosh near … Read more
Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid has attacked EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell over a visit to Tehran aimed at relaunching negotiations on the Iran nuclear deal, which Israel has long rejected and tried to undermine in any way it could. As a courtesy, Borrell reached out to Lapid ahead of his visit to Tehran, … Read more
VIENNA — The Munich Security Conference, the exclusive annual gathering of powerful decision-makers, can add one more event to its agenda this weekend: the Iran nuclear talks. As officials signal an agreement may be nearing, European nuclear negotiators are expected to travel to Munich this weekend to keep talks going during the conference over reviving … Read more
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A fire erupted at a military base in western Iran, state-linked media reported on Monday, the latest in a series of blazes and other mishaps at Iranian infrastructure in recent months. The fire broke out at a warehouse full of engine oil and flammable materials at a base belonging … Read more
(Adds State Department’s report to Congress, background, details on nuclear talks) By Humeyra Pamuk WASHINGTON, Feb 4 (Reuters) – President Joe Biden’s administration on Friday restored sanctions waivers to Iran to allow international nuclear cooperation projects, as indirect American-Iranian talks on reviving the 2015 international nuclear deal with Tehran enter the final stretch. The waivers … Read more
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Iran has executed two gay men who were convicted on charges of sodomy and spent six years on death row, a rights group reported. Homosexuality is illegal in Iran, considered one of the most repressive places in the world for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people. According to a report … Read more
