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Iran held a funeral for slain nuclear scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh in Tehran on Monday, as ministers continued to vow revenge for his killing. Defence minister Amir Hatami, speaking during the funeral, vowed that ‘this crime will not go unanswered by the Iranian nation’ and that the ‘criminals’ who carried out the killing will be pursued and punished. … Read more
Iranian nuclear scientist is ‘injured in attempted assassination near Tehran’ reports in Iran claim By Jemma Carr For Mailonline Published: 14:16 GMT, 27 November 2020 | Updated: 14:26 GMT, 27 November 2020 A nuclear scientist dubbed ‘father of the Iranian bomb’ has been injured in an assassination attempt, state-run media reports. Mohsen Fakhrizadeh-Mahabadi – a … Read more
Yet another fire hits Iran as blaze breaks out in Tehran industrial park – the latest in a series of mysterious blasts including one at a nuclear facility Fire broke out inside three industrial warehouses east of Tehran on Tuesday Blaze destroyed manufacturing supplies, including lumber and leather It is the latest in a series … Read more
An explosion has been heard in western Tehran as electricity cut out in a city suburb, in yet another blast to rock Iran in recent weeks. The claim was made by state broadcaster IRIB and cited online reports, but senior officials were quick to deny rumours of the explosion. The blast is the latest in … Read more
At least 13 die as huge explosion tears through buildings in Iranian capital Tehran Ten women and three men are reported to have died in the explosion on June 30 The explosion occurred at the Sina At’har health centre in the north of the capital A number of videos on social media appeared to show … Read more
Huge explosion at gas storage facility lights up night sky over Tehran An explosion took place at an Iranian gas storage facility near the capital Tehran Defence ministry spokesman Davoud Abdi said there were no casualties The fire was brought under control but the cause of the blast is not yet known By Kate Dennett For … Read more
The deafening explosion that lit up the night sky over Tehran in the early hours of December 1, 1943, was heard across the Iranian capital. It would surely have been noticed by Winston Churchill, a notorious light sleeper, over in the British Embassy, although he might not have immediately realised its grim significance. The previous … Read more
D-Day for Nazanin: British citizen imprisoned in Tehran will find out TODAY if she will be freed as her husband says ‘we are closer than ever’ but is still preparing for the worst Nazanin’s lawyers have been asked to attend court to find out the news today Mr Ratcliffe said yesterday the family are ‘on … Read more
Coronavirus is killing one person every 10 minutes in Iran, according to the nation’s health ministry. The Tehran government finally voiced the extent of the outbreak within its borders on Thursday after weeks of skewed numbers. The number of its confirmed cases is currently more than 19,640 with the death toll climbing to 1,433, making Iran … Read more