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Israeli warplanes struck the Iranian consulate in Damascus on Monday, and a Lebanese security source told Reuters a senior commander of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps, Mohammad Reza Zahedi, had been killed in the attack. CBC | World News
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Israel ‘targets senior Iranian official in airstrike’ as Middle East tensions spiral
A massive explosion rocked the area near Iran’s Embassy in Damascus, Syria with unconfirmed reports suggesting Israel had targeted a senior official in an airstrike. Daily Express :: News Feed
Read More »Iranian journalist Pouria Zeraati stabbed outside London home as police rush to scene
The Metropolitan Police are investigating the horrific incident. Daily Express :: News Feed
Read More »From Tehran to St. John’s: An Iranian dissident’s harrowing 6-month journey to safety
Iranian human rights activist Atena Daemi didn’t want to leave her native country, but her declining health forced her hand. She ended up undertaking a perilous and unpredictable six-month journey that took her from Tehran to St. John’s. CBC | World News
Read More »Iranian regime launches satellites into space amid rising tensions rise in Middle East
Iran’s government said Sunday it successfully launched three satellites into space with a rocket that had multiple failures in the past, the latest for a program that the West says improves Tehran’s ballistic missiles. CBC | World News
Read More »Royal Navy chiefs locked in crisis talks over Iranian spy ship in Red Sea
Royal Navy chiefs were locked in talks with their US counterparts last night over the best way to eliminate an Iranian spy ship suspected of directing Houthi attacks in the Red Sea. Daily Express :: News Feed
Read More »Pakistan says two children killed in Iranian missile strike, recalls ambassador
Officials in Pakistan called the missile attack a “blatant breach” of its sovereignty and reported that a 6-year-old girl and an 11-month-old boy had been killed. Iran says its missiles targeted separatist militant group Jaish al-Adl, which seeks an independent Baluchistan in Afghanistan, Iran and Pakistan. CBC | World News
Read More »Iranian court extends prison term of Nobel Peace Prize winner, family says
A court in Iran has slapped imprisoned Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi with an additional sentence of 15 months for allegedly spreading propaganda against the Islamic Republic, her family said Monday. CBC | World News
Read More »Iranian journalists released on bail after 17 months in prison for coverage of Mahsa Amini’s death
Niloufar Hamedi, who broke the news of Iranian woman Mahsa Amini’s death in 2022 while in police custody for wearing her headscarf too loose, and Elaheh Mohammadi, who wrote about Amini’s funeral, were sentenced to seven and six years in prison, respectively, on charges including collaborating with the U.S. government. CBC | World News
Read More »Explosions kill more than 100 at event honouring Iranian general slain by U.S.
Two explosions minutes apart in Iran targeted a commemoration for a prominent general slain in a U.S. drone strike in 2020, killing at least 103 people and wounding at least 141 others as the Middle East remains on edge over Israel’s war on Hamas in the Gaza Strip. CBC | World News
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