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As Tehran condemns decision to list IRGC as terrorist group, Ottawa urges Canadians in Iran to come home
The federal government is urging Canadians in Iran to come home to avoid acts of retaliation by the state — including arbitrary arrest — as Tehran condemns Ottawa’s decision to list the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps as a terrorist organization. CBC | World News
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 »Iran’s hardliners take early lead in Tehran in parliamentary vote
Iranian state TV has announced the first partial results from the country’s parliamentary elections, indicating a strong showing by hardliners in the capital Tehran. CBC | World News
Read More »Hardliners win all seats for Tehran in parliamentary vote
Iranian hardliners have won all 30 parliament seats in the capital, Tehran, state TV reported on Sunday, but officials have yet to announce the voter turnout from parliamentary elections two days ago. CBC | World News
Read More »Ukrainian airliner crashes near Tehran, Iran state TV says
A Ukrainian airplane carrying 170 passengers and crew crashed Wednesday near an airport in Iran’s capital, state TV reported. There was no immediate word on casualties. CBC | World News
Read More »Iran crisis: Voters DIVIDED over sending troops to fight with US as Tehran tensions soar
HALF of voters in an exclusive Express.co.uk poll would support British military action over Iran following US President Donald Trump’s airstrike that killed Tehran’s military general, it has been revealed. Daily Express :: News Feed
Read More »U.S. to hit 52 Iranian sites if Tehran retaliates on Soleimani, Trump tweets
President Donald Trump said on Saturday the United States has targeted 52 Iranian sites that it would strike if Iran attacks any Americans or any U.S. assets in response to Friday’s U.S. drone strike that killed Iranian military commander Qassem Soleimani and Iraqi militia leader Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis. CBC | World News
Read More »Iran attack: US orders citizens to flee Iraq ‘immediately’ as Tehran vows revenge
US citizens in Iraq have been told to leave the country immediately in the wake of the air strike which killed senior Iranian military commander Qassem Soleimani amid concerns the situation could escalate into a full-blown war. Daily Express :: News Feed
Read More »Iran alert: Tehran attacks the US for ‘reckless addiction’ to sanctions as tensions flare
IRAN has accused the US of having an “addiction” to imposing sanctions on countries across the world as the two states remain at odds. Daily Express :: News Feed
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