Tag: Iran

On Tuesday, Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi unveiled what was claimed to be Iran's first hypersonic weapon, named "Fattah" or “Conqueror” in Farsi. Iranian state media claims that the missile "has a range of 1,400 kilometers and hits the target at a speed of Mach 13 to 15."Footage of the missile...

Today, the U.S. Treasury announced the sanction of "five Iran- and Türkiye-based individuals and a company affiliated with the IRGC-QF, along with two senior officials of the IRGC’s Intelligence Organization (IRGC-IO), who have been involved in plotting external lethal operations against civilians including journalists and activists." IRGC-QF official Mohammad Reza Ansari (Ansari),...

On Sunday, the Taliban alluded to attempt a takeover of Iran amidst growing tensions over water disputes, an issue that has already claimed three lives. Obviously, the chances of a successful Taliban invasion of Iran is super, super low. A high-ranking Taliban commander released a video statement declaring that they would...

According to the Human Rights Organization Hengwa, Amin Heydari, an Iranian-French citizen, was arrested by the Iranian government six months ago after returning from a business trip abroad. He has been accused of “financing opposition groups abroad.” According to Hengwa: “Amin Heydari, an Iranian-French citizenwho is still in the custody...

In an escalating border dispute over water rights, gunfire exchange led to the death of two Iranian border guards and one Taliban combatant near a border post between Iran and Afghanistan. https://twitter.com/visegrad24/status/1662509571334651905?s=20 The outbreak of violence occurred today in Nimroz province, as per a statement from Abdul Nafi Takor, the Afghan...

More than two months after the March 2023 negotiations, brokered by China, resulted in Saudi Arabia and Iran vowing to restore diplomatic relations, Tehran has named their ambassador to Riyadh. Alireza Enayati has been named to head up diplomatic relations after formal suspension in 2016 following the execution of Nimr...