Iran’s Armed Forces Chief of Staff, Major General Mohammad Bagheri held talks with his host and Turkish counterpart, General Hulusi Akar, in Ankara on Tuesday, August 15.
The governor of the oil city of Basra has stepped down and gone to Iran after Iraq's anti-corruption body began investigating graft allegations against him, people close to him and officials said on Tuesday.
The BBC says an Iranian court has issued an order that "appears to effectively freeze" the assets of 152 people associated with its Persian-language service.
Reports from Iran say that a member of Erfane Halqeh, or Circle of Mysticism has been arrested in Esfahan by Revolutionary Guards' intelligence services.
Iran could easily abandon its nuclear deal with world powers within hours if the United States continues with its policies of "sanctions and coercion," President Hassan Rohani said on August 15.
An Iranian drone came within 1,000 feet (300 meters) of a U.S. aircraft carrier while it was in international waters in the Gulf conducting flight operations, a spokesman for the U.S. Naval Forces Central Command said on Monday.
Following the death of a street vendor on August 12 in the Iranian city of Qom, five suspects have been summoned to court, the city’s prosecutor announced.
Reporters Without Borders, RSF, has criticized the detention of the deputy editor of a reformist daily newspaper in Iran.
The United Arab Emirates signalled its desire to strengthen ties with Iraq during weekend talks with influential Iraqi Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr as part of efforts by Sunni nations of the Middle East to halt Iran's growing regional influence.
Iranian authorities are scrambling to find a solution to the case of two football (soccer) players, who have been threatened with expulsion from the national team because they played in a match for their Greek club against an Israeli team.
Saudi Arabia has reportedly asked Iraq to play the role of a mediator between Riyadh and Tehran, to reduce tensions between the two countries.
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