Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Saturday discussed events in Iran and North Korea with US President Donald Trump in a lengthy phone call, the Kyodo news agency reported.
Near-simultaneous attacks believed to have been carried out by drones hit three government-run oil and gas installations in central Syria.
Air pollution will increase in the coming days in Iran’s capital Tehran, the official news agency IRNA quoted an official of the country’s meteorological organization as saying.
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani wrapped up his two-day visit to Japan on Saturday as Tehran, under U.S. sanctions pressure, sought economic support from Tokyo.
A group of independent UN rights experts strongly criticized Tehran Friday, warning thousands could still be detained after a deadly crackdown on mass protests last month and voicing alarm at reports that inmates have been tortured.
In a rare move Kelly Craft, the U.S. Ambassador to the UN walked over to her Iranian counterpart Majid Takht-Ravanchi on Thursday and the two envoys exchanged a few words.
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Friday asked visiting Iranian President Hassan Rouhani to honor the commitments made under the 2015 nuclear agreement known as JCPOA.
In a statement on December 20 Iran’ Foreign Ministry spokesman blasted the U.S. Secretary of State for remarks about Iran human rights.
The Hezbollah-backed candidate will become PM in Lebanon but it is not clear if anti-government protests will end.
The U.S. imposed sanctions on two Iranian judges for having punished Iranian citizens and dual nationals for exercising their freedoms of speech and assembly.
European lawmakers have condemned Iranian security forces’ widespread and disproportionate use of force against non-violent protesters and urged Iran to announce the death toll.
Iran's rank in the new Human Freedom Index has not changed since the previous report was published. It is still among the lowest in the index of human freedom in 162 countries.
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