Iran

Iran has chosen Massoud Pezeshkian, a reformist candidate, as its new president. Pezeshkian defeated his conservative rival Saeed Jalili, securing 53.3% of the more than 30 million votes counted. The election came after no candidate secured a majority in the…

A joint academic study between France and Iran has found evidence of human presence in a cave in central Iran, dating between 452,000 and 165,000 years ago. The findings include carved stone tools, horse bones, and primary teeth. The study,…

Seyed Ebrahim Raisi, the president of Iran, died due to a helicopter crash in Warzghan region of East Azerbaijan province. The helicopter carrying the president of Iran, which had gone to the border area to open the Khoda-afrin dam, had…

A helicopter carrying Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi and other high-ranking officials crashed while traveling back from a border visit with Azerbaijan. The incident occurred in the Dizmar Protected Area near the village of Uzi in East Azerbaijan province. President Raisi…

Severe flash floods struck the holy city of Mashhad in the Northeast of Iran today, killing at least 5, while 12 others are reported missing in Khorasan Razavi Province, IRNA and Mehr News Agency reported. Within one hour of rainfall…

10 Afghan workers were injured on Friday in an explosion at a brick kiln in Fars province of Iran, Khamma press reported. According to Iranian emergency service officials, the explosion happened because of gas leakage, in which six individuals suffered…

The annual report on water access from the United Nations has declared that the world is currently in the midst of a water crisis, and has identified Iran as one of the countries facing “extremely high water stress.” The U.N.…

A 30-year-old man killed 12 relatives, including his father and brother in Iran, official media reported on Saturday, in a rare mass shooting in the country. They said the man, who was not identified, used a Kalashnikov assault rifle and…

Gunmen have killed nine Pakistani nationals in a restive southeastern border area of Iran, Pakistan has confirmed, amid efforts by the two countries to mend ties after recent tit-for-tat attacks. Earlier in the day, Iran’s semi-official Mehr News Agency reported…

On Thursday morning, January 18, Pakistan launched a series of military strikes on what it said were separatist militant hideouts situated in the southeast of Iran, according to CNN. These attacks were seemingly carried out in response to Iran’s attacks…