Tag: Iran
Middle East escalation: UN Women raises alarm over plight of women,...
Lagos, April 10, 2026(NAN) UN Women have expressed concern over the devastating impacts of the recent military escalation in the Middle East on women...
Iran uses cluster missiles in latest attack on Tel Aviv
Jerusalem, March 6, 2026(NAN/AA) Iran used cluster missiles during its latest bombardment of Tel Aviv as part of a new barrage targeting central Israel,...
PETROAN urges stronger local refining
Abuja, March 3, 2026 (NAN) The Petroleum Products Retail Outlets Owners Association of Nigeria (PETROAN) has stressed the urgent need to consolidate and strengthen...
Iran regime change welcome but not main goal – U.S. vice...
Washington, March 3, 2026 (dpa/NAN) U.S. officials have stressed that President Donald Trump’s actions in Iran are not primarily aimed at regime change.
In an interview with...
Death toll from U.S.-Israel-Iran conflict hits 555 —Report
Istanbul, March 2, 2026(NAN/AA)The Iranian Red Crescent said on Monday that the death toll from U.S. and Israeli airstrikes on Iran since Saturday has...
Trump says conflict with Iran could run 4 weeks
Washington, March 2, 2026 (dpa/NAN) U.S. President Donald Trump says the current armed conflict with Iran could run four weeks.
“From the outset, it was assumed that...
UK condemns Iran’s 10-year sentence for British couple
London, Feb. 19, 2026 (dpa/NAN) Britain’s Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper has described a 10-year prison sentence handed down in Iran to a British couple...
Iran, Russia vow to strengthen economic ties
Tehran, Feb. 18, 2026 (Xinhua/NAN) Senior Iranian and Russian officials pledged to accelerate the implementation of bilateral agreements and remove obstacles to joint projects,...
Iran, U.S. to hold talks in Geneva on Tehran’s nuclear programme
Geneva, Feb. 17, 2026 (dpa/NAN) Top Iranian and U.S. diplomats will hold talks on Tehran’s nuclear programme in Geneva on Tuesday, mediated by the Gulf state...
Iran pledges to deepen bilateral relations with Nigeria
Abuja, Feb. 9, 2026(NAN) Iran’s Ambassador to Nigeria, Mahdavi Raja, has reaffirmed his country’s commitment to deepen bilateral relations with Nigeria, through bilateral cooperation...
Afghanistan arrests 1,755 people for attempting to enter Iran illegally
Kabul, Feb. 9, 2026 (Xinhua/NAN) Afghan border forces have arrested 1,755 people over the past week in the western province of Herat for attempting...
Iran launches smart irrigation drive across 10,000 hectares
Tehran, Feb. 09, 2026 (TV BRICS/NAN) Iran is rolling out 110 pilot smart irrigation projects spanning around 10,000 hectares as part of a nationwide...
New sanctions on Iran as support for IRGC terror grows
Brussels, Jan. 29, 2026 (dpa/NAN) European Union (EU) foreign ministers on Thursday agreed on new sanctions against Iran in response to the violent suppression...
Iran denies Trump’s claim that 800 executions stopped
Tehran, Jan. 23, 2026 (dpa/NAN) The Iranian judiciary has rejected statements by U.S. President Donald Trump suggesting that Tehran halted the execution of 800...
5,000 killed in Iran protests, activists say
Tehran, Jan. 23, 2026 (dpa/NAN) No less than 5,000 people have been killed in the mass protests that have rocked Iran since the end...
No fewer than 4,500 people killed in Iran
Tehran, Jan. 21, 2026 (dpa/NAN) At least than 4,500 people have been killed in Iran since the outbreak of protests at the end of...
China to defend interests following Trump’s tariff announcement
Beijing, Jan. 13, 2026 (dpa/NAN) China said on Tuesday that it intends to protect its interests following US President, Donald Trump’s announcement that the...
