Tag: Iran
Swedish citizen arrested for espionage in Iran
A Swedish citizen has been arrested in Iran, suspected of espionage, the country’s intelligence ministry said in a statement. According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, it is a case…
Iran: Swedish citizen arrested for espionage
“The Ministry of Intelligence states that a citizen of Sweden has been arrested for espionage,” the authority writes in a message, reports the state-controlled news agency Irna. According to the…
Swedish citizen arrested for espionage in Iran
Published: Less than 30 min ago Updated: Just now fullscreen File image showing central parts of Tehran. Photo: Vahid Salemi/AP/TT A Swedish citizen has been arrested in Iran, suspected of…
When Iran held America hostage
41 years ago, the staff of the United States Embassy in Tehran was released on January 20, 1981, after 444 days of detention. First 66 then 52, the hostages will…
Iran Human Rights Organization: 3 women were executed in one day, 32 people last week in the country
One of the three women executed was Soheila Abadi, a child bride who was married when she was 15. Abadi was convicted of murdering his wife, whom he had been…
Lack of water in Iran affects the country’s farmers
Abbasinejad used to be able to grow fruit on his farm, but now he can only grow wheat grains and carrots, which he says are vital for his family. –…
The prison restaurant in Iran that helps prisoners with debts
The restaurant, or prison restaurant as the owners call it, has gone so well that they opened two more with the same theme. All profits go towards freeing prisoners who…
Flood in Iran – several dead
Published: Less than 10 min ago full screen The image is from a flood in another part of Iran in 2019. Photo: Saeed Soroush/AP/TT A flood in Fars province in…
Three Iranians suspected of plotting attacks on Israelis arrested in Turkey
This is the second operation of this kind on which Turkey communicates in less than a month. Seven Iranians are now believed to be incarcerated in Turkey for the same…
Iran recalls ambassador after Swedish verdict
Iran has recalled its ambassador to Sweden in protest against the verdict in the Stockholm district court last week where the Iranian citizen Hamid Noury was convicted of murder and…