Middle East/Iran & Eastern States

'An unsuccessful attack was carried out using (drones) ... on one of the workshop complexes of the ministry of defense,' says IRNA

'The explosion took place in one of the munitions manufacturing centers of the Defense Ministry'

'(France and Iraq) have reaffirmed their commitment to complete big network infrastructures projects based on French know-how'

The man who carried out the attack said it was for 'personal reasons'

Roughly 84 of the deaths took place in the past week

Griffiths will 'underscore the message that humanitarian aid cannot be delivered without women'

An estimated 80 journalists have been arrested since the start of the protests in the Islamic Republic four months ago

'I went on hunger strike because I've learned the hard way that U.S. presidents tend to rely more on their political thermometer than their moral compass'

Iran issues furious response to European Parliament's vote to blacklist the powerful Revolutionary Guards as a terrorist group

The U.S. has already placed both the IRGC and its foreign arm, the Quds Force, on its list of 'foreign terrorist organizations'

'Steps taken by the European Parliament to list the organization as terrorist are in a way a shot in the foot of Europe itself'

Tehran claims the advanced system has a range of nearly 186 miles and can shoot down Israel’s F-35I fighters

'We have received clear, reliable assurances from relevant authorities that our female staff will be safe and can work without obstruction,' says an NGO

All five agents are members of a hit squad from the IRGC’s Quds Force Unit 400

Mursal Nabizada was a member of parliament in the U.S.-backed government that the Taliban overthrew in August 2021

London is taking a tough stance against the regime in Tehran after the execution of British-Iranian dual national Alireza Akbari

'This was a callous and cowardly act, carried out by a barbaric regime with no respect for the human rights of their own people'

The former deputy defense minister was sentenced to death on Wednesday for spying for the UK

'Trauma experienced, the constant fear not to live in safety, the feeling that the world is not paying attention to the Yazidis' humanitarian situation'

Alireza Akbari, sentenced to death for spying, said earlier that he confessed under torture to crimes he did not commit

In the phantasmatic rhetoric of Iranian propagandists, Israel has a role similar to that of NATO for Putin's regime

'This is a politically motivated act by a barbaric regime that has total disregard for human life'

A suicide bomber detonated a device near the gate of the ministry where Chinese officials were reportedly present