Tag Archives: Iran
Powerful earthquake strikes southern Iran, over 30 dead
TEHRAN, IRAN (BNO NEWS) — Over 30 people were confirmed dead after a strong earthquake shook southern Iran, local authorities said Tuesday. The 6.3-magnitude earthquake struck near the Bushehr Nuclear… Read more
Death toll from quake in eastern Iran rises to 6
ZOHAN, IRAN (BNO NEWS) — The death toll from a moderate earthquake which struck rural eastern Iran on Wednesday evening has risen to at least six, an emergency official told… Read more
Magnitude-5.1 earthquake hits northwestern Iran, injuring 50
VARZAGAN, IRAN (BNO NEWS) — A moderate earthquake shook northwestern Iran Wednesday near the borders with Armenia and Azerbaijan, injuring at least 50 people, the semi-official Fars News Agency reported…. Read more
Iran proposes live TV coverage of nuclear talks with West
TEHRAN, IRAN (BNO NEWS) — Iran has proposed live television coverage of its talks with western powers, saying the government has nothing to hide regarding its controversial nuclear program which… Read more
Iran earthquake toll rises to 306 dead, more than 3,000 injured
TABRIZ, IRAN (BNO NEWS) — The death toll after two devastating earthquakes struck northwestern Iran over the weekend has risen to at least 306, the country’s ministry of health said… Read more
IAEA, Iran fail to reach deal on nuclear probe
VIENNA, AUSTRIA (BNO NEWS) — The United Nations (UN) nuclear watchdog on Friday said no progress was made after hours of talks with an Iranian delegation in an effort to… Read more
Iran arrests ‘Arab spy’ near Ahmadinejad’s helicopter
TEHRAN, IRAN (BNO NEWS) — Security services in northeastern Iran have arrested a man who allegedly worked for the intelligence agency of an Arab state, state-run media reported on Monday…. Read more
Iran hangs 14 drug traffickers in mass execution
TEHRAN, IRAN (BNO NEWS) — Fourteen people who were previously convicted of drug trafficking have been hanged in the Iranian capital of Tehran, prosecutors said on Tuesday. Mass executions of… Read more
IAEA nuclear inspector killed in Iran car crash
KHONDAB, IRAN (BNO NEWS) — A nuclear inspector with the UN’s International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) was killed Tuesday in a car accident near a nuclear facility in central Iran,… Read more
UN: Iran violated nuclear program sanctions in past 3 months
NEW YORK (BNO NEWS) — The United Nations (UN) on Thursday alerted of recent sanctions violations relating to the arms embargo imposed on Iran over its nuclear program. Ambassador Néstor… Read more
