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‘Argo’ envoy who hid Americans during Iran hostage crisis dies

Ken Taylor, Canada’s ambassador to Iran who sheltered Americans at his residence during the 1979 Iran hostage crisis, has died at the age of...

Iran begins sending fighters to Syria under cover of Russian airstrikes

Iran and its proxy militia in Lebanon have poured in hundreds of fighters to central and northern Syria in recent days. Syrian activists say the...

Iranian parliament approves nuclear deal

Iran’s parliament has voted to support implementing the nuclear deal it struck with world powers, sending the measure to a council of senior clerics...

Saudi King reaffirms commitment to Hajj after Iran criticism

Saudi Arabia’s King Salman says “irresponsible comments” and criticism from other countries against the kingdom’s handling of security during the hajj will not affect...

Iranian revolutionary guard general killed in Islamic state attack in Syria

A senior commander in Iran’s powerful Revolutionary Guard has been killed by Islamic State extremists on the outskirts of the Syrian city of Aleppo,...

Several Russian cruise missiles landed in Iran, says US

Several of the cruise missiles that Russia fired at Syrian targets landed instead in Iran, say US defence officials. It is unclear whether the missiles,...

Iran to boycott Frankfurt Book Fair over Rushdie appearance

Iran is boycotting this year’s Frankfurt Book Fair in protest over a planned opening speech by British novelist Salman Rushdie. Iranian state TV said the...

Vladimir Putin: No plans ‘right now’ for Russian troops in Syria

Vladimir Putin says Russia has no plans “right now” to put combat troops on the ground in Syria, but would continue backing Bashar Assad’s...

Iran’s president says Syria’s Assad must stay in power

Iran’s president has said Syrian leader Bashar Assad has to remain in power to fight extremist groups like Islamic State (IS), and must not...

Iran vows legal action against Saudi Arabia after Hajj disaster

Iran has vowed to take international legal action against Saudi Arabia’s rulers over the crush of Muslim pilgrims at this year’s hajj, which killed...

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