An anti-Iranian hacking group known as Gonjeshke Darande, or 'Predatory Sparrow', claims to have destroyed nearly $90 million worth of cryptocurrency in an attack on Iran’s largest crypto exchange, Nobitex, on Wednesday, according to a recent report by Reuters. This marks the second high-profile cyberattack in two days by the group, which has suspected links to Israel.
Khamenei effectively ruled out holding talks with the United States
Iran is deploying aerial drones, facial recognition technology, and a mobile application to enforce its mandatory hijab laws, according to a United Nations report released on Friday. The report highlights the government’s increasing reliance on technology to monitor and punish women who fail to comply with the country’s strict dress code.
Reformist President Masoud Pezeshkian, who took office in July, has recently revived the idea
Such an attack would escalate tension in the region and risking a wider conflict
Iranian diplomat Majid Takht-Ravanchi, who serves as the political deputy to Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, is scheduled to represent Iran in the talks on Friday.
Sharmahd, a German citizen of Iranian descent and a US resident, was seized by Iranian authorities in 2020 while travelling through the United Arab Emirates, according to his family.
Biden was asked on Wednesday whether he would support strikes against Iranian nuclear sites and the US president told reporters: "The answer is no."
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's address in Tehran followed Iran's second-ever direct attack on Israel. It was also the first since exchanges of fire between Tehran-backed Hezbollah fighters and Israeli troops escalated into full-blown war in Lebanon.
Saudi Prince Turki al-Faisal rejects idea of sharing administration of Hajj with other Muslim nations, saying Riyadh considers it "a matter of sovereignty" and a "privilege."
Iran says number of its citizens who died in the Hajj stampeded in Saudi Arabia last week reaches 464 - nearly double the previous toll.
US President Barack Obama has said defeating Islamic State in Syria would only be possible if President Bashar al-Assad stepped down.
Violation of the pilgrims’ grouping regulations by some 300 Iranian pilgrims resulted in the stampede in Mina which killed 769 Hajjis and injured 934, Asharq Al-Awsat daily reports.
Iran demands an apology from Saudi Arabia over the deaths of 769 people at the hajj pilgrimage, accusing its rival of seeking to evade blame.
The death toll in a crush at the annual hajj pilgrimage outside Mecca rises to 769, Saudi Arabia said as arch-rival Iran said Saudi officials should be tried in an international court for what it called a crime.
Iran has led growing criticism of Saudi Arabia after at least 717 people died and 863 were injured in a stampede near the holy city of Mecca on Thursday.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina extends her full support to Iran's nuclear deal with big powers and expresses her firm hope that it would pave the ways for Iran's economic cooperation with international community including Bangladesh.
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif is to arrive in Dhaka tomorrow evening to brief the Bangladeshi leaderships on the deal signed between Iran and global superpowers recently.
Seeking to sell his nuclear deal with Iran to a skeptical Israeli public, President Barack Obama has repeatedly declared his deep affection for the Jewish state. But the feelings do not appear to be mutual.
