Iran’s mosques temporarily reopen
(UTV | COLOMBO) – All mosques in Iran are due to reopen temporarily on Tuesday, as part of the government’s plan to ease coronavirus restrictions....
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Coronavirus: Iran’s deputy health minister tests positive as outbreak worsens
(UTV|Coronavirus-Iran) – Iran’s deputy health minister and an MP have both tested positive for the new coronavirus, as it struggles to contain an outbreak that...
Kimia Alizadeh: Iran’s only female Olympic medallist defects
(UTV|TEHRAN) – Iran’s only female Olympic medallist, Kimia Alizadeh, says she has defected. Alizadeh, 21, posted on social media that she had left Iran because...
Iran’s Rouhani rules out Trump meeting until US lifts sanctions
(UTV|COLOMBO) – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has urged the United States to take the first step towards dialogue by lifting sanctions against Iran. “Without this step,...
King Salman demands firm Arab stand on Iran’s ‘criminal’ acts
(UTV|COLOMBO) – The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud on Friday ratcheted up the rhetoric against Iran, calling on Arab states to...
Former President Ahmadinejad: Iran’s legal system is failing the people
UTV | TEHRAN – Iran’s former president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has called on Iranians critical of their country’s justice system to record their complaints and file...
Iran’s ballistic missile programme slammed
UTV | COLOMBO – A meeting of Arab ministers have condemned Iran’s continued development of its ballistic missile programme and the launching of Iranian-made rockets...