Bangladesh in Pot-4 for Women鈥檚 Asian Cup draw
Bangladesh women鈥檚 national football team has been placed in Pot 4 for the forthcoming AFC Women鈥檚 Asian Cup draw, scheduled to take place in Sydney on July 29.
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Heatwave hits water, electricity supplies across much of Iran
A severe heatwave sweeping Iran has disrupted water and electricity supplies in much of the country, with reservoir levels dropping to their lowest point in a century, state media said Tuesday...
European powers behind nuclear deal collapse: Iran
Tehran on Monday blamed European powers for the failure of the 2015 nuclear deal, accusing them of breaking their commitments ahead of renewed talks in Istanbul with Britain, France and Germany...
US Treasury chief says China talks could cover Iran, Russia oil buys
The next round of US-China talks could include Chinese purchases of Russian and Iranian oil, US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Monday, a move that would shift the focus of trade negotiations into national security issues...
Iran to hold fresh nuclear talks with E3, confirms state media
Iran confirmed fresh talks with European powers to be held on Friday in Istanbul, the country鈥檚 state media reported, the first since the United States attacked Iranian nuclear facilities a month ago...
Putin meets Khamenei鈥檚 top adviser for nuclear talks
Russian president Vladimir Putin held a surprise meeting with Ali Larijani, top adviser to Iran鈥檚 supreme leader on nuclear issues, to discuss Tehran鈥檚 nuclear programme in the Kremlin on Sunday...
Iran book final ticket to 2026 women's Asian Cup
Iran has booked the final ticket to the women's Asian Cup, beating Jordan 2-1 with the cast now set for the 2026 tournament in Australia.
21 dead in Iran as coach overturns
At least 21 people were killed and nearly 30 injured when a coach overturned in southern Iran on Saturday, state media reported...
Khamenei says Israel war meant to 鈥榦verthrow system鈥� in Iran
Iran鈥檚 supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said Wednesday that Israel鈥檚 attacks during last month鈥檚 12-day war were intended to weaken the Islamic republic鈥檚 system and spark unrest to topple it.
Iran says 鈥榥o specific date鈥� for US nuclear talks
Iran said Monday it had 鈥榥o specific date鈥� for a meeting with the United States on Tehran鈥檚 nuclear programme, following a war with Israel that had derailed negotiations.
Russia slams report it backed 鈥榸ero enrichment鈥� Iran N-deal
Russia鈥檚 foreign affairs ministry on Sunday described reports claiming that president Vladimir Putin had encouraged his Iranian ally to accept a 鈥榸ero enrichment鈥� agreement on its nuclear programme as 鈥榙efamation鈥�...
Mohammadi says Iran issuing death threats
Iranian activist Narges Mohammadi, who won the 2023 Nobel Peace Prize for her fight for women鈥檚 and human rights in Iran, has received death threats from Tehran, the Nobel Committee said Friday.
Iran-Israel war unmasks hypocrisy of western rule-based order: discussion
Discussant at a webinar, titled Iran鈥揑srael War: Implications for South Asia and its Neighbourhood, on Thursday said that Iran-Israel war had unmasked the hypocrisy of western rules-based order...
Iran threats within UK significantly increased: Intel watchdog
The threat posed by Iran in the UK has 鈥榮ignificantly increased鈥�, with Iranian spies behind more than a dozen attempts to kill or kidnap British-based individuals since 2022, parliament鈥檚 intelligence watchdog warned Thursday...
S Arabia, Iran hold talks after Tehran鈥檚 truce with Israel
Iran鈥檚 foreign minister has held talks with Saudi Arabia鈥檚 de facto leader, the Saudi foreign ministry said, two weeks after a ceasefire between regional rivals Iran and Israel began...
Iran denies seeking US talks since war
Iran said Tuesday it has not made any request for talks with the United States, after president Donald Trump said Tehran was seeking negotiations following last month鈥檚 war with Israel...
Second group of Bangladesh nationals return from Iran
The second group of Bangladeshi nationals wishing to return home arrived in Dhaka from Iran on Tuesday.
Is next round under way?
THE ceasefire between Iran and Israel 鈥� declared hastily and with much fanfare by the US president Donald Trump 鈥� is already beginning to look less like a diplomatic victory and more like a strategic illusion. What was sold as a decisive end to hostilities may turn out to be a temporary lull before the next eruption. And the consequences of that miscalculation may be far...
Nearly 4.5 lakh Afghans left Iran since June 1: IOM
Nearly 450,000 Afghans have returned from Iran since the start of June, the UN鈥檚 refugee agency said on Monday, after Tehran ordered those without documentation to leave by July 6...
Iran president says Israel tried to assassinate him
The president of Iran, Masoud Pezeshkian, said in an interview released on Monday that Israel, which last month fought a 12-day war with Iran, had attempted to assassinate him.
Iran announces opening of its airspace after war
Iran announced Thursday that it has reopened its airspace, including over Tehran, after closing it on June 13 due to the war with Israel, according to state media.
Trump to sign 鈥榖ig, beautiful鈥� bill on US Independence Day
US president Donald Trump will sign his flagship tax and spending bill Friday in a pomp-laden Independence Day ceremony featuring fireworks and a flypast by the type of stealth bomber that bombed Iran.
Iran suspends cooperation with IAEA
Iran formally suspended its cooperation with the UN nuclear watchdog on Wednesday, in the wake of unprecedented Israeli and US strikes on the Islamic republic鈥檚 nuclear sites.
28 Bangladesh nationals return from Iran
The first group of Bangladeshi nationals, seeking repatriation from conflict-hit Iran, reached Dhaka on Tuesday, as part of ongoing efforts by the government to ensure the safe return of its citizens...
US must rule out more strikes before talks can resume: Iran
Diplomatic talks between Washington and Tehran cannot resume unless the US rules out further strikes on Iran, its deputy foreign minister told the BBC late Sunday...
2,30,000 Afghans left Iran in June ahead of return deadline: IOM
More than 2,30,000 Afghans left Iran in June, most of them deported, as returns surge ahead of a deadline set by Tehran, the United Nations migration agency said on Monday...
Iran questions Israel鈥檚 commitment to ceasefire
Iran on Sunday said it was not convinced Israel would abide by a ceasefire that ended their 12-day war this week...
Iran could enrich uranium in months: IAEA chief
UN nuclear watchdog chief Rafael Grossi says Iran likely will be able to begin to produce enriched uranium 鈥榠n a matter of months,鈥� despite damage to several nuclear facilities from US and Israeli attacks, CBS News said Saturday...
Let guns fall silent
THE Middle East has once again come dangerously close to disaster. For twelve tense days, the world watched anxiously as Iran and Israel exchanged deadly attacks. Their actions have dragged both nations and their allies into a cycle of fear, destruction and high-risk brinkmanship. The damage went beyond lives lost and buildings destroyed. It shook the stability of the...
Trump threatens to bomb Iran again
US president Donald Trump said Friday he had saved Iran鈥檚 Ayatollah Ali Khamenei from assassination and lashed out at the supreme leader for ingratitude, declaring he would order more bombing if the country tried to pursue nuclear weapons...