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This undated photo issued July 19, 2019 shows the British oil tanker Stena Impero, captured by Iran. (Stena Bulk via AP)
July 27, 2019, 10:10 pm
Owner of British tanker held by Iran says its crew is in good health
Officials from crewmen’s home countries have met with them as the Stena Impero remains held by Tehran, Stena Bulk says
By TOI staff and AP
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani dedicates the final phase of a new oil refinery in the city of Bandar Abbas, Iran, February 18, 2019. (Official website photo)
February 18, 2019, 4:59 pm
Rouhani: US sanctions are ‘economic war’ on Iran
Tehran inaugurates final phase of new massive oil refinery built in defiance of reimposed American economic measures
By AP and TOI staff
Illustrative: Iranians walk on a street in the capital Tehran on January 2, 2018. (AFP/ ATTA KENARE)
October 2, 2018, 12:45 pm
Iran says 31 people have died from drinking tainted alcohol
According to state media, 371 recently suffered poisoning by home-made liquor and 173 were hospitalized
By AP
An Iranian oil worker rides his bicycle near an oil refinery south of the capital, Tehran, December 22, 2014. (AP/Vahid Salemi)
May 1, 2017, 7:56 am
Iran becomes self-sufficient in gasoline production — report
Touting achievements ahead of election, Rouhani says economic relief from nuclear deal boosted country’s oil output
By AP
In this image made from video, a high-rise residential building collapses following a large fire, Thursday, Jan. 19, 2017, in Tehran, Iran. (IRINN via AP)
February 9, 2017, 5:01 pm
5 dead, 9 hurt in Iran underground gas explosion
Authorities blame blast at agricultural research site in southern Iran on electrical short circuit
By AP and TOI staff
Police officers clash with ultra-Orthodox Jewish protesters during a demo against the arrest of Jewish seminary student who failed to comply with a recruitment order in Jerusalem on February 9, 2017. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
February 9, 2017, 2:18 pm
‘Trump rapped Obama’s nuke deal with Russia in chat with Putin’
Palestinian suspect arrested after Petah Tikva market attack injures 5; hundreds protest draft dodger’s arrest in Jerusalem, 24 arrested
By Ilan Ben Zion
Illustrative photo of an Iranian warship (Alex Hicks, Wikimedia Commons)
September 28, 2016, 3:46 pm
Looking to boost trade, Italy drills with Iran in strategic strait
Joint maneuvers in Hormuz come after Italian frigate makes rare stop in Bandar Abbas, as Rome seeks to reclaim position as top economic partner
By AFP
Illustrative image of an Italian Navy Frigate, the Marina Militare (MM) MAESTRALE (F 570), underway at high-speed, during Operation Enduring Freedom in 2002. (public domain via US Navy, Wikimedia Commons)
September 24, 2016, 6:15 pm
Italian warship docks at Iranian port
Frigate’s visit to Bandar Abbas in Persian Gulf is first by a Western navy in years
By AP
Illustrative photo of an Iranian warship (Alex Hicks, Wikimedia Commons)
April 29, 2015, 3:43 pm
Cargo ship crew ‘safe’ after boarding by Iranian forces
Marshall Islands-registered vessel, seized in Strait of Hormuz, reportedly makes contact with company management
By AP
Illustrative photo of an Iranian warship (Alex Hicks, Wikimedia Commons)
April 15, 2014, 6:34 am
Iran equips destroyers with anti-ship missiles
Advanced Ghadir cruise systems installed on warships, Iran’s navy chief says
By Yifa Yaakov
Iranian presidential candidate Hasan Rowhani, a former top nuclear negotiator, casts his ballot during presidential elections at a polling station in downtown Tehran on Friday (photo credit: AP/Vahid Salemi)
June 14, 2013, 8:54 pm
Poll puts relative moderate ahead in Iran’s presidential elections
Vote count underway early Saturday; Hasan Rowhani declares he’s running ‘to boot out extremists’; for supreme leader Khamenei to let Rowhani win would be ‘a mortal blow,’ says Israeli analyst
By TOI staff, AP and JTA
From Khamenei's Facebook page
June 14, 2013, 5:43 pm
Iran: US elections run by ‘Zionists’
Iran’s votes are freer than those in the US, claims spiritual leader in Facebook post complete with anti-Semitic illustration
By JTA
Illustrative photo of two Iranian women casting their ballots during the presidential and municipal councils elections in a polling station in Tehran, Iran, Friday, June 14, 2013 (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
June 14, 2013, 5:18 pm
Iran voters draw spirit in showdown atmosphere
Enthusiasm in Tehran polling stations suggest a chance of victory for reform-minded candidate Hasan Rowhani
By Brian Murphy, Nasser Karimi and JTA
Illustrative photo of an Iranian warship (Alex Hicks, Wikimedia Commons)
November 28, 2012, 8:21 pm
Iran showcases new warships near strategic waters
Navy launches domestically produced Sina-7, equipped with anti-ship missiles
A military exhibition displays the Shahab-3 missile under a picture of the Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, in Tehran, in 2008. (photo credit: AP/Hasan Sarbakhshian)
November 25, 2012, 6:54 am
Fresh shipment of Iranian-made rockets reportedly already en route to Gaza
Cargo of ship loaded a week ago in Bandar Abbas may include Shahab-3 ballistic missiles to be stationed in Sudan, Sunday Times reports
By TOI staff
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