Iranians flock to Armenia for COVID vaccinations
In Iran, which has the highest COVID-19 death toll in the Middle East, less than 2% of the country’s 84 million people have received both doses.
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Not a drop to drink: Water shortages in Iran cause wave of protests
Iranian news outlets and social media show unrest in oil-rich southwest as country faces its worst drought in half a century.
Iranian FM claims US ready to lift nearly all sanctions
Mohammed Javad Zarif presents parliament with 264-page document which claims that if Iran rejoins nuclear deal, not only will economic restrictions be lifted, US will reverse decisions on Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and Revolutionary Guards.
Lebanese PM-designate abandons attempt to form government
Head of Future Movement Party Saad al-Hariri presents proposal for new cabinet to President Michel Aoun, but the two are unable to reach an agreement.
Iranian foreign ministry denies kidnap plot as 'imaginary story'
Accusations by US authorities that Iran is plotting to kidnap Iranians abroad who criticize the country are "baseless and ridiculous," says an Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson.
Lebanese PM-designate Hariri awaiting response to new cabinet in 'moment of truth'
Saad al-Hariri says "this government can stop the collapse."
Memories of Turkey's failed coup
We couldn't believe our ears when we heard reports about a possible military coup in the summer of 2016.
Turkey and Israel want to improve ties after presidents' call
After Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan calls President Isaac Herzog, a Turkish spokesman says that "a framework emerged under which advances should be made on several issues where improvements can be made."
Tehran insists it can enrich uranium to weapons grade purity if needed
"The Zionists, together with reactionary regimes in the region, emphatically opposed the nuclear deal from the outset." They thought the Iranian regime would collapse when Trump withdrew from the deal, "but that was a miscalculation," Iranian President Rouhani says.
Iranian operatives indicted over US kidnapping scheme
The indictment in Manhattan federal court describes the plot as part of a wider plan to lure three individuals in Canada and a fifth person in the United Kingdom, along with individuals in the United Arab Emirates, to Iran.