One of several Americans held in Iran is Siamak Namazi, a businessman with dual US-Iranian citizenship, who was sentenced in 2016 to 10 years in prison for spying.
The missiles' capacity to navigate atmosphere and the resumption of nuclear activity in Iran after US pulled out of the Tehran Nuclear Pact has alarmed the West and Israel.
Helmand River, a critical source of drinking water & irrigation, has been a bone of contention for centuries. Earlier, Tehran had objected to construction of a dam in Afghanistan.
Iran has expanded its missile programme, particularly its ballistic missiles, despite opposition from the US and expressions of concern by European countries
The development comes amid US-led sanctions on Aeroflot & Mahan Air due to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine & an alleged plot to assassinate Saudi Arabia’s ambassador to America in 2011.
The spokespersons said that on average so far this year, over 10 people are put to death each week in Iran, making it one of the world's highest executors.
Yousef Mehrdad and Sadrollah Fazeli Zare were executed for crimes including blasphemy, insulting the religion of Islam, the prophet and other sanctities, Mizan reported.
Significant delivery for Tehran as it hasn’t acquired military planes since 1990s. Some analysts believe the Russian multi-role fighters were originally meant for Egypt.
Judiciary chief Gholamhossein Mohseni Ejei earlier threatened to prosecute ‘without mercy’ women who appear in public unveiled, Iranian media reported.
With bad loans shrinking & capital buffers stronger, urban co-op banks’ new umbrella body NUCFDC is now prioritising rollout of digital transformation.
If deal goes through, Greece will be 2nd foreign country to procure vehicle. Morocco was first; TATA Group has set up manufacturing unit there with minimum 30 percent indigenous content.
Many of you might think I got something so wrong in National Interest pieces written this year. I might disagree! But some deserve a Mea Culpa. I’d deal with the most recent this week.
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