By and , CNNLink Copied!Ad Feedback — Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani has called on United States President-elect, Joe Biden, to return to the 2015 nuclear deal and lift sanctions imposed on Tehran by Donald Trump’s administration.Speaking at a televised cabinet meeting Wednesday, Rouhani said the ball was “in the US court now.”“If Washington returns to Iran’s 2015 nuclear deal, we will also fully respect our commitments under the pact,” he said, adding in reference to Trump that “a tyrant’s era came to an end and today is the final day of his ominous reign.”Tensions between the...…By and , CNNLink Copied!Ad Feedback — Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani has called on United States President-elect, Joe Biden, to return to the 2015 nuclear deal and lift sanctions imposed on Tehran by Donald Trump’s administration.Speaking at a televised cabinet meeting Wednesday, Rouhani said the ball was “in the US court now.”“If Washington returns to Iran’s 2015 nuclear deal, we will also fully respect our commitments under the pact,” he said, adding in reference to Trump that “a tyrant’s era came to an end and today is the final day of his ominous reign.”Tensions between the...WW…

(CNN)Dissident was hanged in Iran on Saturday morning, according to state television IRIB.Zam was found guilty of "corruption on earth," a charge that does not specify a crime​ but is sometimes used by the Iranian government for alleged attempts to overthrow it.Zam ran the ​online opposition news site Amad News, which was accused by Tehran of inciting violence during , the semi-official Tasnim news agency reported in 2019.Reporters Without Borders said Saturday it was "outraged at this new crime of Iranian justice." The group had been campaigning for Zam's death sentence to be overturned,...…(CNN)Dissident was hanged in Iran on Saturday morning, according to state television IRIB.Zam was found guilty of "corruption on earth," a charge that does not specify a crime​ but is sometimes used by the Iranian government for alleged attempts to overthrow it.Zam ran the ​online opposition news site Amad News, which was accused by Tehran of inciting violence during , the semi-official Tasnim news agency reported in 2019.Reporters Without Borders said Saturday it was "outraged at this new crime of Iranian justice." The group had been campaigning for Zam's death sentence to be overturned,...WW…

By , and , CNNLink Copied!Ad Feedback — Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has vowed revenge after of the country’s chief nuclear scientist, as top officials pile blame on Israel.Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, who became the face of Iran’s controversial , was killed in a district east of Tehran on Friday, in what Iranian officials are calling an assassination.“There are two matters that people in charge should put in their to do list: 1- To follow up the atrocity and retaliate against those who were responsible for it. 2- To follow up Martyr Fakhrizadeh’s scientific and...…By , and , CNNLink Copied!Ad Feedback — Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has vowed revenge after of the country’s chief nuclear scientist, as top officials pile blame on Israel.Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, who became the face of Iran’s controversial , was killed in a district east of Tehran on Friday, in what Iranian officials are calling an assassination.“There are two matters that people in charge should put in their to do list: 1- To follow up the atrocity and retaliate against those who were responsible for it. 2- To follow up Martyr Fakhrizadeh’s scientific and...WW…

By , , , and , CNNLink Copied!Ad Feedback — top nuclear scientist was killed Friday in an alleged assassination that the country’s foreign minister linked to Israel.Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, considered one of the masterminds of Iran’s controversial nuclear program, died after his car was apparently ambushed in a district east of Tehran. Photos from the scene showed the shattered windshield of a car, and blood on the road.Iranian state media said the killing appeared to be an assassination. Iran’s Defense Minister Brigadier General Amir Hatami was quoted by Iran’s semi-official news...…By , , , and , CNNLink Copied!Ad Feedback — top nuclear scientist was killed Friday in an alleged assassination that the country’s foreign minister linked to Israel.Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, considered one of the masterminds of Iran’s controversial nuclear program, died after his car was apparently ambushed in a district east of Tehran. Photos from the scene showed the shattered windshield of a car, and blood on the road.Iranian state media said the killing appeared to be an assassination. Iran’s Defense Minister Brigadier General Amir Hatami was quoted by Iran’s semi-official news...WW…

By , , and , CNNLink Copied!Ad Feedback — A British-Iranian mother and charity worker could face an additional year in an as new charges are filed against her, her lawyer has said.Zaghari-Ratcliffe, who was detained at Tehran airport in April 2016 and jailed on espionage charges, is currently under house arrest, after being moved from prison during the coronavirus pandemic.The charity worker, who has consistently protested her innocence, is now approaching the end of the original five-year sentence.Speaking to CNN on Sunday, her lawyer Mahmoud Behzadi described the new charges as...…By , , and , CNNLink Copied!Ad Feedback — A British-Iranian mother and charity worker could face an additional year in an as new charges are filed against her, her lawyer has said.Zaghari-Ratcliffe, who was detained at Tehran airport in April 2016 and jailed on espionage charges, is currently under house arrest, after being moved from prison during the coronavirus pandemic.The charity worker, who has consistently protested her innocence, is now approaching the end of the original five-year sentence.Speaking to CNN on Sunday, her lawyer Mahmoud Behzadi described the new charges as...WW…

(CNN)Iranian champion wrestler Navid Afkari has been executed in Iran on Saturday, according to Iran's state-run news agency IRNA, despite a high-profile calling for the sentence not to be carried out. The 27-year-old was executed at a prison in Shiraz, according to IRNA. He had been sentenced to death in relation to the murder of the Iranian government's water and sewage department's security agent Hasan Turkman during the August 2018 protests in Shiraz, according to Iran's state media Mizan.The International Olympic Committee said it was "shocked" by the announcement. "In letters, Thomas...…(CNN)Iranian champion wrestler Navid Afkari has been executed in Iran on Saturday, according to Iran's state-run news agency IRNA, despite a high-profile calling for the sentence not to be carried out. The 27-year-old was executed at a prison in Shiraz, according to IRNA. He had been sentenced to death in relation to the murder of the Iranian government's water and sewage department's security agent Hasan Turkman during the August 2018 protests in Shiraz, according to Iran's state media Mizan.The International Olympic Committee said it was "shocked" by the announcement. "In letters, Thomas...WW…

By , and , CNNLink Copied!Ad Feedback — Iranian champion wrestler Navid Afkari has been executed in Iran on Saturday, according to Iran’s state-run news agency IRNA, despite a high-profile calling for the sentence not to be carried out.The 27-year-old was executed at a prison in Shiraz, according to IRNA. He had been sentenced to death in relation to the murder of the Iranian government’s water and sewage department’s security agent Hasan Turkman during the August 2018 protests in Shiraz, according to Iran’s state media Mizan.The International Olympic Committee said it was...…By , and , CNNLink Copied!Ad Feedback — Iranian champion wrestler Navid Afkari has been executed in Iran on Saturday, according to Iran’s state-run news agency IRNA, despite a high-profile calling for the sentence not to be carried out.The 27-year-old was executed at a prison in Shiraz, according to IRNA. He had been sentenced to death in relation to the murder of the Iranian government’s water and sewage department’s security agent Hasan Turkman during the August 2018 protests in Shiraz, according to Iran’s state media Mizan.The International Olympic Committee said it was...WW…

Tehran (CNN)Iran struggled to explain a fire that tore through the on Thursday morning, causing major damage to a site that has been key to the country's program.The Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) shared an image of the damaged building, which appeared to show a roof charred by fire, broken doors and blown out windows. The heat signature from the fire appears to have been captured by the NOAA-20 satellite, operated by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ​(NOAA). The fire was detected in the northwestern corner of the facility at around 2:06 a.m. local time early...…Tehran (CNN)Iran struggled to explain a fire that tore through the on Thursday morning, causing major damage to a site that has been key to the country's program.The Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) shared an image of the damaged building, which appeared to show a roof charred by fire, broken doors and blown out windows. The heat signature from the fire appears to have been captured by the NOAA-20 satellite, operated by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ​(NOAA). The fire was detected in the northwestern corner of the facility at around 2:06 a.m. local time early...WW…

Tehran, Iran (CNN)Iranian authorities have arrested three men attempting to sell babies online, semi-official ISNA news agency reported Thursday.A 20-day-old baby and a two-month-old child were rescued from the online infant-selling ring, the news agency said. Tehran Police Chief Hossein Rahimi said a third baby has been identified but is yet to be found, ISNA reported. The rescued babies were being advertised on social media platform Instagram, according to the semi-official KhabarOnline website. One was being advertised for 400 million Iranian Riyals ($9,490), and the other for 500...…Tehran, Iran (CNN)Iranian authorities have arrested three men attempting to sell babies online, semi-official ISNA news agency reported Thursday.A 20-day-old baby and a two-month-old child were rescued from the online infant-selling ring, the news agency said. Tehran Police Chief Hossein Rahimi said a third baby has been identified but is yet to be found, ISNA reported. The rescued babies were being advertised on social media platform Instagram, according to the semi-official KhabarOnline website. One was being advertised for 400 million Iranian Riyals ($9,490), and the other for 500...WW…