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Iran building collapse: Protesters turn on government over disaster
Protests against authorities in Iran in the wake of a deadly building collapse are continuing a week after the incident, videos on social media show./ Angry demonstrators have taken to the streets nig...
Iran building collapse: 10-storey building in ruins
Rescue workers in Iran say that dozens of people are still trapped in the rubble of a 10-storey building that collapsed in the south-west city of Abadan. State media has reported six deaths so far, wi...
Dozens feared trapped after 10-storey building collapses in Iran
Five people have been killed and dozens more are thought to be trapped after an unfinished building collapsed in south-west Iran, state media report./ The Iranian Red Crescent said rescue teams were s...
Iran's thirsty energy industry runs up against water shortage
The plan to build a petrochemical plant near the Iranian city of Firouzabad had everything usually needed to get a project off the ground: approval from the nation’s top authority, funding from the Re...
Fire in waste canal at Iran's Abadan refinery under control
state media/ DUBAI, Oct 20 (Reuters) - A fire in a canal carrying waste from Iran’s Abadan oil refinery was brought under control on Sunday, state media reported. “The refinery’s fire department conta...
U.S. 'deeply concerned' about untrackable China ships carrying Iran oil: officials
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House is warning Chinese shipping companies against turning off their ships’ transponders to hide Iranian oil shipments in violation of U.S. sanctions, two senior admi...
Operation Morvarid: How Iran Destroyed Iraq’s Navy in 1 Day Using Lots of U.S. Made Jets
On September 22, 1980 Saddam Hussein launched Iraq into a full-scale invasion of Iran—hoping to capitalize on Iran’s instability due to the Iranian Revolution. Khorramshahr and Abadan, two major Irani...
New water pollution protests hit southwest Iran, reported clashes with police
The latest protests were held in Abadan, 12 kilometers (eight miles) from Khorramshahr, where 11 people were hurt. (Supplied)/ Protesters clashed with security forces in southwestern Iran late Sunday,...
Protesters, Police Clash For Second Night In Southwestern Iran
Demonstrators protesting over water scarcity in southwestern Iran have clashed with police for a second night, local media report. The state-run IRNA news agency said the protesters threw projectiles ...
Videos show gunfire amid Iran protests over water scarcity
Online videos appear to show Iranian security forces shooting at protesters early Sunday amid demonstrations over water scarcity in the country's south, though authorities said only one person was wou...
