The construction of the Nord Stream 2 pipeline will be completed despite the threat of US sanctions because European nations have a clear economic interest in the project, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on a TV show aired Sunday.

TEHRAN (Iran News) – An Iowa resident woman struck a teenage girl earlier this month because she believed the girl was Mexican, according to officials. Nicole Franklin, 42, told police that she had intentionally run over Natalia Miranda, 14, on December 9 “because she looked Mexican.” Speaking to reporters on Friday, Clive Police Chief Mike […]

TEHRAN (Iran News) – Croatia is voting on Sunday in a tight presidential election, with the ruling conservatives seeking to keep their seats days before the country takes over the European Union’s presidency for the first time. Some 3.8 million voters in the European Union’s newest member state, Croatia, can pick among 11 candidates in […]

TEHRAN (Iran News) – Afghanistan’s incumbent President, Ashraf Ghani won a slim majority of votes in a September 28 election based on what delayed preliminary results showed on Sunday. The Independent Election Commission (IEC) said the total turnout in the presidential election, which was marred by allegations of massive fraud, was 1.9 million with Ashraf […]

TEHRAN (Iran News) – As Israel is going through investigation by the recent decision of the International Criminal Court, ICC, to launch a full investigation into war crimes in Palestinian territories has raised alarm among current and former Israeli officials and military personnel, who may face global arrest warrants as a result of the probe. […]

TEHRAN (Iran News) – Minutes after the Independent Election Commission (IEC) of Afghanistan announced the preliminary election results, Abdullah Abdullah’s campaign in a statement called the results “fraudulent” and accused the IEC of supporting Ghani. Much-awaited and long-delayed preliminary results for the landmark presidential elections in Afghanistan were announced on Sunday. Afghanistan Election Commission announced […]

TEHRAN (Iran News) – Manuel Marrero Cruz has been named as Cuba first prime minister, taking a political post that had been abolished more than four decades ago. President Miguel Diaz-Canel on Saturday named 56-year-old Marrero — who served as Cuba’s tourism minister for almost 16 years — as head of the government for a five-year […]

TEHRAN (Iran News) – The International Criminal Court’s chief prosecutor said Friday she wanted ICC to open a full investigation into “war crimes” in the Palestinian territories, sparking a furious reaction from Israel and condemnation from the United States. The Palestinians welcomed the move by the ICC as a “long overdue step” following a nearly […]

China's top lawmaking body Saturday criticized the defense bill that Washington passed this week as "interference", Chinese state news agency Xinhua reported.

TEHRAN (Iran News) – Indian Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, has summoned his government ministers to hold a meeting and discuss the security situation in the country following citizenship law protests. Government sources said Modi met his council of ministers in the capital, New Delhi, on Saturday to discuss security measures to end violent and contentious […]