Democrats in Congress, answering Republican complaints that their impeachment investigation of US President Donald Trump is being conducted in secret, plan a vote on Thursday on how to make their inquiry public, a significant new stage in the probe.

The spokesman for the UN Secretary-General said the intergovernmental organization “cannot personally verify the accuracy” of reports on the death of Daesh ringleader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi.

Thousands of firefighters battled into the early hours Monday, losing ground to the huge blaze burning through the famed Sonoma wine region in California wildfires. Iran News covers the report by AFP. California’s governor declared a statewide emergency on Sunday as the wind-driven Kincade Fire spread to more than 34,000 acres (14,000 hectares), forcing residents […]

The vast majority of Japanese voters back allowing female emperor to inherit the Chrysanthemum Throne, a new polls shows, as the royal family struggles with a dearth of male heirs. Iran News quotes the report by AFP. The survey, conducted in the wake of last week’s enthronement proclamation ceremony for Emperor Naruhito, found 81.9 percent […]

TEHRAN (Iran News) – Iran’s Foreign Ministry dismissed the fuss over the purported killing of ISIS ringleader as part of the US president’s attempts for re-election, saying the death of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi would not put an end to the ISIL or ISISterrorist group and its ideology. “The Americans themselves have claimed and even confessed […]

TEHRAN (Iran News) – US President Donald Trump’s suggestion on Sunday that Exxon Mobil or another US oil company operate Syrian oil fields drew rebukes from legal and energy experts. “What I intend to do, perhaps, is make a deal with an ExxonMobil or one of our great companies to go Syrian oil fields and […]

TEHRAN (Iran News)- A leading Arab newspaper said the UAE and Saudi Arabia have for several months been plotting to launch a coup against Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi. The Arabic-language al-Akhbar newspaper wrote on Saturday that since Abdul Mahdi was entrusted with formation of a cabinet in Iraq and the al-Fatah and Sa’eroun […]

TEHRAN (Iran News) – Opposition candidate Alberto Fernandez swept Argentina’s presidential election on Sunday, ousting pro-market incumbent Mauricio Macri and tilting the nation back toward left-wing populism at a time of economic crisis. Fernandez, a political insider who has never held national office, won 48% of the vote with 95% of ballots counted, enough to […]

Lebanon is one of the only countries on the planet that is heavily dependent on fuel oil and diesel oil to generate electricity. Iran News quotes the story of energy problems in Lebanon. Among the raft of economic reforms announced by Prime Minister Saad Hariri on October 21 is an overhaul of the country’s energy sector that includes transitioning power […]

TEHRAN (Iran News) – Russia’s defense ministry has no reliable proof that Daesh (also ISIL) leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi has been killed in a US raid and doubts that such a raid has ever taken place, the ministry’s spokesman, Igor Konashenkov, said on Sunday. “Russia’s defense ministry has no reliable information about an operation by […]