Politics

Why Iran’s President Pezeshkian is heading to Pakistan after US talks

Ethan Asher June 23, 2026

Iran Afrik24 – Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian is set to arrive in Islamabad for a state visit that is as much a gesture of gratitude as it is a statement of intent. The trip on Tuesday – his first overseas visit since the United States and Israel launched attacks on Iran on February

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Iran Re-closes Strait of Hormuz, Citing Continued Israeli Strikes in Lebanon

Ethan Asher June 21, 2026

Iran Afrik24 – Iran on Saturday said it has closed the Strait of Hormuz again, because of deadly Israeli strikes in Lebanon that are a breach of Tehran’s agreement with the United States to end the war. The announcement comes as a high-level Iranian team arrived in Switzerland to meet with US vice-president JD Vance […]

Sports

World Cup: Iranian Team Honors Minab Victims with Lapel Pins in Mexico

Eric Jabulani June 9, 2026

Mexica Afrik24 – Iran’s World Cup team arrived in Mexico wearing lapel pins highlighting the victims of a deadly missile strike on an elementary school at the start of the war in the Mideast. The players wore gold-colored pins with the number “168” on their jackets when getting off their plane Sunday in Tijuana, Mexico. […]

News

Iran war shipping disruption impacts medicine availability in Sudan

Aaliyah Aamir April 23, 2026

Sudan Afrik24 – In a small clinic in a remote village in rural Sudan, the shelves of the pharmacy are starting to empty out, with the clinic unsure about when the next shipment of medicines would arrive. As disruptions to global shipping as a result of the Iran War continue, crucial medicines are not reaching […]

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Mourners attend mass funerals in Iran as protest death toll exceeds 2,500

Saad Huzaifa January 15, 2026

Iran Tens of thousands of mourners thronged the streets of Tehran in Iran for a mass funeral of security forces and civilians on Wednesday. Caskets were covered in red and white roses, and people in the crowd held aloft pictures of Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. The pro-government demonstration came as the death toll […]

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The Collapse of Iran’s Financial Lifeline: A Strategic Turning Point

Ethan Asher January 5, 2026

Israel Opinion: By Samuel Shay, senior economic advisor to the abraham accords treaty Today marks an event of exceptional strategic significance in the global arena. According to published reports, United States forces acted in Venezuela, leading to the effective collapse of the regime of Nicolás Maduro. This was not merely a local regime change or a […]

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First rain of autumn falls in Iran’s capital after months of intense drought

Aaliyah Aamir December 11, 2025

Iran Rain fell for the first time in months in Iran’s capital on Wednesday, providing a brief respite amid an intense drought. “I’m very happy. When I stepped outside this morning, I suddenly felt joyful,” said Tehran resident Jafar Seyed Esmaili. “It really lifted my spirits.” Meteorologists have described this autumn as

Politics

Two French nationals freed from Iranian prison after more than 3 years in detention

Howard Mildilton November 5, 2025

IRAN Iran on Tuesday released two French nationals who had been imprisoned there for more than three years. Cécile Kohler, 41, and her partner Jacques Paris, 72, were arrested in May 2022 while on what they said was a holiday in Iran and sentenced to lengthy jail terms on espionage charges. Both France and their […]

Business

Iran and IAEA sign agreement amid growing tensions

Saad Huzaifa September 12, 2025

IRAN Iran and the International Atomic Energy Agency signed an agreement Tuesday in Cairo to pave the way for resuming cooperation, including on ways of relaunching inspections of Iran’s nuclear facilities. The announcement followed a meeting among Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty, his Iranian counterpart Abbas Araghchi and International Atomic Energy Agency

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Gaza War: Iran, Pakistan joins protest

Saad Huzaifa August 4, 2025

Pakistan The Iranian President, Masoud Pezeshkian, alongside the Pakistani Prime Minister, Shehbaz Sharif, have condemned the ongoing conflict in Gaza. The two are now calling upon the United Nations Security Council to step in while also condemning Israeli attacks on innocent Palestinians. “These aggressions once again revealed the necessity of coming up with a regional