Husband of jailed Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe accuses foreign office of passing on threats from Iran that her elderly parents will be harmed if he does not stop criticising the regime Nazanin was jailed in 2016 for allegedly plotting to overthrow Iran’s government The mother-of-one denies the allegations and is currently under house arrest Husband Richard Ratcliffe … Read more
The United States military said Wednesday it flew a B-52 bomber over the Middle East ‘to deter potential aggression’ amid tensions with Iran – the first such flight under President Joe Biden, and sixth by the US since November. The show of strength comes just days after Iran’s foreign minister, Mohammad Javad Zarif, rejected demands to … Read more
Move over, Mother Nature. These amazing images show just how beautiful the man-made world can be. They are the stunning winning and shortlisted shots in the Art of Building photography contest, now in its 11th year, which is run by the British Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) to celebrate creativity in the construction industry. The competition’s judges … Read more
Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has suggested former U.S. President Donald Trump should be killed in revenge for the death of top Iranian General Qassem Soleimani last year. On Friday, Khamenei posted an image of a golfer resembling Trump in the shadow of a drone to Twitter. The image was captioned with remarks made by Khamenei in December … Read more
A Massachusetts-based political scientist and author is accused of secretly working for the government of Iran while lobbying US officials and advising Tehran how to retaliate when America killed Gen Qasem Soleimani, federal authorities said Tuesday. Kaveh Lotfolah Afrasiabi, 63, was arrested by FBI agents at his home in Watertown, Massachusetts, on Monday, officials said. He … Read more
A year ago, I made a bold and, as it transpired, horrendously wrong prediction about the 2020 US Election. It wasn’t quite as bad as the Decca Recording Company turning down the Beatles in 1961 because ‘we don’t like their sound, and guitar music is on the way out’, but it wasn’t far off. Last … Read more
Iran’s military has kicked off a ground forces drill along the coast of the Gulf of Oman, the latest in a series of snap exercises amid escalating tensions over the country’s nuclear programme and Washington’s pressure campaign against Tehran. State TV reported that commando units and airborne infantry were participating in the annual exercise, along … Read more
Joe Biden’s first overseas trip as president will be to a tiny Cornish seaside village for the G7 summit, it is understood. Carbis Bay in Britain’s most southerly county has a population of just over 3,000 and is set to host the first in-person meeting of the G7 in almost two years in June. Mr Biden … Read more
Joe Biden will be keeping busy during the first days of his presidency after vowing to enact several executive orders right away while on the campaign trail. Among the promises Biden has made include mask mandates, striking down the travel ban on predominantly Muslim countries, and having the United States rejoin the Paris Climate Accord. … Read more
Iran’s Revolutionary Guard launched a missile and drone drill on Friday featuring wedge-shaped suicide drones that strongly resemble the craft used to attack a Saudi oil facility in 2019. The ‘Great Phrophet 15’ exercises also saw the IRGC launch around a dozen ballistic missiles from the back of mobile launchers positioned in the desert. Iran … Read more