Iran

France flees Iran chaos: Embassy staff bolt as death toll hits 6,000 in bloody protests

Paris – Non-essential French embassy staff have left Iran, two sources with knowledge of the matter told AFP Monday, as... Read more

13 Jan

Cape Town – The Democratic Alliance (DA) has sharply criticised Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Ronald Lamola, for... Read more

13 Jan

Paris – The US-based son of Iran’s ousted shah urged Iranian government workers and security forces on Sunday to... Read more

12 Jan

Washington – US President Donald Trump said Sunday that Iran’s leadership had called him seeking “to negotiate” after he... Read more

12 Jan

Paris – Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian on Sunday said “rioters” should not be allowed to disrupt society, in his... Read more

12 Jan

Jerusalem – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday that he hoped Iran would soon be freed from... Read more

11 Jan

Paris – At least 192 protesters have been killed in Iran’s biggest movement against the Islamic Republic in more than... Read more

11 Jan

Paris – Major Iranian cities were gripped overnight by new mass rallies denouncing the Islamic republic, as activists on Saturday... Read more

10 Jan

Simon’s Town – Chinese and Iranian warships were docked off South Africa’s main navy base on Thursday ahead of exercises... Read more

9 Jan

Tehran – Iran’s president urged his government to listen to the “legitimate demands” of protesters, state media reported Tuesday,... Read more

30 Dec, 2025