Fmr. colleague says Sydney hostage-taker ‘sold his soul to devil’
TEHRAN, Dec. 24 (MNA) – A former colleague and classmate of Mohammad Taqi Manteqi Boroujerdi (also called Harun Munis) has accused him…
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Velayati criticizes Australia for letting hostage taker go free
Tehran, Dec 17, IRNA – Head of Strategic Studies Center of the Expediency Council Ali Akbar Velayati on Wednesday criticized Australia for…
Sydney gunman was ‘wanted in Iran’
Iran says it requested 14 years ago the extradition of Man Haron Monis – the gunman behind the Sydney siege – but…
Iran news round up – December 16, 2014
A selection of the latest news stories and editorials published in Iranian news outlets, compiled by AEI Critical Threats Project Iran Analyst…
Iran’s coverage: Iran says nuclear talks with U.S. proceed in good atmosphere
Daily look at Iran’s late-breaking news and upcoming events: Iran-US talks satisfactory: Iranian negotiator A top Iranian nuclear negotiator has expressed…
Australia already warned by Iranian police of Sydney hostage taker’s danger
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran’s Police Chief Brigadier General Esmayeel Ahmadi Moqaddam announced on Tuesday that Tehran had earlier warned Australia of the bad…
Australia supported the Iranian-fugitive-turned-Sydney-hostage taker; Western media hype the Islamophobia scenario
The man of Iranian origin behind the deadly hostage taking in Sydney, Australia was a fraudster, wanted at home. An Iranian national…
Australia intelligence involved in hostage taking: Analyst
A political commentator says the Australian intelligence service has been behind the recent hostage taking at a café in Sydney, Press TV…
Iran strongly condemns hostage taking in Australia
Iran has vehemently condemned hostage taking at a café in the Australia’s most populous city of Sydney. “Resorting to inhumane methods and…
Australia PM lays flowers at memorials for victims
SYDNEY (AP) — Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott has laid flowers at a makeshift memorial in Sydney for the victims of a…
Gunman, 2 hostages die in fiery end to Sydney siege
A tense, 16-hour Australian hostage standoff ended with an eruption of gunfire and death when heavily armed police stormed a cafe in…
Australian hostage taker named as Iranian refugee charged with assault
(Reuters) – An Iranian refugee known for sending hate mail to the families of Australian soldiers killed overseas and facing several charges…
Australian Muslims condemn hostage taking in Sydney
More than forty Australian Muslim groups have strongly condemned the acts of gunmen who are holding an undisclosed number of people hostage…
Five people flee from Sydney cafe amid hostage drama
Sydney (CNN) — Five people have fled from a cafe in the heart of Sydney where a dramatic hostage taking is unfolding Monday.…
Gunmen take several hostages in Australia café
Gunmen have reportedly taken several people hostage at a café in the central Australian city of Sydney, making them hold a black…
Australian police on alert due to hostage situation
Dozens of people are being held, with images showing a flag on the window resembling that of the Islamic State extremists. The Australian police this Monday morning told…