Iran asks Saudi officials to use experiences of Islamic States in managing Hajj ceremony
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif extended condolences to his Lebanese counterpart Gebran Bassil over the tragic incident in Mina…
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Iran death toll at Mina hits 239
Tehran, Sept 29, IRNA – The death toll of the Iranian pilgrims reached 239, Head of Hajj and Pilgrimage Organization, Saeed Ohadi…
Iran Health minister visits Mina tragedy injured in Mecca hospital
Tehran, Sept 29, IRNA – Minister of Health, Treatment and Medical Education Seyed Hassan Hashemi, who arrived in Mecca on Tuesday morning,…
President Rouhani warns S. Arabia over Mina cartoons
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian President Hassan Rouhani warned Riyadh that animations and cartoons of the Mina stampede tragedy released by the Saudi media…
Photos: President Rouhani arrives in Tehran
TEHRAN, Sep. 29 – President Hassan Rouhani arrived in Tehran today after attending the United Nations General Assembly in New York. …
President: Mina tragedy due to Saudi mismanagement, inefficiency
Tehran, Sept 29, IRNA – President Hassan Rouhani said the tragedy in Hajj rituals this year happened because of the inefficiency and…
Deputy FM: No permission issued for burying Iranian pilgrims in Mecca
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for Arab and African Affairs Hossein Amir Abdollahian underlined that Tehran hasn’t issued any permission to…
A look at Iranian newspaper front pages on September 29
IFP has taken a look at the front pages of newspapers on Tuesday and picked headlines from 15 of them. IFP has…
Iran’s president to attend ceremony to commemorate Mina crush victims
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani arrived in Tehran Tuesday and plans to partake in a ceremony due to be held…
Iran death toll at Mina hits 227
Tehran, Sept 29, IRNA – The death toll of the Iranian pilgrims reached 227, Head of Hajj and Pilgrimage Organization, Saeed Ohadi…
Iran to file complaint against Saudi Arabia
TEHRAN (ISNA)- Iranian Government Spokesman Mohammad-Bagher Nobakht said the country would file complaint against Saudi Arabia. “We will file complaint against Saudi…
Iran’s coverage: President Rouhani cutting short NY visit to attend funeral of Hajj victims
Daily look at Iran’s late-breaking news and upcoming events: Iran’s Rouhani to cut short New York visit due to Hajj tragedy President…
Iran Prosecutor General to follow up case of Mina tragedy
Tehran, Sept 28, IRNA – Judiciary Chief Ayatollah Sadegh Amoli Larijani said on Monday that the prosecutor general should follow up the…
Iran Red Crescent Society offers to send rescue teams to Saudi Arabia
Tehran, Sept 28, IRNA – Head of Iran’s Red Crescent Society Amir Hossein Ziaee said on Monday that the humanitarian agency offered…
Iran demands fact-finding committee on Hajj crush
Iran’s Parliament (Majlis) Speaker Ali Larijani calls for the formation of a fact-finding committee to investigate the recent deadly incident during the…
Iran diplomat urges consular access to bodies of Mina victims
A senior Iranian diplomat urges Saudi Arabia to fulfill its responsibility and seriously cooperate with Iran to identify those who are still…
Afkham: Roknoabadi used regular passport for Hajj trip
Tehran, Sept 28, IRNA – Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Marziyeh Afkham said the former Iranian Ambassador to Lebanon Ghazanfar Roknabadi used a regular…
A look at Iranian newspaper front pages on September 28
IFP has taken a look at the front pages of newspapers on Monday and picked headlines from 20 of them. IFP has…
Iran death toll at Mina hits 169
Tehran, Sept 28, IRNA – The death toll of the Iranian pilgrims reached 169, deputy head of Hajj and Pilgrimage Organization announced…
Health minister to fly to Saudi Arabia today
Tehran, Sept 28, IRNA – Minister of Health Hassan Hashemi is to fly to Saudi Arabia today to examine the situation of…
Iranian, Iraqi FMs confer on regional issues, Mina tragedy
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and his Iraqi counterpart Ibrahim Jaafari, in their meeting in New York on…
Jannati: Zarif has not called for meeting with Saudi foreign minister
Tehran, Sept 27, IRNA – Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance Ali Jannati said on Sunday that Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad-Javad Zarif…
Leader agrees proposal for burial of Hajj victims at martyrs cemetry
Tehran, Sept 27, IRNA – Supreme Leader of Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei on Sunday agreed a proposal for burial of…
‘Death to House of Saud’ say Iranians
Tehran – Hundreds of Iranians chanted “Death to the treacherous House of Saud” outside the Saudi embassy on Sunday as the Islamic…
Iran’s coverage: Leader says Saudi leaders must apologize for deadly Hajj incident
Daily look at Iran’s late-breaking news and upcoming events: Leader urges Saudi rulers to accept responsibility for Hajj stampede Iran’s supreme…
Saudi FM slams Iran’s reaction to Hajj crush
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir said Iran’s criticism of Riyadh’s managing the annual Hajj pilgrimage following the Mina tragedy…
80% of missing Iranian pilgrims in Mina probably dead: Minister
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – While due to Riyadh’s mishandling of situation after a Thursday’s crush of Hajj pilgrims the fate of hundreds of…
Iran’s Shamkhani urges Riyadh to accept responsibility for Hajj tragedy
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) Ali Shamkhani underlined that the Saudi government should accept its responsibility…
Muslim world, not Riyadh, should be in charge of running Hajj: Iran’s parliament
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iran’s lawmakers censured Saudi Arabia for failing to provide security for Hajj pilgrims and said management of the Hajj…
Senior advisor: Mina tragedy not planned
Tehran, Sept 27, IRNA – It is improbable that the tragic event happened in Mina was planned deliberately, senior advisor to the…
Iran death toll at Mina hits 155
Tehran, Sept 27, IRNA – The death toll of the Iranian pilgrims reached 155, Hajj and Pilgrimage Organization announced Sunday. Talking…
Bodies of Iranians killed in Hajj crush to be returned in days: Diplomat
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for Arab and African Affairs Hossein Amir Abdollahian said on Sunday that he hopes the…
Mina stampede testimony of Saudi mismanagement
Alwaght- Hundreds of pilgrims lay on the ground wrapped in white cloth. What was supposed to be the attire for performing the…
Saudi Arabia sacks minister of Hajj
TEHRAN (ISNA)-Saudi Saudi King Salman sacked Minister of Hajj Bandar bin Mohammed bin Hamza Asaad Al Hajjar and five other Saudi officials.…
Iran’s parliament speaker: Saudi govt. main culprit in Mina crush
Iran’s Parliament (Majlis) Speaker Ali Larijani says the Saudi government is the main culprit in the deadly incident of September 24 during…
Haj death toll rises to 769, Iran denounces ‘crime’
The death toll in a crush at the annual haj pilgrimage outside Mecca rose to 769, SaudiArabia said on Saturday, as arch-rival Iran said Saudi officials…
President Rouhani meets European Council President in New York
New York, Sept 26, IRNA – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani met President of the European Council Donald Tusk here on Saturday. During…
Iran’s attorney general urges justice for culprits in Mina tragedy
Iran’s attorney general says justice must be served for the culprits in the tragedy of September 24 in Mina during the annual…
At U.N., Iran’s Rouhani calls for investigation into Hajj crush
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani used a major United Nations speech on Saturday to demand an investigation into a crush that killed over…
Iran’s coverage: No obstacles to US firms’ investment in Iran: Rouhani
Daily look at Iran’s late-breaking news and upcoming events: US firms can use post-sanction conditions: Rouhani President Hassan Rouhani said Iran…