According to The Iran Project, prior to mid-Shaban, the Afghan gathering was held in the presence of Hojjatuleslam Ojagnejad, the Custodian of the holy mosque of Jamkaran.  The 15th of Shaban is the birthday of Imam Mahdi (AS), the last of the Shia Imams. With his advent, he will rise the flag of justice and liberation throughout the universe, destroy ...

[caption id="attachment_28183" align="alignright" width="300"] File photo shows a border area between Iran and Afghanistan.[/caption] TEHRAN, Iran (AP) -- Iran has expressed regret for the shooting deaths of Afghan migrants entering the country illegally over the weekend. On Saturday, Afghan Foreign Minister Zalmai Rasoul issued a complaint after ...

[caption id="attachment_28330" align="alignright" width="300"] File photo shows Iranian border guards on the Iran-Afghanistan border[/caption] Iranian border police have denied reports of killing a group of Afghans trying to illegally cross the border into the Islamic Republic. Based on investigations we have conducted, we do not confirm this report,...

[caption id="attachment_28183" align="alignright" width="300"] File photo shows a border area between Iran and Afghanistan.[/caption] Iran Embassy in Afghanistan says it has received no confirmation about reports that Iranian border guards have allegedly killed Afghans trying to illegally enter the Islamic Republic. In a statement issued on Sunday,...

(Reuters) - Iranian guards fired on a large group of Afghan migrants illegally crossing the border overnight, killing at least nine people, Afghan officials said on Saturday. Hostility to the U.S. role inAfghanistan, regional ambitions and aneconomychoked by Western sanctions have contributed to a tough Iranian policy against Afghan migrants who flee ...