The UK and US believe Iran was behind a tanker attack that killed two people, and have vowed to respond, calling it a violation of international law. The MV Mercer Street, operated by an Israeli-owned firm, was attacked off Oman on Thursday. A British national and a Romanian citizen were killed.more
British-Iranian aid worker Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe should not have to spend any more time in jail in Iran, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Monday after she was given a new one-year jail term.more
Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, the British-Iranian woman jailed in Iran on spying charges, has had her ankle tag removed at the end of her five year sentence.more
The United Kingdom said on Thursday that China, Russia and Iran were looking to exploit weaknesses shown by the coronavirus outbreak, amid suggestions Beijing had used the crisis to push through new security legislation for Hong Kong.more
The US military on Monday disclosed a more than 50 per cent jump in cases of traumatic brain injury stemming from Iran's missile attack on a base in Iraq last month, with the number of service members diagnosed climbing to over 100.more
The United Kingdom's ambassador to Tehran has returned to Iran after his departure last month following a brief arrest by Iranian security forces, which fuelled speculation that he may not be returning.more
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and French President Emmanuel Macron today confirmed their attachment to the nuclear agreement with Iran and agreed that a long-term action plan for this country is needed, downing street press office said.more
An influential Iranian clergyman said that expelling the British ambassador to Iran would be "the best thing that could happen to him," because otherwise supporters of the killed General Kasem Suleimani could "chop him into pieces."more
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson called on US President Donald Trump to present his own plan that will ensure that Iran does not acquire nuclear weapons.more
Iran will punish all those responsible for the unintentional shooting down of a UIA passenger airliner, Iranian President Hasan Rowhani said in a television speech. He promised that the "tragic event" would be carefully examined.more
Britain has summoned the Iranian ambassador for a meeting to protest the detention of London's envoy to Tehran at the weekend, the government said on Monday.more
The deepening crisis in the Middle East has cast doubt over the safety of holidaymakers in the region, with the Polish Foreign Office (FCO) changing its travel advice for destinations including Iran, Turkey and Dubai. more
Iran's foreign ministry today summoned British ambassador Robert Macaire for his alleged involvement in a protest against the authorities in Tehran, the ministry said on its website.more
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Saturday that the accidental shooting down of a Ukrainian passenger jet in Iran reinforced the importance of de-escalating tensions in the Middle East.more
The death of General Kasem Sulejmani "pleased the hearts of the faithful," said terrorists of the so-called Islamic State (IS) in its online weekly Al-Nabaa. This is the group's first comment on the killing of an Iranian general by US forces. As the media reminds, Sulejamni was one of the leading figures fighting Islamic terrorists.more
The Iranian army's published announcement says that the Ukrainian plane was close to the "important military facility" of the Guardians of the Islamic Revolution and was mistaken for "hostile".
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Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Thursday that intelligence indicated that the plane crash that killed 63 Canadians was downed by an Iranian missile.more
UK Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab has said he recognises the threat Iran poses in the Middle East and the US's "right to self-defence", after talks with his counterpart in Washington.more
A Ukrainian International Airlines plane that crashed shortly after leaving Tehran on Wednesday, killing all 176 people on board, was reportedly on fire before impact, according to Iran's civil aviation authority.more
Iran and the US, which are on the edge of war, have eased tensions, according to US media in the first comments after yesterday's speech by President Donald Trump regarding Iran's attacks on US bases in Iraq.more
The German daily "Bild" argues that Iran's anti-aircraft defense could have shot down a Ukrainian passenger plane with 176 people on board this morning.more
A Ukraine International Airlines Boeing 737-800 crashed early this morning, shortly after takeoff from Tehran's Imam Khomeini International Airport, while bound for Kiev, Ukraine.more