Iran

January 14, (THEWILL) – Iran has executed former top defence official and dual British national, Alireza Akbari, who was accused of spying for United Kingdom intelligence. Akbari was executed after being sentenced to death for “corruption on earth and...

December 18, (THEWILL) – Prominent actress, Taraneh Alidoosti, has been arrested in Iran, after she voiced support for the three-month-old protest movement, triggered by the death of a woman in custody. Alidoosti, 38, was arrested by order of the judicial...

November 30, (THEWILL) - At the Al Thumama Stadium on Tuesday, geopolitics was temporarily off the front burners as the United States defeated Iran 1-0 to advance to the round of 16 with Christian Pulisic scoring the winner. Due to...

November 28, (THEWILL) - After Carlos Queiroz called Jurgen Klinsmann a "disgrace to football", the German coach has responded by saying he wants to "calm things down" with the Iranian coach. Klinsmann was a member of the BBC Sports broadcast crew...

November 25, (THEWILL) - Ramin Rezaeian and Rouzbeh Cheshmi scored in extra time to give Iran a famous 2-0 World Cup victory over Wales and keep their hopes of moving on to the round of 16 alive. Wales, who had...

November 25, (THEWILL) - On Friday, Gareth Bale overtook Chris Gunther, to become Wales' all-time appearance leader with his 110th international cap in the World Cup match against Iran. Bale and Gunther were tied with 109 senior Wales caps before...

BEVERLY HILLS, June 02, (THEWILL) – Iran’s largest navy ship, the "Kharg," caught fire early Wednesday morning and sank near Jask, an Iranian port on the Gulf of Oman, Iran’s semiofficial news agencies report. After an hour-long rescue effort, the...

BEVERLY HILLS, February 23 (THEWILL) – Turkish Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu said Sunday eight people were killed in eastern Turkey after a 5.7 magnitude earthquake hit neighbouring Iran, the official Anadolu news agency reported. He said three of the dead...