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Iranian general admits they were ‘defeated very badly’ in Syria

Iran‘s top general in Syria acknowledged they were “defeated very badly” with the collapse of the Assad regime, which represented a candid assessment divergent from other messages out of Tehran since the fall of the government.

The Jerusalem Post on MSN · 8h

Islamic Republic suffered severe defeat in Syria, Iranian general says

We were defeated and defeated very badly, we took a very big blow, and it’s been very difficult,” Esbati noted.

The Times of India on MSN · 8h

Iran Admits Devastating Defeat In Syria, Acknowledges 'Significant Blow' After Assad's Fall | Watch

For the first time, Iran publicly admitted its defeat in Syria following the collapse of Bashar Assad's regime. Brig. Gen. Behrouz Esbati called the loss a "big blow" and said the defeat had been difficult for the Islamic Republic.

Swiss national dies in Iran prison

BBC · 42m

Swiss national dies in Iran prison after spying arrest

The man was being held with another inmate at a prison in the eastern city of Semnan, according to Iran's semi-official Tasnim News Agency.

The Jerusalem Post Blogs · 4h

Swiss national commits suicide in Iranian prison, Tasnim news agency says

A Swiss national was arrested in Iran and was accused of spying committed suicide in prison on Thursday, the c

The Washington Post · 40m

Iran says Swiss national held on espionage charges kills himself in prison

A Swiss national detained in Iran on espionage charges has killed himself at a prison in rural Semnan province

Iran releases Italian journalist Cecilia Sala

Democracy Now · 1h

Italian Journalist Cecilia Sala Released from Iranian Imprisonment

The Italian journalist Cecilia Sala landed in Rome Wednesday after three weeks of detention in Iran. Italian media say Sala’s arrest may have been part of an Iranian plan to negotiate the release of one of their citizens who was recently detained by Italian authorities on a U.

BBC · 1d

Italian journalist Cecilia Sala returns home, freed from Iranian jail

An Italian journalist detained in Iran last month has been freed and is on a flight back to Rome, the Italian government says. Cecilia Sala, 29, was arrested on 19 December, three days after an Iranian engineer was detained by Italian authorities in Milan on suspicion of supplying drone technology that led to the deaths of US soldiers.

Reuters · 18h

Italian journalist Sala embraces loved ones on her arrival in Rome

Italian reporter Cecilia Sala hugged her partner and her parents on the tarmac at Rome's Ciampino military airport on Wednesday (January 8) after being freed from an Iranian prison. Sala was working under a regular journalistic visa when she was detained in Tehran on December 19,

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A top Iranian general said Russia was actually bombing the empty desert while saying it was attacking Syrian rebels

Behrouz Esbati said he partially blamed Russia for the fall of Assad's government, in a rare break from Iran's official line ...

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Iranian Security Chief Visits Armenia, Azerbaijan

A top Iranian security official reportedly reaffirmed Iran’s support for Armenia’s position on transport links with ...

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Italy says no US extradition request for detained Iranian businessman so far

The United States has not submitted any formal request of extradition for an Iranian businessman Mohammad Abedini detained in Milan, Italy's justice minister said in an interview published on Thursday ...

Watch: Iranian woman grabs cleric’s turban and wraps it round her head after hijab comments

An Iranian woman tore off a cleric’s turban after he publicly berated her for not wearing a hijab in Tehran’s Mehrabad airport in an act of protest that will alarm the regime.