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Iranian guns down 12 relatives in rare mass shooting in Kerman

Iranian guns down 12 relatives in rare mass shooting in Kerman

A 30-year-old man killed 12 relatives, including his father and brother in Iran, official media reported on Saturday, in a rare mass shooting in the country. They said the man, who was not identified, used a Kalashnikov assault rifle and…
Nine Pakistanis killed in gunmen attack in southeastern Iran, Pakistan confirms

Nine Pakistanis killed in gunmen attack in southeastern Iran, Pakistan confirms

Gunmen have killed nine Pakistani nationals in a restive southeastern border area of Iran, Pakistan has confirmed, amid efforts by the two countries to mend ties after recent tit-for-tat attacks. Earlier in the day, Iran’s semi-official Mehr News Agency reported…
Pakistan carries out military strikes on alleged militant positions in Iran

Pakistan carries out military strikes on alleged militant positions in Iran

On Thursday morning, January 18, Pakistan launched a series of military strikes on what it said were separatist militant hideouts situated in the southeast of Iran, according to CNN. These attacks were seemingly carried out in response to Iran’s attacks…
ISIS claims responsibility for deadly terrorist attack in Kerman

ISIS claims responsibility for deadly terrorist attack in Kerman

In the afternoon of Thursday, January 4th, the extremist Sunni group ISIS claimed responsibility for Wednesday’s explosions in Kerman in a post on its Telegram page. The ISIS statement revealed the names of two members of the group, two brothers…
Iran: Two ‘terrorist’ explosions kill over 100, injure scores near Kerman Martyrs Cemetery

Iran: Two ‘terrorist’ explosions kill over 100, injure scores near Kerman Martyrs Cemetery

This evening, January 3, 2023, two explosions occurred 10 minutes apart in the vicinity of Kerman’s Gulzar-e Shuhada, Iranian local media reported. Officials of the cemetery initially stated that the ‘blast’ sound emanated from the explosion of several gas canisters,…
11 policemen martyred in terrorist attack on police station in southeast Iran

11 policemen martyred in terrorist attack on police station in southeast Iran

At least 11 Iranian police officers were martyred in an overnight terrorist attack on a police station in the southeastern province of Sistan-Baluchistan, the state television reported Friday. Seven other cups were injured, while some assailants were killed and others…
Iran: Shahcheragh shrine in Shiraz comes under successive two-stage armed attacks, killing 1, wounding 8

Iran: Shahcheragh shrine in Shiraz comes under successive two-stage armed attacks, killing 1, wounding 8

News sources revealed on Sunday, August 13th, that there were two stages of terrorist attacks at around 19:00 local time in the Shahcheragh Shrine of Ahmad bin Musa, peace be upon them, in Shiraz. Based on the initial reports, it…
20th-26th of Dhul Hijjah mark week commemorating birth of Imam Musa bin Jafar

20th-26th of Dhul Hijjah mark week commemorating birth of Imam Musa bin Jafar

Historical books mention various narrations regarding Imam Kazim’s date of birth (peace be upon him). One account says it occurred on the seventh of Safar, but most Shia jurists and scholars throughout history have declared the date of his birth…
Grand Ayatollah Shirazi receives delegation from Allam Al-Hilli Hawza

Grand Ayatollah Shirazi receives delegation from Allam Al-Hilli Hawza

The Supreme Religious Authority, Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Sadiq al-Husseini al-Shirazi, has received at his honourable house the director and students of the religious seminary of Allama Ibn Fahad Al-Hilli based in Holy Karbala, Iraq. The official website of the Supreme…
Shia devotees of AhlulBayt commemorate sorrowful martyrdom anniversary of Imam Redha

Shia devotees of AhlulBayt commemorate sorrowful martyrdom anniversary of Imam Redha

The Shia followers of Ahlulbayt, peace be upon them, have commemorated the martyrdom anniversary of Imam al-Redha, peace be upon him, at his pure shrine in the holy city of Mashhad, according to the narration of his martyrdom on the…
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