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Iran plane crash: Agonising wait continues for relatives

Relatives of 66 people who were on board a plane that crashed in Iran are desperately waiting for any news. State media says the Aseman Airlines passenger plane that came down in the Zagros mountains on Sunday has been found. All those on board are feared to

Iran in Talks to Unblock Twitter, Says New Minister

HIGHLIGHTS Twitter to resolve problems with the Iranian government Twitter was banned at the time of mass anti-regime protests in 2009 Sites such as YouTube and Facebook are also banned in Iran Iran’s new communications minister said Tuesday that negotiations were underway with Twitter to unblock the service, which

Russia, spurning U.S. censure, launches second day of Syria strikes from Iran

Russia launched a second day of air strikes against Syrian militants from an Iranian air base, rejecting U.S. suggestions its co-operation with Tehran might violate a U.N. resolution as illogical and factually incorrect. State Department spokesman Mark Toner on Tuesday called the Iranian deployment “unfortunate,” saying the