The US and UK have launched strikes against the Houthis in Yemen, in the first offensive action taken against the Iran-backed group since the they began attacks in the Red Sea.

She compared the room she was lashed in to a ‘medieval torture chamber’.

Human rights groups said Samira Sabzian was the victim of domestic violence.

Russian President Vladimir Putin Thursday held talks with Iranian counterpart Ebrahim Raisi on trade and an expected arms deal. Iranian officials confirmed late November rumours surrounding a large weapons deal, which includes fighter jets, between Tehran and Moscow. This is “the first time Iran has purchased fighter jets since the 1990s, which could be a big shift in the military power balance in [the Middle East],” Russia correspondent Daniel Hawkins told FRANCE 24.

Experts believe the crew knew they may be targeted while at sea.

Armita Geravand, 16, suffered ‘severe injuries’ and spent weeks in a coma after an altercation at a metro station.