Iran, also called Persia, and officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, is a country in Western Asia.
President: Hassan Rouhani
Capital: Tehran
Population: 81.8 million (2018) World Bank
Currency: Iranian rial
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BRIEF – ME! – DAILY NEWS BRIEFING In today’s briefing update, The headlines are – The UK government will hold daily televised press conferences to update the…
The US has called for Iran to release all American prisoners held in the country as the coronavirus outbreak is said to be spreading through…
BRIEF – ME! – DAILY NEWS BRIEFING In today’s briefing update, The headlines are – a UK MP has been diagnosed with coronavirus, the health minister had…
BRIEF – ME! – DAILY NEWS BRIEFING In today’s briefing update, The headlines are – in the UK, a fifth person has died after contracting COVID-19. Coronavirus,…
BRIEF – ME! – DAILY NEWS BRIEFING In today’s briefing update, The headlines are – MH17 trial begins! Four men accused of downing the civilian aircraft MH17…
BRIEF – ME! – ENTERTAINMENT NEWS BRIEFING Entertainment Briefing, Catch up with this week’s top stories from the world of art, music, film and TV.…
BRIEF – ME! – DAILY NEWS BRIEFING In today’s briefing update, The headlines are – A 19-year-old man has been arrested over a reported threat he made…
Mohammad Rasoulof’s film about capital punishment has won the top prize at the Berlin International Film Festival. The Iranian director was banned from directing in…
New cases of infection from a new coronavirus that emerged in the central Chinese city of Wuhan late last year are being reported daily around…
BRIEF – ME! – DAILY NEWS BRIEFING In today’s briefing update, The headlines are – Britain starts hearing the US case for extraditing Julian Assange today, if…
BRIEF – ME! – DAILY NEWS BRIEFING In today’s briefing update, The headlines are – a bus-truck collision on an Indian highway has killed at least 19…
BRIEF – ME! – DAILY NEWS BRIEFING In today’s briefing update, The headlines are – 14 children are among the 22 people killed in a village massacre in Cameroon. Indian astronauts are currently in training in Russia for their upcoming space mission – it’ll be the first time India has sent a manned crew into space. The […]
BRIEF – ME! – DAILY NEWS BRIEFING In today’s briefing update, The headlines are: the coronavirus death toll has again risen bringing today’s tally to 563. In…
BRIEF – ME! – DAILY NEWS BRIEFING In today’s briefing update, The headlines are: Daesh has claimed responsibility for the knife attack in south London on Sunday.…
Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said President Donald Trump is a “clown” who only pretends to support the Iranian people, referring to the US…
BRIEF – ME! – DAILY NEWS BRIEFING In today’s briefing update, The headlines are: TV cameras will soon be allowed into Crown Court for serious high-profile criminal…
BRIEF – ME! – DAILY NEWS BRIEFING In today’s briefing update, the Duchess of Sussex has returned to Canada while discussions continue over the role she and…
BRIEF – ME! – DAILY NEWS BRIEFING In today’s briefing update, Prince Harry and the Duchess of Sussex have announced they are to step back as ‘senior’…
BRIEF – ME! – DAILY NEWS BRIEFING In today’s briefing update, Iran strikes back at the US with rockets fired at the US bases, a major escalation…
At least 80 people were reportedly killed by Iranian missiles targeting US military bases in Iraq. The Pentagon confirmed these attacks on two airbases but…
BRIEF – ME! – DAILY NEWS BRIEFING In today’s briefing update, the body of Iran’s top commander has returned to his hometown for burial. Tuesday’s ceremonies marked…
BRIEF – ME! – DAILY NEWS BRIEFING In today’s briefing update, US President Trump has threatened sanctions on Baghdad after lawmakers called for American troops to leave…
Brief. BrIEf.Me In today’s briefing update, the Sunday papers front pages focus on the killing of Iran’s top general. Including the Prime Minister returning to…
General Qasem Soleimani, the head of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards’ elite Quds Force, has been killed by US forces in Iraq. The US confirmed he…
BRIEF – ME! – DAILY NEWS BRIEFING In today’s briefing update, Iran’s Qassem Soleimani killed by US air raids in Baghdad. The attack was a direct order…
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