DUBAI, Aug 5 — Iran is not looking to escalate regional tensions but believes it needs to punish Israel to prevent further instability, its Foreign Ministry spokesman said today, following the killing of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran last week.

PUTRAJAYA, Aug 1 — The government is requesting Meta Platforms Inc to explain why only posts by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim regarding the assassination of Hamas Political Bureau chief Ismail Haniyeh were targeted and removed.

TEHRAN, Aug 1 — A funeral ceremony is underway in the Iranian capital for Ismail Haniyeh, the Political Bureau Chief of the Palestinian Resistance Movement Hamas, who was assassinated by the Zionist regime in Tehran, reported the Iranian News Agency (IRNA).

DUBAI, Aug 1 — Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh was assassinated early on Wednesday morning in Iran, the Palestinian militant group and Tehran said.

HAMILTON (Canada), Aug 1 — Iran’s envoy to the United Nations (UN) affirmed Wednesday that his country will retaliate for the assassination of Hamas political chief Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran "when it deems necessary and appropriate,” Anadolu agency reported.

KUALA LUMPUR, July 18 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said the Malaysia-Iran cooperation will be free of foreign interference, focusing solely on the mutual benefit and prosperity of both nations.

TEHRAN, July 6 — Relative moderate Masoud Pezeshkian urged people today to stick with him on “the difficult road ahead” after beating a hard-line rival to win Iran’s presidential election.

VIENNA, June 6 — The United Nations’ International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) board of governors passed a resolution yesterday calling on Iran to step up cooperation with it and reverse its recent barring of inspectors despite concerns Tehran would respond with atomic escalation.

KUALA LUMPUR, May 25 — The national men’s indoor hockey team advanced to the final of the 2024 Asia Cup after drawing 3-3 against Iran in Group C action at the Taldykorgan Sports Complex in Kazakhstan last night.

DUBAI, May 24 — President Ebrahim Raisi was buried in the Iranian holy city of Mashhad on Thursday as many thousands of mourners packed its streets for his funeral, four days after he died in a helicopter crash, footage broadcast by Iranian media showed.

DUBAI, May 23 — Thousands of Iranians turned out to mourn President Ebrahim Raisi in the city of Tabriz on Tuesday, after he was killed in a helicopter crash near the Azerbaijan border at the weekend along with his foreign minister and seven others.

KUALA LUMPUR, May 21 — Agriculture and Food Security Minister Datuk Seri Mohamad Sabu will represent Malaysia at the funeral of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi.

TEHRAN, May 21 — Iran has begun investigating the helicopter crash that resulted in the death of President Ebrahim Raisi and his accompanying team.

KUALA LUMPUR, May 20 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim today expressed condolences to Iran over the helicopter crash that killed President Ebrahim Raisi and several government officials in northwest Iran yesterday.

PUTRAJAYA, May 20 — Malaysia is closely following the development of the helicopter crash involving Iran President Ebrahim Raisi and his delegation, which reportedly crashed yesterday afternoon.

DUBAI, May 20 — Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and his foreign minister were killed in a helicopter crash in mountainous terrain and icy weather, an Iranian official said on Monday, after search teams located the wreckage in East Azerbaijan province.

DUBAI, May 20 — A helicopter carrying Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and his foreign minister crashed on Sunday as it was crossing mountain terrain in heavy fog, an Iranian official told Reuters, and rescuers were struggling to reach the site of the incident.

DOHA, May 14 — Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said today there was “not one shred of evidence” of ship-to-ship transfers of sanctioned Iranian oil off Malaysia, amid Washington’s concern that Iran was using Malaysian service providers to move its oil.

KUALA KUBU BAHARU, April 22 — The Defence Ministry (Mindef) is prepared to assist the Foreign Affairs Ministry (Wisma Putra) if there is a need to bring back Malaysians in Iran following the increasingly worrying conflict between the country and Israel.

PUTRAJAYA, April 22 — There is currently no urgent need to repatriate Malaysians from Lebanon, Jordan, and Iran following the Iran-Israel conflict, said Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Mohamad Hasan.