Reuters- A senior commander of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corp was killed fighting Islamic State west of the Iraqi city of Mosul, Tehran-based Tasnim agency reported on Saturday. It is the first time Iran has announced the death of a senior commander during the operations launched in October to drive the Islamist militants out of Mosul. "Commander ...

Daily look at Irans late-breaking news and upcoming events:   Putin discusses Syria, economic ties with Irans Rouhani Kremlin Russian President Vladimir Putin and Irans Hassan Rouhani held a phone call in which the two leaders stressed the need for more joint efforts to resolve the Syria crisis and discussed economic ties, the Kremlin said ...