‘Totally unacceptable:’ Denmark to summon US ambassador over Trump’s Greenland appointment

TEHRAN — The Danish government announced Monday it will summon the U.S. ambassador following what officials are characterizing as a flagrant assault on Danish sovereignty.

Iranian embassy in Denmark denies Western interference allegations

TEHRAN – The Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Iran in Denmark has strongly refuted accusations leveled by a number of Western governments concerning alleged extraterritorial interference targeting dissidents, journalists, and officials.

Silence is complicity: Iran envoy to Denmark slams Israeli attacks on hospitals

TEHRAN – Iran’s Ambassador to Denmark has condemned the Israeli military’s attacks on Iranian medical facilities, warning that the silence of the international medical community in the face of such assaults is not an act of neutrality but one of complicity.

11,000-year-old secret revealed: Boars transported across Zagros for ritual feasts in western Iran

TEHRAN - A study by an international team has revealed that pre-agricultural communities at the Early Neolithic site of Asiab, near Kermanshah in western Iran (~9660–9340 cal BCE), engaged in complex logistical efforts to provision large-scale ritual feasts.

Danish FM scorns 'tone' of JD Vance in Greenland

Denmark on Saturday said it did not like the "tone" of US Vice President JD Vance's comments that Copenhagen had not done enough for Greenland during a visit to the strategically placed, resource-rich Danish territory coveted by US President Donald Trump.

Trump's interest in Greenland fuels urge for independence

From his office in the parliamentary building in the capital city of Greenland, Kuno Fencker can look out on the statue gazing out at the sea, a man of stone holding a shepherd’s staff in his right hand and a Bible under his arm. It is a depiction of the Danish-Norwegian missionary Hans Egede, measuring around two meters in height on a hilltop over the Bay of Nuuk.

Rubio on buying Greenland: ‘This is not a joke’

Secretary of State Marco Rubio said during an interview that President Trump’s wish to acquire the Arctic island Greenland is serious and rooted in national security concerns for both the rest of the world and the U.S. amid China’s interest in the region. 

Danish PM to visit Berlin, Paris and Brussels to shore up unity following Trump’s eye on Greenland

Denmark on Monday announced a $2 billion security plan for the Arctic ahead of a visit by the country's prime minister to Berlin, Paris and Brussels to shore up "European unity" on Greenland. The announcement came after US President Donald Trump said Greenland was needed for US "national security".

New Iranian ambassador to Denmark embarks on mission with focus on dialogue

TEHRAN – Iran's new ambassador to Denmark, Mohammad Reza Sajjadi, has begun his mission in Copenhagen, with a clear mandate from the Iranian Foreign Ministry to pursue a policy of "interaction and constructive dialogue” with Europe. 

Iran demands Denmark's cooperation in returning autistic child to family

TEHRAN - In a strongly worded letter to the Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Kazem Gharib Abadi, Secretary of the High Council for Human Rights, has called for the immediate repatriation of an autistic Iranian child from Denmark.

NGOs sue Denmark to end arms export to Israel

A group of NGOs on Tuesday said they will sue the Danish state to end the Nordic country's arms exports to Israel, citing concerns that its weapons were being used to commit serious crimes against civilians during the war in Gaza.

Denmark to ban desecration of holy texts

Recent Quran desecrations have sparked anger in Muslim states 

TEHRAN – The Danish government will be proposing a bill that would prohibit the desecration of holy books, including the Quran. 

Iran summons Swedish, Danish diplomats over desecration of Islamic sanctities

TEHRAN- Iran has reacted to the recurrent despicable acts of burning the holy Quran in both Sweden and Denmark.

Extremists in Denmark defile Quran outside Turkish, Iraqi embassies

TEHRAN- On Saturday, members of a Danish extremist group desecrated the holy Quran in front of the Turkish and Iraqi embassies in Copenhagen.

Iranian embassy in Denmark issues message to premier

TEHRAN - While widely reflecting the latest statement of the Iranian embassy in Copenhagen regarding the continuation of insults to the holy Quran, Danish media described the statement as a direct message from the embassy to the Danish prime minister.

Iranian embassy says shocked by Denmark’s apathy in face of persistent Islamophobia

TEHRAN- Iran’s embassy in Copenhagen has vehemently denounced the ongoing blasphemous crimes committed against the holy Quran in Denmark, asserting it is “shocked” by Copenhagen’s apathy.

Iranian embassy in Denmark lambastes Quran desecration

TEHRAN- The Iranian embassy in Copenhagen on Friday condemned the insult to holy books, including Quran.

Students gather in front of Tehran University to honor Quran

A mass gathering of students and people to honor the Holy Quran was held in front of the main door of Tehran University. This gathering was held by mourner students of Imam Hussain in response to the desecration of the Holy Quran in Europe, Sweden and Denmark.

Iranian embassy in Denmark slams Quran desecration

TEHRAN- Iran’s embassy in Denmark, condemning the insult to the Holy Quran, has called on all governments to ensure that extremists are not given the opportunity to harm the feelings of the followers of any religion under the slogan of freedom of expression.

Iran, Denmark explore plans for closer ties

TEHRAN - The foreign ministers of Iran and Denmark on Sunday talked about measures to improve ties in a number of areas.

Attacker on the Iranian embassy in Denmark charged

TEHRAN- A Danish prosecutor has finally filed an accusation against the knife-wielding attacker who broke into the Copenhagen premises of the Iranian embassy with the purpose to murder the ambassador last October.

Iran releases two Iranian-Austrian prisoners and one Danish

TEHRAN – The Iranian Judiciary on Friday released two Iranian-Austrian nationals and one Danish prisoner.

Tehran asks Denmark to act against sacrilegious moves

Iran voices worry over outbreak of armed clashes in Sudan

TEHRAN- Nasser Kanaani, spokesman for the Iranian Foreign Ministry, has strongly denounced the repeated desecration of the Holy Quran in Denmark and urged the Danish authorities to take prompt action to stop such horrific sacrilegious actions from happening again.

Iran FM holds separate calls with Azeri and Danish counterparts

TEHRAN - The foreign ministers of Iran and the Republic of Azerbaijan have concurred on the continuation of talks and discussions in the two nations’ capitals.

Iranian academics, European fellows to look at ways of preserving Persian qanats

TEHRAN—A panel of experts and academics from the University of Tehran and the University of Montpellier will be exploring ways to help preserve the millennia-old Persian qanat system.

Attacker on Iranian embassy stands trial: Danish police

TEHRAN- Danish police have confirmed in a statement that a knife-wielding person who attacked the Iranian embassy in Copenhagen on Friday was to stand trial on Saturday.