Iran hostage crisis

The Executive Committee and membership of Democrats Abroad Greece join millions of fellow Americans in mourning the passing of former US President Jimmy Carter, Democrats Abroad Greece has announced in a statement, following his death on Sunday at the age of 100.

Jimmy Carter, the 100-year-old former U.S. president and Nobel peace laureate who rose from humble beginnings in rural Georgia to lead the nation from 1977 to 1981, has died, his nonprofit foundation said Sunday.

He ruled out any general cease-fire without the release of all the hostages

Hundreds of Iranians on Aug. 31 attended the funeral of Ebrahim Yazdi, one of the country's most influential dissident politicians and a former foreign minister.

Iranian authorities have arrested seven people suspected of helping militants involved in twin attacks in the capital Tehran, a judiciary official said on June 9. 

Islamic State claimed responsibility for the suicide bombings and gun attacks on parliament and the mausoleum of the Islamic Republic's founder, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, that killed 17 people on June 7. 

A new video surfaced showing the chilling moments a group of jihadists break into the Iranian parliament in Tehran wielding machine guns and firing against people. The attack, which was one of two, the other being a suicide attack at mausoleum of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, resulted in the death of 17 people.

Iran’s foreign minister on Thursday rejected Donald Trump’s condolences for deadly attacks in Tehran, calling the U.S. president’s words repugnant.

Trump had said he prayed for the victims of Wednesday’s attacks that were claimed by Islamic State, but added that “states that sponsor terrorism risk falling victim to the evil they promote.”

Greece on Thursday condemned a deadly attack in Iran claimed by Islamic State, which left 13 dead and more than 40 injured.

"We unequivocally condemn terrorism in all its forms and we express our full support for the people and government of Iran, and our sincere condolences to the victims' families," the Greek Foreign Ministry said in a statement.

There is no data about any injured Bulgarian citizens in the attacks on Iran's parliament and Ayatollah Khomeini's shrine in Tehran this morning, Bulgaria's Foreign Affairs Ministry said.

There is no immediate threat to the Bulgarian embassy and its personnel, all necessary measures have been taken to ensure the safety of the staff.

The Islamic State (IS) has claimed responsibility for the twin terrorist attacks in Tehran, Wednesday against the country’s parliament and the Ayatollah Khomeini mausoleum that resulted in the death of 12 people and multiple injuries.