IRGC and the Opium Trade
April 12, 2017
By Ahmad Rafat
Italian authorities have arrested ten individuals in recent days suspected of smuggling opium out of Iran. The group’s leader is a 39 year old Iranian man who had been operating...
Israeli-Iranian Singer Maureen Nehedar Releases One Bestselling Album After Another
By Ahmad Rafat
Thirty-eight-year-old Maureen Nehedar was only two-and-a-half when she emigrated with her family from Isfahan to Israel. It was during the early years of the Revolution, when many Persian Jews were leaving their homeland. Maureen and her family were determined not to forget their roots.
Thirty-eight-year-old Maureen Nehedar was only two-and-a-half when she emigrated with her family from Isfahan to Israel. It was during the early years of the Revolution, when many Persian Jews were leaving their homeland. Maureen and her family were determined not to forget their roots.
U.S. Revisits Military Option After Iran Missile Test
February 07, 2017
By Ahmad Rafat
Iran test-fired its Khorramshahr medium-range ballistic missile outside Semnan, about 140 miles east of Tehran, on January 31, 2017. According to U.S. sources, the missile flew 600 miles before exploding...
Kiosk Explores Underground Iranian Music With New Album
By Ahmad Rafat
Kiosk is one of the best-known and most popular Iranian rock bands in the world. The group recently released their ninth album, “Stereo Tull Presents,” with tracks composed by singer-songwriter Arash Sobhani (who is also a San Francisco-based architect).
Kiosk is one of the best-known and most popular Iranian rock bands in the world. The group recently released their ninth album, “Stereo Tull Presents,” with tracks composed by singer-songwriter Arash Sobhani (who is also a San Francisco-based architect).
IRGC Commander Claims 200,000 Iran-backed Troops In Syria
December 30, 2016
By Ahmad Rafat
The deputy commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC), Brigadier-General Hossein Salami, has said that Iran’s primary objective for providing logistical, operational, technical, and tactical assistance to the pro-government...
An Open Letter by Iranian Dissidents to President-Elect Donald Trump
December 24, 2016
The Honorable Donald Trump
President-Elect of the United States of America
Dear Mr. President-Elect,
We would like to congratulate you on your victory in the Presidential election of the United States of America.
During the...
Blatant Disregard for Human Rights in Iran
By Ahmad Rafat
December 10, 2016 The United Nations General Assembly adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in 1948, and two years later invited all countries and interested organizations to observe 10 December as...
Persepolis’s Lions and Bulls Star in an Exhibition in Northern Italy
By Ahmad Rafat
For the first time ever, archaeological treasures from the Museum of Persepolis and the National Museum of Iran travelled abroad earlier this year for an exhibition titled “Lions and Bulls from Ancient...
Israeli Museum Celebrates Iranian Graphic Art
By Ahmad Rafat
An exhibition of contemporary Iranian poster art is currently on in a highly unexpected location: the L.A. Mayer Museum for Islamic Art in Jerusalem. Ending on November 19, the exhibition is a...
Antonio Banderas Co-Stars With Golshifteh Farahani, Discovers Prehistoric Site
By Ahmad Rafat
Cinemas all over Spain this year have been showing a new movie called Altamira, with Antonio Banderas in the title role. Mr. Banderas, one of the best-known faces in world cinema, plays Marcelino Sanz...
