Reza Pahlavi, Iranian Democracy Campaigners Convene in Online Conference
By Hamed Mohammadi and Elahe Boghrat
Iran’s Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi and several political activists, pro-democracy campaigners, and rights advocates in Iran and abroad took part in an online conference titled “No to the Islamic...
Iranian Chess Prodigy Alireza Firouzja to Play Under French Flag From Now On
By Hamed Mohammadi
Alireza Firouzja, the first-ever Iranian-born male chess player to rank second in the World Rapid Chess Championship -- held from December 25 to 30 in Moscow, Russia, has said he will play...
World Wrestling Body Postpones Greco-Roman Cup in Iran Citing Security Concerns
By Hamed Mohammadi
The United World Wrestling (UWW), formerly known as the International Federation of Associated Wrestling Styles (FILA), postponed the 2019 Greco-Roman World Cup initially scheduled for November 28 and 29 in Tehran amid...
ANALYSIS: Iran’s Top Security Officials Prefer Direct Talks with U.S.
By Hamed Mohammadi
During a speech at a military event on January 8, Brigadier-General Gholamhossein Gheybparvar, the head of the Basij Resistance Force, warned those pushing for a new round of talks with the U.S....
Iran Undermines Global Efforts to Fight Coronavirus, Saudi Arabia Says
By Hamed Mohammadi
The Council of Ministers of Saudi Arabia has lambasted the Islamic Republic for allowing some Shia residents of the eastern province of Al-Qatif to visit Iran without stamping their passports -- warning...
OPINION: Iran’s IRGC Quds Force Is Powerless After Soleimani’s Death
By Hamed Mohammadi
The former commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps’ Qods Force (IRGC-QF) Brigadier General Ghasem Soleimani was killed in a targeted U.S. drone attack on
Baghdad’s International Airport on January 3.
Many political observers...
Explosion at IRGC Building in Tehran Was Not A Terrorist Act, Iranian Media Says
By Hamed Mohammadi
On December 30, an unknown person or persons reportedly detonated a small homemade explosive device outside the entrance to the Khatam al-Anbiya Construction Headquarters (GHORB) -- the engineering wing of the Islamic...
Iran Explores Economic Opportunities in Syria, Wins Power Station Contract
By Hamed Mohammadi
A privately held Iranian energy company has won the contract to build a 540 megawatts gas-fired power station in the Syrian coastal city of Latakia, Iran’s Minister of Energy Reza Ardakanian has...
Belgian Manager of Iranian National Football Team Could Resign Over Unpaid Salary
By Hamed Mohammadi
Economic sanctions targeting the Iranian banking system have made it difficult for the Football Federation of the Islamic Republic of Iran (FFIRI) to pay the salary of Marc Wilmots, the Belgian manager...
Iran Continues to Blame U.S. Sanctions for Coronavirus Epidemic
By Hamed Mohammadi
Many Iranian officials continue to blame U.S. sanctions for the shortage of medicine and medical equipment which has exacerbated the spread of the COVID-19 Coronavirus in the country.
High-ranking officials including Iran’s Supreme...
