Iran’s Regular Army Played a Key Role in Fighting ISIS, Commanders Say
By Hamed Mohammadi
Recent comments by several senior army commanders hailing the Iranian Army’s Ground Forces and the Air Force for their roles in the 1979 Islamic Revolution, the Iran-Iraq War (1980-88) and in the...
Iran’s Electromagnetic Coronavirus Detector Is Science Fiction, Says Iran Physics Society
By Hamed Mohammadi
An electromagnetic device that can remotely detect the coronavirus infection belongs to the realm of science fiction, the Tehran-based non-profit Physics Society of Iran (PSI) has said.
“In recent days, some official media...
Iran Releases Foreign Nationals, Hopes to Secure $5 Billion IMF Loan
BY Hamed Mohammadi
On March 20, Iran freed Roland Marchal, a French sociologist who had been in prison in the country since June 2019. On the same day, France released Jalal Ruhollahnejad, an Iranian engineer...
Iranian Oil Ministry Corruption Is Causing Shortage of Tar Bitumen, MP Says
By Hamed Mohammadi
A group inside the Iranian Oil Ministry has monopolized the sale and export of vacuum bitumen, which is the raw material used to produce bitumen, commonly known as tar or asphalt, according...
Iran Sinks Deeper into Syrian Quicksand After Turkish Military Attack on IRGC
By Hamed Mohammadi
On Feb. 29, an organization called Iran’s Military Advisory Center (MAC) in Syria released a statement urging the Turkish military to stop attacking Shia militia and Hezbollah forces operating under the auspices...
ANALYSIS: Iran’s Water Resources Require Urgent Action
By Hamed Mohammadi and Roshanak Astaraki
Water has always occupied an important and unique place in the global culture and literature of Iran. It is no accident that the Persian nouns Abadi and Abadani (development, settlement, village) start with...
ANALYSIS – What’s To Gain For Iran If Biden Beats Trump
By Hammed Mohammadi
Much of Iran's ruling class is hoping for the defeat of U.S. President Donald Trump, whose administration has been particularly hostile toward Iran's clerical regime.
The country's reformist media is also hoping for...
Iran’s Mahan Air to Launch Direct Tehran-Caracas Flights
By Hamed Mohammadi
Mahan Air, a private Iranian airline, will soon offer direct commercial flights between Tehran and Caracas, the capital of Venezuela, according to the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB) reported, which cited...
Coronavirus is a Bioterrorist Attack Against Iran and China, Majlis Deputy Says
By Hamed Mohammadi
The coronavirus outbreak has been a deliberate bioterrorist attack against China and Iran, according to Heshmatollah Falahatpisheh, a member of the National Security and Foreign Policy Committee of the Majlis (Iranian Parliament).
Mr....
ANALYSIS: Islamic Republic Is Defied In Muharram Religious Processions
By Hamed Mohammadi
Religious processions held across Iran during the Holy month of Muharram to mourn the martyrdom of Shia’s third Imam Hussain (626 AD-680 AD) -- the grandson of the Prophet Mohammad – were...
