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...
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...
OPINION: IRGC’s Massive Control Over Iranian Politics and Economy
By Hamed Mohammadi
It has been nine years since the U.S. military special forces, on orders from former President Barack Obama, carried out an operation in Abbottabad, Pakistan, that killed Osama bin Laden, the founder...
Iran Denies Death of Senior IRGC Commander During Israeli Air Raid in Syria
By Hamed Mohammadi
Several Arabic-language news outlets and websites have reported in recent days that the commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps’ (IRGC) Aerospace Force Brigadier General Amir Ali Hajizadeh was killed during an...
U.S. Rejects Iranian Media Claims of CIA Officer’s Death in Jet Crash in Afghanistan
By Hamed Mohammadi
The U.S. Department of Defense has dismissed reports by Iranian state media that Michael D’Andrea, dubbed “Ayatollah Mike,” a senior officer of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) in charge of the Iran...
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 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...
IRGC Officers, Russian Representatives, NATO Members Meet in Tehran
By Hamed Mohammadi
Feb. 25 will mark the second anniversary of Russia’s military invasion of Ukraine.
As concerns grow over Russian President Vladimir Putin’s potential military aggression towards other Eastern European countries, representatives from several NATO...
U.S. Policy Of ‘Maximum Pressure’ on Iran Has Been Effective, Analyst Says
By Hamed Mohammadi
The leaders of the Islamic Republic continue to blame U.S. sanctions for the economic crisis, which has made life difficult for most Iranians in recent years. Iranian society has been under enormous...
OPINION: Iran Is an Obstacle to Peace and Stability in the Middle East
By Hamed Mohammadi
The Iranian authorities have urged the public to take part in the forthcoming presidential election in June.
In his first public address since the start of the Iranian new year on March 21,...
