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...
Christian Convert Ebrahim Firouzi Released from Iranian Prison
By Hamed Mohammadi
The Iranian authorities have released Ebrahim Firouzi, a Christian convert from a Muslim background, after he served a 5-year sentence at Gohardasht (Rajaei Shahr) Prison in Karaj, 20 kilometers west of Tehran,...
OPINION: Iran Could Be Planning Second Tanker War in Persian Gulf
By Hamed Mohammadi
The Islamic Republic has released several photographs in recent days which showed gaping holes in the hull of its National Iranian Tanker Company’s (NITC) oil tanker, Sabiti, that Tehran said were caused...
Israel Denies Assassination Plot Claims Against Top IRGC Commander
By Hamed Mohammadi
Iranian authorities have foiled a plot by the “Israeli-Arab intelligence agencies” to assassinate Major-General Ghasem Soleimani, the commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps’ Qods Force (IRGC-QF), and arrested three men in...
ANALYSIS: Is ‘All-Out War’ Likely Between Iran and the U.S.
By Hamed Mohammadi
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said last month that there were conclusive proofs that Iran had carried out a series of missile and drone attacks on Saudi Arabia’s Abqaiq oil facility...
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...
Iran Probes Possible Dutch Role in 2007 Stuxnet Attack on Natanz Nuclear Site
By Hamed Mohammadi
The Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Abbas Mousavi has said the country’s authorities are investigating a recent report by Western media that in 2007, Dutch intelligence helped the U.S. and Israel launch a...
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...
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....
