Iranian Female Labor Activist Faces Death Sentence; Human Rights Group Protests
By Natasha Phillips
A death sentence pronounced by Iran’s judiciary against Sharifeh Mohammadi, a female Kurdish labor activist, has been “strongly” condemned by the international human rights group Frontline Defenders (FD).
Mohammadi was arrested on Dec. 5 on...
Empress Farah Pahlavi Is Focus of New Book By France’s Frédéric Mitterrand
By Firouzeh Nabavi
“Farah” is the title of the last book ever published by Frédéric Mitterrand, a onetime Culture Minister of France and a nephew of President François Mitterrand, who passed away on March 21....
Soccer- Argentina’s Messi Surpasses Iran’s Daei on Scoring Chart
EAST RUTHERFORD, New Jersey, July 9 (Reuters) - Defending champions Argentina booked their place in the Copa America final after goals from Julian Alvarez and Lionel Messi gave them a 2-0 win over Canada in Tuesday's...
Islamic Republic-Backed Houthis Say They Attacked Ship
DUBAI, July 9 (Reuters) - Yemen's Houthis said on Tuesday they targeted the Maersk Sentosa ship in the Arabian sea with several ballistic and wing missiles.
"The American ship Maersk Sentosa was targeted in the Arabian Sea...
White House Warns Tehran Against Meddling in Gaza Protests in US
WASHINGTON, July 9 (Reuters) - The White House on Tuesday accused Tehran of trying to take advantage of Gaza-related protests in the U.S. and described such behavior as unacceptable, following a warning by the top U.S....
Iranian Warship Sahand Entirely Sinks Despite Rebalancing Efforts
DUBAI, July 9 (Reuters) - The Iranian Navy frigate Sahand entirely sank in shallow waters on Tuesday in the southern port of Bandar Abbas, Nournews agency said, after it was briefly repositioned following its initial capsizing on...
Iran Regime’s President-Elect Reaffirms Policy Towards Israel
July 8 (Reuters) - President-elect Masoud Pezeshkian reaffirmed Iran's anti-Israel stance on Monday, saying resistance movements across the region will not allow Israel’s "criminal policies" towards the Palestinians to continue.
"The Islamic Republic has always supported the resistance...
EXCLUSIVE – Satellite Photos Show Iran Expanding Missile Production, Sources Say
By Jonathan Landay, Parisa Hafezi
WASHINGTON/DUBAI, July 7 (Reuters) - Recent satellite imagery shows major expansions at two key Iranian ballistic missile facilities that two American researchers assessed are for boosting missile production, a conclusion confirmed by three...
Kremlin Vows Continued Partnership With Tehran After Iran Election
MOSCOW, July 8 (Reuters) - The Kremlin on Monday congratulated Iran on the election of moderate candidate Masoud Pezeshkian as president, and said Russia hoped its partnership with Tehran would continue.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Moscow's...
Iranians Among Those Arrested Over Arson Attacks on Synagogue, Israeli-Owned Hotel in Greece
ATHENS, July 4 (Reuters) - Greece's anti-terrorism police have arrested seven people over arson attacks against an Israeli-owned hotel and a synagogue in central Athens this year, police said in a statement on Thursday.
A 25-year-old Greek...
