Who Is Narges Mohammadi and Why Is She in Prison?
Oct 6 (Reuters) - Narges Mohammadi, an Iranian women's rights advocate serving 12 years in jail, won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday in a decision likely to anger Tehran's theocratic government.
Who is Narges Mohammadi and why...
Nobel Peace Prize Winner Mohammadi Says Global Support Makes Her ‘More Hopeful’ -NYT
DUBAI, Oct 6 (Reuters) - Iranian Nobel Peace Prize winner Narges Mohammadi said in a statement to the New York Times on Friday that global support and recognition of her human rights advocacy makes her "more...
Iran Regime Says US, UK, Germany Express “Insincere Concern” Over Iranian Women
DUBAI, Oct 5 (Reuters) - Iran hit back at Western criticism of its treatment of women on Thursday amid reports by rights groups that a teenage girl was in critical condition in hospital and in a coma...
US Sends Seized Iranian Ammunition to Ukraine
WASHINGTON, Oct 4 (Reuters) - The U.S.has sent Ukraine more than 1 million rounds of Iranian ammunition that had been seized last year, the U.S. military said on Wednesday.
U.S. naval forces for years have been seizing weapons believed to be...
OPINION: Blast At Missile Depot In Northeast Iran Is Yet Another Embarrassment for IRGC
By Potkin Azarmehr
Two Iranian cities this month were shaken by loud explosions, shortly after Iran’s security forces said they had thwarted an Israeli plot to sabotage Iranian missiles. The blasts, however, appear to be...
Iran’s Parliament To Give Government More Power to Monitor Citizens’ Lives
By Kayhan Life Staff
Article 75 of Iran’s 7th National Development Plan gives greater power to the Islamic Republic to monitor the daily activities of Iranian citizens and intrude in their private lives. The measure...
US and Qatar Hold Talks to Strengthen Cooperation After Iran Prisoner Swap
CAIRO, Oct 3 (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden called Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani to thank him for Doha's mediation that resulted in the release of a number of Americans from Iran, the Amiri Diwan said on Tuesday.
"During the call, the...
Ayatollah Khamenei Criticizes Countries Deepening Ties With Israel
DUBAI, Oct 3 (Reuters) - Islamic Republic's leader Ali Khamenei said that countries seeking to normalise relations with Israel "are betting on a losing horse", state media reported on Tuesday.
Khamenei did not identify the countries, but...
Games- Iran Beat Japan in Men’s Table Tennis Quarter Finals
By Ian Ransom
HANGZHOU, China, Sept 30 (Reuters) - North Korea's Ri Song Gum set a weightlifting world record at the Asian Games where Chinese tennis trailblazer Zhang Zhizhen claimed his nation's first men's singles gold medal...
Switzerland Tightens Sanctions Over Iranian Drone Deliveries to Russia
BERLIN, Sept 29 (Reuters) - Switzerland adopted further sanctions in connection with Iran's drone deliveries to Russia, in line with European Union measures, the government said in a statement on Friday.
The sale, supply, export and transit of...
