The Leader-Leaks: Khamenei Argues Against His Own Eligibility as Supreme Leader
By Dr. Ali M. Pedram
January 17, 2018 Less than two weeks after the eruption of widespread protests in Iran, 19 minutes of one of the most closely kept secrets in the Islamic republic’s history...
Father of Killed 27-Year-Old Protester Pouya Bakhtiari Arrested at Kish Airport
By Roshanak Astaraki
On Monday July 13, Manouchehr Bakhtiari father of 27-year-old Pouya Bakhtiari -- who was shot in the head by Iran’s anti-riot forces during November protests in Iran -- was arrested at Kish...
Iranian Women Riding Bicycles Are Not Breaching Islamic Laws, Cleric Says
By Reza Hamidi
Women who ride bicycles in public do not violate any religious laws, Hojatoleslam Mohammad Taghi Fazel Meybodi, a religious scholar and an instructor at the Qom Seminary, has said.
In comments reported by...
Turkey Has U.S. Waiver on Iran Sanctions- Minister
ISTANBUL, Nov 2 (Reuters) - Turkey has been told it will receive a waiver on U.S. sanctions against Iranian oil sales, Turkish Energy Minister Fatih Donmez said on Friday.
The restoration of sanctions is part...
US Treasury, India’s Adani Enterprises Settle Alleged Iran Sanctions Violations
By Dan Rosenzweig-Ziff
WASHINGTON, May 18 (Reuters) - The U.S. government said on Monday India's Adani Enterprises ADEL.NS agreed to pay $275 million to settle alleged sanctions violations involving Iran, as the Trump administration moved to resolve several cases involving...
EU Countries Propose Russia Sanctions Targeting Iranian Firms
By Gabriela Baczynska
BRUSSELS, May 10 (Reuters) - European Union states were holding a first discussion on Wednesday on proposed new sanctions over Russia's war in Ukraine that would target Chinese and Iranian firms and allow export...
EU Imposing Further Sanctions on Iran Officials and Entities
BRUSSELS, May 22 (Reuters) - The European Union on Monday imposed new sanctions on Iranian officials and entities for their role in the violent crackdown against public protests in the Islamic republic.
The new sanctions target 5 people...
Israeli Intelligence Minister Urges UK to Declare IRGC Terrorist Organization
By Kayhan Life Staff
Israeli Intelligence Minister Gila Gamliel was a guest speaker in the UK House of Lords on Sept. 7 at an event organized by Lord Stuart Polak CBE to honor the memory...
Flags of Inconvenience – Noose Tightens Around Iranian Shipping
By Jonathan Saul, Parisa Hafezi and Marianna Parraga
LONDON/DUBAI/PANAMA CITY, July 26 (Reuters) - Somewhere on its journey from the waters off Iran, around Africa's southern tip and into the Mediterranean, the Grace 1 oil tanker...
Islamic Republic Systematically Persecutes Bahais, Spokesman Says
By Firoozeh Ramezanzadeh
Eight people of Bahai faith who had been arrested by the authorities between September 16 and October 17 in Karaj on unspecified charges remain in custody at Tehran Evin prison, according to...
