Footage of Iranian Schoolchildren Dancing to Pop Song Sparks Controversy
The chairman of Iran's Council of Religious Committees, Nowshad Nowshadi, has called for the impeachment of Minister of Education Mohammad Bathaei and the creation of ethical committees in elementary and high schools.
Mr. Nowshadi’s actions...
World Court Orders U.S. to Ensure Iran Sanctions Don’t Hit Humanitarian Aid
By Stephanie van den Berg
THE HAGUE Oct 3 (Reuters) - The World Court ordered the United States on Wednesday to ensure that sanctions against Iran, due to be tightened next month, do not affect...
U.S. Energy Chief to Meet Russian, Saudi Counterparts Ahead of Iran Sanctions
By Timothy Gardner and Maria Kiselyova
WASHINGTON/MOSCOW, Sept 9 (Reuters) - U.S. Energy Secretary Rick Perry will meet counterparts from Saudi Arabia and Russia starting on Monday, sources familiar with the matter said, as the...
ANALYSIS: Iran’s Lawsuit Against U.S. Is An Attempt to Stop Sanctions
In a tweet on July 14, Foreign Minister Javad Zarif said Iran had filed a lawsuit against the U.S. with the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in the Hague “because Washington’s decision to impose...
Iran Says It Executes Leader of Women Trafficking Network
May 20 (Reuters) - Iran’s judiciary said on Saturday that it had executed the head of a network that trafficked Iranian women to neighbouring countries for prostitution.
It said Shahrooz Sokhanvari, a man known as "Alex”, was the...
U.S. Sanctions Board of Directors of Iranian Drone Maker
By Kanishka Singh
WASHINGTON, Feb 3 (Reuters) - The United States on Friday imposed sanctions on the board of directors of Iranian drone maker Paravar Pars, the U.S. Treasury Department said, adding Iranian drones were being used by Russia...
Iran is Exporting Oil Despite U.S. Sanctions, Foreign Minister Zarif Says
Iran has successfully circumvented U.S. sanctions and continued to export its oil without any problem, ILNA (the Iranian Labor News Agency) reported, citing Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif.
Speaking to reporters during a recent visit...
Iran’s Internet Rights and Freedoms ‘In Deep Freeze,’ Netblocks Founder Says
By Natasha Phillips
Restrictions on Iran’s internet imposed by the country’s government have placed Iranians’ online rights and freedoms “in deep freeze,” Alp Toker, the founder of internet watchdog Netblocks said.
Iran came in last in...
European Companies Can Be Protected from U.S. Sanctions on Iran – UK Minister
LONDON, Aug 7 (Reuters) - European companies can be protected from new U.S. sanctions on Iran, a junior British foreign minister said on Tuesday, after President Donald Trump withdrew from an international agreement designed...
Iran Arrests 67 People for Suspected Financial Crimes
DUBAI, Aug 12 (Reuters) - Iranian authorities have arrested 67 people in a drive against financial crime, the judiciary said on Sunday, as the country faces renewed U.S. sanctions and a public outcry against...
