U.S.-Iran Distrust Looms Over Tehran Air Crash Investigation
By Tim Hepher
PARIS, Jan 8 (Reuters) - The crash of a U.S.-built airliner in Iran with the loss of 176 lives looks set to strain fragile international protocols on co-operation in air disaster investigations at a...
Iranian Law Enforcement Harmed No One in Recent Protests, Police Chief Says
By Azadeh Karimi
Tehran police chief Brigadier General Hossein Rahimi has said his forces did not injure anyone during the deadly wave of protests in November that were sparked by the increase in fuel prices.
“Tehran...
Iran’s Crackdown on Protesters is Lawful, Guardian Council Says
By Hamed Mohammadi
The Spokesman for the Guardian Council Abbasali Kadkhodaei has defended the brutal crackdown in the recent wave of nationwide protests in October and November, which left at least 300 people dead and...
Turkey’s Halkbank Fails to Halt U.S. Prosecution for Aiding Iran
By Jonathan Stempel
NEW YORK, Dec 26 (Reuters) - A federal judge in Manhattan on Thursday rejected a request by Turkey's state-owned Halkbank to put on hold a federal prosecution accusing it of helping Iran evade U.S....
Iran Judiciary’s War on Corruption Fuels Factional Rivalries
By Roshanak Astaraki
The Iranian businessman Rasoul Danialzadeh, dubbed by the domestic media as the “Sultan of Steel,” who allegedly fled the country in 2016 after being charged with financial crimes, is back in police...
Banning Polygamy in Iran Could Encourage Prostitution, Majlis Member Says
By Reza Hamidi
Islamic marital jurisprudence (Sharia law), which allows Muslim men to have up to four wives, helps to avert a social crisis, according to Ali Motahari, a member of the Majlis (Iranian Parliament)...
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...
Sweden Detains Iranian on Suspicion of Murder in Iran in 1988
STOCKHOLM, Nov 13 (Reuters) - A 58-year-old Iranian citizen has been arrested in Sweden on suspicion of murder in Iran in 1988, prosecutors said on Wednesday, and national news agency TT said the case...
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,...
Iran Water Transfer Project Exposes Systematic Corruption in Management, Expert Says
By Azadeh Karimi
In a letter to Energy Minister Reza Ardakanian earlier this month, the head of the Iranian Department of Environment Isa Kalantari has informed the government that it can proceed with its plan...
