Iran’s Inhumane Treatment of Prisoners Is Now Systematic, Human Rights Expert Says
By Natasha Phillips
Prisoner assaults and the use of torture in detention centers are now commonplace within Iran’s justice system, according to Professor Mahmood Amiry-Moghaddam, the founder of Oslo-based NGO Iran Human Rights (IHR) which focuses on...
Rouhani Says Iran Resists Sanctions, Drives U.S. “Desperate”
DUBAI, Sept 23 (Reuters) - Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Monday new U.S. sanctions, under which Iran's central bank was blacklisted for a second time, pointed to U.S. "desperation" in face of Iranian...
U.S. Blames Iran for Saudi Oil Attack, Trump Says ‘Locked and Loaded’
By Roberta Rampton and Arshad Mohammed
WASHINGTON, Sept 15 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Sunday the United States was "locked and loaded" for a potential response to the attack on Saudi Arabia's...
Trump Says He Could Meet with Iranian President Rouhani
WASHINGTON, Sept 9 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday he could meet with Iranian President Hassan Rouhani and that he had no problem with such an encounter.
"It could happen. It could happen....
‘Very Likely Indeed’ Iran Was Behind Saudi Attacks – UK PM Johnson
By Kylie MacLellan
NEW YORK, Sept 23 (Reuters) - Britain believes it is very likely Iran was behind an attack on Saudi oil facilities and London will work with the United States and European allies to de-escalate...
Marking International Women’s Day: Iran’s Campaigners, Empress Farah Speak Out
By Natasha Phillips
International Women’s Day is an annual event held on March 8 to recognize women’s cultural, economic, political and social achievements throughout the world. The celebration also recognizes and promotes women’s rights.
Despite global efforts...
UK’s Johnson and Trump Discuss Need for United Diplomatic Response to Saudi Attack
LONDON, Sept 18 (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and U.S. President Donald Trump condemned last weekend's attack on Saudi Arabian oil facilities and discussed the need for a united diplomatic response in...
Noor Pahlavi: Pandemic Is ‘Spiraling Out of Control’ in Iran
While the world focuses on the unfolding political and humanitarian catastrophe in Afghanistan, just across its border, in Iran, another crisis is approaching a breaking point.
Every two minutes an Iranian is dying from COVID-19,...
France Says Main Priority Is to DE-Escalate U.S.-Iran Tensions
By John Irish
NEW YORK, Sept 22 (Reuters) - France's foreign minister said on Sunday his country's main aim at this week's U.N. General Assembly meeting is to de-escalate tensions between the United States and Iran and...
U.S. Seeks U.N. Action on Saudi Attacks Despite Likely Russian Opposition
WASHINGTON/UNITED NATIONS, Sept 17 (Reuters) - A senior U.S. official on Tuesday called for a U.N. Security Council response to the attacks on Saudi oil facilities that the United States blames on Iran, but it...
