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Documenting Contributions of Iranian-Americans

Friday, March 10, 2017 By Peyman Pejman A non-profit organization has embarked on a data-centric project, believed to be the first of its kind among any minority community in the United States, to showcase the contributions...

UK can no longer rely on US leadership over Middle East

May 02, 2017 By Kylie MacLellan LONDON (Reuters) - Britain can no longer rely on U.S. leadership on Middle East policy and must work more closely with Europe to ensure the Iran nuclear deal stays in...

Fierce Infighting Among the Ruling Elite

January 12, 2017 The forthcoming change in the White House and possible hardening of the U.S. stand vis-a-vis Iran have prompted intense debate among the anxious ruling elite in the Islamic republic. The Tehran regime...

Islamist Militants Strike Heart of Tehran, Iran Blames Saudis

June 7, 2017 By Bozorgmehr Sharafedin LONDON (Reuters) - Suicide bombers and gunmen attacked the Iranian parliament and Ayatollah Khomeini's mausoleum in Tehran on Wednesday, killing at least 13 people in an unprecedented assault that Iran's Revolutionary Guards...

Quarter of Tehran’s Female Residents Suffer Domestic Abuse

October 30, 2017 Recent data has shown that 27 percent of women aged between 19 and 49 who live in Tehran have been the victims of some form of domestic violence during the past year.  Farid...

Iran Fires Missiles at Militant Groups in Eastern Syria

June 18, 2017 By Babak Dehghanpisheh BEIRUT (Reuters) - Iran fired missiles on Sunday into eastern Syria, aiming at the bases of militant groups it holds responsible for attacks in Tehran which left 18 dead last week, Iran's Tasnim...

Iran’s Aseman signs final deal for 30 Boeing 737s – IRNA

June 10, 2017 LONDON (Reuters) - Aseman Airlines has signed a final deal to buy 30 Boeing 737 MAX jets in Iran's first new business with the U.S. planemaker since President Donald Trump took office vowing...

Iran Minister Rejects Trump’s Condolences for Attacks as Repugnant

June 8, 2017 ANKARA (Reuters) - Iran's foreign minister on Thursday rejected Donald Trump's condolences for deadly attacks in Tehran, calling the U.S. president's words repugnant. Trump had said he prayed for the victims of Wednesday's attacks...

Saudi Arabia, Iraq agree oil output cut needs 9-month extension

May 22, 2017 By Ahmed Rasheed and Ernest Scheyder  - First visit by top Saudi oil official to Iraq in 30 years - Saudi, Russia pushing for nine-month extension to cuts - Goldman says stocks should normalise if cuts prolonged (Updates...

Supreme Court Gives Trump More Time to File Travel Ban Briefs

June 13, 2017 By Lawrence Hurley WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday allowed the Trump administration more time to file papers responding to an appeals court ruling that upheld a block on a...