Thousands mourn Tehran attack victims, chant Death to Saudi
June 9, 2017
By Parisa Hafezi
ANKARA (Reuters) - Thousands packed Tehran’s streets on Friday to mourn the victims of two suicide bomb and gun attacks, and joined their supreme leader in accusing regional rival Saudi...
Iraqi Shi’ite Paramilitaries Take Baaj Town West of Mosul from Islamic State -army
June 4, 2017
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Shi'ite paramilitaries have captured the Iraqi town of Baaj from Islamic State, further shrinking the northern region under jihadist control as part of a U.S.-backed campaign to retake the...
Mass Grave Discovered in Tabriz
December 18, 2016
A mass grave was discovered by wastewater workers in Tabriz in northwest Iran. On December 10, 2016, Iranian Students News Agency (ISNA) uploaded a series of photographs and a video clip capturing...
Gulf Arab Row Rattles Trump’s Anti-Iran Axis
May 31, 2017
By Sylvia Westall and Tom Finn
DUBAI/DOHA (Reuters) - Just 10 days after President Donald Trump called on Muslim countries to stand united against Iran, a public feud between Qatar and some of...
In Blow to Trump, U.S. Appeals Court Refuses to Reinstate Travel Ban
May 25, 2017
By Mica Rosenberg and Dan Levine
(Reuters) - In a stinging rebuke to President Donald Trump, a U.S. appeals court refused on Thursday to reinstate his travel ban on people from six Muslim-majority...
Iran Says London Attacks “Wake Up Call”, Urges Uprooting Terrorism sources
June 4, 2017
DUBAI (Reuters) - Iran said on Sunday the London attacks were a "wake-up call" and urged Western states to go after ideological and financial sources of terrorism, state media reported, in a thinly veiled...
Absent from America, French Cars Drive into Iran Election
May 16, 2017
By Bozorgmehr Sharafedin, Laurence Frost and Edward Taylor
- Rouhani claims new Peugeot as policy vindication
- Volkswagen and German peers hold off investing
- Pressure from Washington deepens wariness
LONDON/PARIS/FRANKFURT (Reuters) - French carmakers PSA and Renault are...
Gross Negligence Caused Plasco Disaster
By Kamyar Behrang
January 30, 2017: The iconic Plasco shopping complex was destroyed in a deadly fire on January 19, 2017. For many Iranians, the building stood as a nostalgic reminder of a bygone era...
Dual Nationals in Iran
November 15, 2016
For many years the Islamic republic has been trying unsuccessfully to encourage Iranians living abroad to return home and invest their money and expertise in the country. Even a concerted effort by...
Brooding Iran Hardliners Say They Must Still be Heard After Rouhani Win
May 21, 2017
By Bozorgmehr Sharafedin
LONDON (Reuters) - Iranian hardliners indignant at President Hassan Rouhani's re-election vowed on Sunday to press their conservative agenda, with some saying his caustic campaign trail attacks on their candidate...
