Step by Step to Tel Aviv and Haifa; Nekhsa, War and Music on Syrian...
Friday, September 9, 2016
A few days ago the Israeli daily, Yedioth Ahronoth, reported on a joint effort by Iran and Israel to learn the fates of Ron Arad, the Israeli Air Force navigator who...
The Next President of Iran
May 05, 2017
By Potkin Azarmehr
Iran's next presidential elections are scheduled to be held on 19th May. Iranians are given a choice of six candidates to choose from for the next president of the Islamic Republic...
What Iran’s High-stakes Election Means for Voters and the World
May 18, 2017
By Amir Handjani
On May 19, Iranians go to the polls to either re-elect President Hassan Rouhani to a second term or give one of his reactionary opponents a chance to govern, and...
Trump likely to keep pressure on Iran after Rouhani election win -experts
May 20, 2017
By Yeganeh Torbati and Jonathan Landay
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The re-election of Iranian President Hassan Rouhani is unlikely to change the skepticism with which he is viewed by the Trump administration as the...
US Hikes ‘Combat Power’ in Syria, with Eye on Iran-backed Militia
June 1, 2017
By Phil Stewart
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. military said on Thursday it had bolstered its "combat power" in southern Syria, warning that it viewed Iran-backed fighters in the area as a threat to...
On Trial in Iran: a Dual National Accused of Stealing $40 Billion
July 10, 2017
By Potkin Azarmehr
Mehdi Shams, a British-Iranian dual national, faced the notorious Judge Moghisseh during the first two sessions of his retrial, held on Saturday and Sunday.
Shams is accused of being...
Arrested: Editor in Chief of Financial Daily Newspaper
May 08, 2017
Rahmatollah Jamshidi Larijani (a.k.a Iraj Jamshidi), editor in chief of financial daily Asia was arrested on Monday 8 May as he was leaving his house in Tehran.
In an exclusive interview with...
Most Visitors to Matchmaking Websites in Iran are Married Men
First Published in October 12, 2016
There have been many discussions in recent years over the growing number of internet matchmaking services in Iran and their possible negative impact on society.
Those in favor of these...
Saudi guards fire on Iranian boat, killing fisherman – report
June 17, 2017
DUBAI (Reuters) - Saudi border guards have opened fire on an Iranian fishing boat in the Gulf, killing a fisherman, Iran's Tasnim news agency said on Saturday, amid high tension between the two rival...
U.S. Aims to Curb Iran’s Influence in Iraq
October 25, 2017 U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson’s recent visit to the Middle East has been aimed at pressuring the U.S.'s Arab allies to resolve the crisis in the Persian Gulf.
Tillerson’s mission took him...
