Iran’s Aseman Airlines Signs Deal to Buy at Least 30 Boeing Jets
April 04, 2017
By Babak Dehghanpisheh and Tim Hepher
DUBAI/PARIS (Reuters) - Iran's Aseman Airlines has signed a tentative deal to buy at least 30 Boeing 737 MAX jets, in the first new business with the...
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...
Iranian Court Rejects Final Appeal of Jailed British-Iranian Charity Worker
April 25, 2017
DUBAI, April 24 (Reuters) - Iran's Supreme Court has upheld a five-year jail sentence for a British-Iranian charity worker who was convicted on unspecified charges relating to national security, her husband said on Monday.
Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe,...
U.S. Senate’s Iran sanctions are breach of nuclear deal – senior Iranian official
June 16, 2017
ANKARA (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate's decision to impose new sanctions on Iran is an "unquestionable" violation of a nuclear deal reached in 2015 between Tehran and six major powers including the United States, Iranian...
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...
Bill to Amend Labour Law Angers Iranian Workers
December 10, 2016
By: Roshanak Asteraki
In recent days, numerous workers and trade union activists have gathered in front of the Majlis (Iranian Parliament) to protest government’s proposed law to amend a labour code that in...
U.S. Judge Asks if Turkish Gold Trader’s Lawyers Work for Iran
May 02, 2017
By Brendan Pierson
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A U.S. judge on Monday said he wanted to know whether Iran employs any lawyers for a wealthy Turkish gold trader accused of helping that country...
On First Foreign Trip, Trump to Wade into Middle East Politics
May 04, 2017
By Roberta Rampton and Ayesha Rascoe
WASHINGTON (REUTERS) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday he will travel to Saudi Arabia and Israel this month, kicking off his first foreign trip where...
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...
An Open Letter by Iranian Dissidents to President-Elect Donald Trump
December 24, 2016
The Honorable Donald Trump
President-Elect of the United States of America
Dear Mr. President-Elect,
We would like to congratulate you on your victory in the Presidential election of the United States of America.
During the...
