Iran’s Re-engagement With The World at Stake in Friday Presidential Vote
May 17, 2017
By Parisa Hafezi
- Rouhani seeks to energise reformist vote
- Many disappointed at lack of jobs and change
- Hardliners unite behind cleric Raisi (Adds Mousavi's decision to vote)
ANKARA (Reuters) - Iranians vote for president on Friday...
Iran Guards Look Beyond Election to Next Supreme Leader
May 09, 2017
By Babak Dehghanpisheh
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Determined to protect a dominant security role and vast economic interests,Iran's Revolutionary Guards military force is quietly backing a hardliner in May 19 presidential polls, with an...
COLUMN-Commentary: Inside Trump’s Middle East mess
June 14, 2017
By Amir Handjani
(Reuters) - President Donald Trump’s attempt to bring peace and stability to the Middle East has backfired. He has put a major U.S. ally, Qatar, in a geopolitical crisis and...
Kayhan-London interview with a member of the Airborne Special Forces Brigade operating in Syria
Thursday, May 19, 2016
IRGC hero-making operation raising Iranian casualties in Syria
For sometime now Iran has deployed the 65th Airborne Special Forces Brigade, known as NOHED, in Syria. This is in addition to the Islamic...
Drug Addiction Among Workers
January 26, 2017
By Rohshanak Asteraki
The widespread use of hard drugs among Iranian workers in various industries has prompted reluctant authorities to warn against the serious addiction epidemic plaguing the nation. In March 2015, the...
Women Drivers With Improper Hijab to Receive Police SMS Warnings
November 9, 2017
Police in Tehran have started to use mobile phone text messaging to warn women drivers who violate the mandatory hijab dress code, said the Tehran Prosecutor General, Abbas Jafari Dolatabadi.
“The experiment by...
Dire Conditions for Political Prisoners
February 21, 2017
By Firooze Remezanzade
In a joint letter to the head of Iran’s judiciary, Dr Ketan Desai, president of the World Medical Association (WMA), has expressed grave concern over the mistreatment of political prisoners...
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...
Amid Firestorm at Home, Trump to Seek Reset with Islamic World
May 21, 2017
By Steve Holland and Jeff Mason
RIYADH (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump, struggling to shake a brewing scandal at home, will attempt a reset on Sunday with the Islamic world after frequently...
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...
