Syrian Rebels Say U.S., Allies Sending More Arms to Fend Off Iran Threat
May 30, 2017
By Tom Perry, Suleiman Al-Khalidi and Maher Chmaytelli
BEIRUT/AMMAN/BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Syrian rebels say the United States and its allies are sending them more arms to try to fend off a new push...
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...
Government at Odds with IRGC
December 19, 2016
The Iranian Privatization Organization (IPO) recently cancelled a contract with Mobin Trust Consortium which had bought 50 percent plus one shares of Telecommunication Company of Iran (TCI) for $2.5 bn in 2009....
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...
Playing Heavy Metal and Drumming as a Woman in the Islamic Republic of Iran...
By Natasha Phillips
Pioneering Iranian musician Shirin Vazei has played the drums for several rock bands in Iran, taking the heavy metal scene by storm while shaking up gender stereotypes in her home country.
Heavy metal...
Mr Rouhani’s Speech at the UN: A Reality Check
By Potkin Azarmehr
September 30, 2017 Hojatoleslam Hassan Rouhani delivered a cunning speech at the UN that was soothing for the credulous but frustrating to the astute. Accordingly as President, he admirably preserved the Islamic...
EXCLUSIVE- Draft IAEA Resolution on Ukraine Condemns Russian Invasion
By Francois Murphy
VIENNA, March 1 (Reuters) - A draft resolution being prepared for Wednesday's emergency meeting of the U.N. nuclear watchdog's board condemns Russia's invasion of Ukraine, a move that might anger Moscow while it works...
Kuwaiti Court Overturns Death Sentence in Iran Spy Cell Case
June 18, 2917
DUBAI (Reuters) - Kuwait's highest court on Sunday overturned the death sentence imposed by a lower tribunal against a man convicted of belonging to a group Kuwait said was trying to destabilise...
Women and the Presidential Election
April 19, 2017
By Ahmad Rafat
The fate of 1,636 candidates who have registered in the 12th presidential election is now in the hands of the Guardian Council. Meanwhile, many believe that the disqualification of the...
Trump Travel Ban Fight Heads Toward Supreme Court Showdown
May 26, 2017
By Lawrence Hurley
WASHINGTON, May 26 (Reuters) - The fate of President Donald Trump's order to ban travelers from six predominantly Muslim nations, blocked by federal courts, may soon be in the hands...
