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...
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...
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...
Syrian Rebels Say Russian Jets Halt Advance on Desert Outpost
May 31, 2017
AMMAN (Reuters) - Western-backed Syrian rebels said on Wednesday that Russian jets attacked them as they tried to advance against Iran-backed militias in a region of Syria's southeastern desert.
They said six jets bombed...
Federica Mogherini in Iran and Selfies of Shame
August 11, 2017
By Potkin Azarmehr
Rouhani's second term in office officially began last Thursday when the Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Khamenei endorsed his electoral votes during a ceremony known as Tanfeez. According to the constitution of...
Saudi Arabia, Iraq agree oil output cut needs 9-month extension
May 22, 2017
By Ahmed Rasheed and Ernest Scheyder
- First visit by top Saudi oil official to Iraq in 30 years
- Saudi, Russia pushing for nine-month extension to cuts
- Goldman says stocks should normalise if cuts prolonged (Updates...
What Would You Do If You Had Only One Day of Freedom? Husband Asks
April 02, 2017
Sunday, April 2, 2017, marks the one year anniversary of detention in Iran of British-Iranian Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe. The 38-year-old mother was arrested during a family visit to Iran last year. She is...
Iran Insists on Maintaining Strong Presence In Syria
November 14, 2017 Following the creation of a safe zone in southern Syria by Russia, Jordan and the U.S., Moscow has agreed to urge the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps’s Qods Force to withdraw from...
Arab Powers Sever Qatar Ties, Citing Support for Militants
June 5, 2017
By Noah Browning
DUBAI, June 5 (Reuters) - The Arab world's biggest powers cut ties with Qatar on Monday, accusing it of support for Islamist militants and Iran, and reopening a festering wound two...
Deception & Corruption in Iran’s Defense Industries
January 22, 2017
By Babak Taghvaee
Independence and freedom have been the slogan and the stated goal of the Islamic Republic of Iran since the revolution of 1979. The Islamic regime claims to have achieved that...
