Regime Secrets Exposed: Rivalry Between IRGC and Intelligence Ministry Resignation of Ali Jannati, former...
November 04, 2016
Soon after Ali Jannati resigned his post as minister of culture and Islamic guidance, rumours about the cause of his sudden departure began to circulate.
The Friday prayer Imam of Jiroft in Kerman...
Mr. Netanyahu! We now live in a different world. Let us talk about that...
March 13, 2017
By Potkin Azarmehr
Last Thursday, was one of those rare moments that I had to applaud the Russian president, Vladmir Putin. The reason for my applause for Putin was his reported response to...
Iran Tells IAEA it Plans to Ship Heavy Water Abroad, Officials Say
June 6, 2107
By Francois Murphy
VIENNA (Reuters) - Iran told the U.N. nuclear watchdog on Tuesday it would ship 20 tonnes of heavy water abroad to avoid breaching a limit on its stock of that...
Alarming Rate of Factory Closures
May 03, 2017
By Roshanak Asteraki
The ongoing economic downturn in Iran has led to the closure of an alarming number of factories, manufacturing plants and production units in recent years.
According to the Statistic Centre of...
Iraj Mesbahzadeh passed away in Houston
November 03, 2016
Iraj Mesbahzadeh passed away on November 3, 2016 in MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, Texas.
Iraj was born in Tehran, Iran in 1947. He was the eldest son of Dr. Mostafa Mesbahzadeh,...
Women Defy Leader’s Fatwa
Saturday, September 24, 2016 In September 2016, the US media reported the appointment of Sahar Nowrouzzadeh, an Iranian-American woman, as the Persian spokesperson for the US Department of State. Nowrouzzadeh had previously served as a...
Amnesty: Bahrain Must Investigate Activist Torture Claims
June 1, 2017 DUBAI (Reuters) – Bahrain should investigate claims by a human rights activist who says she was tortured and sexually assaulted while in detention last week, Amnesty International said on Thursday.
Bahraini authorities did...
Kurdish independence in Iraq likely “not if but when”-U.S. general
May 23, 2017
By Phil Stewart
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - An Iraqi Kurdish push for independence from Baghdad appears likely to be a question of "not if but when," in a significant challenge to Iraq's stability, the...
The Magnetic Pull of Cyrus The Great: The Gathering at Pasargad
November 07, 2016
A record number of people gathered at Pasargad this year, even though state run media did not publicise the event. Surprisingly, government and security forces did not interfere with this year’s gathering....
Ex-captive of Islamic State Sheds Tears on Return to Village in Northern Iraq
June 1, 2017
By Isabel Coles
KOJO, Iraq (Reuters) - Nadia Murad made an emotional return on Thursday to the Yazidi village in northern Iraq where she was captured and sold as a slave by Islamic...
