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...
Iran says Saudi supports militants on its turf after attacks
June 13, 2017
OSLO (Reuters) - Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif on Tuesday said Saudi Arabia was supporting militants inside Iran, days after hardline Sunni group Islamic State claimed attacks in Tehran.
Relations between the two neighbours...
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...
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 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...
Words and No Facts, So Far from Foreign Investors as Iran Votes on Rouhani
May 11, 2017
By Alissa de Carbonnel
TEHRAN (Reuters) - Desperate to show off the rewards of his landmark deal to get sanctions lifted from Iran, President Hassan Rouhani has rolled out the red carpet for...
Iranian Official Says Severing Ties with Qatar Not a Solution for Regional Crisis
June 5, 2017
ANKARA (Reuters) - A senior Iranian official said on Monday the decision by some Gulf Arab states and Egypt to sever diplomatic ties with Qatar would not help end the crisis...
ANALYSIS-Arab rift deepens woes for Gulf airlines
June 7, 2017
By Tim Hepher and Victoria Bryan
CANCUN, Mexico (Reuters) - A bust-up between Arab powers has dealt a blow to supercarriers already hurt by low oil prices and laptop bans, exposing the sensitivity...
Iran’s Broken Banking System
April 29, 2017
By Mehdi Dehghan
The Iranian state-run radio and TV (IRIB) is flooded with bank commercials offering attractive interest rates, lines of credit and services that do not accurately reflect the country’s alarming economic...
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...
