Iran Condemns UK Attack, Criticises Western Security Ties to Gulf
May 23, 2017
LONDON (Reuters) - Iran condemned a suicide attack at a pop concert in Manchester that killed 22 people, but in an apparent swipe at Western security cooperation with Gulf Arab states said "artificial...
Iran’s Khamenei Says Next President Should be Less Engaged with West
April 26, 2017
LONDON, April 25 (Reuters) - Iran's supreme leader called on presidential candidates on Tuesday to champion economic self-sufficiency, further distancing himself from Hassan Rouhani's policy of opening to the West and seeking...
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...
Iran to Continue Sending Military Advisers to Syria
May 02, 2017
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Iran will provide military advisers to Syria for as long as necessary in support of President Bashar al Assad's forces, a senior commander in the Iranian Revolutionary Guards was...
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...
Israel Seeks U.S. Backing to Avert Permanent Iran Foothold in Syria
April 27, 2017
By Matt Spetalnick and Mark Hosenball
WASHINGTON, April 26 (Reuters) - Israel is seeking an "understanding" with the Trump administration that Iran must not be allowed to establish a permanent military foothold in...
Iran’s Aseman Airlines Signs Deal to Buy at Least 30 Boeing Jets
April 04, 2017
By Babak Dehghanpisheh and Tim Hepher
DUBAI/PARIS (Reuters) - Iran's Aseman Airlines has signed a tentative deal to buy at least 30 Boeing 737 MAX jets, in the first new business with the...
Iran’s Rouhani Vows to Continue with Missile Tests
May 23, 2017
TEHRAN, May 23 (Reuters) - Iran's re-elected Hassan Rouhani vowed on Monday that Iran will continue to carry out its missile tests, striking a defiant note after criticism from U.S. President Donald Trump.
Rouhani made...
Women’s Day in Iran
January 09, 2017
In a highly controversial move on 7 January, 1936, Reza Shah, the founder of the Pahlavi dynasty, banned Islamic hijab and various kinds of head cover, including chador, veil, and headscarf. As contentious...
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...
