Kiarostami: Cause of Death Remains a Mystery
May 30, 2017
Nearly a year after Abbas Kiarostami passed away in a hospital in Paris, the cause of his death remains a mystery.
The head of Iran’s Medical Council, Alireza Zali, told reporters on 29th...
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...
Parastou Forouhar Remembers Her Parents, 19 Years After Their Murder
By Parastou Forouhar
November 14, 2017 November 22 will mark the 19th anniversary of the death of Dariush Forouhar, leader of the Nation Party of Iran, and his wife Parvaneh Eskandari Forouhar. They were killed...
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...
IRGC Commander Claims 200,000 Iran-backed Troops In Syria
December 30, 2016
By Ahmad Rafat
The deputy commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC), Brigadier-General Hossein Salami, has said that Iran’s primary objective for providing logistical, operational, technical, and tactical assistance to the pro-government...
Protests in Iran Continue Over Water Shortage in the South
By Roshanak Astaraki
A protest over severe water shortage and power cuts that started on July 15 in Hamidiyeh in the southwestern province of Khuzestan has now spread to 15 other cities in the province.
Antiriot...
Revolutionary Arson 19th August 1978: 470 Burnt Alive
August 19, 2017
By Potkin Azarmehr
Thirty-nine years ago today, 470 innocent people were burned alive inside the movie theatre in southwest Iran. The movie theatre on the first floor of a shopping arcade. Victims included...
Mohsen Dehnavi, Media and US J1 Visa
July 17, 2017
By Potkin Azarmehr
The way some of the leading Western media reported the deportation of a member of the paramilitary wing of the Revolutionary Guards from US should enter journalism’s text books as...
ANALYSIS: What Is Iran’s Role in the Future of Lebanon?
By Ahmad Rafat
The head of Lebanon’s Maronite Church, Patriarch Bechara Boutros al-Rahi, has warned against the perils facing the country and has called for early parliamentary elections.
“Lebanon is facing its biggest danger,” Patriarch al-Rahi...
ISIL’s Retreat from Mosul: The Nasty Consequences
June 6, 2017
By Ahmad Rafat
The Battle of Mosul is a joint military offensive launched in October 2016 by Iraqi government forces, Iranian-backed Shia militia, and the Peshmerga military forces of Iraqi Kurdistan. Its aim...
