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...
Iranian Court Rejects Final Appeal of Jailed British-Iranian Charity Worker
April 25, 2017
DUBAI, April 24 (Reuters) - Iran's Supreme Court has upheld a five-year jail sentence for a British-Iranian charity worker who was convicted on unspecified charges relating to national security, her husband said on Monday.
Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe,...
Religious Minorities’ Role in Elections
April 24, 2017
By Ahmad Rafat
In an official letter, Ahmad Jannati, chairman of the Guardian Council, has argued in support of banning religious minorities from participating in Iran’s municipal elections. Jannati asserts that“ following a...
U.S. Pushes U.N. Security Council to Focus on Iran not Israel
April 21, 2017
United Nations - Reuters
The United States pushed the United Nations Security Council on Thursday to focus on "illegal and dangerous behavior" by Iran and Lebanese group Hezbollah in the Middle East, an...
Chinese, Iranian Firms to Sign First Nuclear Plant Redesign Contracts
April 21, 2017
Beijing - Reuters
Companies from China and Iran will this weekend sign the first commercial contracts to redesign an Iranian nuclear plant as part of an international deal reached in 2015 over Iran's...
Secretary Tillerson: Today I’d Like to Address Iran’s Alarming and Ongoing Provocations That Export...
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SECRETARY TILLERSON: Good afternoon, all. The Trump administration is currently conducting across the entire government a review of our Iran policy.
Today I’d like to address Iran’s alarming and ongoing provocations that...
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...
IRGC and the Opium Trade
April 12, 2017
By Ahmad Rafat
Italian authorities have arrested ten individuals in recent days suspected of smuggling opium out of Iran. The group’s leader is a 39 year old Iranian man who had been operating...
Iranian Expatriates Face Security Risk Upon Return, Many Don’t Heed Travel Warnings
April 11, 2017
By Peyman Pejman
The number of interrogations or incarcerations of expatriates visiting Iran has increased.
Few Iranian expatriates pay attention to travel advisories, travel warnings, and other related information published for their...
G7 Ministers Look to Persuade Russia to Abandon Syria’s Assad
April 11, 2017
By Crispian Balmer and Steve Scherer
LUCCA/ITAL (Reuters) - YForeign ministers from the Group of Seven (G7) major industrialised nations met in Italy on Monday, looking to put pressure on Russia to break its ties with...
