Ending Survival of the ‘Fittest’: Reimagining Education
April 10, 2017
By Tahirih Danesh
During an unusually sunny week in Oxford, the prestigious Said Business School hosted the 13th Skoll World Forum. Organized by Skoll Foundation, a Palo Alto-based private entity, the Forum spotlights...
Worldwide Reaction to U.S. Strike Against Syria
April 07, 2017
Unexpected U.S. missile strikes against a Syrian airbase from which a suspected chemical weapons attack on a rebel-held town in northern Syria earlier this week killed at least 70 people has generated...
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...
Iranian-American Detained in Iran Released on Bail
April 04, 2017
(Reuters) – An Iranian-American detained in Iran since last summer has been released on bail of approximately $60,000, the Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA) reported Sunday.
Robin Reza Shahini was arrested by the...
What Would You Do If You Had Only One Day of Freedom? Husband Asks
April 02, 2017
Sunday, April 2, 2017, marks the one year anniversary of detention in Iran of British-Iranian Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe. The 38-year-old mother was arrested during a family visit to Iran last year. She is...
U.S. Priority on Syria No Longer Focused on ‘Getting Assad Out’: Haley
March 30, 2017
By Michelle Nichols
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The United States' diplomatic policy on Syria for now is no longer focused on making the war-torn country's president, Bashar al-Assad, leave power, the U.S. ambassador...
Russia, Iran: Mutual Aspirations, Continued Competition
March 27, 2017
ِBy Peyman Pejman
President Hassan Rouhani’s visit to Moscow this week is seen by observers as much for what is on the agenda as it is for items not officially included on the...
US Embassies Ordered to Identify Population Groups for Tougher Visa Screening
March 23, 2017
By Yeganeh Torbati, Mica Rosenberg and Arshad Mohammed
WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters)
U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has directed U.S. diplomatic missions to identify "populations warranting increased scrutiny" and toughen screening for visa applicants...
Economic Meltdown and Public Outcry
March 13, 2017
By Roshanak Asteraki
At a meeting on 28 February 2017, the head of Iran’s plan and budget organization, Mohammad Baqer Nobakht, spoke in great detail about top priorities of the 2017-18 annual budget,...
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...
