Iranian security forces on February 19 arrested Reza Entessari and Kasra Nouri, reporters with the Sufi news website Majzooban-e-Noor, while they were covering the violent dispersal of religious protests in Tehran, according to their employer …
The Iranian government has introduced new restrictions on the use of the U.S. dollar by blocking imports priced in the currency, in what appears to be a fresh attempt to halt a slide in the …
Iran has built new missile solos on the border with Israel, according to Israeli satellite intelligence. If the evidence of the satellite images is borne out tensions in the region will be further ratcheted-up and …
Declining oil production from Venezuela is all but assured this year, but another OPEC member presents another supply risk to the market: Iran, Oil Price reports. Conflict between the U.S. and Iran is one of …
Iranian authorities on Thursday detained 35 women for trying to get into a major football game in Tehran that was attended by the president of the international football association, FIFA, the BBC reported. The women were not named …
Iran’s vice president for women’s affairs insisted on Wednesday the government opposed using “force” to ensure women wear the hijab, after a spate of protests stirred debate over the mandatory headscarf, The New Arab reports. …
Iran has strengthened its hand in Syria through proxy militias, which could cause further chaos and be difficult to dislodge when the war ends, Arab News reports. In a panel discussion on Regime Area Dynamics …
Iranian sources have reported the disappearance of General Vahid Haghanian, the commander of Iran’s Supreme Leader guards nearly about a month ago, amid speculations that he might have been detained or placed under house arrest, …
The Council of Pakistani Scholars condemned Iran for conspiring against Muslim nations and supporting terror groups to “shake the security and stability of Muslim countries”, Al Arabiya reports. In a statement issued on Wednesday at …
Forty-five members of the European Parliament (MEPs) have sent an open letter to EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini urging her to call on Iranian officials to immediately release the women who have been arrested …
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