Iran’s new defense minister said Saturday the priority was to boost the country’s missile program and export weapons to shore up neighboring allies, Al Arabiya reports. “In combat fields, especially in missiles, we have a …
People of Sanandaj demonstrated on Thursday, September 7, 2017, to express solidarity with the Baneh uprising which has been going on for past 3 days protesting the killing of two Kurdish young load carrier by …
U.S. President Donald Trump says nations in the Middle East must confront parties “such as the Iranian regime” as part of efforts to defeat the “murderous” terror groups and radical militias in the region, The …
On Tuesday, September 5, 2017. Muqtada Sadr, leader of Sadri current in Iraq, refused to meet with Hashemi Shahroudi, the envoy of Ali Khamenei, Supreme Leader of the Iranian regime.“The envoy of Khamenei carries a …
Turkey’s economy minister on September 7 dismissed a case brought by U.S. prosecutors against his predecessor for allegedly taking bribes and helping Iran violate U.S. sanctions law, Radio Free Europe reports. Zafer Caglayan, the former …
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has defended the 2015 nuclear deal between Iran and the P5+1 group of countries, saying the Islamic Republic is under “the world’s most robust” nuclear inspection regime, Payvand reports. The IAEA Director …
The U.S. military is keeping a wary eye on Iran’s regime most violent proxy militia in Iraq, which has vowed to start killing Americans again once the Islamic State is expelled, The Washington Times reports. With the …
Iran has changed its policy from secretly advancing its military programs to publicly announcing progress on that front. This week, Iran’s state-owned newspapers praised its “remarkable” military advancements. Keyhan’s front page boasted about the country’s …
UN Special Rapporteur on the human rights situation in Iran Asma Jahangir underscores that Iran still faces grave human rights challenges, Radio Farda reports. Jahangir stresses in particular that in the absence of an independent …
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) condemns attempts by the Iranian judicial system and intelligence services to influence the Persian-language sections of international media outlets by putting pressure on Iranian journalists based abroad and on their families …
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