The United States does not intend to disrupt European business deals with Iran, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson told The Wall Street Journal in an interview published Friday. Tillerson, speaking one week after President Donald Trump …
On Wednesday, the Iranian regime’s office of the Ministry of Intelligence of the Islamic Republic of Iran (also known as Ettela’at) arrested a 15-year-old student girl in the city of Abadan, the Ahwazi Center for Human …
With the approaching military defeat of the Islamic State, Iran is stepping up its economic involvement in Syria. Iran is not waiting for the end of the fighting and the final overthrow of ISIS, but …
Turkey and Iran have pledged to take “necessary steps” and to stand together against violations of the territorial integrity of Iraq. Iranian First Vice President Eshaq Jahangiri and Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim spoke at a …
Ward 350 at Tehran’s notorious prison, Evin, has reportedly been shut down after images of three outspoken prisoners were widely circulated on social media, Rado Farda reports. The pictures depict imprisoned human rights activists Arash Sadeghi, …
EU leaders voiced support for a landmark deal to limit Iran’s nuclear activities in exchange for sanctions relief, one week after U.S. President Donald Trump said he would not certify that Iran abided by the agreement. …
In an open letter to Muslim religious leaders worldwide, Mir Hossein Mousavi’s daughters have accused “some” Iranian officials of “hoping and planning” for the “gradual death” of their father, mother Zahra Rahnavard, and fellow opposition …
An ongoing dispute in Iran over whether religious minorities can be elected to local councils in Muslim-majority constituencies could be decided by the country’s highest arbitration body, the Expediency Council. This issue became public after …
The U.S. intelligence community and Treasury Department can make it harder for Iran to meddle in regional affairs by exposing Iranian businesses that have ties to the nation’s elite security force, CIA Director Mike Pompeo and …
Iran’s powerful Revolutionary Guards on Thursday threatened a “relentless fight” against Israel, a day after the U.S. urged the international community to confront Tehran over its “destructive conduct” across the Middle East. “We will continue the …
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