Student protests in Iran this week were propelled by different grievances and demands. Some were concrete issues related to financial issues and others were the result of constant pressures and interference by security organs in …
It has been alleged that Iran has embedded proxy groups among civilian populations, and the international community must be vigilant, and communicate clearly to Tehran that such a strategy is unacceptable. The recent determination by …
The commander of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps-Qods Force (IRGC-QF), Maj. Gen. Qasem Soleimani, sent a letter to Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei on November 21st, declaring victory over the Islamic State “caliphate” in Syria and …
Turkey’s prime minister personally ordered the resumption of a scheme to launder billions of dollars in Iranian oil revenue and circumvent U.S. sanctions in 2014 after an investigation into the matter was quashed, a government …
Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and President Hassan Rouhani have both condemned U.S. President Donald Trump’s move to recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s capital. Their condemnations were to be expected. However, they did not offer …
Once one of Latin America’s most prominent leftists and the world’s most powerful women, former Argentine President Cristina Fernandez now faces a fight to stay out of prison after she was indicted on Thursday on …
The UN’s humanitarian coordinator for Syria has rebuked Russia and Iran for not doing more to give aid agencies access to a besieged rebel enclave. Jan Egeland told the BBC the failure to persuade the …
Hackers linked to the Iranian government have conducted a long-term cyberespionage operation against government and industry in Israel, Kuwait, Lebanon, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Turkey and the United Arab Emirates, according to FireEye, a cybersecurity firm, …
Major powers will try to shore up Lebanon’s stability on Friday by pushing Saudi Arabia and Iran to stop interfering in its politics, and urging Hezbollah to rein in its regional activities, diplomats said as …
UK foreign secretary Boris Johnson is expected to visit Iran this weekend- his first trip there as Foreign Secretary- intensifying a diplomatic drive to secure release of a British-Iranian woman detained for 20 months, Sky …
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